• How Is A Game Like GTA 6 Actually Made? Here’s How Rockstar Gets It Done

    How Is A Game Like GTA 6 Actually Made? Here’s How Rockstar Gets It Done
    Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 is one of the most highly anticipated game releases this year, or ever. The franchise is known for its massive scope and impressive attention to detail, but how is a game like GTA 6 actuallymade? In a new interview with Love magazine (via Kotaku), Rockstar North boss Rob Nelson said that part of the secret sauce with the GTA franchise is that many of its developers have been working together for a long time and have a "good sense of what they need to do."In terms of
  • Amid Uncharted 5 Rumors, Nathan Drake Actor Says He Would Come Back, But With One Catch

    Amid Uncharted 5 Rumors, Nathan Drake Actor Says He Would Come Back, But With One Catch
    One of actor Nolan North's most famous roles is that of Nathan Drake in Naughty Dog's Uncharted franchise, but he wrapped things up with 2016's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. There are rumors that Naughty Dog is making a new Uncharted game, and North has said he would "110%" be up for coming back in a new game in the storied series.“110%. Absolutely. I think it would be one of the biggest games ever if they decided to do it. It just depends if Sony wants to make money," he said at Gamergy in
  • New Gears Of War: E-Day Patch Addresses Giant Vomiting Frog Error Codes

    New Gears Of War: E-Day Patch Addresses Giant Vomiting Frog Error Codes
    Gears of War: E-Day rolls out worldwide starting October 6, and thanks to early access players, The Coalition has identified several issues that it's fixing with the game's first patch. Focused mostly on overall stability and performance across the game's campaign, multiplayer, and Horde Siege modes, the Gears of War: E-Day update is out now.One of the biggest fixes is the "Bilefrog-Kalona" error, an issue named after the gigantic subterranean Locust frogs encountered throughout the game, which
  • Why GTA Studio Co-Founder Is Avoiding GTA 6–And All Open-World Games

    Why GTA Studio Co-Founder Is Avoiding GTA 6–And All Open-World Games
    Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser left the company in 2020 and now runs a new outfit called Absurd Ventures. Houser will be forever connected to the GTA franchise, and he's now weighed in on GTA 6.He told Variety that he did not watch the "Extended Look" trailer and doesn't plan to. Why? He said he tries to avoid consuming things that are going to "disrupt me creatively."
    "And given that I spend a large amount of time trying to make open-world games, and the rest of my conscious time trying to figu
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  • Hideo Kojima Wants To Keep OD A Mystery, Even By His Standards

    Hideo Kojima Wants To Keep OD A Mystery, Even By His Standards
    Games developed by Hideo Kojima typically have an air of mystery, but for his upcoming horror project OD, the veteran game director wants to both terrify and mystify his fans. On a new episode of his weekly radio show Koji10, Kojima briefly spoke about the game, avoiding the release of teasers, and ensuring that players get a proper shock when playing it"It's still a mystery. That doesn't mean we haven't made the game," Kojima said. "I want to keep quiet and release it. That's unusual for me, is
  • Hideo Kojima Is Keeping OD A Mystery To Make Its Horror Hit Harder

    Hideo Kojima Is Keeping OD A Mystery To Make Its Horror Hit Harder
    Games developed by Hideo Kojima typically have an air of mystery, but for his upcoming horror project OD, the veteran game director wants to both terrify and mystify his fans. On a new episode of his weekly radio show Koji10, Kojima briefly spoke about the game, avoiding the release of teasers, and ensuring that players get a proper shock when playing it"It's still a mystery. That doesn't mean we haven't made the game," Kojima said. "I want to keep quiet and release it. That's unusual for me, is
  • How Bill Skarsgard Became The Face Of Hideo Kojima’s Physint

    How Bill Skarsgard Became The Face Of Hideo Kojima’s Physint
    Hideo Kojima's spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid, Physint, doesn't just have a new home at Xbox; it also has a famous face attached to it, with Bill Skarsgard (It, Boy Kills World) playing the lead role. Thanks to Death Stranding 2: On the Beach composer Yoann "Woodkid" Lemoine, Kojima was introduced to Skarsgard, who would later be cast as the yet-to-be-named protagonist of Physint."He's been in some excellent films. Directors I know have worked with him and can't praise him eno
  • NBA 2K25 Is Getting Delisted Soon, Single-Player Modes Also Closing Down

    NBA 2K25 Is Getting Delisted Soon, Single-Player Modes Also Closing Down
    2K Sports has announced that NBA 2K25 will be discontinued soon, and that includes delisting the product and server shutdowns that will make even the game's single-player MyCareer and MyTeam components unplayable.In a post, 2K Sports said NBA 2K25 will be removed from sale on October 30, 2026 and then fully discontinued on December 31, 2026.People who own the game can redownload it and play offline after the shutdown. However, as of January 1, 2026, all multiplayer games and access to every onli
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  • 10 New Things We Just Learned About GTA 6

    10 New Things We Just Learned About GTA 6
    New information about Grand Theft Auto 6 continues to be revealed. Game Informer's most recent issue included a number of new details, and we've rounded up some of the key things we learned below.Story SetupIt seems like we'll start the game playing as Jason, since Lucia is still in prison. When Lucia gets out, the two get a score because they both want to live better, wealthier lives. It's supposed to be a simple job, but they get caught and an entire mystery that spans all of Leonida will unfo
  • Resident Evil Studio That’s Making Nintendo’s Zelda Movie Now Gunning For Battlefield As Well

    Resident Evil Studio That’s Making Nintendo’s Zelda Movie Now Gunning For Battlefield As Well
    Video games are the new battlefield for movie ideas, and after a reported bidding war, it appears Sony Pictures is the frontrunner to secure the rights to the Battlefield movie.
    The Wrap reported that Sony Pictures was in the lead position to win the rights, and The Hollywood Reporter backed this up.The Battlefield movie package reportedly includes Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie behind the camera, with Oscar-winner Michael B. Jordan in the mix to star and produce it. McQuarri
  • Love And Deepspace Devs Have One Simple Request: Please Don’t Drink The Poison

    Love And Deepspace Devs Have One Simple Request: Please Don’t Drink The Poison
    It hasn't been an easy year for the Love and Deepspace community after the Valko controversy left the fandom divided, but it looks like developer Papergames has brewed up new trouble for the gacha game. A few days ago, the developer posted cocktail recipes online, and followers quickly warned the studio that recreating those drinks could result in lethal concoctions."One taste of this Special Blend and you won’t forget it," the original post read, which was accompanied by recipes for the n
  • End Of Abyss Patch Fixes Most Of My Complaints Just One Day After Launch

    End Of Abyss Patch Fixes Most Of My Complaints Just One Day After Launch
    I spent a few days playing Section 9 Interactive's creepy metroidvania and writing my End of Abyss review, and ultimately concluded it was a fun but inconsistent experience hindered by a few particular issues. Now, just a day after it launched on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via the Epic Games Store, the studio has already cleared up most of those issues with a newly released patch.If you missed the review, my main concern was how the in-game map would sometimes share incorrect informa
  • GTA 6 Screenshot Suggests It Won’t Be Shy About Movie References

    GTA 6 Screenshot Suggests It Won’t Be Shy About Movie References
    A new screenshot from Grand Theft Auto 6 has arrived, and fans immediately noticed that it appears to be referencing the iconic opening scene from Quentin Tarantino's 1994 crime movie Pulp Fiction.
    The image was shared by Love magazine on Instagram. The GTA 6 Countdown social media account put it next to the diner scene from Pulp Fiction, and the similarities are there, especially in the framing.
    In Pulp Fiction, Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer's characters, Pumpkin and Honey Bunny, go on to rob the
  • GTA 6 Should “Blaze A Trail” To More Expensive Games, Dev Says

    GTA 6 Should “Blaze A Trail” To More Expensive Games, Dev Says
    Rockstar's GTA 6 is priced at $80 for its standard edition. Another voice has come forward to say they hope other teams follow suit and charge more for new games to help the industry at a time when developers are closing up shop, cancelling games, and laying off developers on a regular basis.Martin Klima, the co-founder of Kingdom Come developer Warhorse, told PC Gamer that raising unit prices would "help a lot," but "everybody's scared to death" to do it."Now, hopefully, GTA will blaze the trai
  • GTA 6 Takes The Ridiculous World We Live In And Turns It Up To 11

    GTA 6 Takes The Ridiculous World We Live In And Turns It Up To 11
    Video games are usually a few steps removed from reality, but with Grand Theft Auto 6, developer Rockstar Games aims to reflect and amplify the current state of the world with an "over the top" experience. As seen in the trailers and gameplay previews so far, GTA 6 is a contemporary game about doing whatever it takes to make it to the top, and that pursuit of fame and glory is often bookended by shootouts, car chases, and explosions in its Bonnie and Clyde narrative."If you are going to put all
  • Xbox Game Pass Loses These 9 Games In October

    Xbox Game Pass Loses These 9 Games In October
    The start of the month usually brings several new Xbox Game Pass titles for subscribers, along with confirmation of which games will leave the subscription service in the coming days. This month, at least nine games will be leaving, including one of the best games of 2025, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.Other big departures this month include A Plague Tale: Requiem and-- inconveniently for horror fans during the spookiest month of the year--the Dead by Daylight spin-off The Casting of Frank Stone.
  • In 5 Years, Will Netflix Still Be In Gaming? Here’s What The CEO Said

    In 5 Years, Will Netflix Still Be In Gaming? Here’s What The CEO Said
    Netflix has been experimenting with video games for a while, but is the streaming giant going to eventually drop out of gaming? That's the question Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw put to Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos at the Screentime event this week.
    Regarding whether Netflix will still host games in five years, Sarandos said, "I think so." He said Netflix's push into mobile gaming was "a gateway to cloud gaming," which is something Netflix is "much more interested in."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lsV
  • Sony’s Revised PS5 Slim Could Be Getting Cheaper To Make, But Not To Buy

    Sony’s Revised PS5 Slim Could Be Getting Cheaper To Make, But Not To Buy
    It looks like Sony has quietly revised the PS5 console once again, with new internal changes across the (mother)board. It's not clear when these new models came into service, but they seem to have entered circulation around the same time Sony released limited-edition Marvel's Wolverine PS5 consoles.Spotted by Modyfikator89, longevity and repairability appear to be the key areas that Sony has focused on. The redesigned motherboard offers easier access to the CR2023 battery, the streamli
  • NBA’s Miami Heat Will Wear GTA 6 Jerseys And Play On A Branded Court The Day Before Release

    NBA’s Miami Heat Will Wear GTA 6 Jerseys And Play On A Branded Court The Day Before Release
    The NBA's Miami Heat have announced that they will wear GTA 6-inspired jerseys when they host the Milwaukee Bucks on November 18, a day before the game releases. Additionally, the game will take place on a "never-before-seen court," and it'll be inspired by GTA 6 and Vice City.The Heat play at the Kaseya Center in Miami, which was recently adorned with "Vice City" signage, airlifted in by helicopter. The game will air on ESPN on November 18. Tickets are on sale now.https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/
  • Blizzard Might Finally Be Serious About WoW: Forever Gold Buying, Bans Streamer For Promoting It

    Blizzard Might Finally Be Serious About WoW: Forever Gold Buying, Bans Streamer For Promoting It
    A prominent World of Warcraft: Forever streamer has been banned following comments made on stream encouraging his viewers to buy gold on his behalf. Forever, which is currently in beta ahead of the MMORPG's full launch in November, is currently mired in a gold buying and real-money transaction (RMT) controversy. Players buying gold from third-party websites that use bots to farm the game's primary currency has been a problem for the entirety of WoW's existence and has always been against th
  • Disney Responds To Rumor That It Could Buy Fortnite Studio Epic Games

    Disney Responds To Rumor That It Could Buy Fortnite Studio Epic Games
    One juicy gaming rumor that continues to swirl is that The Walt Disney Company could buy Epic Games and Fortnite. It remains to be seen if such a deal may materialize, and now a top boss at the House of Mouse has directly responded.Speaking at Bloomberg's Screentime event this week, Disney executive Dana Walden reminded everyone that Disney already invested more than $1.5 billion into Epic for an equity stake. But could talks progress to a full acquisition?"Those are not the conversations we're
  • The Street Fighter Movie’s Most Obscure Easter Egg Is For True Fighting Game Nerds

    The Street Fighter Movie’s Most Obscure Easter Egg Is For True Fighting Game Nerds
    Ahead of its release later this month, marketing for the Street Fighter movie has focused on deep references to the long-running fighting game series. How deep? We already knew that fighting game legend Justin Wong--alongside Michael "IFC Yipes" Mendoza--was making a cameo as one of the inmates who watches Ryu take on Blanka in a prison fight, but even his prisoner costume hides one heck of an Easter egg. Any fighting game fan will instantly recognize it: on Wong's neck, you can spot the nu
  • Activision Could Be Giving Halo Something It Hasn’t Had In Years: A Clean Slate

    Activision Could Be Giving Halo Something It Hasn’t Had In Years: A Clean Slate
    Halo has a new home at Activision following recent changes at Xbox, and while it's still early days, Activision has reportedly proposed a total reboot for the series. This would be a fresh start, moving away from the convoluted Halo lore built up over the last 25 years through various games and spin-off media. That's according to sources who spoke to Rebs Gaming, who also stressed that nothing is concrete right now. Call of Duty developer Sledgehammer Games presented conceptual prototypes for a
  • PS5’s Exciting New Zelda-Like Kena Game Just Got Delayed

    PS5’s Exciting New Zelda-Like Kena Game Just Got Delayed
    Developer Ember Lab has announced that its upcoming PS5 game Kena: Scars of Kosmora, the sequel to 2021's much-loved Kena: Bridge of Spirits, has been delayed. The game--which gives off major Zelda vibes--was previously set to release this year, but now it's been delayed to 2027.
    In a blog post, the developers said they need more time to "deliver a top-notch game that exceeds the quality" of Bridge of Spirits. "Pushing our release into 2027 gives us the ability to really polish the expanded game
  • GTA 6’s Weather System Sounds Like A Big Step Up

    GTA 6’s Weather System Sounds Like A Big Step Up
    Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 includes a number of updates and improvements over the developer's past games, and that includes new weather systems.Rockstar's vice president of art for lighting and rendering at Rockstar, Owen Shepherd, told Game Informer that the studio has "re-engineered" the studio's weather system to "make everything more more localized and persistent."He said the goal was to make the weather in GTA 6's setting of Leonida--a stand-in for Florida--feel "dynamically solid and ac
  • Blizzard Isn’t Fixing Diablo 4 Season 15’s Biggest Bug

    Blizzard Isn’t Fixing Diablo 4 Season 15’s Biggest Bug
    Diablo 4 Season 15's biggest bug, one revolving around Hellfire Torch and being able to equip more Unique charms than should be possible, won't be fixed this season, Blizzard has announced.Hellfire Torch is a new Unique charm that counts as an extra set charm and comes with some great beneficial stats, like +All Skills, +All Stats, and +All Resistances. Players can usually only have one Unique charm equipped at a time, but Hellfire Torch breaks that rule, allowing players to use it and another U
  • PS5 Just Got A PS5 Pro-Like AI Upgrade, But Don’t Expect It Everywhere Yet

    PS5 Just Got A PS5 Pro-Like AI Upgrade, But Don’t Expect It Everywhere Yet
    The base PS5 console is no slouch when it comes to games, but compared to the PS5 Pro, it doesn't pack the same visual punch. That could change soon, as Sony has unveiled a new AI-upscaling upgrade for the older machine called Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR). Like PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), it is designed to make games look sharper and maximize performance.While PSSR will still remain the "gold standard" for what Sony games can look like on PS5 Pro, QSSR looks like it'll offe
  • The Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller Is Not Dead, Apparently

    The Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller Is Not Dead, Apparently
    Microsoft agreed to several big changes to appease regulators in its effort to get the blockbuster $75.4 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard approved, including tweaks to its cloud-gaming projects. Now, more than a year later, we're still learning more about this, including a new claim from The New York Times that Microsoft canceled plans for a new Xbox controller "devoted to cloud gaming."
    A spokesperson for Microsoft denied that the controller concept was abandoned due to the regulatory pr
  • The Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller Is Dead, Apparently

    The Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller Is Dead, Apparently
    Microsoft agreed to several big changes to appease regulators in its effort to get the blockbuster $75.4 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard approved, including tweaks to its cloud-gaming projects. Now, more than a year later, we're still learning more about this, including a new claim from The New York Times that Microsoft canceled plans for a new Xbox controller "devoted to cloud gaming."
    A spokesperson for Microsoft denied that the controller concept was abandoned due to the regulatory pr
  • Gears Of War: E-Day Has A Clever Solution To One Of PC Gaming’s Biggest Annoyances

    Gears Of War: E-Day Has A Clever Solution To One Of PC Gaming’s Biggest Annoyances
    Early access for Gears of War: E-Day has kicked off for anyone who bought the Premium Edition, and if you're on PC, you're probably dreading the traditional shader compilation wait that comes with it. There's good news, as Gears of War: E-Day supports a neat feature on this platform that cuts down on that process significantly.Called Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD), it addresses how modern games rely on shaders to calculate how light, shadows, reflections, and textures should look on screen.

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