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Sony Cancels Live-Service PS5 Game Fairgames, But No Layoffs
Sony has canceled the upcoming live-service shooter Fairgame$, but there will be no job cuts connected to the game's closure. This is according to a report from Bloomberg today.The game was in the works at Haven Studios in Montreal, a team founded by former Assassin's Creed veteran Jade Raymond. She left the studio back in 2023, and Fairgame$ was delayed to 2026 at the time. Now the game is scrapped entirely.According to the report, Haven "reworked" the Fairgame$ concept several times in the pas
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GTA 6 Backflips Look Good Now, But There Could Be More To The Story
A new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer debuted today, November 10, and the video showed off a race car driver doing a backflip. The animation looks smoooth.That's notable because the Extended Look trailer that debuted back in August showed Jason doing a backflip and people online quickly roasted it for looking ... off. Other said it looked totally fine. Whatever the case, some are saying this new backflip animation being featured in the latest trailer is an example of Rockstar taking feedback seriousl
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Amid Higher Gas And Grocery Prices, GTA 6 Is A “Bargain” At $80, Take-Two CEO Says
It's no secret that life is expensive. Gas and grocery prices are up, in particular, and against that backdrop, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick believes GTA 6 at $80 is a "bargain" due to how many hours people can play it.
"I think the consumer is under pressure. these are challenging times. Inflation has hit average consumers. Food prices are up. Gas prices are way up, and it's taking a toll," he told CNBC. "I think we are going to see that as we head into the Christmas season undoubtedly. Enterta
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Valve Is Giving You More Ways To Know If A Game Runs Well On Steam Deck
Valve's Steam Deck verification program has been a helpful, if somewhat flawed, method of determining if a game is a good fit for the company's handheld PC. But while many games might be granted a "Verified" badge, there have been many cases where real-world performance doesn't live up to the expectation of players. That's why Valve has introduced a more nuanced way for you to determine if a game is a good fit for the Steam Deck.Along with the Steam Deck verification status, games will now featu
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WoW: Forever Just Received Its First Big Post-Launch Changes
World of Warcraft: Forever received its first post-launch updates over the weekend, giving players a good reason to run each dungeon more than once alongside upcoming class tweaks.On November 8, developer Blizzard issued a hotfix that increased kill experience while in dungeons by 50%. According to the forum post, Blizzard said this is so it "feels better to go back for more runs," and made reference to a Wailing Caverns dungeon quest to collect Deviate Hides that often requires more than one ru
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Take-Two Boss Says Ocarina Of Time Is “Terrific,” But Is It Competing With GTA 6?
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has reacted to the release of Nintendo's recent Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. He said the game is "terrific" and that Nintendo should be "very proud of the title."But is it a competitor to GTA 6, which hails from Take-Two's Rockstar Games? Zelnick told GamesBeat that in the entertainment business, "You compete against everything and nothing."Everything, he said, because consumers have so many choices about how to spend their time and money
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Death Stranding 2 Headlines PlayStation Plus Game Catalog For November
The next batch of games for the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog has been revealed. PS Plus Essential and Premium subscribers can grab 10 games in total this month.PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for November 2026
Death Stranding 2: On the BeachLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in HawaiiAtomfallDragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeTrepang 2MotoGP 26Hell Let LooseCricket 2026Soul Reaver 2 (PS Plus Premium required)Freedom Wars Remastered (PS Plus Premium required)
All PlayStation Plus subscribers can also grab a t
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GTA 6 Is The Most Preordered Game Of All Time For PlayStation And Xbox
Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 releases on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and the game is breaking records before it even releases.Sony announced today that GTA 6 is now the most preordered game in PlayStation Store history. Exactly which game it beat to claim the record is unknown, however.
In September, Xbox's Matthew Ball said GTA 6 had broken Xbox records, too, though he didn't clarify which ones. Today, November 10, Microsoft confirmed that GTA 6 is the most preordered ga
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GTA Releases Could Speed Up, Take-Two Boss Says
According to Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick, the "nature and velocity" of the company's content releases in its major franchises, including GTA, will look "dramatically different over the next decade."He told this to IGN, and many are interpreting the quote to mean that Take-Two's big franchises are going to be released on a faster cadence than before. He didn't say that, though, and whether or not GTA games are released any faster in the future remains to be seen. In any event, Zelnick said Take
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Here’s How Your Xbox One Can Play GTA 6
Grand Theft Auto 6 is out next week, and the game is launching on both Xbox Series X|S and PS5. If you don't have an expensive current-generation system, it previously appeared you would be out of luck to play GTA 6, but that's not the case.
Rockstar officially confirmed on November 10 that Grand Theft Auto 6 will support Xbox Cloud Gaming. This feature allows you to stream the game to Xbox Series X|S or Xbox One, and uses Xbox Series S graphics settings. This means it'll look a little worse tha
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GTA 6 PS5 Pro Features, Frame Rates, And Xbox Cloud Gaming Details Confirmed By Rockstar
Rockstar has finally shared details on what PlayStation 5 Pro owners can expect from Grand Theft Auto 6 on their expensive consoles, but has also confirmed that all platforms will run at the exact same frame rate.PlayStation 5 Pro players can look forward to PSSR support, which will use Sony's well-tuned upscaler to provide a cleaner image compared to that on the base PS5. Additionally, ray-traced shadows will be exclusive to the PS5 Pro version, which might make a noticeable difference across L
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Big Walk’s AI Usage Was Tiny, But Its Disclosure Has Sparked A Bigger Debate
Big Walk developer House House has confirmed that it used AI during the "final stretch" of its development. The studio recently updated its FAQs page to confirm its use of the tech, with the news coming after 19 Independent Games Festival jurors announced they'll decline to vote for "any game that uses generative AI in any capacity" during the 2027 awards show.House House hasn't confirmed if its admittance was connected to the IGF--the IGF hasn't named any games either--and the studio said to Af
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Nintendo’s New Gift-Giving Feature Comes With Some Very Nintendo Restrictions
A new update is available for all Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch consoles, and if you're on a Nintendo Account family plan, version 23.5.0 will allow you to once again gift games to members in your group."Just in time for the holidays, a new feature will let family group members gift digital games to other members of their group," Nintendo wrote in an update. "You will be able to gift digital products that you purchase through Nintendo eShop on your device to family group members. This includes el
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GTA 5 Simply Refuses To Stop Selling, Even With GTA 6 On The Way
As Grand Theft Auto 6 gets ready to launch, GTA 5 is still selling impressively. The GTA series has sold more than 480 million copies, with GTA 5 making up 235 million of those. Take-Two Interactive, the publisher, recently shared that another 5 million copies of GTA 5 were sold in the past 90 days during its second-quarter fiscal year 2027 update.Business is boomin' for Rockstar GamesThere are several reasons why GTA 5 keeps selling so well. One big factor is its frequent discounts on digital s
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GTA 6 Preorder Numbers Are So Good, Even Take-Two Is Struggling To Believe Them
Grand Theft Auto 6 looks set to be the best-selling game of 2026, and even publisher Take-Two Interactive is surprised at just how big the demand for it has been ahead of launch. In its second-quarter fiscal year 2027 results, Take-Two was bullish on the sales numbers for the game, but it has only slightly adjusted its forecast for the financial year ending March 31, 2027."Preorders for Grand Theft Auto 6 are tracking far above our initial expectations, and we know that the numbers will speak fo
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