Grand Theft Auto 6 is following a tradition that Rockstar previously leaned into with Red Dead Redemption 2: a focus on realism. In the case of GTA 6, that means things like filling your car with gas, working out to get (or stay) fit, and eating to stay energized. Now we know another element of this hyper-focus: various methods for stealing cars.

Whereas in past games, you could just smash the window of any car to get inside and drive off with it, in GTA 6, how you commandeer a vehicle that doesn't belong to you will be based on what kind of car it is. 

For older cars, you can smash the window just as you always have, but for a quieter approach, you can instead use a slim jim, a device you've maybe seen roadside assistance services use if you've ever locked yourself out of your own car. Doing it this way requires a short minigame using the control stick on your PlayStation 5 or Xbox controller. Once you get into such cars, you can hotwire them and drive off.

But that's just for older cars. For newer vehicles, including whatever GTA 6's inevitable parody Tesla analog will be, you'll not be able to use these methods. Instead, you'll need a key cloner, allowing you to perform something known as a "relay attack." 

How you commit the crime mentioned in GTA 6's title will depend on a car's make, model, and year.

These devices mimic the electronic signal that newer cars' key fobs utilize, and in both the real world and in Rockstar's satirical funhouse mirror of Florida, they allow criminals to remotely break into your car without even setting off the alarm. 

Presumably, this will be an item Jason and/or Lucia can keep on them as they explore Vice City, seeking all the ways to make money in GTA 6. As we learn more about this and everything else there is to know about GTA 6, you can be sure we'll bring it to you.

Grand Theft Auto VI. It's the most anticipated video game of the year, and possibly of all time. Netflix just aired a 27-minute extended trailer, and you've likely read multiple stories about it right here on this site since. Multiple media outlets are now talking about recent visits to Rockstar North in Scotland, and according to one source, GTA VI won't have any microtransactions at launch, and no generative AI was used in its development.

Speaking on the Kinda Funny Gamecast, Kinda Funny's Andy Cortez and Greg Miller revealed that they asked Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson about the potential for microtransactions in GTA, as well as the use of generative AI in its development. Both reported that the answer to both questions was simply "no."

"Can you use your own real-world money to buy things in the game? No monetization," Cortez said. "I asked point blank, 'is AI in the game?' No AI," Miller continued.

The lack of generative AI was also reported by The New York Times in its Grand Theft Auto VI feature posted earlier today. "Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar said, has well over 600,000 animations, compared with 55,000 animations in Grand Theft Auto V and 300,000 animations in Red Dead Redemption 2," the article said, which also confirmed that Rockstar "emphasized the new game’s human-made craft."

For more on Grand Theft Auto VI, check out our coverage on just how big the map will be, whether or not you can pet (or even scold) a dog, and the return of a six-star wanted system.

After literal years of waiting since the game's official announcement, Rockstar has finally pulled back the curtain on Grand Theft Auto 6's gameplay. The Netflix-exclusive Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look gave us a chance to see the game's open-world activities, combat, story missions, characters, vehicles, and much more, which just makes the wait for November 19 even more excruciating. Below, we've rounded up our coverage so you can learn about whatever it is you're most interested in regarding GTA 6.

You can pet (or scold) the dog

Grand Theft Auto 6 has something for dog-lovers and dog-haters, apparently, as a button prompt showed you can not only pet dogs you come across in GTA 6, but also scold them. We would never.

Six-star Wanted levels return

After being absent in Grand Theft Auto 5, the six-star Wanted system returns in GTA 6. It's not entirely clear what this entails, but the crimes you've been caught committing are visible via icons under the stars.

The game is long as hell

No surprise here if you've played GTA 5 or Red Dead Redemption 2, but Grand Theft Auto 6 could take you a long time to complete. Rockstar North's Rob Nelson estimated his playthrough at about 80 hours, focused mostly on the main narrative and narrative-based optional content.

The map is enormous

Red Dead Redemption 2 featured a very large map. Grand Theft Auto 6's map is three times larger. It's not Good Theft Auto 6, after all.

It's about love but Jason and Lucia don't have to be a couple

The core of Grand Theft Auto 6's story is the relationship between Lucia and Jason. The two don't necessarily have to be in a romantic relationship, and can exist as platonic partners if you so choose, but the pair, together, is crucial to the story.

There's a Red Dead-style Criminal Profile system

Alongside the tweaked Wanted system is the Criminal Profile system. This will take into account your actions over time, like whether you choose to commit superfluous violence during your missions, and it won't be cleared back to square-one like the Wanted stars are.

Jason kind of talks like Bane

The guy is a little hard to understand, drawing some comparisons to Tom Hardy's Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. We're sure we'll get used to it, but we imagine Lucia has to ask him to repeat himself sometimes.

The game won't directly address real-life politics

Like with previous Grand Theft Auto games, GTA 6 will feature plenty of political and social satire, but it will not deal with actual, real-world political figures or events. That means no Donald Trump and no COVID-19.

No microtransactions or generative AI

Grand Theft Auto 6, at least the single-player game releasing in November, will not feature any microtransactions. Additionally, Rockstar says no generative AI was used in its creation.

GTA 6's main characters are Jason and Lucia, and while previous trailers have shown them in some steamy scenes, their relationship will be defined by how people play, not by a strict story mandate.

Rockstar North's Rob Nelson confirmed to The New York Times that it will be up to the player if Jason and Lucia complete the story as a romantic couple or merely partners in crime. Players will need to manage the relationship by responding to texts and, like in any good relationship, making an effort.

“It’s new for GTA, this idea of your actions having meaning in terms of how you treat your partner or how violent you are,” Nelson said.

The Times report suggested that a small touch, the characters holding hands as they leave a store, is dependent on the state of their relationship.

Nelson went on to say GTA 6's story will take cues from "that Bonnie and Clyde concept." He added, "We knew it was the only way for us to go with this game."

Bonnie and Clyde were famous American outlaws from the early 1900s, who committed many crimes, including murder. They were lovers, and they were eventually killed by police in 1934 in Louisiana.

Rockstar has also said GTA 6's story is about "whether love can survive through this storm." This was alluded to in GTA 6's first trailer. It featured the Tom Petty song "Love Is A Long Road." Petty sings about a girl he knew who “said she cared about me” but opines that “love is a long road” with many twists and turns.

GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. We learned a lot more about the game today, including how the map is 3X bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2's and that a playthrough can be 80 hours long. The game also brings back six-star wanted levels and that you can pet the dog.

Netflix's extended Grand Theft Auto 6 preview has arrived, and players are already dissecting the footage to glean new details about Rockstar Games' heavily anticipated sequel. So far, the response has been largely positive except in regards to the voice of Jason Duval, the game's co-leading antihero.

One of the common complaints about Jason on social media is that he's difficult to understand for some listeners. This has drawn some comparison's to Tom Hardy's nearly incompressible Bane voice in trailers for The Dark Knight Rises. It's unknown if Rockstar will take any measures to adjust Jason's voice to make it easier to comprehend--as director Christopher Nolan did for Bane in the theatrical cut--but the prevailing sentiment online isn't in favor of Jason's vocals.

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Many of the other aspects from GTA 6 have been more positively received, including the ability to interact with dogs, the return of six-star wanted levels, and more. Rockstar also recently disclosed how players can switch between controlling Jason and taking over has his literal partner-in-crime, Lucia Caminos.

Prior to the new preview event, Rockstar called the recent GTA 6 leaks "heartbreaking for our team." Several years ago, Rockstar discovered the identity of a previous GTA 6 leaker and initiated legal proceedings against them. For now, the current leaker's true identity is unknown.

Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19.

Following Grand Theft Auto 6's over-the-top Netflix gameplay reveal, Rockstar Games detailed one of the game's most important systems. Building on the traditional Wanted system from previous Grand Theft Auto titles and the Honor system from Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 6 introduces a Criminal Profile system that tracks how violently players handle their crime sprees.

The interview confirmed that the traditional Wanted system does return when you're spotted committing a crime in GTA 6. To shake off the police chasing you, Jason and Lucia may need to change vehicles and clothing, or run away and elude the police in different directions. How violent you are while committing that initial crime and escaping influences the dynamic Criminal Profile system.

"This is a story about a couple on the run. We have tried to make the systems and the design support our narrative when and wherever possible," Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson told IGN. "Meaning, if you hit and run, commit a crime and run, get into trouble and move on before the cops get there, and you don’t start shooting people, don't start escalating – which you absolutely can do if you want to – but if you don’t, you’re generally going to be fine."

In the same interview, it's stressed that this system isn't meant to let players make Lucia and Jason do-gooders. It's more of a tracker of how violent and maliciously players choose to commit crimes in GTA 6. Nelson says "We tried to design the game so that you have options," and that "things can escalate quite quickly if you want them to, or people who don’t want to escalate can try to avoid it."

If you enjoy role-playing as a criminal in Red Dead Redemption 2 or any of GTA Online's NoPixel servers, this Criminal Profile system seems made for you. Grand Theft Auto 6 is still set to launch for PS5 and Xbox Series X on November 19, something reaffirmed by Rockstar in this gameplay reveal and its response to recent gameplay leaks.

Grand Theft Auto VI has finally had its big gameplay reveal. That included more details about the story, which centers heavily on the relationship between Jason and Lucia, and how it'ss impacted by their life of crime.

"We’re trying to reflect a sort of crazy, warped version of this American state and city--we always try to do that,” Rockstar North's Rob Nelson told the New York Times. "I think this story has--if you want it--themes of hopefulness, elements of sacrifice versus selfishness, and it plays out asking questions about whether love can survive through this storm."

That relationship is front and center in the gameplay, which lets you switch seamlessly between them. Elsewhere in the report, Nelson says that the two could be lovers or simply partners in crime, and that will be up to the player. To maintain the relationship they'll have to spend time together, like hanging out and responding to texts.

"It's new for G.T.A., this idea of your actions having meaning in terms of how you treat your partner or how violent you are," Nelson said.

Rockstar has shared more details about its long-awaited and heavily hyped Grand Theft Auto 6, and one key piece of information is that the game's map is apparently three times bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2's. The game takes players back to Vice City, a stand-in for Miami. Players will also be able to explore the surrounding areas.

A New York Times report featuring interviews with Rockstar's developers said, "The overall map, the studio said, is three times as large as the playable area of its previous game, Red Dead Redemption 2."

That's a big map.

Additionally, the report said GTA 6 has "well over 600,000 animations," which compares to 55,000 for GTA 5 and 300,000 in Red Dead Redemption 2.

“Every room in the game, somebody thought about this,” Rockstar North boss Aaron Garbut said. “Who’s sitting where, what they’re drinking, the marks that are left on the table. The pictures on the wall will have the people that are in that room, with their tattoos on their arms and their family behind them. That whole thing has been made, and built, and photographed, and placed in this random room in a random building in a huge city, in a world.”

Other GTA 6 details that have been confirmed recently include how a playthrough of the main game can take 80 hours, the game returning to six-star wanted levels, and how you can pet the dog.

Keep checking back with GameSpot for lots more on GTA 6. The game launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Rockstar's GTA games had six-star wanted levels until GTA 5 dropped it down to five, and now Rockstar is returning to its roots by going back to six with GTA 6. How fitting.

This was confirmed in the GTA 6 Netflix gameplay video today. We don't know exactly what Jason and Lucia will need to do to achieve a six-star wanted level, but it will no doubt be the worst of the worst crimes.

A logo showed in the GTA 6 trailer also suggests there will be icons for specific crimes that players commit. The full details aren't available, however, but it makes sense that Rockstar would evolve the wanted system in some form.

One of the icons, a car, disappears when Jason or Lucia hide a car in a garage, for example. Additionally, players can destroy security camera footage to avoid the cops. Also, the police will react more aggressively when you are also more aggressive by going into an area guns blazing.

Keep checking back with GameSpot for lots more on GTA 6. The game launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The CEO of Helldivers studio Arrowhead Game Studios has commented on the upcoming launch of GTA 6, saying he's happy there will be no PC version or online mode at launch, because that will help Helldivers 2 "keep crushing it."

In a statement to press, Sham Jorjani said Rockstar makes "ridiculous, high-effort stuff, and it's awesome that games like this get made." He said he's selfishly happy that the game won't be on PC at launch, nor will there be an online mode right away.

"It means Helldivers 2 gets to keep crushing it in our own space, and is also why it won’t be the all consuming behemoth everyone’s worried about," he said.

Rockstar has confirmed GTA 6 will launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, but the developer has not said a word about a possible PC edition. Additionally, Rockstar has said GTA 6 is a "single-player experience," but the company has not confirmed outright that there won't be an online mode at launch.

It's expected Rockstar will evolve GTA Online in some form for GTA 6, but we don't know anything about that yet. With GTA 5, the game launched first on console before later coming to PC. For GTA 6, it's expected the game will also eventually come to PC. Additionally, it won't be unprecedented if GTA 6 launches with no online mode, as GTA 5 also launched without one.

Jorjani went on to say Rockstar has "the brand power to confidently take their time and run their classic play," as opposed to chasing trends and pivoting like some other developers do.

"They have the confidence and freedom to spend a decade doing things the old-school way because they know the core game will deliver. It’s going to raise the bar for sure," he said.

The "Extended Look" for GTA 6 aired today, August 27, on Netflix. For more, be sure to read GameSpot’s breakdown of how to watch and what to expect from the GTA 6 Extended Look event.

The Netflix event comes after GTA 6 has suffered numerous, significant gameplay leaks. Rockstar reacted to the scandal, saying the leaks are “heartbreaking” for the developers.

GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It’s coming to market with an incredible amount of hype behind it, in part because fans have been waiting 13 years for the sequel to GTA 5.

Grand Theft Auto VI had its big debut on Netflix today, and as part of the opening sequence we got confirmation that there will be very good boys, by which I mean dogs, and you can interact them in a few different ways.

When exploring an apartment complex for a package pickup, Jason and Lucia come across a dog in the hallway. Jason leans over to interact, allowing you to pet the dog, as we've come to expect in video games. But two other options were also notable: Scold, and Study.

Scolding a dog is probably exactly what it sounds like, though we didn't see it in action. Maybe there's a dog behavior mechanic and scolding helps steer them right? The Study option appears borrowed from Red Dead Redemption 2, which allowed you to study wild animals. That may indicate GTA 6 will allow you to study a variety of creatures, not just dogs. A New York Times report further detailed that you can buy treats for dogs at shops and give them out.

If you saw footage of Exterminauts come out of Gamescom this week, then you might have thought it bore some resemblance to Helldivers 2. The two games are both cooperative PvE shooters with an assortment of powerful weapons to use and creatures to battle, but the team at Behaviour Interactive believe Exterminauts stands out in several key ways.

Speaking to GameSpot at Gamescom, creative director Vincent Regimbart acknowledged that there are definitely similarities in the two games, but also a few key changes that help Exterminauts stand out.

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"Our game is not war: It's work," Regimbart said. "It's a workplace that fights back. So there's a thematic difference that we don't want it kind of, to be too heavy on the player--to make it feel like everything is ominous and dire. You're just here to do your 9-5 and get back out."

Regimbart also said that the team felt like it could actually make some improvements to certain aspects of Helldivers, particularly regarding the progression system.

"There are mods to your weapons, there are passives, there are a lot of upgrades, and there are a lot of different paths that you can take with a particular build. So we're putting a lot more emphasis on that."

For more on Exterminauts, you can check out our full Gamescom preview and read about how the season pass is respecting dedicated players. The game comes to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in 2027.

Few game companies are brave enough to go head-to-head with the release of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6, but that's exactly what publisher Devolver Digital is doing with the launch of Volvy's Adventure: Reslimed on November 19.

Billed as a "remaster of the second remake of the original monochrome action-platformer starring the most famous video game mascot of all time," Volvy's Adventure is actually almost none of those things. The original "Volvy's Adventure" doesn't exist. This isn't a remaster but an entirely new and original game. Volvy, while actually being Devolver Digital's tongue-in-cheek platformer mascot, is obviously not the most famous of "all time."

So what is Volvy's Adventure: Reslimed, actually? It's a Game Boy Color-style 2D platformer coming to Steam from developer Doinksoft, the studio behind 2D sidescrollers like Gato Roboto and Gunbrella. Volvy himself is a rat-esque (I think?) creature with one big hand and one small hand.

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Like any good platforming mascot, Volvy dashes and jumps through levels while collecting items (in this case, onions), bouncing on the heads of enemies, and battling bosses. Occasionally, Volvy transforms into a hulked out alter-ego called Swolvy capable of smashing through anything that gets in his way. 

It's all a little absurd, but that's also what makes it fun. While much of the marketing and the entire premise of Volvy's Adventure: Reslimed comes off as a meta-video-game-industry joke, the actual game on display in its debut trailer looks like a rollicking good time. 

Volvy's Adventure: Reslimed is immediately reminiscent of its Game Boy Color-era inspirations, with a vibrant art style, a popping soundtrack, and kinetic movement. Volvy can dash through the air with his giant fist, burrow underground, or hover like a helicopter using his tail, and the trailer shows how all these abilities can all be chained together.

GTA 6 will certainly be hogging the headlines when it releases in November, but the open-world crime simulator isn't everyone's cup of tea, is $80 (or $100), and isn't releasing on PC at launch. Volvy's Adventure: Reslimed, at only $5, offers a nice bit of counterprogramming then for those who are looking for something else to do November 19. 

Surprisingly, Volvy isn't the only one bold enough to release on the same day as GTA 6. The Binding of Isaac: Repentance+ Online, a port adding online co-op, is also releasing November 19.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has suggested Microsoft could make more exclusive games again, but will The Elder Scrolls 6 be among them? We still don't know, but that's the question the BBC asked Sharma at Gamescom this week. But first, Sharma discussed her thoughts generally about exclusives, and how every platform, in her estimation, needs some form of exclusive content to grow.

"We are increasingly going to be one of the largest platforms in the world. Every platform needs some form of exclusive experiences and content," she said. "And so, what we've shared is Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork [Revolution will be exclusive on console to Xbox]. We're going to do the best we can to continue to do that, all in context of the business being healthy, and so we have to balance that."

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Pressed to say if it is a "priority" to make The Elder Scrolls 6 exclusive to Xbox on console, Sharma smiled and said, "It's a beautiful game." Sharma recently visited the developers at Bethesda and offered an update on how the game was progressing. During her visit, protestors came to Bethesda's offices to drag Sharma for her decision to lay off thousands of Xbox developers, including people working on The Elder Scrolls 6.

Due to these layoffs and other cuts, staffers at Bethesda are facing "crushing morale" and fears of more delays.

In terms of Microsoft's approach exclusive games going forward, the team has said it will honor existing agreements for Xbox-made games that were previously announced as multiplatform releases. The Elder Scrolls 6 was announced in 2018, but at the time, Bethesda did not confirm platform details. Microsoft acquired Bethesda in 2021, and documents from the Microsoft vs. FTC case said The Elder Scrolls 6 was not planned for PS5.

Former Xbox boss Phil Spencer, for his part, said in 2021 that making games exclusive to Xbox is "not about punishing any other platform." He also alluded to the possibility of The Elder Scrolls 6 being exclusive to Xbox.

"In order to be on Xbox, I want us to be able to bring the full complete package of what we have. And that would be true when I think about The Elder Scrolls 6," he said. "That would be true when I think about any of our franchises."

Spencer spearheaded the effort to bring more Xbox games to rival platforms in a bid to make more money. He left Xbox earlier this year, and one of Sharma's first moves was to tell fans how important exclusives are to the business. Gears of War: E-Day, which launches this October, was reportedly planned for PS5 before Microsoft opted to make it exclusive on console to Xbox.

Despite being announced more than eight years ago, The Elder Scrolls 6 still has no release date or official details.

Microsoft opened up preorders for its limited-edition 25th-Anniversary Xbox Series X, and within a minute, the most expensive Xbox ever sold out. While units will likely make their ways into the hands of Xbox fans with deep pockets, it looks like scalpers have also snatched up units, and as you'd expect, they're expecting to make a big payday by flogging them on sites like eBay.

A quick look at the commerce platform reveals dozens of the rare Xbox Series X consoles have been listed, with prices ranging from $2,200 all the way up to an incredibly optimistic $27,426 by one seller in Australia--likely as a way to grab the top spot on eBay's search page.  Microsoft opened up preorders with a $900 asking price for the console, so this is quite the jump. So far, it looks like quite a few of the consoles have been sold at the marked-up price, with several sales on eBay averaging between $1,900 to $2,300 per unit sold.

That's a lot of cash for an Xbox!

This is also an unpleasant reminder of the early years of the current console generation, as thanks to a semiconductor shortage, the Xbox Series X and the PS5 were hard to find. Scalpers using a variety of methods and programs were quick to snatch up restocks online and resold them, but supply chains eventually stabilized and access to the current console generation was easier--at least until a variety of factors saw their prices surge upwards last year, with no sign of relief in the immediate future.

This is also yet another thing that scalpers have ruined, as many hobbies has been impacted by hustle culture. The Pokemon Trading Card Game has been especially hard hit, as every new restock at retailers usually sees scalpers buy up all of the available stock. Not even Pokemon donuts are safe, as the recent Krispy Kreme collaboration attracted plenty of people looking to make a quick buck.

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This is also yet another thing that scalpers have ruined, as many hobbies has been impacted by hustle culture. The Pokemon Trading Card Game has been especially hard hit, as every new restock at retailers usually sees scalpers buy up all of the available stock. Not even Pokemon donuts are safe, as the recent Krispy Kreme collaboration attracted plenty of people looking to make a quick buck.

This year's Gamescom event is underway in Cologne, Germany, and now the country's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier--speaking at the event itself--warned people to consider the downsides to gaming. He also said gaming is great and has lots of positive effects on people and society.

As reported by DPA International, he said video games have "become so ubiquitous," so it's only prudent to "discuss the downsides of this development." He said people should look at video games "objectively, honestly, and in a nuanced way."

Steinmeier pointed out how the World Health Organization has warned of the dangers of gaming addiction, and he went on to say some video games expose people to "brutality and raw violence, to sexism, racism, inhuman thinking, and extremist ideologies."

Also during his speech, Steinmeier said it's an outdated way of thinking to believe a "gamer" is someone who plays video games 24/7, eats junk food, and drinks energy drinks in a dark room. This "does not do justice to reality," he said.

"Games have long since found their place at the heart of our society," he said, adding that advancements to gaming technology have helped various other industries, including medicine, architecture, and motor vehicle design.

Gamescom 2026 kicked off with Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live event, where a lot of announcements were made. The show itself is underway now, and for more, you can read GameSpot's interview with the organizers about how the biggest gaming event in the West continues to grow.

Great racing games have an x-factor that sets them apart from their peers, but you could argue that the genre hasn't meaningfully evolved over the decades. Star Wars: Galactic Racer aims to change that perception, as the new title from developer Fuse Games looks to other genres for inspiration. While it might look like a spiritual successor to 1999's Star Wars Episode 1: Pod Racer, Galactic Racer adds in some roguelite flavor and a dash of Burnout to its take on high-speed competition in a galaxy far, far away.

"Our intention was actually to move the genre forward," Fuse Games CEO Matt Webster said to GameSpot. "We've made a lot of racing games in the past, and we love racing. This game came together because of a shared love of racing and Star Wars, but we needed to evolve. It needed to change; it needed to be something to push it forward and modernize it. It's probably the last sort of major genre that hasn't really had a transformative stealing of different types from different genres into racing."

"And so, that's what we did here. We wanted to make a racing adventure where story and character are very important. But we've wrapped it up inside a runs-based structure. Runs-based games are games that are designed for infinite replayability, and we think racing thrives on replayability. Our assertion was that those things were going to be a great mix, and now, as that comes to life, people are coming for the Star Wars arcade racing action, but there's a boatload of depth in there."

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That all sounds like a fun recipe for single-player fun, but what about multiplayer? Online competition is a vital part of any racing game, and with a roguelite-influenced structure, you'd imagine that this wouldn't translate well to multiplayer racing. Fuse Games says that it has found a great balance for players who want to race against their fellow humans, as Galactic Racer's multiplayer leans heavy into the underworld aspect of Star Wars and allows you to place bets on how well you'll do in competitions.

"Multiplayer is amazing in this game, because what we've done is we've taken that sort of run-based chase, and we've compressed it into about 25, 30 minutes," Webster explained. "So, in Speeder Tours, there are 12 players, Pod Racing Tours has eight players, and the tours follow the same structure, which is six events. The first five events are a build chase, so your finishing position determines what rewards you get and what parts are available to you. But importantly, you bet on your finishing position. If I'm confident, I'm going to go all in, I'm going to say I'm going to come, I'm going to place in the top three. If I achieve that, I get an epic reward. If I don't get there, I don't get as good a reward. Or you might say top nine."

"If you achieve that, you get a decent part drop. So, every time, there's a decent opportunity for you to progress, and that solves a great challenge that we have in the past where if you didn't come first in a series of races online, you're kind of like, 'Well, I'm done. I'll just try my bet somewhere else.' Now, everybody has a chance, and I'm serious, where we've seen this, everyone has a chance to claw that back victory because the first five events are about building the best vehicle you can for the showdown event. The very last event is one where you put it all on the line, and there you're betting on who's going to win."

Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches on October 6 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

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Video game console price increases could be back on the menu, as the Trump administration is reportedly weighing implementing a new round of tariffs on imported computer chips.

According to Politico, the administration is considering expanding the number of tech products subject to the duties, and they could include everyday electronics that use these chips--including gaming consoles, data center servers, and laptops. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is reportedly aiming to use these tariffs to push foreign tech companies to build manufacturing plants inside the US if they want tax relief.

While this plan hasn't been finalized and could change in the coming months, Politico's sources say that these new tariffs will be implemented slowly if they are approved. Tech companies have already warned that these taxes could backfire and hurt the US's efforts to win the artificial-intelligence race. The advanced chip factories required to produce crucial components like semiconductors and memory cost billions to establish and take years to build.

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This wouldn't be the first time that console prices have risen because of US President Donald Trump's tariffs, as Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft hardware have all increased in price. While the companies haven't directly attributed the price hikes to tariffs--citing global economic instability and other factors as reasons their products became more expensive--they did directly mention that tariff refunds have helped their bottom line. Both Sony and Nintendo, for example, got nice little paydays earlier this year after the US Supreme Court declared Trump's tariffs to be unlawful.

None of these refunds have been passed back to consumers, but the makers of the PlayDate handheld, Panic, confirmed this week that it'll be refunding anyone who bought the device when its price was increased to cover the tariffs.

At long last, Rockstar will lift the veil on GTA 6 today, August 27, via an "Extended Look" on Netflix. But how long will the broadcast be? Now we know.

According to an updated listing for the showcase on the Netflix app, the Extended Look event will run for 26 minutes. That's pretty significant, but it should be, given Rockstar and Netflix are calling it "extended."

This suggest it's more than a trailer but instead a proper deep dive into the world of GTA 6. That's exciting news for fans, as Rockstar has only delivered two trailers for the game since 2023, and only sparing other details along the way.

Additionally, Netflix's blog post announcing the Extended Look was updated with confirmation that the content in the broadcast was "captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5." That's no surprise, either, as the May 2025 GTA 6 trailer was also captured on PlayStation 5, and not the PS5 Pro.

Sony and Rockstar have a co-marketing agreement for GTA 6, which is why this is happening. It may also help explain why GTA 6 features consoles and controllers that resemble PlayStation's own devices.

The Extended Look begins today at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET, and while the broadcast will initially air on Netflix, it will come to YouTube at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET. For more, be sure to read GameSpot's breakdown of how to watch and what to expect from the GTA 6 Extended Look event.

The Netflix event comes after GTA 6 has suffered numerous, significant gameplay leaks. Rockstar reacted to the scandal, saying the leaks are "heartbreaking" for the developers.

GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It's coming to market with an incredible amount of hype behind it, in part because fans have been waiting 13 years for the sequel to GTA 5.

Following the report that said Battlefield 1's Jack Lowden is circling the role of James Bond for the next 007 movie, it’s now rumored that another actor who appeared in a video game, Jack Barton, could be in the mix as well.

PageSix reported that Bond 26 director Denis Villeneuve and casting director Nina Gold are looking at a "stream of unknowns" to play James Bond next. One such person is Barton, who played Messmer the Impaler in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

That is Barton's only video game credit. On TV, he appeared in Steven Knight's SAS: Rogue Heroes and the TV show War of the Worlds. In film, Barton appeared in Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar-winning 2023 movie Poor Things.

The report went on to say Barton will do a screen test to play James Bond, as will other contenders, including Lowden. These tests will begin in early September and will also reportedly include people like Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi, Paul Mescal, and Harris Dickson.

In May this year, Bond movie production company Amazon MGM Studios said the search for the next James Bond actor was underway and that the film studio would not comment on the casting process.

It has been a long wait for the next James Bond movie, as the latest entry, No Time to Die, was released in 2021. However, it was expected to be release much sooner, but had three delays due in part to COVID.

Daniel Craig played James Bond in five 007 films, and wrapped up his run with No Time To Die. Amazon MGM Studios bought the franchise and reportedly paid a lot of money to regain creative control from the longtime series stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

The new James Bond movie will be directed by Villeneuve, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker known for the Dune franchise. He’s also directed the movies Prisoners, Sicario, Blade Runner 2049, and Arrival.