Sony Uses GTA 6 to Advertise PS5 Digital Edition, Tides of Annihilation Replaces Baldur’s Gate 3 Star, and Top News for August 17

Here is a quick digest of key entertainment and gaming industry news from around the world over the past day.

• “It happens on PS5”: Sony is using GTA VI to promote the digital-only PlayStation 5, while players push back demanding physical disc options as not everyone embraces the shift away from physical media.
• Tides of Annihilation has replaced both the voice and the facial model of a Baldur’s Gate 3 star, and the latest gameplay demonstration has left several players dissatisfied.
• Sony has not yet settled on a launch date or price point for the PlayStation 6, with a final decision potentially delayed until next year.
• Epic Games plans to drop Unreal Engine from its launcher application and is developing a Linux version as part of a much larger overhaul of the Epic Games Store.
• Steam will host a giveaway for Dokimon Quest, a positively reviewed monster-taming RPG inspired by Pokemon.
• A first look at a new Genshin Impact 7.1 heroine shows potential aerial abilities, suggesting she can fly or hover in mid-air.
• JoyToy released an unboxing video for its Sevatar figure, the First Captain of the Night Lords from Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, highlighting Captain Jago Sevatarion equipped with the power glaive Night’s Whisper.
• A Helldivers 2 modder spent 569 days adding hostile Orks and vehicles from Warhammer 40,000, along with authentic sound effects and music.
• Fans are calling on Insomniac Games to hire a Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 modder who showcased an enhanced combat system inspired by the enduring mechanics of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.
• Sally Face 2 has been announced ten years later to continue the original storyline, with the developers planning an episodic release schedule.