Today’s stories feature updates on titles including Pokemon Unite and Warner Bros.’ MultiVersus, as well as some major changes coming to Destiny 2 in next month’s update.

Here are the biggest gaming news stories for November 18, 2021.

Related: The Biggest Gaming News For November 17, 2021

Pragmata Delayed To 2023

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via Capcom

Capcom’s highly-anticipated and mysterious title, Pragmata, may have been officially delayed until 2023, but hopefully, that just means that we’ll get the full package when the game finally releases.

New Leak Points To Tsareena Joining Pokemon Unite

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via Pokemon

Decidueye hits Pokemon Unite tomorrow, but a new leak suggests that the next Pokemon to be added to the game will be the fruit Pokemon, Tsareena.

Activision Staff Reportedly Told Zero-Tolerance Policy Won't Apply To CEO Kotick

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The saga continues in the Activision Blizzard controversy – most recently, coming in the form of the company’s zero-tolerance policy on workplace harassment not applying to CEO Bobby Kotick.

GTA Modders Refuse To Back Down Following Take-Two's Lawsuit Filing

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via Rockstar

A group of modders responsible for reverse-engineering GTA 3 and GTA: Vice City source codes for the purposes of modding the games has refused to take down the mod and will be going to court with Take-Two Interactive.

Xbox Is Following PlayStation's Lead And Working On Its Own Clock Battery Fix

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via Microsoft/Sony

Xbox head Phil Spencer has confirmed that the team is already at work on proactively fixing its internal clock battery to prevent future headaches.

Demeo Developer Announces Ultimechs, A Mech-Based VR Sports Game

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Ultimechs Announcement

VR fans, you’ll want to be sure to keep an eye on Resolution Games. The VR/AR studio responsible for great VR games such as Demeo and Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale has announced its next game, which takes the form of a futuristic arena sport played by giant mechs.

Warner Bros. Finally Confirms MultiVersus Is Real And Will Be Free To Play

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via Warner Bros

Warner Bros. has finally confirmed what we all already knew: that a Smash-style fighting game based within the world of popular Warner Bros. IPs will be making its way into players’ hands. The even better knews? It will reportedly be free-to-play.

Halo-Themed Xbox Elite 2 Controller Gives You A Special Code To Use In Halo Infinite

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As part of Xbox’s continued 20th-anniversary celebration, it turns out that the Halo Infinite Xbox Elite Series 2 controller (which was released last year) will grant you a special in-game item in Halo Infinite.

Phil Spencer talking on stage - via Xbox

Phil Spencer continues to win over the hearts of gamers everywhere – most recently by saying that legal emulation should come standard with future gaming hardware.

Destiny 2's December Update Will Change Ability Cooldowns And Tune Underused Subclasses

Ability Changes - via Bungie

Bungie has major changes planned for next month’s Destiny 2 update, with different cooldowns in store for grenade, melee, and class abilities depending on the game mode. In addition, one-shot kill abilities will be going the way of the buffalo in Destiny 2's Crucible, much to the delight of the community.

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