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A new report has cast doubt on hopes that a physical version of Grand Theft Auto 6 will follow the digital release later this year. Read more

"Racing is crying out for a bit of consequence," says Matt Webster, Fuse Games' founder and CEO, and former general manager at Burnout and Need For Speed developer Criterion. "Crashing is consequence - not just the visual and the audio spectacle of it; we learn something from it. It's tough to have consequence when you've got a rewind button." Read more

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Victoria waves a fond farewell to Eurogamer, and us to Victoria; Connor dabbles on Guild Wars on mobile; Sherif tackles yet another Soulslike; and Bertie discovers he's lost any skill he had at playing Hades 2 . Read more

Let's start with the good news: Switch 2 has become the second fastest-selling console in US history, after just 12 months on sale. It shifted a whopping 5.9m units, placing it only behind Nintendo's own Game Boy Advance - which sold 6.5m units in the 12 months after it arrived, 25 years ago. Read more

Pop sensation Phoebe Bridgers has released a new music video for her latest single, Lost Boys. It features a lovely song but more importantly it features Old School RuneScape - and it's the first time Old School RuneScape has appeared in such a big-name music video. And because this is clearly as important as new GTA 6 details being revealed this week, we're going to take a closer look. Read more

The launch of the Steam Machine has officially given us the first attempt at a knock-off. The cheekily-named Stim Machine comes from a French hardware retailer, and it's taking an aim at Valve's mini-PC in a few key ways. Read more

Grand Theft Auto 6 apparently features a new in-game social network where we'll be able to watch videos and follow influences to discover "secret" side missions, which makes it sound like Rockstar is aiming its satirical cannon at TikTok and Instagram this time around. Read more

As promised, Battlefield Studios has detailed how the gunplay of Battlefield 6 is being overhauled, and it turns out the developer wants it to feel closer to Battlefield 4 . The proposed changes will arrive 30th June with the final update for Season 3. Read more

Major retailers may not have the stock of consoles necessary to bear the incoming wave of demand this holiday season, thanks to Grand Theft Auto 6 's release, it's claimed. Read more

Microsoft has announced significant price increases of $100 USD and beyond for its Xbox Series X/S consoles, blaming the rising costs of memory and storage for the move. Read more

Insomniac Games has assured fans not to worry: unlike the impending GTA 6 , the physical edition of Marvel's Wolverine will come with a disc when it releases exclusively on PlayStation 5 on 15th September. Read more

Bungie and Sony have announced they are laying off yet another wave of employees following the release of Destiny 2 's final update. Read more

The same insider who claimed in February that Grand Theft Auto 6 wouldn't launch with a physical version - which turned out to be almost correct - has now claimed a proper physical edition with a disc will launch in December. Read more

Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders have officially gone live in many parts of the world, and while many players will be placing their pre-orders through the PlayStation and Xbox Stores, many others will order from Amazon and online retailers. Read more

At least a dozen people have departed award-winning South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games this week, following reports that Xbox is planning major restructuring that could result in "significant" layoffs and studio closures. Read more