• GTA 6 Online Could Be Released In Early 2027, Bank Says

    GTA 6 Online Could Be Released In Early 2027, Bank Says
    Take-Two's biggest release ever, GTA 6, is coming up in November, but the company's share price continues to drop. It's down 21% this year and has now dipped under $200 this week after reaching a 52-week high of $265.
    In short, the stock is struggling, but one big bank says it sees a lot of upside, in part because Rockstar is expected to release a new version of GTA Online--potentially in the first quarter of 2027--that could generate loads of money."We recommend being long $TTWO through the GTA
  • LOTRO’s Latest Expansion Is Out Now, Nearly 20 Years After The Game Launched

    LOTRO’s Latest Expansion Is Out Now, Nearly 20 Years After The Game Launched
    The Lord of the Rings Online, an MMO based on the popular fantasy series, got its latest expansion today, some 19.5 years after the game was originally released in 2007.The new expansion is called The Wolves of Mordor, and as its name suggests, the expansion is focused on the werewolves of Mordor who are going after the people who took down their master, Sauron.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDjEtbJuMP0
    The expansion takes players beyond Gorgoroth where they will "gather unlikely allies and un
  • WoW: Forever Content Updates Will Come Slower Than You Might Expect

    WoW: Forever Content Updates Will Come Slower Than You Might Expect
    Developer Blizzard's new version of its flagship MMORPG, World of Warcraft: Forever, will receive content updates "every four months," avoiding modern WoW's somewhat controversial eight-week patch cycle.In an interview with IGN, Forever principal game designer Kris Zierhut revealed the content schedule plan and explained Blizzard's reasoning. He said WoW Classic's Season of Discovery received updates "way too fast," every8-10 weeks.
    Since the launch of WoW's Dragonflight expansion in 2022, an ei
  • Sleeping Dogs Movie Director Explains Why The Adaptation Is Taking So Long

    Sleeping Dogs Movie Director Explains Why The Adaptation Is Taking So Long
    Like many video game movies, Sleeping Dogs seems stuck in development hell. Even though it looked like progress on this adaptation of the cult-classic action game was once again picking up when Shang-Chi star Simu Liu started teasing new developments last year, and Timo Tjahjanto (Nobody 2) was later announced as the director, there's been little word since on whether the film will ever get off the ground. What's taking so long? According to Tjahjanto, the slow approach is by design."Trust me
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  • Nintendo’s Indie World Presentation Was Pretty Packed For A Short Show

    Nintendo’s Indie World Presentation Was Pretty Packed For A Short Show
    The latest Indie World Showcase only lasted for a bit longer than 15 minutes, but that small time window didn't stop Nintendo from featuring some truly cool-looking games. The Witchbrook release date announcement kicked things off for the presentation. While definitely exciting, that's not what enthralled me the most.That's because the next unveiling was Winds of Viridia, an action-adventure game from developer Shark Jump that appears inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. You play
  • If GTA 6 Beats Football On Thanksgiving, That’s A Win, EA Founder Says

    If GTA 6 Beats Football On Thanksgiving, That’s A Win, EA Founder Says
    Rockstar's GTA 6 is expected to be a giant success commercially, but just how big does the game need to be to actually be successful following a decade of development and perhaps one of the biggest development budgets ever? We don't know, because Take-Two doesn't disclose that kind of information, but EA founder Bing Gordon has his own thoughts.On the Sozzi Unleashed show, Gordon said it would be "mind-blowing" if GTA 6 can reach 75 million copies sold. How did he arrive at that number? Gordon s
  • PlayStation Plus Free Games For November 2026 Revealed

    PlayStation Plus Free Games For November 2026 Revealed
    PlayStation has revealed this month's batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. All PS Plus members will be able to claim a trio of freebies starting November 3: Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered, and Monster Train 2. If you haven't claimed October's PlayStation Plus free games yet, make sure to do so before next Tuesday.Long considered vaporware after its initial reveal in 2014, Dead Island 2 was eventually released in 2023. It's a first-person zombie-slaying game with a sur
  • Every October 2026 Nintendo Indie World Game You Can Play Right Now

    Every October 2026 Nintendo Indie World Game You Can Play Right Now
    The latest Nintendo Indie World Showcase highlighted several independent games arriving on Switch and Switch 2 in the coming months, and you can try some of them starting today. Four demos and a full game shadow-dropped on the Nintendo eShop, including a fantastical action-adventure and a coin machine roguelike that's sure to hook you.Winds of Viridia demo
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Ldq6eq0nQ
    It's hard to deny that Winds of Viridia is giving off some light Breath of the Wild vibes, with a
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  • Nintendo Indie World’s Weirdest Game Got Me To Relax

    Nintendo Indie World’s Weirdest Game Got Me To Relax
    I often feel compelled to beeline my way through games--I'll do plenty of optional quests, but rarely do I find myself slowing down to take in the sights or just goof around. It's pedal to the metal at all times. My Arms Are Longer Now, which was featured in today's Nintendo Indie World stream, is the rare game to break me out of that compulsion.A demo was recently released for My Arms Are Longer Now, and despite consisting of just the game's opening level, I spent much longer with it than I wou
  • Witchbrook Is Stardew Valley Meets Kiki’s Delivery Service, And It Finally Has A Release Date

    Witchbrook Is Stardew Valley Meets Kiki’s Delivery Service, And It Finally Has A Release Date
    Eight years after its reveal, magical cozy game Witchbrook finally has a release date. We’ve been waiting a painfully long time for this Kiki’s Delivery Service-inspired pixel-art experience to break cover, and now we finally know it will be coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2 on January 28, 2027. So you’ll have plenty of time to complete GTA 6 before diving into this severe tonal shift. At first glance, Witchbrook seems like yet another comfortable
  • Sony Is Bringing The Best Trend Of ’90s Console Design To PS5

    Sony Is Bringing The Best Trend Of ’90s Console Design To PS5
    Sony is embracing one of the best trends of the late '90s and early 2000s, revealing a new line of DualSense controllers and PlayStation 5 console covers with transparent materials. Dubbed the Prism Collection, it will come in three distinct glossy colors: Flare Orange, Emerald Green, and Graphite Gray.  Preorders will open on November 10 through the PlayStation Direct store ahead of a February 4, 2027 rollout.Sony says the design was inspired by the PS5 design team's interest in giving the co
  • Here’s Why State Of Decay 3 Has Taken 6 Years To Develop So Far

    Here’s Why State Of Decay 3 Has Taken 6 Years To Develop So Far
    State of Decay 3 made an impact at the 2020 Xbox Games Showcase with a slick trailer that teased features that wouldn't make the final cut, like undead deer and frigid landscapes. Six years later, things have changed at developer Undead Labs as it navigates life after Xbox and a shift in gameplay design that led the studio to ditch ideas to make State of Decay 3 an MMO.Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain planned to make the threequel far bigger than its predecessors, and after his departure in 2019,
  • New Hunger Games Movie Comes Out The Day After GTA 6, But Is The Director Scared?

    New Hunger Games Movie Comes Out The Day After GTA 6, But Is The Director Scared?
    GTA 6 launches on November 19, and one day later, the new Hunger Games movie, Sunrise on the Reaping, comes to theaters. GTA 6 is expected to be an unprecedented hit that captures people's time and attention, especially right at launch. Will this impact Sunrise on the Reaping? That remains to be seen, but director Francis Lawrence hopes people can find time for both."Unfortunately, I think it comes out right around the same time our movie does. Hopefully, people find time for both. Play GTA, go
  • Nintendo Indie World October 2026 Showcase: All The Biggest Announcements

    Nintendo Indie World October 2026 Showcase: All The Biggest Announcements
    Nintendo has a new broadcast that's set to kick off soon, and this time, the spotlight is on indie games. An Indie World Showcase took place in March, and because you can never have too much of a good thing, we're getting a second dose of the short-and-sweet event today. Scheduled to run for roughly 15 minutes, expect a rapid-fire look at upcoming Switch games from a variety of third-party partners.As usual, we'll keep tabs on the show and round up the announcements and individual trailers below
  • GTA 6 Breaks A Record, And It’s Not Even Out Yet

    GTA 6 Breaks A Record, And It’s Not Even Out Yet
    Rockstar's GTA 6 is expected to be an enormous, unprecedented success when it releases on November 19, and new data only backs that up further.
    Circana has released new data that shows that GTA 6 holds 29% purchase intent among US console and PC gamers. That means nearly 1 in 3 console and PC gamers in the US plan to buy GTA 6--this is the highest purchase intent that Circana has ever measured for any game.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILXsBB3UwSQ
    Circana's Mat Piscatella said GTA 6 is a "rar
  • Backrooms Director Wears A Valve Hoodie To Interview And People Think He’s Teasing A Portal Movie

    Backrooms Director Wears A Valve Hoodie To Interview And People Think He’s Teasing A Portal Movie
    Kane Parsons made one of 2026's most highly acclaimed and commercially successful movies in Backrooms, and everyone wants to know what he'll do next. A lot of people think he's going to make a Portal movie, based on Valve's hit series, and his latest appearance has fans convinced that's on tap.Parsons recently appeared on Kyle Buchanan's podcast wearing a Valve hoodie. Parsons is a huge fan of Valve and its work, so he very well may have been wearing the hoodie like anyone wears a piece of cloth
  • Backrooms Director Reacts To Rumors That He’s Making A Portal Movie

    Backrooms Director Reacts To Rumors That He’s Making A Portal Movie
    Kane Parsons made one of 2026's most highly acclaimed and commercially successful movies in Backrooms, and everyone wants to know what he'll do next. A lot of people think he's going to make a Portal movie, based on Valve's hit series, and his latest appearance has fans convinced that's on tap.Parsons recently appeared on Kyle Buchanan's podcast wearing a Valve hoodie. Parsons is a huge fan of Valve and its work, so he very well may have been wearing the hoodie like anyone wears a piece of cloth
  • Valve Knows Steam Next Fest Has An AI Slop Problem, And It’s Looking For Solutions

    Valve Knows Steam Next Fest Has An AI Slop Problem, And It’s Looking For Solutions
    Steam Next Fest has come and gone, and one of the big criticisms of the semi-regular showcase for game demos--aside from there being several thousand of them--was that there was simply too much AI slop floating to the top. Valve has responded to the feedback, and for now, its solution to avoiding hastily vibe-coded game demos is to simply be patient and wait a few days before diving in.Speaking at the Steam Indie Connect developer event (via Inven Global), Tom Giardino and Marc Wilkinson from Va

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