The most important news this week is either the Civilization VI expansion or the fact that EA's stock lost $3 billion in value thanks to Battlefront II. But hey, there's also lots of Destiny 2 ne--wait, come back! Okay, there's also new footage of Okami HD, Star Citizen's started selling off fictitious land titles to fund development, Square says Deus Ex might not be quite dead yet, Jazz Jackrabbit hit GOG.com, and Battlezone II is being remade for 2018. This is gaming news for November 27 to December 1. Get this: I accidentally paid $120 to play XCOM: The Bureau Declassified, that mediocre third-person shooter 2K forced out a couple years ago. I rented it from GameFly and then...forgot to send it back.

Following the news that Gazillion Entertainment is no more, video game companies started to offer job opportunities to laid-off employees of the publisher. Among the publishers who are expressing concern for the laid off developers and video game designers are Blizzard and Bethesda. On Wednesday, while some Twitter users were mourning the demise of Gazillion Entertainment and the earlier shutdown of "Marvel Heroes" servers, some video game companies came to the rescue of Gazillion's former employees. Specifically, Bethesda and Blizzard expressed on social media that they are currently looking for talented people to join their teams. Rob Echter, a senior technical recruiter for Bethesda's parent company ZeniMax Media, took to Twitter to say: "Crushed to hear about the layoffs at #Gazillion. Contact me directly to learn more about jobs within the @bethesda family."

It's been a few weeks since I've done a news wrap-up, thanks to a knee-deep pile of review games I'm still slowly churning through. But my Total War sensors went off this week, so it's time to return. Also up this week: Pillars of Eternity 2 hits beta, Thermaltake's new gaming chair cools your butt off, the end of Marvel Heroes, the start for Verdun sequel Tannenberg, and of course all the internet (and real-world) drama surrounding loot boxes. This is gaming news for November 13 to 17. We've got two free-to-try titles this weekend, with both available for steep discounts if you wind up enjoying the games. For strategy fans it's Endless Space 2, launched earlier this year and updated with new diplomatic options this week.