Written by Mary Joaquin
Welcome to the Monthly Wrap-Up!
Every month, we recap the news covered in our Weekly Round-Up. Here’s what you might have missed this November:
November 1 - Modder Jannis Brinkmann released a gameplay trailer for Portal Reloaded, a mod for Valve’s Portal 2.
November 2 - London indie studio Nerial confirmed the Dec 10 release of their game, Orwell’s Animal Farm.
November 3 - Gun Media announced Friday the 13th: The Game will be decommissioning its dedicated servers this month.
November 4 - Steam presented Steam Playtest, which simplifies playtesting for both developers and players.
November 5 - Demon’s Souls revealed details of its character creation and Photo Mode.
November 6 - Bloober Team’s upcoming dual-reality horror The Medium got delayed to Jan 28 2021.
November 7 - BioWare announced the remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy on N7 Day 2020.
November 8 - Ubisoft revealed details on Operation Neon Dawn, Rainbow Six Siege’s Year 5 fourth season.
November 9 - Prodeus released on Steam Early Access.
November 10 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon released worldwide on additional platforms.
November 11 - Hitman celebrated its 20th anniversary.
November 12 - Deathloop confirmed its May 21 2021 release date.
November 13 - ConcernedApe announced that Stardew Valley’s 1.5 update is in its “home stretch”.
November 14 - Run the Jewel’s “No Save Point” confirmed Keanu Reeves the actor to be canon in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe.
November 15 - Moving Out announced new content information will be coming early 2021.
November 16 - A TimeSplitters 2 Remake Easter egg in SpellForce 3: Fallen God got debunked as a joke, not an actual project in development.
November 17 - Madrid-based studio Out of the Blue announced the Dec 8 2020 release of Call of the Sea.
November 18 - Among Us teased a new map for future in-game content.
November 19 - Nepos Games revealed the Feb 17 2021 release date for its city builder game Nebuchadnezzar.
November 20 - GTA Online announced details about its Cayo Perico Heist, including Dec 15 release date and option to solo the heist.
November 21 - Twitter account Gaming Leaks & Rumors posted a “leaked” Red Dead Redemption The Outlaws Collection from Amazon.
November 22 - Bugsnax released an update that patches its progression problems.
November 23 - Games industry veterans Mike Laidlaw, Thomas Giroux, Jeff Skalski, and Frédéric St-Laurent B, formed Yellow Brick Games.
November 24 - Crusader Kings 3 brought back CK2’s Ruler Designer for player customization of their monarch character.
November 25 - 4A Games announced plans for next-gen Metro Exodus and a new Metro game that would feature multiplayer.
November 26 - 3D Realms announced that Kingpin: Reloaded will be delayed to a 2021 release.
November 27 - Final Fantasy VIV updated its Futures Rewritten patch 5.4 site, detailing the new quests, dungeons, and trials coming Dec 8.
November 28 - Square Enix announced the remaster of SaGa Frontier, slated for a summer 2021 release.
November 29 - PT hacker Lance McDonald’s newest discovery found the attention to detail in Demon's Souls' body restoration.
November 30 - Nintendo released a trailer for DOOM Eternal on Switch, revealing its Dec 8 release.
TL;DR
Announcements:
Confirmed release dates:
Orwell’s Animal Farm - Dec 10 2020,
The Medium - Jan 28 2021,
Deathloop - May 21 2021,
Call of the Sea - Dec 8 2020,
Nebuchadnezzar - Feb 17 2021,
GTA Online: Cayo Perico Heist - Dec 15 2020,
Final Fantasy XIV Futures Rewritten - Dec 8 2020,
DOOM Eternal - Dec 8 2020
Misc:
Friday the 13th: The Game decommissioning its dedicated servers,
Mass Effect trilogy remaster on Spring 2021,
Metro Exodus on next-gen and multiplayer in next title,
Kingpin: Reloaded delayed to 2021,
SaGa Frontier Remastered on Summer 2021
Launches: Steam Playtest, Prodeus on Steam Early Access, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Bugsnax update, Yellow Brick Games.