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Here’s Why GTA 6 Is $80, But NBA 2K27 Is Only $70

'Given the hype around this title, I think we could have made any number of other pricing choices,' said Strauss Zelnick

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As GTA 6 publisher Take-Two revises its 2027 net bookings up to $8.2bn, Strauss Zelnick confirms its sales are "well over 90% digital"

Take-Two's latest financials are in, and they come with a few surprises. First off, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has confirmed that the publisher's sales are mostly digital, in response to Sony's controversial decision to stop manufacturing physical disc-based games. "Our business is well over 90% digitally distributed...

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Battlefield 6 Crossing Over with Top Gun

Battlefield 6 just shed new light on its upcoming Top Gun crossover. Set to arrive on August 18, the Battlefield 6 Top Gun collaboration will add new vehicles, a new weapon, and new modes to the military shooter, as well as herald the return of a fan-favorite Battlefield 1942 map.

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GTA 6 Boss Responds To PlayStation Announcement, "Discs Don't Make Sense"

Sony has been in the firing line in recent weeks following its announcement that it would stop disc production for PlayStation consoles from 2028. The wheels are well and truly in motion, with new PS5 boxes bearing a warning to consumers of the incoming change, but they aren't happy.

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"Ideas like this usually just die": Inside generative AI’s effect on modding, and how host sites struggle to maintain transparency

I’ve been scrolling through Nexus Mods near enough every weekday morning for three or four years now. On a good day, I might spot a couple of new mods potentially worth writing news about and a couple, usually Skyrim player homes, I might fancy checking out in my free time. Historically, browsing for mods was lar...

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Marvel Tōkon Launches To Abysmal 44% Rating On Steam: ‘They Should Have Pushed The PC Release Date Back Until They Figured This Out’

Arc System Works says it’s ‘actively investigating’ reports of performance issues on PC

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Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta blows past series' records on Steam

Gears of War E-Day has only just rolled out the first stage of its open beta, and already the series' records have been shattered on Steam. Read more

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How To Unlock Deadpool's Secret Commands In Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has a fantastic roster of heroes and villains for fans to play as, but I think I speak for most of us when I say that Deadpool is perhaps the best of the whole bunch.

4 weeks ago 👁 10
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Rush is Real adds ex-Escape from Tarkov designer to its roster, and he hopes to "change the fabric" of videogames

Nomion Games - a brand new studio made up of myriad former Escape from Tarkov veterans - has just added a new titan to its roster. Former EFT Lead Game Designer, Jean Tyulegenov, joins ex-head of Battlestate Games' PR Dmitry Ogorodnikov and former PR Manager German Terekhov on Rush is Real, the studio's mysterious new...

4 weeks ago 👁 11
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GTA 6 Is An "Incredible Bargain", Take-Two CEO Says

It's been three months since Take-Two's last financial investors' call. It was here that CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed that Grand Theft Auto 6 marketing would begin in earnest this summer and reaffirmed that the game would launch on November 19.

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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave May Have Solved Three Houses' Biggest Story Problem

Fire Emblem fans got an exciting in-depth look into Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave during the recent dedicated Nintendo Direct, and the new chapter is already making a huge improvement to the way Three Houses approached storytelling. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave features brand-new protagonists, a time jump, new classes,...

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Splatoon Raiders Update Finally Fixes Major Player Issue

A new update has arrived for Splatoon Raiders, with Version 1.1.1 addressing numerous issues in the game, including changing how the Tank Limiter works based on tons of player feedback. When it was first announced, Splatoon Raiders served as a sort of surprise to longtime fans, focusing purely on a campaign rather than...

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