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GTA 6 becomes most pre-ordered game on PlayStation and Xbox storefronts
Grand Theft Auto 6 has become the most pre-ordered game on the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store.
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Monster Hunter Wilds' upcoming Ascendance expansion may be getting a beta, some curious Steam backend updates suggest
Monster Hunter Wilds 's first expansion, Ascendance, is set for release sometime next year . But, judging by some very suspect recent changes to the Wilds beta app on Steam, we may be playing some of the new stuff earlier than we thought.
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As The Elder Scrolls 5 turns 15, massive mod Beyond Skyrim: Bruma gets a 2.0 update delivering a new quest, extra dungeons and an "expanded worldspace"
Warning: I'm probably about to make you feel old. Today, November 11th 2026, is the 15th anniversary of Skyrim 's release. The first one, before it was re-released on every other platform under the sun.
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Keeping hold of Company of Heroes was essential for Relic to leave Sega, Relic CEO says – "Without it we would have been a dead studio"
In the nearly 30 years since they opened their doors, Relic have been an enormously influential studio.
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Ahead of GTA 6 and as concerns over genAI PC ports grow, Take-Two's CEO says they're revving up their "technical defences" and "legal activites" over piracy
It's a bit of a time for AI and games at the moment, 'ey?
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Marathon is becoming a whole new game next month with a roguelite PvE mode, a beta for a very Halo-esque team deathmatch mode, a vibey social space and more
Marathon is getting a lot bigger next month. In September, Bungie outlined their plans for the shooter making some big promises, namely the arrival of a PvE mode, and now they've shown off what you can expect from its next season, Symbiosis.
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Company of Heroes 3 developer admits "it was a lot" to make the 3.0 overhaul patch alongside regular updates, singleplayer DLC, and a whole spinoff game
0 update is huge. Touching virtually every part of the three-year-old RTS, the patch notes are longer than, well, my arm isn't a great measure of patch note length. Let's just say the headline features of overhauled VFX and audio don't really cover it.
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Bandai Namco is liquidating Unknown 9: Awakening studio Reflector Entertainment, following multiple previous layoffs since the game's launch
As another addition to the slew of smaller studios being dissolved by their parent companies, Bandai Namco announced in a press release that they are shutting down their subsidiary studio Reflector Entertainment, a Montreal studio...
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Grand Theft Auto 6 becomes the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store history
UPDATE 11TH NOVEMBER: Grand Theft Auto 6 has also become the most pre-ordered game "of all time" on the Xbox Store, Microsoft has announced. And on that platform, again, the advice is to pre-load because of "unprecedented demand" for the game, a post on Xbox Wire said .
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In a reveal that might worry eventual PC players glancing at their GPUs, GTA 6 will target 30fps on all consoles
In a press release coinciding with Grand Theft Auto VI becoming available for pre-load ahead of its November 19th release date, Rockstar has confirmed that the game "has been fully developed from the ground up to provide the best possible...
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"A fight for all workers": SAG-AFTRA throw weight behind emerging Rockstar union ahead of its GTA 6 release week vote
In what has come to feel like the dawn of the final day before Grand Theft Auto VI 's release, one thing that Rockstar really don't want people to be aware of is the ongoing legal dispute between the Rockstar Games Workers Union and the...
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Rockstar details Grand Theft Auto 6 PS5 Pro enhancements, but it'll still only run at 30FPS
As Grand Theft Auto 6 preloads go live, developer Rockstar has detailed the enhancements coming to the PS5 Pro version of the game, confirming these won't include framerates above the 30 FPS its targeting for consoles.
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Rockstar kills any hopes of streaming GTA 6 from Xbox to PC, but you can stream it to your old Xbox One if you like
Rockstar Games has today clarified a few remaining details about Grand Theft Auto 6's framerate target and visual settings on PlayStation 5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X/S .
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Despite promising a heady mix of Vampire Survivors and Warhammer fan-service, Warhammer Survivors is somehow less than the sum of its parts
You know my favourite thing about Vampire Survivors ? The slow build of strength, the swelling power fantasy, the edging .
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Tripwire Interactive says it's laying off 36 staff in a "necessary" decision, while reassuring that Killing Floor 3 and Maneater 2 are still in active development
In a statement posted yesterday, Killing Floor developers Tripwire Interactive have announced that the studio is laying off 36 "talented" internal staff as part of a "workforce reduction".
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As Arc Raiders celebrates its first birthday, publisher Nexon reveals the extraction shooter has topped 17 million sales, but revenue is set to decline
Arc Raiders , Embark Studios' popular extraction shooter, has exceeded 17m copies sold, according to publisher Nexon.
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Following site-wide discussion on AI use, Nexus Mods add a "daily limit" to the spots in the new mods tab one person can hog via multiple rapid-fire uploads
The folks behind Nexus Mods have rolled out a new "daily limit" system which ensures modders who upload multiple works in bulk during a single 24 hour period can't take up more than one spot in the tabs dedicated to showing off new mods for different games.
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As investors ask about GTA 6 and AI, Take-Two CEO once again puts faith in dev creativity, states making hit games "remains the purview of human beings"
Today, as part of Take-Two Interactive Software's Q2 2027 earnings call, Strauss Zelnick fielded questions from investors after presenting the financial results of the company.
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GTA 6 pre-orders are tracking "well above expectations" and the game will "set a new baseline" for Take-Two, says CEO Strauss Zelnick
Today, as part of Take-Two Interactive Software's Q2 2027 earnings call, Strauss Zelnick noted that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 are tracking "far above expectations", and is certain that soon "numbers will speak for themselves" when it comes to the game.
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Hollow Knight Silksong physical editions mention multiple "free content packs" incoming, and call Sea of Sorrow a "giant expansion"
More than a year after its initial release, physical versions of Hollow Knight: Silksong are finally arriving on players' doorsteps.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy releases in January, leaving not very long to prepare for all the crunchy cRPG choices and secret wars it'll lob your way
Oh shit, that's not too far away. Terrifyingly, that last sentence is now a thing I can accurately write about games coming out in January 2027.
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Anticipated Warhammer 40K tactical RPG Dark Heresy gets a release date
Owlcat Games has revealed a release date for its tactical role-playing sequel Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. The game arrives 28th January, 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. A Switch 2 release date will be provided "at a later date", a press release says.
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Cyberattack on Sega third-party newsletter distributor reportedly sees over two million email addresses leaked, but Sega accounts unaffected
Sega have revealed that over two million email addresses have leaked due to a cyberattack on Japanese email delivery provider Arara, whom the Like A Dragon and Sonic publishers use to distribute newsletters.
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Rockstar's doing a GTA 6 launch 'festival' in Miami featuring a lot of presumably expensive musical stars
The next-level glamour of Grand Theft Auto 6 's arrival continues with word that Rockstar is hosting a star-studded launch 'festival' for the game in Miami - the game's setting-by-a-different-name.
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Activision cracking down on popular Call of Duty: Warzone app that basically constituted cheating
"Lobby shopping" is what Call of Duty: Warzone players have been calling the ability to check the skill level of players in a lobby prior to joining it, enabling them to pass on those that include a lot of tough competition.
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Will Grand Theft Auto 6 break the internet?
Back in September 2025, the launch of Hollow Knight: Silksong crashed the digital storefronts of Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam, as players who had waited over eight years for a follow-up to 2017's Hollow Knight rushed to download the highly anticipated sequel.
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Skyrim lead designer hopes Sentinel will finally solve The Elder Scrolls' ladder problem
For such a simple, straightforward real-world object, ladders have been the bane of game developers' existence since the early days of the industry . And Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls Series is certainly no stranger to that struggle.
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Rockstar were "definitely" thinking about giving a Japanese studio the keys to GTA, says former tech director - "I have a name, but I'm not gonna say it"
Since time immemorial, North American and European publishers have racked their brains over ways to make their games sell in Japan, ancient heartland of mythical beings like Mario, Sonic, and Polaroid Pete.
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London department store Selfridges launches sizeable GTA 6 takeover, featuring a varsity jacket that costs an eye-watering £2,500
Expensive British department store Selfridges has launched a sizeable Grand Theft Auto 6 takeover, completely making-over its Oxford Street London Corner Shop store and offering a considerable line of clothing, which includes an exclusive...
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Ahead of The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, here's a "lore friendly unofficial expansion to Geralt's life in Toussaint" from a well-established quest modder
While its remastered upgrade might have broken cover in late September, The Witcher 3 's extra expansion isn't set to join it until next year.