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Digital Foundry Analyzes GTA VI Trailer as Rockstar Appears to Fix 18-Year-Old Engine Graphics Bug
The Grand Theft Auto VI launch trailer appears to be free of an animation problem that has followed Rockstar Games’ engine since Grand Theft Auto IV. Rockstar Games recently released the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI. Players watched it, and so did Digital Foundry, whose specialists went through the footage and shared their...
Poltergeist Returns to Streaming on HBO Max 44 Years After Its Release
The people who make movies don’t always get the credit they deserve. Carrie Fisher worked as an uncredited script doctor on the 1998 Adam Sandler movie The Wedding Singer. Quentin Tarantino did an uncredited rewrite of It’s Pat, the movie spun off from a Saturday Night Live sketch. Writers go uncredited more often than directors,...
BioWare Veteran Mark Darrah Says CD Projekt RED Is in a “Really Dangerous Position” Over Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk Sequel Costs
BioWare veteran Mark Darrah, who worked on the Dragon Age franchise and Anthem, says CD Projekt RED (CDPR) is in a “really dangerous position.” CDPR is now presumed to need very large sales to start making a profit. Darrah shared his concerns about the AAA industry in an interview with Summer Eternal Anthology. He pointed...
Players Notice Amazon Stats Showing GTA VI With 8 Times Fewer Pre-Orders Than The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
At Amazon, Grand Theft Auto VI is trailing a Nintendo release in preorders. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 is ahead of the new GTA game on the retailer’s listings. Preorders for Grand Theft Auto VI are available beyond the PlayStation Store and Xbox stores. Various retailers also sell a...
8 Most Disappointing Switch Games, Ranked
There’s a well-worn saying that happiness is reality minus expectations. For the eight Switch games below, reality fell well short of what people had imagined. A few earned their harsh reception, but others aren’t bad at all. They just weren’t what fans had hoped for. We’ve ordered them by how far each one drifted from...
Supercars styled after GTA VI’s Vice City spotted on the streets of Miami
A police version of the Lamborghini Huracan is now driving on real roads, part of a marketing push for Grand Theft Auto VI. The release of Grand Theft Auto VI is approaching, and its marketing campaign is gradually picking up speed. Recordings recently began appearing online that show stylish cars decorated in a Vice City...
Phantom Blade Zero PS5 File Size and Preload Start Date Revealed
PlayStation Game Size lists the PlayStation 5 version of Phantom Blade Zero at about 134.857 GB. The wuxia action-adventure is due on PC and PlayStation 5. The game has a premium Digital Deluxe Edition, but it includes only digital extras: an artbook, a soundtrack, and the “Bloodsteel Uniform” and “Wulin Legend” sets. Phantom Blade Zero...
Pokémon GO Minior Shower Schedule
Minior, the meteor Pokémon, is arriving in Pokémon Go with its assortment of vibrant cores. It can only be found during real-world meteor showers. These events happen only a few times a year, so stay alert when they do. Minior also turns up more often in the evening, so keep a particularly close watch then....
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Remaster Launches December 8 on PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2, Free for Existing Owners
A remaster of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, rebuilt on Unreal Engine 5, will launch on December 8, 2026. Owners of the older versions will receive it for free. The overlooked game will arrive in an updated edition on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Owners of the PS4 and Xbox One versions can...
Fake GTA VI Disc Editions Appear as Chinese Sellers Notice Demand for Full Physical Versions
Unofficial Grand Theft Auto VI editions with a “disc” have appeared, and players can get them, but there is a catch. Grand Theft Auto VI will have a physical edition, but the box will not contain a disc. Buyers will instead receive a key to download the digital version of the game. Not all players...
The Terminator Is Free to Watch on YouTube 42 Years After Its Release
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the rare sequels that most people like better than the original. The 1991 sci-fi action thriller redefined the blockbuster with a relentlessly exciting story, mind-blowing special effects, and the star power of Arnold Schwarzenegger. It often outshines its predecessor, which also redefined the action thriller in the 1980s...
Steam Beta Update Speeds Up Startup Again, Fixes Vulkan Game Hangs on Linux and NCAA Football 27 Input Bug
Valve is continuing to improve the technical state of Steam. The company recently released a Steam update that included improvements to “improve performance when launching the client.” Valve then released a beta update that continues the work on speeding up app launch and begins testing fixes for several bugs. Valve said it has completed a...
Stephen King’s Time-Travel Series 11.22.63 Remains a Top Sci-Fi Pick on Streaming
A decade ago, Netflix quietly released one of its biggest hits of all time: Stranger Things. Eldritch horror, a coming-of-age story and the presence of Winona Ryder helped cement the show’s place in pop culture. So did its nods to 1980s pop culture, including the works of Stephen King and Steven Spielberg. The lovable child...
Demon’s Souls Runs at 60 FPS on PC in KyTyPS5 Emulator Tests, While God of War Ragnarok Still Blinds Players
Geralt Benchmarks has shared test results for the Demon’s Souls remake running on a PlayStation 5 emulator. The game averaged 60+ FPS, and enabling frame generation brought it to 120 FPS. The test ran on a PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and a GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card: This is a build...
The Legend Behind GTA: San Andreas Left Its Mark on Gaming History
Back when Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas came out, I was sure it had a Bigfoot in it, and so were plenty of other players. Not long after launch, a rumor spread across the internet that Rockstar had hidden the legendary creature somewhere in its new game. I first heard about this “secret monster” from...
Game of Thrones Prequel The Mad King Set to Return in 2027
The Mad King lives. The Royal Shakespeare Company’s sold-out stage production of Game of Thrones: The Mad King closed in Stratford-upon-Avon in September. The run’s end doesn’t finish the spinoff, which is a prequel to Game of Thrones from George R.R. Martin. The production team has revealed that The Mad King will return to the...
Digital Foundry Analyzes GTA VI Trailer as Rockstar Appears to Fix 18-Year-Old Engine Graphics Bug
The Grand Theft Auto VI launch trailer appears to be free of an animation problem that has followed Rockstar Games’ engine since Grand Theft Auto IV. Rockstar Games recently released the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI. Players watched it, and so did Digital Foundry, whose specialists went through the footage and shared their...
Poltergeist Returns to Streaming on HBO Max 44 Years After Its Release
The people who make movies don’t always get the credit they deserve. Carrie Fisher worked as an uncredited script doctor on the 1998 Adam Sandler movie The Wedding Singer. Quentin Tarantino did an uncredited rewrite of It’s Pat, the movie spun off from a Saturday Night Live sketch. Writers go uncredited more often than directors,...
BioWare Veteran Mark Darrah Says CD Projekt RED Is in a “Really Dangerous Position” Over Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk Sequel Costs
BioWare veteran Mark Darrah, who worked on the Dragon Age franchise and Anthem, says CD Projekt RED (CDPR) is in a “really dangerous position.” CDPR is now presumed to need very large sales to start making a profit. Darrah shared his concerns about the AAA industry in an interview with Summer Eternal Anthology. He pointed...
Players Notice Amazon Stats Showing GTA VI With 8 Times Fewer Pre-Orders Than The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
At Amazon, Grand Theft Auto VI is trailing a Nintendo release in preorders. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 is ahead of the new GTA game on the retailer’s listings. Preorders for Grand Theft Auto VI are available beyond the PlayStation Store and Xbox stores. Various retailers also sell a...
8 Most Disappointing Switch Games, Ranked
There’s a well-worn saying that happiness is reality minus expectations. For the eight Switch games below, reality fell well short of what people had imagined. A few earned their harsh reception, but others aren’t bad at all. They just weren’t what fans had hoped for. We’ve ordered them by how far each one drifted from...
Supercars styled after GTA VI’s Vice City spotted on the streets of Miami
A police version of the Lamborghini Huracan is now driving on real roads, part of a marketing push for Grand Theft Auto VI. The release of Grand Theft Auto VI is approaching, and its marketing campaign is gradually picking up speed. Recordings recently began appearing online that show stylish cars decorated in a Vice City...
Phantom Blade Zero PS5 File Size and Preload Start Date Revealed
PlayStation Game Size lists the PlayStation 5 version of Phantom Blade Zero at about 134.857 GB. The wuxia action-adventure is due on PC and PlayStation 5. The game has a premium Digital Deluxe Edition, but it includes only digital extras: an artbook, a soundtrack, and the “Bloodsteel Uniform” and “Wulin Legend” sets. Phantom Blade Zero...
Pokémon GO Minior Shower Schedule
Minior, the meteor Pokémon, is arriving in Pokémon Go with its assortment of vibrant cores. It can only be found during real-world meteor showers. These events happen only a few times a year, so stay alert when they do. Minior also turns up more often in the evening, so keep a particularly close watch then....
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey Remaster Launches December 8 on PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2, Free for Existing Owners
A remaster of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, rebuilt on Unreal Engine 5, will launch on December 8, 2026. Owners of the older versions will receive it for free. The overlooked game will arrive in an updated edition on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Owners of the PS4 and Xbox One versions can...