It's been nearly twenty years since Rockstar released Midnight Club: Los Angeles, the latest entry in the arcade racing Midnight Club franchise. Fans of the series have practically lost hope of seeing another installment; however, former Rockstar San Diego designer Kris Roberts revealed to Kiwi Talkz (via Insider Gaming) that a Midnight Club 5 project existed and was eventually canned by the label, which seemed to look down on the Midnight Club team due to its massively inferior popularity compared to Grand Theft Auto. When I left, the core Midnight Club team continued to develop. I think they had even […]

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After months of waiting and years of anticipation, Grand Theft Auto VI is nearly upon us, with players finally being able to pre-order the game ahead of its release this November. One of the more curious aspects of this release however is the fact that physical copies of GTA VI will not contain an actual disc. Fortunately, this appears to be a short-term concern, with insiders claiming that discs could be printed as soon as this December.

As reported by the publication PPE.PL (who have accurately leaked a bunch of different retailer happenings in the past, including GTA VI related news), Grand Theft Auto VI will be getting a proper physical release – albeit later than usual.

While initial copies being sold before / around the 19th of November will offer little more than a code in a box, PPL confirmed that Rockstar are planning to release full disc versions of the game “in December 2026.”

No exact reason was given for this decision, however one of the core factors is likely to be the fact that they wish to avoid any early leaks. Of course, it also helps that many fans are likely to double-dip once the disc version comes out.

Either way, for the sake of preservation (and the second-hand market) it is good to see that GTA VI will be getting a proper physical release. Better late than never.

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For quite some time now, it was expected that Sony and Rockstar / Take-Two would pen a deal in order for the console maker to have exclusive marketing rights for the juggernaut that is Grand Theft Auto VI. With the upcoming title now officially available to pre-order, PlayStation have started their own marketing for the game, confirming that the two companies have worked “together to deliver the best experience on PS5 by leveraging its innovative features.”

Taking to the PlayStation Blog in alignment with Rockstar Games, Sony reaffirmed the recent announcement that Grand Theft Auto VI is now officially available to pre-order, listing the game’s various editions and pre-order content.

Of course, none of this is exclusive to PlayStation. That said, the console maker did take time to share all of the unique features coming to the PS5 version, writing: “Thanks to the close partnership between Sony Interactive Entertainment and Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto VI will play best on PS5 by taking advantage of PS5’s immersive features to deliver a deeply engaging single-player experience.”

While most of these features have been present across a majority of PS5 titles, it is still encouraging to have confirmation. With that, the full list of PS5 exclusive features is as follows:

• Advanced Haptics support offering “responsive vibrations”
• Adaptive Trigger support bringing “dynamic resistance”
• DualSense Speaker support “enhanced by haptic feedback”
• Tempest 3D AudioTech with “highly accurate audio positioning”
• Supports the PS5’s “ultra-high speed SSD, enabling you to experience the expansive world of Leonida with near-instant load times.”

Curiously, the blog post does not make any mention of the PlayStation 5 Pro and how it will factor in. Presumably being saved for another blog post – assuming it is indeed PS5 Pro enhanced – players can expect sharper visuals thanks to the use of PSSR 2. As we’ve seen with various Pro Enhanced titles however, the range of improvements can vary, and so we will have to wait and see.

Either way, with the marketing deal seemingly now kicking off in an official capacity, expect to learn tons more about GTA VI between now and its release this November.

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Over the past many months we’ve seen tons of different video game developers / publishers either shying away from announcing their game’s release dates, or in some cases delaying the titles from their initial launch in order to get out of the way of gaming juggernaut GTA VI. According to trusted insiders, one such title is the recently-announced God of War Laufey, with claims being made that the title will likely arrive sometime in February or March 2027.

In recent weeks, notable and trusted industry insider Jason Schreier has been taking to YouTube to share his thoughts on various industry happenings. Having close ties to many studios / developers across the market, Schreier’s statements come with a great deal more weight than your average analyst.

During a video discussing ‘Why Grand Theft Auto VI is scaring off other games’ Schreier spoke briefly on the recently-announced God of War Laufey, stating: “If you're a God of War Laufey, for example, you might look at the landscape and you might say, ‘Hey, I feel like this this is going to be our big tentpole release, it's going to be a really good game. It's going to be well reviewed. It's got a lot of really interesting things going for it. We should be able to get a bunch of media attention.’ And that's not going to happen if you release anywhere near GTA 6.”

In terms of when Laufey might be expected to release instead, Schreier continued, “some of those games will inevitably slip and what's going to happen is that February and March will be super crowded. We're going to see a lot of games that, I mean I mentioned God of War Laufey. I wouldn't be surprised if that gets announced for February or March pretty soon.”

Of course, this is just an educated guess from Schreier, and so it shouldn’t be taken as official confirmation. That said, Sony has been embracing the earlier months of each year – particularly during this current generation – with some of its biggest titles launching during Q1 (Helldivers 2; Horizon Forbidden West; Returnal; Gran Turismo 7 etc…).

So, when will God of War Laufey officially come out? We will have to wait and see, but it wouldn’t be surprising for Sony to give us a release date after GTA VI is actually out and no longer serving as a spectre across the industry.

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Lords of the Fallen is an interesting series. First released back in 2014, this souls-like from Deck 13 and CI Games was met with a lukewarm reception. Taking another stab at the formula, developer Hexworks would later release a successor – also known as Lords of the Fallen. Performing better than the first, a proper sequel was officially announced last year alongside a Fall 2026 release window. Due to a number of factors however (GTA VI), the game has now been delayed into 2027.

Taking to Twitter to share a lengthy statement, Marek Tyminski (the CEO of Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Games) offered a development update, writing: “Lords of the Fallen II is now set for a Q1 2027 release window.”

Explaining this decision, Tyminski continued, “As development progresses, we have worked closely with the Gameplay Feedback Team, a dedicated group of seasoned Souls-like veterans within our Launch Creative Team. Their valuable ongoing input, combined with the team’s vision, has identified meaningful opportunities to further refine and strengthen the overall experience. These enhancements will benefit from additional integration, iteration, and polishing time, enabling the team to deliver the highest possible quality at launch.”

Perhaps the primary reason for the delay came in the latter half of the message, in which Tyminski stated: “This updated release window also strategically positions Lords of the Fallen II outside of a highly competitive holiday period, ensuring the game receives the dedicated attention it deserves.”

Of course, the CEO is likely referencing the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI, which upon its release in November will almost certainly suck the air out of the room, leaving little space for any other game releases.

Regardless of the reason, it seems as thought this extra time will not go to waste. Here’s to hoping that Lords of the Fallen II finally marks the moment in which this franchise manages to find its legs.

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Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.

Ever since Nintendo began to charge $80 for some of its Switch 2 games, there has been a growing discussion surrounding game prices and more specifically how much Rockstar Games’ highly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI will cost at launch. While we have yet to get an official figure, the CEO of Take-Two Interactive has now commented on the matter.

Speaking during a recent appearance at the ‘iicon’ video game conference, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick officially commented on the potential price for Grand Theft Auto VI, stating (as transcribed by IGN):

“Consumers pay for the value that you bring to them, and our job is to charge way way way less of the value delivery. How you feel about something you buy is the intersection of the thing itself and what you pay for. Consumers need to feel like the thing itself is amazing and the price they were charged was fair for what they got.”

Zelnick continued, “We look at… how do we deliver something amazing, and how do we make sure that what people pay for it feels very reasonable.”

While pretty much no-one expected Zelnick to announce the official price for GTA VI during the conference, his comments do suggest that hopefully the popular memes claiming that Grand Theft Auto VI will cost $100+ remain just that: jokes and memes. With GTA VI scheduled to release this November however, we will have to find out sooner or later.

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Last week, a hacker group gained access to a limited number of Rockstar Games files and threatened to leak them unless Rockstar paid a ransom fee. Rockstar didn't pay, and as expected, the group did leak the files. The whole situation appears to have backfired, as the leak contained nothing but glowing financial results for the studio, causing Take Two's stock to go up. 

The leaked files contained up-to-date financial information for the current iteration of GTA Online, revealing that the game continues to make over $500 million every year, more than a decade on from its launch.

The leak appears to have inadvertently helped Rockstar parent company, Take-Two Interactive, as the company's stock shot up when trading opened yesterday morning, adding around $1 billion to its market cap.

Take Two is expected to have a very high-performing financial year, as Rockstar Games is due to release Grand Theft Auto 6 in November, along with the next-generation version of GTA Online.

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KitGuru Says: The Rockstar hack was indeed real, but the information gathered wasn't much of a shock to anyone who has paid attention to the success of GTA 5 over the years. Even now, the game still shoots into monthly top-ten sales lists around the world. 

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Grand Theft Auto 6, or GTA 6 for short, is quite simply the most anticipated (and most expensive, in all likelihood) product in the history of entertainment. It follows Grand Theft Auto 5, the second-best-selling game of all time (by verified sales figures) with 225 million units sold, after a 13-year wait that nearly spanned two full console generations. The industry and gaming fanbase are literally waiting with bated breath to see what developer Rockstar Games has created after such a long development time and such an incredible amount of resources invested in the project. Rockstar North alone spent nearly […]

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Generative AI (GenAI) and the new wave of AI tools that have begun to filter through the video game industry continue to be a controversial topic of conversation in games. The most recent spike in controversy comes from the reveal of NVIDIA's DLSS 5, which was an incredibly impressive reveal for some, but the cause of major backlash that already has some developers part of that initial reveal doing damage control. While there are a lot of players concerned as to how much GenAI tools will continue to influence how video games look and are developed, Take-Two Interactive chief executive […]

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