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Here’s How To Check If You Can Play The Duskbloods This Month

You can now check if you were picked for the closed network test for The Duskbloods, but you won't get an email invitation as you might expect. To see if you can take part in the playtest of From Software's Switch 2 multiplayer title, you'll have to go to the website for the network test. From there, click on the three-line menu on the top right of the page and select "Account" to go to your personal page. Once there, you'll see your selection results--the page will tell you either way. Unfortun

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Take-Two CEO Says Streaming Could Soon Make Expensive Consoles Matter Less

A base PS5 or Xbox Series X|S console costs far more today than it did almost six years ago, but despite that, GTA 6 publisher Take-Two Interactive doesn't believe that the more-expensive gaming hardware will slow down its business or sales of the upcoming game. Speaking to investors as part of a briefing on its recent financial quarter, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick did mention that lower-priced gaming hardware would still be preferable, but the current state of the technology could have a surpr

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GTA 6 Preorders Are “Unprecedented” Across The Industry, Take-Two Claims

Following the launch of GTA 6 preorders in late June, it immediately became apparent that there was, unsurprisingly, huge demand for the game. Now, in a Take-Two earnings call, the publishing company's CEO said the number of preorders is "unprecedented" across the industry. Strauss Zelnick said, "No one's ever seen anything like this before at Take-Two, or in the industry." He went on to add that exceptional preorders don't always equal exceptional sales, though. "To be clear, we haven't sold on

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As GTA 6 publisher Take-Two revises its 2027 net bookings up to $8.2bn, Strauss Zelnick confirms its sales are "well over 90% digital"

Take-Two's latest financials are in, and they come with a few surprises. First off, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has confirmed that the publisher's sales are mostly digital, in response to Sony's controversial decision to stop manufacturing physical disc-based games. "Our business is well over 90% digitally distributed," he said during the call (thanks, Jason Schreier). "It's already a digital business." Read more

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Take-Two Defends GTA 6’s $80 Price, Calls It “Phenomenal Value”

While most of Take-Two Interactive's games are priced at $70--which became a much more common MSRP for new releases from 2020 onwards--GTA 6 is one of a handful of titles that will retail for $80--a price that the publisher believes is "phenomenal value" for the open-world game. Speaking to investors following the release of Take-Two's quarterly earnings, CEO Strauss Zelnick addressed a query about how the publisher had landed on an $80 price point for GTA 6. Zelnick echoed previous statements m

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"Ideas like this usually just die": Inside generative AI’s effect on modding, and how host sites struggle to maintain transparency

I’ve been scrolling through Nexus Mods near enough every weekday morning for three or four years now. On a good day, I might spot a couple of new mods potentially worth writing news about and a couple, usually Skyrim player homes, I might fancy checking out in my free time. Historically, browsing for mods was largely just a matter of gauging which looked complex or unique enough to be worth investigating further, and making sure nothing about them appeared offensive or otherwise dodgy. Usually,

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GTA 6 Marketing Is Taking Place On “Virtually Every Social Media Outlet On Earth”

After announcing an extended look at GTA 6--with a six-hour exclusivity window for Netflix in a first-of-its-kind reveal--Take-Two has said that marketing for the game is incredibly widespread. During the Take-Two earnings call on August 7, CEO Strauss Zelnick said that Netflix is "a great marketing partner" for the publishing company, and added that it is working "with virtually every social media outlet on Earth." Zelnick explained that this is part of Rockstar's marketing strategy, but didn't

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Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta blows past series' records on Steam

Gears of War E-Day has only just rolled out the first stage of its open beta, and already the series' records have been shattered on Steam. Read more

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Unsurprisingly, GTA 6 Has Take-Two Predicting A Massively Profitable Year Ahead

With GTA 6 still scheduled to launch in November, publisher Take-Two Interactive is expecting its current financial year--running from April 1 to March 31, 2027--to be very profitable. The company is expecting a 20% growth through the middle of the 2026 financial year, with revenue predicted to reach $8.2 billion thanks to GTA 6 and several other games. According to Take-Two's estimates, it's forecasting that Rockstar Games will be responsible for roughly 37% of its revenue, Zynga 34%, and other

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Wuthering Waves version 3.6 update ‘Lamplight in Mirage, Sword’s Resolve in Heart’ launches August 20

Kuro Games will release the version 3.6 update for free-to-play open-world action RPG Wuthering Waves, …

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GTA 6 Has Not Been Delayed, Still On Track For Its November Launch

GTA 6 is still on track to launch for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, Take-Two Interactive has confirmed. As part of the publisher's quarterly briefing, Take-Two provided updates on several of its projects, including Rockstar Games' long-simmering open-world game--and the rosy financial outlook that the company is expecting from its launch. "Our excellent first quarter results reflect the power of our portfolio and disciplined execution across all of our labels," Take-Two Interactive CEO

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ChatTJB is a fake chatbot where a guy called Tucker Bryant answers queries himself: 'I tend to overcommit to bits'

Bryant will answer any questions asked (eventually) and will even scribble images for users.

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Sony appears to be putting labels on PS5 console boxes to warn people it's ending disc production

In case it was ever in doubt, it seems Sony is not backing down from its controversial decision to stop manufacturing physical disc-based games. It appears a notice is being shipped with new PS5 consoles that have disc drives to warn users that, as announced, PlayStation will cease to support physical media at the beginning of 2028. Read more

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Doom creator id Software used Taiwanese pirates to help distribute the game, John Romero reveals

John Romero, the legendarily long-haired co-founder of id Software and father of game series Quake and Doom, has recounted a tale about when id Software worked with Taiwanese pirates to spread Doom. Read more

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WoW's changing how world bosses work because they've 'really been a little bit lackluster' in recent years, says dev

"A lot of players just cluster into a boss. It drops in a few moments."

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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls suffers from widespread PC issues at launch

Marvel Tokonn: Fighting Souls finally released, and while console players appear to be having a decent time with the 4v4 tag fighting game, PC players are reporting significant technical issues ranging from stuttering to netcode issues. Read more

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"Credible military storytelling": Ubisoft announce playtests for new Ghost Recon game alongside a sizeable Wildlands update and a Future Soldier giveaway

Much like the CIA spreading misinformation ahead of a cheeky little regime change, Ubisoft have begun talking about their next proper Ghost Recon game. According to live producer Irina-Gabriela Popa, it'll be "a fun, fresh experience that stays true to everything that defines Ghost Recon – tactical action, large scale operations, credible military storytelling and, of course, the Ghost Unit.” Read more

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Co-op climber Peak finally reaches the summit, with its last major update bringing two foreboding new biomes next week

Just over a year of post-launch additions for climbing with your mates game Peak will end with one last update next week. In what's called the Final Ascent, devs Aggro Crab and Landfall are wheeling out two spooky new biomes as a challenge to round out the scaling of rugged landscapes. Read more

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'They call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we’re not': Family declines $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center

AI companies may have the cash to throw around, but some can't be bought so easily.

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The makers of the glorious Othercide have another tactics RPG bloodbath out in September, with a playtest live now

Lightbulb Crew's Othercide was a melancholy meatgrinder of an XCOM-style tactics RPG, featuring the world's worst mum. It saw you leading squads of sorrowful, blade and pistol-wielding clones into stark geographical projections of anguish. With the odds generally against you, the game put a huge emphasis on initiative, running order and acting outside your turn. Lightbulb's new game Ex Sanguis looks an awful lot like Othercide, from the porcelain beauty of the characters to the grotesque and glo

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