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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…

Fanatical’s Birthday Bash sale has one week left, and just launched a flash sale with 73% off Persona 5 Royal

Atlus and Sega's RPG is heavily discounted for one day only

Zelda OOT Remake: All Soft Soil locations to plant Magic Beans

All Soft Soil spots to plant Magic Beans in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake

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…

Zelda OOT Remake: All bag capacity upgrades and where to find them

Every inventory and capacity upgrade in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Nintendo Switch 2 remake

Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto 6 music festival taking place in Miami

Grand Theft Auto 6: The Festival will include Travis Scott, Cardi B and Justice among others

Tanuki: Pon’s Summer review: A charming delivery sim with the guts to take on Zelda and GTA head-to-head

Its release timing may be in question, but the quality of this cheery adventure certainly isn't

A month after Paramount acquired Warner Bros. Discovery, its merged game division is laying people off

Skydance Games has "made the difficult decision to scale down some of our projects."

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…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang under investigation after admitting affair with alleged Chinese spy in company-wide email

Nvidia's board of directors has launched an investigation into its own CEO Jensen Huang, after a report by the New York Times claimed he had been…

Take-Two expects to make as much as $3.5 billion during the GTA 6 launch period

Pre-orders for GTA 6 are still "unprecedented," says the publisher.

Game Awards 2026: All Game of the Year Front-Runners and Predictions

We rank the contenders for GOTY 2026 at TGAs, including Resident Evil Requiem and Zelda: Ocarina of Time

How to get the Biggoron Sword in Ocarina of Time

The Biggoron Sword is the reward for the "From a Pocket Egg Comes..." quest in Ocarina of Time. Here's how to complete the quest and get the sword.

HBO Max-Paramount Plus Bundle Officially Confirmed for 2027

HBO Max and Paramount+ are launching a streaming bundle in early 2027, bringing two major services together for subscribers.

Nintendo's legendary Kirby designer Masahiro Sakurai weighs in on gen-AI, saying "it has yet to gain my trust" but not to reject it completely

Masahiro Sakurai, the designer behind many iconic Nintendo franchises such as Super Smash Bros.

Skydance Games Confirms Layoffs Following Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger

Skydance Games has laid off staff following last month's Warner Bros-Paramount merger.

Take-Two Boss Strauss Zelnick on GTA 6 Expectations, GTA Online, and the Decade to Come

IGN interviews Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick 10 days before the biggest release in entertainment history: GTA 6.

Epic Games Claims Ownership Over Jazz Jackrabbit in Fortnite Legal Tussle With Gears of War Creator

Cliff Bleszinski, longtime Epic Games developer and the renowned designer of Gears of War and Unreal Tournament, hit a legal wall when trying to…

Batman Video Game Fans Are Feeling the Pain Too After Today's James Gunn News

Batman fans are eating…well, bad. Or not much at all. We’re actually starving. Across both video games and movies.

NVIDIA Launches Investigation Into Jensen Huang's Relationship With Suspected Chinese Spy

NVIDIA announced on Sunday that the company's board of directors is launching a full-scale independent investigation into recent reports of founder…

Skyrim lead designer gives the most succinct summary of Bethesda's design I've ever heard: 'You're not playing my game, I'm making your game'

Though, to be honest, sometimes I want to play someone else's game.

MSI Maestro 900R PC case review

The Maestro is a monstrous PC chassis with premium pretentions it just fails to grasp.

World of Warcraft: Forever bumps dungeon XP from monsters by 50% after some community feedback I will diplomatically call passionate

Back on that grindset.

Vulkan 1.4.368 Released With New Extensions From Valve & NVIDIA

Vulkan 1.4.368 is out as the newest weekly spec update for this high performance graphics and compute API...

Now Available on Steam - Domino VR

Video: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch 2, 3DS, N64)

Take a look. Zelda: Ocarina of Time returned this week on the Switch 2 and it looks better than ever.

PlayStation Store: October 2026’s top downloads

It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts.

What we've been playing - "Sniffing out the warehouses on Prawn Island"

Well, hello! I am once again wearing the Bertie hat in your usual host's absence, so joyous welcomes to our regular feature in which we talk about…

GTA VI Pre-Orders Far Exceed Expectations Days Ahead of Launch

It's been known since before the actual release date was announced that GTA VI would generate enough hype that there would be ripple effects…

WoW: Forever is the biggest launch in World of Warcraft history, says Blizzard

World of Warcraft: Forever is the biggest launch in the MMO's history, pulling in more concurrent players than any previous WoW launch.

Bringing Jin Sakai back to life for Ghost of Yōtei: Most Wanted

It’s been amazing to watch the response to Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition, from photo mode shots to Echoes of Sekigahara* reactions to flawless…

World of Warcraft: Forever's seemingly stellar launch continues as it soars to the top of Twitch's most viewed games, beating out the likes of League of Legends and Zelda

World of Warcraft: Forever launched last night after a hugely successful beta, and it's not just players getting in on the fun.

Before Dark Souls there was King's Field, and five hours into brilliant homage Queen's Domain, it's already one of my favourite games this year

The clue, of course, is right there in the title. Developer Freshly Baked Games' Queen's Domain isn't just a retro-fantasy action RPG played in…

Mass Effect petition has enough signatures for the Canadian Government to potentially save BioWare

Following news of EA's decision to shut down iconic RPG studio BioWare, Canadian fans of the studio have escalated their grievances to the…

Nintendo game sales surge thanks to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, but Switch 2 hardware suffers big decline

Nintendo's latest financial earnings report is here, revealing healthy software sales thanks to the enormously popular Tomodachi Life: Living the…

AMD Brings FSR Upscaling 4.1.2 to Xbox Consoles

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles are finally getting machine learning-based upscaling technology with the latest FSR Upscaling 4.1.2.

Team Fortress 2 Update Released

PlayStation sees record high player numbers and increased revenue for Q2 2026, and a lot of that success is down to Marvel's Wolverine

As part of today's (Thursday 5th November, 2026) financial results, Sony has confirmed that monthly active users, referred to as MAU, across both…

World of Warcraft: Forever is off to a great start with Blizzard's smoothest launch in memory

World of Warcraft: Forever came out last night. Those who stayed up were prepared for the usual from major WoW releases: long queues, disconnects,…

OpenIndiana 2026.10 released

Version 2026.10 of the OpenIndiana operating system has been released. OpenIndiana is based on Illumos, which in turn was based on OpenSolaris after…

Despite hardware worries and rising costs, Sony says PlayStation 6 development is on track and "progressing as scheduled"

Today, Thursday 5th November, 2026, Sony shared its latest financial results, reporting on the second quarter of financial year 2026 for the company.

Valve explains why it's running behind on Steam game approvals, asks developers to perform basic release checks to prevent re-reviews

In the wake of witnessing an unprecedented number of game submissions to Steam over the last few months, Valve has been forced to delay approvals in…

Here's A Closer Look At Marvel Cosmic Invasion's New DLC Game Mode

Victor-y. Marvel Cosmic Invasion 's Doom-themed DLC launches next week on 10th November, and ahead of its release, Dotemu has given us an extended…

Remedy revenue soars by 226% following release of Control Resonant, the developer's fastest-selling game ever

Remedy - the developer behind the recently released Control Resonant - has released a scorcher of a quarterly financial report.

Days Gone studio's next PlayStation exclusive to be revealed and released in 2027, according to new report

Sony's Bend Studio, perhaps one of its lesser discussed development houses, has apparently been deep in development on its next title.

Epic Games Names SteamOS Among Planned Linux Targets for Its New Launcher

SteamOS is now officially on the list of Linux distributions Epic Games plans to support with its new Epic Games Launcher.

Microsoft confirms direct Wi-Fi for the Xbox Nano controller plus you can use your phone as a TV gamepad.

Microsoft has launched two Xbox Cloud Gaming previews: direct Wi-Fi "Cloud Connect" for the Nano controller, and a virtual smartphone controller for…

Xbox and PC prices are out of control, and Microsoft clearly knows it

I used to upgrade my PC when it felt slow, but that's no longer possible because of rising hardware costs.

Microsoft wants to give you an Xbox Series X swallowed by a giant alligator

In one of the strangest giveaways for a console ever seen, Microsoft is hosting a sweepstakes contest for a custom-made alligator with a fully…

ChatGPT Enterprise now available in AWS Marketplace

ChatGPT Enterprise is now available through AWS Marketplace, helping organizations simplify procurement through existing AWS purchasing and billing…

XBOX's 'Nano' Controller launches today for $49.99 — An ultra-compact alternative

The XBOX Nano Controller is now available at certain retailers for $49.99, offering a compact design with support for consoles, PC, mobile, and cloud…

WH40K: Rogue Trader's final DLC expansion is coming soon — and it looks amazing

Owlcat Games has revealed the release date of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader's final DLC expansion, "Processional of the Damned".

Halo Wars Meets Halo: Reach in this Impressive FPS Mod

Project Groundside brings first-person combat to Halo Wars, allowing players to take direct control of Marines, Spartans, ODSTs, and vehicles.

Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Now Boots on Jailbroken PS5 and iPhone 17 Pro Max

Nintendo's Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launched on Switch 2 on November 5, and it is already running on a jailbroken PlayStation 5 and an iPhone.

Xbox’s smallest controller is pocket-sized, rechargeable, and only $50

The Xbox Nano Controller drops on November 4, 2026 for the United States, UK, and other select markets.

Arkane Lyon may have found a lifeline as Ubisoft and others reportedly bid for the Xbox studio

Ubisoft and at least two other gaming companies have reportedly submitted bids to acquire Arkane Lyon from Microsoft, potentially saving the…

Arkane Lyon Union Blames Microsoft for the Delays It Now Uses to Justify Closure

Members of the French video game union STJV (Syndicat des travailleureuses du jeu vidéo) at Arkane Lyon have accused Microsoft of sabotaging Marvel's…

Nintendo Switch 2 Shipments Fall 41%, But Its Software Sales Climb 26%

Nintendo released its Q3 earnings data, revealing updated information on console shipments, including the original Switch and the updated Switch 2…

The LAN party did not die. It just moved to Norway and Taiwan

A thousand seats in Taipei sold out in minutes this week, and a Norwegian Olympic arena fills with desks every Easter. Thirty years after the coax-and-CRT era invented the format, here is what is actually growing, what is not, and why hauling a tower across a country still makes sense.

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