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Creating a timely satire can be tough when development takes half a decade or more - it's the reason South Park's stuck with its crude art style for literal decades, but the developers of GTA 6 can't just replace their world-class tech with paper cutouts. Instead, the team simply tried to avoid trends that would become outdated come launch. Read more

Halo Studios can't promise that the previously-announced Halo novel will land on shop shelves, but the company is "determined" to see the project cross the finish line regardless. Read more

Film and TV show adaptations of Arc Raiders and The Finals are in the works - and developer Embark Studios is collaborating with Chernin Entertainment to get the job done. Read more

So many of the questions in a press briefing for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft book revolved around whether the 52-year-old tabletop game would bend out of shape to work like a massively multiplayer online game. But while the D&D translation of WoW does include races and dungeons and characters from Blizzard's famous game, it doesn't fundamentally alter what it is. Read more

In a new interview, Rockstar has discussed its revered approach to crafting the satire the Grand Theft Auto series is famous for - particularly relating to GTA 6 and whether the game should include, and lampoon, real-world politics. Read more

More bad news for Ninja Theory today, as the studio's consultation process with Xbox - following a second wave of cuts last week - seems to have resulted in layoffs. Read more

Amazingly, the thing that's sold me on Sword Sage: Awakening potential isn't the adorable red panda deity who poofs out of thin air to serve you restorative tea whenever you rest up at its cheery Soulslike bonfire equivalent - although I'll admit it comes close. As its silly tea-stop interludes suggest, Sword Sage - which joins the rising swell of China-developed Soulslikes drawing inspiration fr…

Behaviour Interactive, the Canadian studio mostly known for asymmetrical multiplayer horror survival game Dead by Daylight , is hiring for a new project that sounds altogether different. Read more

Player numbers are still rising for The Witcher 3 following the release of the Remastered edition upgrade last week, as people not only return to the game following its overhaul but also buy it for the first time, or again. Read more

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has joined the ranks of September-October releases that have done very well commercially. The sequel, which officially launched on 2nd October following three days of early access, has been very popular on Steam. Read more

Final Fantasy Resonance , a game made from the ashes of closed-down mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius , is good. Very good, in fact, as I learned at Gamescom 2026 . It's basically a pixel-first FF RPG that takes old-school turn-based combat and modernises it. It feels like Octopath Traveler , but with all the classic Final Fantasy stuff in there, supported by some stunning HD-2D sprite work …

RuneScape creator Jagex recently hosted its annual convention RuneFest, a hub for community events and new reveals for the British developer's many games. Sadly, one of those reveals has spoilt the fun somewhat due to unexpected generative AI use. Read more

Arc Raiders studio Embark is making the extraction shooter free to play for four days alongside the launch of the game's biggest update yet, Frozen Trail. The studio spent the last few days detailing all the new aspects of the update, and has now announced a way for players curious about the game to try it out. Read more

Dynasty Warriors producer Tomohiko Sho says he'd rather spend what's left of his career making new games than more remasters of his old ones. Read more

Long-time mod makers are not happy about the latest trend to take over their corner of the internet - the "bullshit 'trend'" of AI-generated, or "vibe-coded", mods. Read more