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The Recap: Gaming and Tech News for November 6, 2026
Today’s Recap covers gaming and tech news from Eastern midnight to about 7:15 PM on November 6, 2026.
Top 3 Stories
1. Nasdaq Bounces Back After Its Worst Day Since April 2025
TheStreet reports that Thursday was the worst day for stocks since April 2025. The Nasdaq 100 fell 6.3%, the S&P 500 fell 4.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped more than 5.5% into correction territory. Stocks bounced on Friday. The Nasdaq rose 1.09% to 24,579.42 and the S&P 500 rose 0.31% to 7,376.86, while the Dow slipped 0.46%. The U.S. also added 165,000 jobs in October, far above the 59,000 that was expected, and unemployment was 4.1%.
2. The Xbox PC App Gets Much Faster to Open
Pure Xbox says Microsoft began rolling out a big update to the Xbox PC app on November 5. In a video from Asha Sharma, the app reaches its home page in 5.2 seconds, about 10 seconds faster than the current version. Pure Xbox adds that cloud gaming is gone from the left sidebar and Remote Play now sits in a dropdown menu.
3. A Documentary Will Tell the Story of BioWare’s Final Years
Game Informer reports that a documentary called Massive Effect: The BioWare Story is coming next year. The film follows the studio from its start to its closure. Shane Fennessey and Adam Scorgie produced it for Canada’s Super Channel, and no exact release date is set. Geoff Keighley says he was interviewed for it.
New Games and Weekend Picks
Eight Xbox Games Launch Today
- Pure Xbox says eight games launch on Xbox today, including Hasbro Games Junior Collection, Ice Cream Simulator, and BEACONFALL.
- Hasbro Games Junior Collection and Ice Cream Simulator play on Series X|S, PC, and Cloud. BEACONFALL is listed for Series X|S only.
- The rest of the list is Chicken Invaders Collection, Don’t Be Afraid 2: Escape the Nightmare, SEEK, Shelterra the Skyworld, and Sora – Oasis Treasures.
Cat-Astrophy Is Out Now
- A developer post on Xbox Wire describes Cat-Astrophy, a space action roguelite that is out now on Xbox, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation.
- Modules and directional attacks make each run play out as a different build, and Star Fragments unlock permanent upgrades between runs. The store listing shows $14.99.
Game Informer Picks a Zelda Weekend
- Game Informer’s weekend list leads with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which came out November 5 on Switch 2.
- Other picks include World of Warcraft: Forever on PC, Escape Academy 2: Back To School, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition on Switch 2.
Game Pass and Store News
11 bit Studios Plans Three More Game Pass Games
- Pure Xbox says 11 bit studios signed a deal with Microsoft to put three more games on Xbox Game Pass in 2027.
- The deal does not name the games. The studio’s earlier Game Pass titles include Frostpunk 2, The Alters, and Moonlighter 2.
GameMill Will Delist Four Games by Year’s End
- Pure Xbox reports that GameMill Entertainment will delist four games by the end of 2026.
- The list is Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance, Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard, Street Outlaws: The List, and Street Outlaws 2: Winner Takes All. GameMill announced the plan on Steam only.
Tech and AI
Windows Hello Tests a Faster Sign-In
- Microsoft’s Windows Insider blog says new Windows 11 builds went out today: Build 26320.9876 in the Beta channel and Build 26340.9882 in the Experimental channel.
- In the Experimental channel, Windows Hello now accepts whichever sign-in method responds first: face, fingerprint, or PIN. A PIN is still needed after a restart.
Ohio Village Votes for Data Center Bonds
- The Century Report newsletter says voters in Perry, Ohio passed Issue 16 with 87% of the vote.
- The rule makes huge data centers that want village tax breaks post a bond behind their promised jobs and revenue. The same newsletter says Google announced a $17 billion campus in Laramie County, Wyoming.
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