https://theunlockreport.com/news Dated gaming and tech news briefs from The Unlock Report — delays, launches, price moves and announcements across PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch 2, each labelled Confirmed or Rumour with sources. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-laufey https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-laufey Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Santa Monica Studio's next God of War — the Faye-centred Laufey — has slipped from 16 February 2027 to Thursday 20 May 2027, a 93-day delay recorded on 5 November. The move takes it out of a stacked F https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-ocarina https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-ocarina Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake arrived on Switch 2 on Thursday 5 November and immediately became the year's best-reviewed game: Gadgets 360's roundup put its Metacritic average https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-nintendo https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-nintendo Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 At Nintendo's 5 November earnings, president Shuntaro Furukawa said the company is "not considering additional changes" to the Switch 2's price — the clearest signal yet that the US sticker stays at $ https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-sony https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-sony Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Sony reported a 45% rise in quarterly operating profit (¥622.3 billion) on 5 November, with PlayStation a bright spot: 2.6 million PS5s sold in the quarter, and the division expected to be a major ben https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-evercold https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-evercold Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Square Enix has locked the Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold expansion for Tuesday 23 February 2027, moved back from its earlier January slot, with pre-orders opening 4 November and a second new job — Zephy https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-preload https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-preload Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Rockstar's 3 November Newswire post brought GTA 6's digital preload forward by two days: downloads now open Tuesday 10 November instead of the 12th — PS5 at midnight local time, Xbox at 00:00 GMT worl https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-steam https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-steam Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Multiple indie studios say Steam's store approval process has stretched from the stated three-to-five business days into waits of two to three weeks, pushing launches off schedule — in some cases past https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-elderscrolls https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-elderscrolls Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Gadgets 360 has reported that Bethesda's next Elder Scrolls is officially titled The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel — but its own coverage has carried both "Bethesda has confirmed" and "reportedly" framin https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-duskbloods https://theunlockreport.com/news#brief-duskbloods Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 FromSoftware and Kadokawa announced on 30 October that The Duskbloods — the Switch 2-exclusive multiplayer action game — is moving out of its planned 2026 window into 2027, with no new date set. The d