Three US Democratic senators condemned both Discord and Roblox, saying that the voice-chat and game-creation platforms "deserve their day in court" instead of hiding behind private arbitration methods as it relates to child safety.

According to an August 31 Bloomberg report, Democratic senators Dick Durbin (Illinois), Kirsten Gillibrand (New York), and Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) have filed an amicus brief on August 28 urging the courts to keep the myriad lawsuits Discord and Roblox are facing public.

"Instead of hiding behind the veil of arbitration, Roblox and Discord can be held accountable for their misconduct: misleading parents into thinking their platforms are safe and failing to protect children from sexual abuse," the senators wrote collectively. "Such a requirement would contradict the very concern animating the EFAA in the first place: Companies enforce arbitration to silence and deny justice to survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment."

Arbitration is a way for lawsuits to get settled privately and outside of a regular courtroom. This would mean that, if Discord and Roblox compelled their victims into arbitration, whatever the aftermath of the lawsuits were would likely be sealed and unknown to the public. These senators don't want that to happen, specifically because of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act Congress enacted in 2022, which blocks companies facing sexual abuse lawsuits from entering arbitration.

The amicus brief (which is a document filed by someone who wants to give the courts extra information) was filed in a case involving a 13-year-old boy who reportedly met a predator on Roblox and was groomed, coerced, and blackmailed into sending lewd materials over Discord. This is just one of the hundreds of lawsuits both platforms are currently battling.

GameSpot has reached out to Discord and Roblox for comment and will update this story should we get a response back.

While Roblox has been at the center of a congressional investigation and has had several politicians set their sights on the platform, parent company Roblox Corporation has made changes to make the platform safer for children. This includes paying $12 million to do things like adding facial recognition and age-verification systems. The company's co-founder and CEO, David Baszucki, has responded to a lot of the complaints and criticism, but his comments didn't go over well, signalling that maybe Roblox can't make anyone happy right now.

Out of nowhere, Sony has announced that free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) is now on PlayStation 5, allowing people to watch movies and TV shows for free, in exchange for watching ads.

FAST programming is growing in popularity, and some of the current market leaders include Roku, Tubi, and Pluto, among others. FAST content was already on PS5 through dedicated apps for some of those services, but now Sony is launching its own FAST channel. For its part, Microsoft offers some FAST channels apps like Tubi and Pluto on Xbox as well.

Available on PS5 in the US, the new "Live TV on PS5" comes from Sony's own Sony Pictures Television. There are more than 100 live channels, as well as on-demand programming spanning news, sports, movies, TV shows, and anime.

Here's how to access it on your PS5:

1. Go to the Media tab:
2. Select the Live TV on PS5 icon. 
3. Select “Sign In With My PlayStation Account” to connect your PlayStation account and start watching.

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Some of the content available includes movies from MovieSphere, 50 Cent Action, FilmRise Free Movies, Sony One Horror Hits, and Cinevault. Some of the TV shows people can watch include The Walking Dead, Community, Unsolved Mysteries, and Hell's Kitchen. Anime programming available on the service includes Naruto, Sailor Moon, and Death Note, as well as some Crunchyroll channels. For sports fans, programming from Fox Sports, Nascar, NBC Sports Now, and UFC are available. There are also news and weather channels, along with "creator" content like Hot Ones and The Ringer programming.

Live TV on PS5 will be updated over time with more channels and content, while Sony said it’s looking to expand it to Canada and other regions later.

FAST is a growing segment of the entertainment landscape. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney and Netflix are also mulling plans for FAST content as well.

Before this, Sony operated the paid live TV service PlayStation Vue, but the company shut it down in 2020 due in part to how expensive it was to operate.

Developer Cold Symmetry continues to tinker with Mortal Shell 2, recently dropping a massive update that makes some substantial changes to its latest souls-like action-RPG. Alongside buffing certain weapons and fixing some glitches, the team has also addressed the game's greedy economy by making a few finite resources more plentiful around the world.

Released on August 29, Mortal Shell 2's Week 1 Update makes some of the game's heaviest weapons stronger to compensate for their slowness. For example, the Obsidian Hammer hits way harder, and The Great Martyr's Blade had its damage output increased to make up for this change missing in the last patch. Overall, Cold Symmetry said that heavier weapons deal way more damage and poise now.

The headlining feature, though, is the overhaul to the economy. Before this patch, Glimpses (a currency used to upgrade your shells) and Tarcores (a currency used to upgrade your Tarstones) were incredibly limited in the world. With this new patch, however, both currencies are much more plentiful in the game.

To start, Tarcores are easier to collect now through a new set of items known as Fragile Tarstones. These pieces of equipment break after their durability depletes and, once broken, they yield Tarcores so you can upgrade your favorite Tarstones to their max levels more reliably.

Glimpses are the same. There's a similar Glimpse Stone that, once shattered, gifts you some Glimpses to max out whatever shell you're maining or interested in. Although Mini-Beacons no longer reward you with Glimpses, you can get some by interacting with the Gloom Siphon at the Marrow Keep after collecting Ova. And while you couldn't refund Glimpses once you invested them into a shell before, a new Mether's Severance item acts as a respec feature, which now lets you refund any Glimpses you poured into any shell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFBxlvKuHMg&pp=0gcJCSsdAYcqIYzv

Further, the shopkeeper Merrick also sells Glimpse Stones and Tarcores, so you can max level your favorite shells and Tarstones in a single playthrough.

This is such a fundamental and welcome change that makes the economy much more forgiving. Before this patch, experimentation was almost discouraged because of how limited Glimpses and Tarcores were, making a New Game+ almost mandatory if you actually wanted to see the full potential of the shells. Now, with this change, you can flip-flop between shells or just max them all out without having to run through the game again. The same is true of Tarcores, too, so that's cool.

There are a handful of other tweaks in this patch as well. A few bosses have been addressed, some glitches have been ironed out, ripostes deal more damage, and enemies don't chase you forever anymore.

The caveat? The Week 1 Update is currently only available on PC. Cold Symmetry said that because console patch certification takes longer, there's no date for when this update will hit PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. However, the team aims to "get it to consoles" as soon as they can.

You can check the full Week 1 Update patch notes below. Be warned, though, it's long.

Full Mortal Shell 2 Week 1 Update Patch Notes New Items

• Fragile Tarstones - A new class of Tarstone which breaks after losing durability. When breaking, they also yield a tarcore.
• Glimpse Stone - Wears down as you defeat enemies, then breaks into Glimpses
• Egon's Stone - Revive at the entrance of a dungeon at the cost of its durability, and when it breaks it prevents Gloom loss for that death.
• Justicar’s Stone and Gloombound Stone are now fragile, have increased passive effects and added on break effects. Fragile Tarstones are not unique and can be found multiple times during a playthrough. Existing copies of Jusicar’s and Gloombound have been converted to Fragile.
• Certain enemies now drop the new fragile Tarstones, several dungeons now reward them, and Merrick has taken an interest in selling them.

Economy

• Glimpses and Tarcores are no longer finite resources, allowing all shells and Tarstones to be upgraded in a single playthrough.
• Mether's Severance is a shell respec item which can be given to Zhirelle, the shell keeper. In exchange she will sever your bond with a Shell, resetting it and granting you all spent glimpses back.
• Tarstones now yield more tarcores when broken. If your save already has leveled up Tarstones, you’ll find a compensatory cache of Tarcores in your inventory.
• Tarstones and Mether’s Severance can be purchased from Merrick and will restock occasionally when progressing through the game.

Exploration

• New Beacons have appeared throughout Fainweald and Mammon, but are only active during the day.
• Two new cosmetic rewards can be found in the world once completing certain questlines.
• New items have been added to the world, and some problematic chests have been reset.
• Egon's Stone can revive you at a dungeon's entrance when you die inside it, and spares your Gloom for that death when it breaks.
• A teleporter now appears in one dungeon after the Grisha pit fight, removing the walk back entirely.
• You still haven’t found the second Trollweed.

Rewards and Economy

• We have changed how many Tarcores a Tarstone returns when tempered, so anyone who leveled up Tarstones before this patch will find some additional tarcores in their inventory to make up the difference.
• Merrick's stock has expanded, with Glimpse Stones, Egon's Stones and Tarcores once you have gathered enough Ova. The Collector now carries Tarcores as well.
• Dungeon reward chests across the first two regions have been revised, reward placement in Mammon has been updated, and missing rewards in the arena dungeons restored. Some reward chests in the world have been replaced with straightforward pickups.
• Additional rewards, including Glimpses, added to the gloom siphon.
• Mini-Beacons no longer award a Glimpse.

Weapons, Items and Balance

• Obsidian Hammer has had a full balance pass and now hits substantially harder.
• The Great Martyr's Blade deals more damage. It was a pity it didn’t actually make it in the last patch, to make up for it, it’s even stronger now.
• Heavy weapons in general have had a poise and damage pass.
• Salvaged Trebuchaxe: Tiltshot has been redesigned. It was simultaneously overpowered and broken.
• Axatana: its weapon ability now grants invulnerability frames and inflicts Fragile stacks, and its combat Tarstone active triggers correctly.
• Weltcap is stronger in both its active and passive forms.
• Base aggression and disengage ranges have been retuned across the game. Fixed enemies ignoring you while walking to a patrol point, retreating unreasonably far when unable to reposition, and being unable to attack while locked onto a different target.
• Fixed Tarstones continuing to gather experience after reaching maximum level, and missing tooltips on a number of Tarstones.
• Environmental status hazards have been reworked, including a new handler for Stasis.

Shells

• Eredrim: Shoulder Bash no longer leaves your primary weapon permanently stowed.
• Proxima: the same fix applies to Biosampler, she can no longer become stuck in her hook shot, and an arm that was being pulled unnaturally straight has been corrected.
• Genessa: dashes have been fixed, including the corrupted version.
• Losing a Shell no longer breaks her paired animations, and her Intangible upgrade now works during grab attacks
• Fixed astral copies drifting away from their intended target.
• Doubles select targets better and switch targets when their original dies, rather than standing idle.
• Smert: can destroy projectiles while in permanent fight stance.
• Gragu: the Heart of Vatra no longer trails after you in sheep form, and his helmet uses the correct material.
• Blood now marks Shell skins correctly across the roster.
• Fixed Shell summon interactions, and Tarstone summons occasionally targeting you.

Bosses and Minibosses

Most bosses in the game have received a general polish pass and bugfixes.

• The Monolith in particular has received a broad combat polish and bugfix pass. Its laser and spin attacks now have more consistent, readable timings and do not spam (this was a bug). We’ve also refined animation timings, adjusted bad hitboxes and fixed a nasty bug which was causing it to deal double damage on certain hits.
• Zmey’s Tail grab no longer simultaneously takes both the Shell and Harbinger from 100-0. We heard some of you don’t like getting one-shotted, for whatever reason. In night mode it’s ON, though.
• Zmey’s Ring Waves align to the ground properly and his elemental stomps have new effects.
• The Lost Child no longer launches you, or himself, across the arena. He now uses the finished walk animation rather than the placeholder that shipped, his bite anticipation has been retimed, his riposte no longer wobbles as it begins, and a rare case of endless blood effects has been fixed.
• Droeg, the Conquerer has had his arena navigation repaired, his riposte alignment and physical hit reactions corrected, and a substantial visual pass over his fire and snowfall effects that also improve performance.
• Sir Isaac, the Scholar-Prince has had his arena navigation repaired, a stray lunge removed from one second-phase attack, and his phase transition riposte fixed against a wall.
• Hexapod deals considerably more splash damage with his area attack, can no longer interrupt his own shooting attack, and has had one attack retimed to be fairer. His arena is smaller and its beacon light is lit by default, which makes the fight far easier to read. He can no longer wedge himself into the environment during his dive.
• Orrem was displaying the wrong name in game, which has been corrected. Stray effects have been removed from his death animations, the fire on his axe no longer flickers.
• Orrem, the Reclaimed has had his attack and riposte alignment improved.
• Malborn Offspring no longer interrupts his own sword throw, and will reliably pick his sword back up.
• The Warden and Urrig, the Executioner have both been reworked, with retuned attacks, new ice attacks and corrected effects. Urrig's spin now gives a proper warning that it cannot be parried.
• Vrannic, the Grand Illusionist has new projectile VFX trails.
• Magdalena, the Lady of the Woods no longer rotates incorrectly during her charge.
• Bloodcursed Lithopod no longer glitches when colliding with other enemies, no longer nudges you into the air when you are standing still, and has had its damage, turning and jump attacks retuned.
• Tainted Vestige ranged attacks no longer miss without reason, and The Wandering Shepherd now teleports sensibly within his arena.

Bugs, Softlocks and Getting Stuck

• Fixed getting stuck near the closed castle gates
• Fixed getting stuck in a church in the opening region
• Fixed getting stuck in a house in the sunken village dungeon, inside
• Fixed getting stuck in Castigator's Keep by walking through a wall
• Fixed getting stuck in the snow on the approach to Droeg's arena
• Fixed getting stuck in a hole in the ground in Eredrim's castle jail
• Collision holes, ground gaps and missing collision have been patched throughout the first two regions.

Softlocks and Lost Progress

• Fixed an interrupted save being able to destroy your save file. Saves are now written so that a crash or a sudden shutdown cannot leave you with nothing.
• Fixed a bug with Vatra’s Temple where players would be locked out permanently after exploring the area.
• Fixed a potential crash and softlock during Lazlo's Rekindle.
• Fixed a softlock when speaking to the barkeep after Gragu's death but before collecting him.
• Fixed a softlock if you were struck while inside Hilga's Cauldron, and the interface failing to return when you climbed out.
• Fixed declining the cutscene at a Shell unlock leaving you invisible and invulnerable until you restarted.

Objects and Interactables

• Fixed an iron maiden that could trap you as it opened, a lift lever that snapped the lift back to its starting position, and a wooden lift that could kill you on the way up.
• Fixed a chest that destroyed itself, several chests that became unreliable after loading a save, and offerings failing to register in a locked chest.
• Fixed gates in the Temple of Vatra that could strand your Gloom somewhere you could not reach it, and corrupted gates that would not clear if approached from the sewers.
• Fixed items in the opening region hidden inside collision, which made them impossible to pick up.
• Fixed a ceiling collapse triggering at the wrong moment, and a light puzzle with two candles that had stopped being connected to it.
• Sitting down (hopefully) no longer launches you into the sky, it never happened to us but we saw some of you go flying.

Encounters and Spawning

• Fixed enemies visible before they had spawned in several encounters, and spawn triggers that did not cover the enemies they were meant to.
• Fixed being able to lure Vellen, High Lord of Mammon out of his arena, and being able to interact with a traversal point during a boss fight.
• Fixed resting at one late Beacon drawing enemies onto you, and mis-referenced spawners in a late encounter.
• Fixed an infinite Ossinite farm, an exploit that allowed unlimited healing, and shield-carrying enemies becoming effectively immortal against one type of projectile.
• Fixed personal items being unavailable until a restart if you had played the prologue.
• The Wandering Shepherd's Sheep properly respawn when playing NG+.

We Found Out About the Grishas

• Fixed a Grisha that respawned indefinitely in one dungeon, astral Grishas spawning embedded in the floor, and enemies becoming stuck on geometry. (rip Grishamancer)
• The Grisha PP item active is now stronger, its passive spawning has been fixed, and its summon no longer displays attack warnings intended for enemies.

Parrying, Dodging and Ripostes

• Player riposte damage now scales with enemy health, so the damage keeps up properly with late game, NG+, and Night Mode.
• Invulnerability windows are now consistent between ripostes, and last through to the end of the animation rather than expiring partway.
• Many player riposte recoveries end sooner, so control returns to you faster.
• Riposte animations across the entire enemy roster now behave when your back is to a wall, rather than sliding you through it.
• Riposte damage is now calculated and applied by the riposte itself, which resolves cases where it applied twice or not at all.
• Fixed Proxima's riposte alignment against 

Enemy Tracking and Hit Detection

• Enemy tracking and magnetism maximums have been restricted, and will continue to be adjusted on an individual basis in future patches.
• Fixed projectiles that failed to register against enemy weak points, and sidearm projectiles choosing the wrong target.
• Fixed brigand shield collision that could launch you into the air, and projectiles failing to appear in the shield.
• Several enemies, including Lithopods, now align to sloped ground correctly, and dungeon champions now stand on the ground.
• Fallen wooden bridges are now easier to hit, and destructible carts use better collision.
• Fixed corrosion failing to apply after a projectile had been reused.

Story, Characters and Scenes

• Characters no longer turn, stare, drift or fade at the wrong moment across a long list of scenes, including Rickart in The Search and Resignation, Eredrim in Immaculate Path, Tiel in The Bottle, and Vratko during his dance.
• Fixed overlapping and skippable dialogue in several memories, and retimed voice and sound in The Vision, The Search and The Censer.
• Fixed story moments taking too long to appear.
• Milos no longer falls silent at random, and greets you properly before moving on.
• Zhirelle's dialogue is now cleared before a memory begins.
• Merrick, Vratko and Egon can no longer be interrupted while dying.
• Franz's conversations now trigger in the correct order, and he returns to his crank after being interrupted.
• Marigold no longer starts two conversations at once, and the barkeeper no longer speaks to you through the tavern wall.
• Baghead can no longer be damaged, and his ending no longer unlocks early.
• Grisha Hunters now hold their weapons, Grisha Pups have new reactions, and the Grisha Matron can be harmed by ranged weapons.
• Larreth, the Brigand King now appears without his helmet, and his guards no longer vanish if you kill him first.
• Ruk's greetings react to your progress, and his dialogue no longer remains on screen when you enter a boss fight.
• Egon's interactions now refresh after offerings, and interaction problems with Gorf have been resolved.
• Corrected a subtitle that did not match the recorded line in Ruk's dialogue about the Lost Child, along with a considerable number of typos and missing punctuation.

Interface and Map

• Weapon level now appears in the inventory slot.
• Fixed the map offering objectives you had already completed.
• Fixed the camera key appearing blank in the launcher on mouse and keyboard, and the interact key ignoring your rebinding.
• Fixed resetting "hide subtitles" to its default hiding the subtitles instead.
• Fixed the Change Shade option disappearing after opening the Change Masks menu.
• Fixed overlapping text in the Shell revive message in Simplified Chinese, long Tarstone names colliding with the temper notification, panels and icons overlapping at higher interface scales, and misaligned details on Mether's Breath.
• Added a tutorial scale setting, with a separate one for console, and polished a number of tutorials.
• Clearer colorblind setting descriptions, an updated open gate icon, and proper icons when a mask unlocks.

Audio

• New riposte stingers, and restored missing riposte audio for the Bloodcursed Lithopod.
• New sounds for Fragile Tarstones wearing down and breaking.
• Enemies can now be given an audible warning for unparryable attacks.
• Ambient sound no longer stacks when several sources overlap.
• Village dance music no longer collapses to a single point as you approach.
• You no longer continue bleating after transforming back from a sheep.
• Reprocessed older voice recordings.
• Added several missing sounds including the Marrow Keep elevator lever.
• Fixed Lazlo's armor loop.
• Fixed the saved audio device being selected at startup when it no longer exists.
• New speaker presets.

Performance

• Fewer enemies in some of the busiest areas, where the crowd was costing frame rate rather than adding difficulty. Spawners in the dense prison area have been rebuilt.
• Fixed the significant hitch shortly after the shader compilation screen. That work now happens while you are still in the menu.
• Fixed the frame rate drop when cleansing tar gates.
• Fixed flickering textures.
• Several rounds of dungeon lighting optimisation, and optimisation passes over Droeg's effects, the final boss arena, lightning, village buildings, stairs, books and library interiors.
• The arrow volleys in the final siege no longer arrive all at once.
• Reduced background work across weapons, hit detection and movement, returning a meaningful amount of frame time on console.
• Improved rendering of destructible objects.
• Fixed corrupted terrain in several places and rebuilt the affected landscapes.

Crashes and Stability

• A substantial number of crash fixes, covering enemy spawning, audio, attribute changes, interface loading, save loading and shutdown.
• Removed some settings that were implicated in graphics driver crashes, and added a crash diagnostics option.
• Crash reports now carry considerably more context, which makes the crashes that remain much easier for us to locate.
• Improved handling of Steam ownership checks, and updated to the current Steamworks release for better Steam Deck detection and controller support.

Options, Platforms and Controls

• Increased Geometry Budgets, a new graphics option. Off by default, which uses less video memory; turn it on if you have memory to spare.
• Frame generation has been reworked. It now applies after a reload rather than conflicting in real time, which the description states, and it no longer switches on before the world has finished loading. NVIDIA frame generation can now be selected on a much wider range of cards.
• Switch Pro and Switch Pro 2 controllers are supported, with an option to swap their glyphs. Steam Deck and Steam Controller now display the correct buttons.
• The game now defaults to your monitor's native resolution, and pauses when a system overlay opens.
• Fixed issue with raytracing options not working as intended
• Fixed post-process options that had no effect, and firing not working on some controllers.
• Rumble now triggers correctly for riposte damage, held attacks, Beacon interactions and dungeon transitions, and has had a broad pass across sidearms, items and Shell abilities.

Miscellaneous

• Mutton is now immune to damage, he’s been through enough.

Known Issues

• Possible Malborn Offspring bug when using Grisha Remnant Summon during boss fight

The price of an Xbox console today is higher than ever, and it was Microsoft's own massive push into the AI space that led to this, at least in part. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has now reacted to this ironic development, saying in an interview that she thinks it's great that GPUs are being used for technology outside of gaming, even if it means Xbox consoles are more expensive than ever.

"Gaming has always been a proving ground for the GPU. I think it is wonderful that there are more uses for this technology around the world," she told the BBC. "AI is fundamentally changing a lot of things. So our job as Xbox, as we continue on our next generation, is to take into consideration what's happening in the world and build the best experience for our players."

Following multiple rounds of price increases, the cheapest new Xbox--the Xbox Series S--now sells for $500, which is $200 more than what it cost at launch in 2020. Sharma said that for the next generation of consoles, including Microsoft's Helix platform, the company will need to think more about "efficiency and affordability, alongside performance."

Sharma also stated that Helix may not be a single device but rather a group of systems. "We've been hard at work on a great next generation, a great family of devices for Helix, and we'll share more soon," she said.

"We will of course continue to push the boundaries of performance. We've talked about being able to not only play your console games but also play your PC games on your console. I think in addition, all of the industry needs to innovate on affordability and efficiency. That is something that we have not had to [before]."

Sharma said the "crisis" currently affecting the market for hardware and components is creating a situation in whichMicrosoft needs to innovate to give players more choice in "how they play their console and how they purchase their console."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92NCgo5zce0

For the latest Xbox price hike, Microsoft specifically directed people to consider using a Buy Now, Pay Later service or that they should buy a console through a provider offering 0% APR introductory financing. Microsoft also said people can buy a certified refurbished console to help get into gaming more affordably.

The most expensive Xbox console ever, the 25th-anniversary translucent green console, just launched at $900 and sold out immediately. Additionally, Xbox console sales in the US recently doubled, so there have been some positive signs for Xbox hardware lately, but the overall trends in hardware spending have been negative.

It's not just Xbox facing these issues, of course. Sony has raised the price of the PlayStation 5 multiple times, too, while Nintendo will hike the price of the Switch 2 on September 1.

This November will mark the sixth anniversary of the PlayStation 5 console's launch, but in the years since its arrival, the gaming market has changed dramatically. The trend of consoles becoming cheaper over time has vanished this generation, as the PS5 now costs more today than it did in 2020, and the expectation is that Sony's hardware sales could slow down over time. Sony doesn't seem too worried about that, as company president and CEO Hiroki Totoki explained that there's no need to "aggressively" sell the console.

"We are in the latter half of the lifetime cycle of a PS console," Totoki said to the Wall Street Journal. "That means that we do not need to aggressively sell the console today. And rather than that, we're focusing on recurring revenue from the current user base. And already, PS Plus has more than 125 million MAU (monthly active users) today. And how to monetize from the users is quite important for us."

https://youtu.be/obR5p5AzR_s

Totoki wasn't clear by what he meant exactly in terms of aggressive PS5 sales, although it likely comes down to Sony not needing to discount the console or even sell it at a loss to draw in new users.

Sony has been pretty open about its plans to increase revenue from the players it does have, and these numbers have been growing steadily over the last couple of years. PlayStation Plus is required to access online services for the vast majority of games available on the console, while higher tiers tempt potential subscribers with access to an expanded library of games via the PS Plus Game Catalog.

At the same time, Sony is preparing to move toward an all-digital future, as over 80% of games purchased for the console are done so through its digital storefront. Once Sony begins to phase out game discs starting January 2028, plugging that gap should result in a sizable jump in its profits.

PS5 lifetime sales have reached 95.3 million units sold as of July 31, 2026. At the same time, the company is starting to feel the pressure from rising prices. Compared with the same period in 2025, console sales declined by 36% in the last quarter.

The company still has an active PS4 userbase to monetize as well, and despite its decision to end PS5 disc production being met with a lot of criticism, digital game sales increased from 78% to 82% during the recent financial quarter. It's worth noting that profits during this period did increase by 37% thanks mostly to US tariff refunds and favorable exchange rates, but none of these refunds will be passed back to consumers.

The upcoming Fable reboot from developer Playground Games will have a main story that should take about 15-20 hours to complete, the developers have stated. However, as with any game, your mileage may vary, and Playground believes the new Fable game can be played forever if players want to.

Associate game director Will Kennedy told Polygon, "We have around 15-20 hours of mainline quest gameplay." He added that the game has another 15-20 hours worth of "side and open-world exploration content gameplay."

"And then, of course, the life systems are limitless, so you can play them for as long as you want," he added.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M79EnEkZ-cc

Associate game director Craig Littler, meanwhile, added, "You can literally play it forever if that's what you want to do."

The Fable reboot launches in February 2027. It was originally scheduled to launch in 2026, but Playground delayed it to 2027 to avoid a "chaotic window," and we all know that means GTA 6.

Gameplay combat footage from Fable emerged online recently from Gamescom, and it looked rough, but GameSpot’s own hands-on time with the game told a different story.

Fable launches February 23, 2027 for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC.

One of the things people have said about GTA 6 following the "extended look" trailer is that the game looks too much like GTA 5. One person who thinks that's a bunch of baloney is Ned Luke, the actor who played Michael in GTA 5.

Appearing in a recent stream with Party Chat and House of Highlights, Luke said, "This looks nothing like Grand Theft Auto 5." His message to people who think GTA 6 looks like GTA 5? "I think they're out of their minds," he said.

Lucia and Jason in GTA 6.

He added that Michael's character model "never looked that good," comparing his character to those in GTA 6. You can see Luke's reaction to the new footage below, in which he also praises GTA 6's "jiggle physics."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp24Bhi8adc

GTA 6 carries forward Rockstar's formula for GTA games--having players explore a big, open world and running from the law--so in that respect, GTA 6 does indeed look like another GTA game. But it's plainly obvious to see the numerous upgrades and enhancements that Rockstar's teams have made to graphics, fidelity, and more.

The tech experts at Digital Foundry claimed that GTA 6 is the most visually advanced game of all time.

Not only is GTA 6 going to be a more visually and technically impressive game, but it's also bigger and more robust. GTA 6's map is 3X bigger than Red Dead Redemption 2's. Additionally, the game has “well over 600,000 animations,” compared to 55,000 in GTA 5 and 300,000 in Red Dead Redemption 2.

GTA 6 launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game is coming to market with enormous hype behind it and lofty expectations after GTA 5 sold more than 230 million copies. According to Sensor Tower's data, GTA 6 has already picked up 4.55 million sales via preorders, generating close to $450 million in revenue.

Reviews are already rolling in for Grand Theft Auto VI, but not the way you think. Letterboxd, a social media site focused on journaling films, is allowing users to log the GTA 6 extended-look trailer that premiered on Netflix last week. That means people can rate the 25-plus minute advertisement like a movie and even offer up their two cents--with humorous effect.

One of the most popular reviews is from user eddyburback, who wrote: "Structure was a mess, narrative was vague and confusing (felt like a trailer instead of a movie), animation looked like a video game. I would be embarrassed to release this film." As if you didn't need to know they were joking, they added that the "gameplay looked incredible" for GTA 6. Meanwhile, another top critique notes that it's unbelievable "the trailer starts with Cyberleek's execution." That's a reference to the unknown person(s) behind the ongoing GTA 6 leaks over the past couple of weeks.

Memes are addressed on Letterboxd, too, as user Albert typed, "GTA in Letterboxd before GTA VI." Speaking of which, user Atrius questioned the GTA 6 trailer on the site: "So we are logging ads now?" User Stephanie Gillespie took the opportunity seriously and provided a strong critique of the presentation: "Legitimately embarrassing. Where Rockstar used to do these fascinating trailers that talked you through tech and mechanics to really show why their games are interesting, this is just ... A bunch of limply edited-together footage of Grand Theft Auto." There's plenty more from Gillespie, too, who gave the whole thing one star (out of five on Letterboxd).

Last but not least, a user jokingly noted that the extended GTA 6 trailer is "Netflix's Oscar contender for best short film." This hasn't been the only way the game has been referenced to the movie industry lately, either. Last week, people compared Jason Duval's voice to Tom Hardy's Bane character in The Dark Knight Rises, since they both incomprehensibly mumble.

We have compiled 29 big takeaways from the latest GTA 6 trailer, as well as learned that a playthrough can take roughly 80 hours. There also will be no microtransactions in GTA 6 when it launches November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

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Microsoft is encouraging people to buy the Xbox edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 by offering a special perk that players can't get on other console systems.

People who preorder any edition of MW4 on a Microsoft Store--including Xbox or PC--will get a $5 digital credit back. Customers on PC will get a pop-up notification from the Xbox app within 35 days of MW4's launch on October 23 with their Xbox gift card; a similar pop-up notification will appear on Xbox as well.

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The fine print states that the promotional gift credit must be redeemed by December 15, 2026, and used within 90 days of redemption. $5 isn't a whole lot, but it's also not nothing. In this economy? We'll take it.

While the $5 credit is exclusive to Xbox consoles and the Xbox app on PC, Microsoft and Activision are bringing back the "loyalty discount" for the game's $100 Vault Edition on all platforms.

To be eligible for a 10% discount on MW4's Vault Edition--bringing the price down to $90--players need to have met a few requirements. First, they can get the discount if they own and have played any edition of the games listed below, or if they claimed and played any of those games via PlayStation Plus. Additionally, existing Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC subscribers are eligible for the discount if they played one of the titles.

The fine print also states that the loyalty discount only applies to preorders on the same platform account where they owned and played one of the qualifying titles. MW4 is the first Call of Duty game since 2013 that won't be on PS4 or Xbox One, so anyone who played a qualifying game on a previous-generation console also gets the loyalty discount. None of the qualifying games were available on a Nintendo platform, so seemingly Switch 2 owners can't get the discount.

You can visit Activision's support site to learn more.

Microsoft owns the Call of Duty series, and the company makes the most money when people buy games on its own platforms, so it makes sense to see Microsoft offer up the $5 credit. Microsoft won't remove Call of Duty from PlayStation, though, because there is simply too much money to be made.

And this year, as mentioned, MW4 is coming to Switch 2. That's a big deal (and another source of revenue for Microsoft) because the Call of Duty series hasn't come to a Nintendo platform since 2013's Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Qualifying Call of Duty games for the Loyalty Discount

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered (2020)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Sony has announced that there will be not one, but two, PlayStation State of Play events this week. The back-to-back broadcasts will feature "updates from studios around the world," Sony said in its announcement.

The first event, kicking off at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET on September 3, will feature updates from Sony's own development teams and third-party partners. The event will conclude with an "extended look" at Final Fantasy VII: Revelation.

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Right after the first event will be a second State of Play, a State of Play Japan, hosted by Yuki Kaji. This event will provide "deep dives into upcoming games from game studios in Japan and Asia, including new gameplay, announcements, and more." There will be English subtitles available.

Sony did not provide any details on how long these State of Play broadcasts will be, but keep checking back with GameSpot for all the news and more.

Weapons director Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie hits theaters on September 17, and analysts predict it will set a record for the franchise. While the majority of the live-action movies turned a decent profit off of a relatively small budget, Cregger's take on the IP is currently projected to have the best opening weekend by a comfortable margin.

That's according to the official publication of the National Association of Theater Owners, Box Office Pro. The survival-horror movie is predicted to bring in between $40 and $50 million in its North American opening weekend, which would be almost double Resident Evil: Afterlife's $26.6 million weekend from way back in 2010. The new Resident Evil movie also has a brisk running time of around 95 minutes, so that should allow theater owners to screen the film several times a day to maximize ticket sales.

If Resident Evil does hit that $40 million or more mark, it'll be on par with the opening weekend of his last release, Weapons. The 2025 film made $43.5 million at its debut and went on to earn an impressive $270 million at the global box office. If the predictions are on the money, Cregger's Resident Evil will perform a lot better than 2021's Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, which was a box office bomb that made only $42 million during its theatrical run.

But can Resident Evil maintain its momentum past the opening weekend? It's not unusual for movies to lose gas quickly after the first week, but Cregger's films generally tend to have long legs. 2016's Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is currently the best-performing Resident Evil movie with a global box office haul of $312.2 million.

Resident Evil Movies Global Box Office Results

• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) – $312.2 million
• Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) – $300.2 million
• Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) – $240 million
• Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) – $148 million
• Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) – $129 million
• Resident Evil (2002) – $103 million
• Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) – $42 million

Resident Evil could also have the potential for repeat viewings, as Cregger has crafted an original story that draws on the franchise he's a massive fan of, and early trailers have shown off several Easter eggs. The film stars Austin Abrams as an "idiot” courier who wanders into Raccoon City at the worst possible time, and the cast also includes Zach Cherry, Johnno Wilson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Kali Reis.

Chicken cookies! Crumbl has revealed a Minecraft collaboration that introduces six different desserts based on the sandbox game to the menu starting today. Yes, they're all square shaped, and no, there isn't a chicken jockey. Available tomorrow, August 31, through September 5, the four-sided treats include a cookie butter cookie with a chicken topper, a Creeper Key lime sandwich, and a lemon poppyseed cookie topped with a boxy bee. 

Those three treats are joined by an Enderman cookies-and-cream sandwich, which has purple marshmallow mousse in the middle. Who knew those weirdos could have such a tasty-sounding filling? Meanwhile, the pig-themed dessert is a cherry blossom cookie, with maraschino cherries and cherry cream cheese frosting as two of the key ingredients. Last but not least, there's a grass block cake that features a cinnamon vanilla base, brown cream cheese frosting, and lawn-textured frosting.

These special Minecraft treats will be available at Crumbl from August 31 through September 5.

The partnership doesn't stop there, either. Crumbl notes that there will be Minecraft mystery spoons, with a special exclusive one for the first 200 people who pick up a six-pack of the crossover cookie treats. 

Minecraft is not a new kid on the block when it comes to crossovers. Bluey came to the hugely popular game earlier this year, and there have been Minecraft Crocs available in the past. This new collaboration with Crumbl follows Krispy Kreme offering up special Pokemon doughnuts.

Looking ahead, Minecraft Dungeons II is set to launch September 29 on PC, PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S.

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Grand Theft Auto 6 has finally had its first big gameplay reveal, giving us our first real look at Rockstar's massive open-world and the amount of detail it holds. It's one that might be the most visually-impressive game we've ever seen, according to the experts at Digital Foundry.

Digital Foundry's Oliver Mackenzie and Richard Leadbetter have praised GTA 6's visual presentation, with Mackenzie specifically going as far to call it the "most impressive example of real-time game rendering" he's ever seen. The pair praised a slew of details showcased in the gameplay, including standout character rendering, especially the hair physics and skin details across not just the game's protagonist, but many NPCs too.

Ray tracing use was also praised, with the pair pointing out how Rockstar has delicately implemented it in the right places for the biggest impact, and is leaning on older conventional methods in the pursuit for a better balance between fidelity and performance.

Performance was a big talking point too, especially so given how poorly GTA 5 performed on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 when it initially launched. Rockstar has always seemingly favored the best looking image quality over the smoothest, but that seems to have changed with GTA 6. Digital Foundry noted that while the game was rendering at 30 frames per second, that target seems to be consistently hit, with the team rarely finding dips during its analysis of all 48,242 frames.

According to Digital Foundry's calculations, the gameplay preview of GTA 6 was rendering at a native 1440p and then upscaled to 4K without using a modern upscaling technique, leading to a slightly soft image that can hopefully be improved before launch. The team also reaffirmed its prediction for several months ago, saying that it doesn't expect Rockstar to release a 60fps performance mode for GTA 6 on this generation of consoles, even with significant compromises to the outstanding visual presentation on offer.

It expects the PlayStation 5 Pro to offer better examples of ray-traced effects or potentially higher resolution targets, but the CPU remains the biggest bottleneck in a world with so much simulation that would make halving the rendering time nigh impossible without a significantly more capable processor. That's something that a PC release in the future might showcase.

There are so many details packed into the Grand Theft Auto 6 showcase that you might have missed, so make sure to check out our biggest takeways from the presentation, including the return of a six-star wanted level, how you can pet (and scold) dogs around the city, some of the references fans are already picking up, and how you won't need to engage with the game's love story if you don't want to.

The annual Gamescom event is meant to showcase some of the best upcoming video games, but at least two apparent thefts have thrown a damper on this year's festivities. Indie developer Ryan Laley reported that his equipment was stolen from his Gamescom booth, which he said was "a huge blow financially and mentally." Fortunately, Laley has received an outpouring of support from the industry, including The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red.

On X, CD Projekt Red responded to Laley's initial message and offered to "see if we can send a few things your way," before adding "No choom should have to start from zero."

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Laley went on to thank CD Projekt Red and others in the industry for their generous offers. He also gave a shoutout to marketing consultant Indie Game Joe for donating the funds to replace his lost equipment.

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In turn, Indie Game Joe suggested that players should wishlist Laley's upcoming game, Mimic.

Unfortunately, this isn't the only reported theft at Gamescom this year. Iam8bit has posted that two of its laptops were stolen from its booth overnight despite the presence of security. It also noted that the laptops contained early demos for Petal Runner and Escape Academy 2.

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Gamespot has reached out to Gamescom for comment about the reported thefts. We'll update this story if and when we receive a response.

Nvidia hasn't yet announced a release date for DLSS 5, which it revealed to widespread backlash earlier this year. But a recent leak has provided PC modders the ability to inject the neural rendering in almost any game, which is being used to showcase just how awful its AI-powered face filters can get.

Accidentally included in a build of NBA 2K27 (via VideoCardz), an early version of DLSS 5 was accessed and made useable by the RenoDX modding community, who quickly developed a crude toolset allowing anyone to use the suite across a variety of games. These ranged from extensive tests on Control, Cyberpunk 2077, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and even Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, each showcasing some of the benefits and the many, many drawbacks of the heavily AI-reliant post-processing that Nvidia plans to introduce.

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Control is one of the most interesting examples as it offers good looks at both sides of the coin. When toggled on, protagonist Jesse Faden's character model definitely looks more detailed, gaining more facial shadowing and detailing across the skin's surface. But it also makes her look quite different to the original model, sticking out even more in motion as you navigate through a world that is unevenly enhanced in the same way. There are clear benefits to some environmental details, especially some models that are starting to show their age. But it just looks unnatural in so many ways, clearly showcasing how just minor blemishes can make a whole scene feel incohesive.

Another interesting example is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, particularly because of how old the game is. Back when DLSS 5 was announced, Nvidia defending the technology by stating that it was simply enhancing geometry already present in a game, and not fundamentally altering it. It was difficult to take at face value then given the examples, but it completely breaks down when looking at how much it alters a PlayStation 2 title. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks this is a superior-looking version of the Rockstar classic, which makes sweeping changes to character and environmental models that just look wrong.

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The ability to test this neural-rendering suite out has also been eye-opening in terms of how it performs. Modders using DLSS 5 have managed to get it working across various RTX 50- and 40-series cards, but across the board, performance takes a massive hit with the filters turned on. As expected, the consumes a massive amount of GPU VRAM as its models run locally to make conversions in real astime, sometimes halving frame rates in the process, too. This is obviously an early version not intended for public release, and will certainly be optimized further. But it confirms some fears from its initial reveal, where the tech was running on multiple RTX 5090s.

Nvidia released DLSS 4.5 during Gamescom this week, introducing the next generation of Ray Reconstruction to improve image quality in supported ray-traced and path-traced games. DLSS 5 is expected to launch later in 2026, although Nvidia has not spoken about it significantly since its reveal. In one of its last messages, Nvidia stressed that game developers will have full control over the post processing effect and how much it can alter a scene, while several developers spoke out against its existence.

Microsoft's new Fable game was supposed to launch this year, but it was delayed to February 2027. The game's director, Ralph Fulton, said in an interview that he feels "great" about the launch timing for Fable, adding that shifting to 2027 helps the game avoid the "chaotic window" of its original timeframe of late 2026.

Speaking to IGN, Fulton said the reason for the delay "is pretty apparent to everybody." He said he was "really looking forward to" launching Fable in 2026, saying he wasn't happy about having another all-hands meeting with the team in January to tell them, "This is the year we ship Fable." But alas, that's what happened.

"The rationale for it is absolutely sound. I'm glad that we're avoiding that chaotic window," he said. In getting pushed to February 2027, Fable avoids launching near Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (October 23) and GTA 6 (November 19).

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Fulton did not mention GTA 6 by name in this interview, but he did previously. In June, Fulton said Fable being delayed to 2027 helps Fable avoid a "really congested period" for game releases and "obviously avoiding Grand Theft Auto."

"Having a much less contested window allows us the opportunity to go out and really make a moment for ourselves, and I think the attention this game deserves,” he said.

Gameplay combat footage from Fable emerged online this week from Gamescom, and it looked rough, but GameSpot's own hands-on time with the game told a different story.

Fable launches February 23, 2027 for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC.

GTA 6 takes place in Vice City, which is a stand-in for Miami, and it appears the game will feature a Miami apartment building from a popular TV show.

Eagle-eyed fans noticed that Dexter Morgan's apartment in Miami from the TV show Dexter appears to be in GTA 6. The TV show is set in Miami and the exterior shots were filmed at the Bay Harbor Club condos in Miami. You can see comparison images below.

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Others have pointed out that by the time GTA 6 releases in November, the second season of Dexter Resurrection will be airing.

Some have theorized that they might find someone who looks like Dexter Morgan walking around Vice City, or that the game might satirize the character or the show. That remains to be seen, but Rockstar's Rob Nelson said told IGN that the developer is being "careful" about what it chooses to satirize to avoid the game coming across as feeling dated. That's part of the reason why GTA 6 is not going to satirize US President Donald Trump or the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 you can pet the dog.

Alien Isolation 2 stars a new protagonist named Blake. Creative Assembly has been clear about this all summer, but it's only now that I'm letting it sink in. Since I first played a demo of the survival-horror game at Summer Game Fest's Play Days this past June, I've been holding onto a theory that Blake's role in the story is a bait-and-switch--that in short order Blake would be impaled by the Xenomorph and Amanda Ripley, star of the first game, would show up as the real playable character. 

But it's time I let go of that pet theory of mine.

Every time Creative Assembly talks about this game, the team highlights Blake's story. There's too much investment on the team's end for me to keep believing they have a trick up their sleeve. 

"What I can say is the story focuses on Blake," principal environment artist Archie Whitehead told GameSpot's Miri Teixeira on the Gamescom showfloor following a hands-on demo. "She's been sent to the colony. If you watch the trailer, you see this, like she's been sent there kind of as penance, like she's made a mistake." 

It's just the latest in a series of confirmations that my theory about Ripley is all wrong. I can see that now. The team told me something similar during Summer Game Fest, but I guess I was too worried about letting them pull a fast one on me to see it. I wanted to spot the twist before it was on-screen. For what it's worth, I had this same theory about Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan back in 2018, and that wasn't exactly true--though I guess it was eventually sort of true.

It's not that I'd necessarily enjoy Alien Isolation 2 more if Amanda Ripley were the playable character again. It's not that I think this makes the game better in some obvious way. I could see this sequel being memorable with or without her in the driver's seat like that, so I've always been on board for Blake as the protagonist if it shook out that way; I just doubted she actually would be. But today, after hearing it for the third or fourth time this summer, I'm ready to drop my baseless theory.

Having said that, I do still find it extremely likely Ripley is in this game in some important way. She seemed to narrate the demo I played, and I don't expect that's all they brought her voice actor in for. Whether it's by audio logs, narration, or perhaps she shows up in the flesh, the daughter of Ellen--arguably horror's greatest Final Girl--will be back, but I'm telling myself to get comfy with Blake. I'm looking forward to getting to know her better, as her life will certainly be in my hands when Alien Isolation 2 arrives in 2027. 

The XCOM series has been effectively on hiatus for many years now, and AAA turn-based-tactics games have been pretty hard to come by recently. That's changing, however, starting with this week's launch of Star Wars Zero Company. It's effectively a marriage of classic XCOM gameplay and Clone Wars-era Star Wars storytelling, and within a few minutes of starting it, I got that same rush of excitement I got the first time I played an XCOM game. 

Typically, I try to savor turn-based tactical experiences like this as much as possible, because I know it's going to be at least a few years before something like it comes along again. The last XCOM-esque turn-based-tactics game I can even recall playing was Classified: France '44, which released well over two years ago. I enjoyed that one so much that I considered just starting it over again, because there wasn't really anything else like it releasing at the time. 

But no longer! As part of Gamescom Opening Night Live, Ubisoft revealed Rainbow 6 Tactics. Ditching the first-person-shooter gameplay the series is famous for, Rainbow 6 Tactics is a single-player tactical experience that plays out like a turn-based version of Rainbow Six Siege. You scout enemy positions using drones and then launch your attack, breaching walls and taking down enemies with precision and force.

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It makes use of the destructible environments Rainbow Six Siege is famous for, but it's all wrapped up in a completely different genre. And just like Zero Company, Rainbow 6 Tactics will be available on Xbox and PS5 in addition to PC, giving it a wide audience when it arrives in 2027. 

And if you don't have an Xbox, a PS5, or PC, you're still not being left out of the fun as of late. Sure, it's also an RPG, but Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is certainly going to scratch that turn-based-strategy itch. Developer Intelligent Systems is arguably the king of the genre, and based on our hands-on preview of the game, it looks to be absolutely packed with content. There are four protagonists, each with their own stories, so this could be one you are playing for weeks or even months--hopefully just long enough for Rainbow 6 Tactics to be out. 

Patiently waiting our turn for the next XCOM-like or Fire Emblem game to release used to feel like a futile exercise, but I'm very excited for the future of sort-of-but-not-really-chess games right now. If others feel the same, we just need to show up and buy them so the genre can keep thriving … and maybe convince Take-Two to greenlight an XCOM 3. Pretty please? 

You might expect people to talk about the visuals, lighting, action sequences, or gunplay after Grand Theft Auto VI's brand-new extended-look trailer showed off over 25 minutes of new footage. But the top comments on Rockstar's YouTube upload of the video deal more with the human condition than expected. In fact, there's quite a bit of talk about death and remembrance.

The top comment (at the time of publication) states: "a moment of silence for people that didn't make it here." Meanwhile, another person writes: "Objective: Stay alive till release day." It's been a long wait for GTA 6, especially since GTA 5 originally launched almost 13 years ago. 

Not only has a lot happened to the gaming industry as a whole since GTA 5 came out, but also to people's personal lives. For instance, another person typed: "Bro, I went through middle school, high school, and college ... now I need to request time off work for this." Tragedy has apparently struck others, but not dampered their spirits, as seen in this comment: "I was in a traffic accident in February and lost a leg, but I've still got my two damn hands and my eyes, baby!"

There is a lot to take in from the new GTA 6 trailer, such as NPCs noticing if you're openly carrying a weapon in the game. In addition, stealing a car might be a little more complicated this time around. For older vehicles, you can still smash the glass, but newer models apparently require a key cloner. 

GTA 6 is set to finally release on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It sounds like a playthrough of the open-world game could be roughly 80 hours, so plan accordingly this holiday season.