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Grand Theft Auto VI arrived a little early after a copy was leaked online.Rockstar Games released its first look for the sixth game of the cult-classic video game series Monday evening — roughly 15 hours before the planned Tuesday morning unveiling — while citing the leak.“Our trailer has leaked so please watch the real thing on YouTube,” Rockstar Games wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, just after 6 p.m. ET Monday.Rockstar Games and its New York parent company, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., did not provide further details on the leak.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed the company has “no plans” to bring Game Pass to Nintendo or PlayStation.Game Pass currently allows gamers access to hundreds of PC and Xbox titles on a subscription-basis. In a new interview with Windows Central, Spencer confirmed that the company had spent over a billion dollars in 2023 (£780million) “supporting third-party games”.“What we see in Game Pass is a service that supports all kinds of games, from the biggest games, to the unknown indie games that you didn’t know you would love until you played it,” he continued (via Eurogamer).“Game Pass is an important part of the Xbox console identity.

Paramount+ has slotted Thursday, February 8, 2024 for the Season 2 premiere of Halo, based on the widely popular and long-running Xbox game franchise. The streamer also unveiled the first-look teaser trailer during its panel today at CCXP in São Paolo, Brazil, with cast members Pablo Schreiber and Joseph Morgan, along with showrunner David Wiener and executive producer Kiki Wolfkill.

Starfield has already vanished from many people’s collective consciousness, but Bethesda has begun defending the game from criticism in Steam reviews by replying to certain users.As spotted by YouTuber JuiceHead on X (formerly Twitter), Bethesda has started replying to Starfield reviews using the handles Bethesda_FalcoYamaoka and Bethesda_Kraken.In a reply to one review that criticised the number of loading screens in the game, a Bethesda developer wrote that “while there may be loading screens in between fast travelling, just consider the amount of data for the expansive gameplay that is procedurally generated to load flawlessly.”In a reply to another review, which called the game “wide as an ocean- shallow as a puddle”, the same developer wrote that “if you feel that things are getting boring, there is so much more to do than just the main mission! There are many side missions where you can learn more about the people and story of Starfield.”There’s currently no word from Bethesda as to why they’ve suddenly decided to reply to Steam reviews, however.Starfield launched in September of this year, releasing on the same day as the PS5 version of Baldur’s Gate 3, to fairly positive reviews. The game is currently sitting at 83 on Metacritic, with an 85 on Opencritic.NME’s own review of Starfield was positive, writing that “Starfield promises so much, but comes up short of perfection.

Bargain hunters have been sweeping up a £10 mystery tech deal which could see them get their hands on must have products such as a Dyson V8, a Nintendo Switch, or and Xbox Series S. The bargain deal is part of a continued Black Friday sale, and could save shoppers hundreds of pounds on smart TVs and consoles.

Cyber Monday, gamers are in for a treat because the Xbox Series S console is down to the cheapest price we’ve ever seen. Target has the white 512GB version of the console available for $239.99, $65 less than its retail price — which is the cheapest price on the web right now. This is the starter bundle, which comes with the console itself, a white Xbox Wireless Controller and a three-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (a $50.97 value) for online multiplayer, game download access and cloud gaming.

Black Friday, gamers are in for a treat because the Xbox Series S console is down to the cheapest price we’ve ever seen. Dell has the white 512GB version of the console available for $234.99, $65 less than its retail price — which is the cheapest price on the web right now. This is the starter bundle, which comes with the console itself, a white Xbox Wireless Controller and a three-month subscription to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (a $50.97 value) for online multiplayer, game download access and cloud gaming.

Baldur’s Gate 3 may be receiving an official release date on Xbox platforms this week after several delays to the popular Computer Role Playing Game (CRPG) port.After a series of delays due to worries about quality slippage, and reassurances that Xbox would in fact receive the game this year, the official Larian Studios X (formerly Twitter) account posted the following interesting sentence amid celebrations of the multiple awards Baldur’s Gate 3 was nominated for at The Game Awards yesterday (November 14).The Baldur’s Gate 3 developers posted: “Xbox fans, and fans of physical media, watch this space for a formal announcement.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. One of the most popular video games of 2023 is coming to Nintendo Switch. Although “Hogwarts Legacy” was released for PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4 and Xbox One back in February, the game is making its Nintendo debut on Nov.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Forget Valentine’s Day, Singles Day is this weekend! For the uninitiated, Singles Day is a counter-holiday to Valentine’s Day where people who are single just spend quality time (and money) on themselves. The holiday lands on Nov.

Barker. The newborn's pays homage to guitarist Rocky George, the boxing biopic Rocky, and Barker's favorite number.“Practicing to my baby's heartbeat," Barker captioned the video, which Kardashian later shared to her Instagram Story.I'm of the opinion that it's more than okay (maybe even preferable) for men to stay occupied while their wives are in labor. Let them bring their drumsticks and Xboxes if they must.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Paramount+ has signed a partnership with Microsoft for the streaming service to be available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S across several international markets. Under the deal, Paramount+ will roll out on Xbox consoles in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latin America (including Brazil), Switzerland and the U.K.

according to Bloomberg.A trailer is expected to be released in December, just as Rockstar Games is celebrating it’s the 25th anniversary.The new game will be the first “GTA” release since the massively successful “Grand Theft Auto V” came out in 2013.That game, a multi-platform phenomenon, has sold over 185 million copies second only to Minecraft, which has sold over 300 million since its release in 2011.GTA V is available for users to play using PC, Playstation, and Xbox, where players can play either the story mode or the online mode format where your character is inside an open world with the ability to drive fly, and sail around the map while completing missions, heists and business dealings.Over the years, the GTA online community has been plagued with hackers, who “grief” or intentionally disrupt the gameplay for other players, something the developers have tried to combat, but to no avail.In 2018 a Georgia man was sued by Take-Two Interactive after claiming it lost $500,000 because the man developed a cheating system that “allows a player to “alter” the games of those they’re competing against.The new game will be set in a fictionalized version of Miami and South Florida, while featuring a man-woman duo, with the latter being the first female protagonist of the series.This new installment will also reportedly cut back on the crude, and potentially offensive jokes about minority groups, that were made popular in the previous games.Reports of the milder language have sparked a debate among the fans, with some complaining they are taking away the jokes, and are leaving behind the violent gameplay, because players can drive over non-playable characters (NPC) shoot and kill police officers, and rob convenience

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The follow up to 2022’s “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II” comes out this Friday, Nov. 10, marking the 22nd entry in the mainline series of games that first launched 20 years ago in 2003.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Elon Musk famously is a huge video-game fan. But gaming companies apparently aren’t fans of what Musk is doing with X, the social network formerly called Twitter. Sony said it is removing support for Elon Musk’s X/Twitter from its PlayStation game consoles, effective next week.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. There hasn’t been a new “RoboCop” game since the release of the video game tie-in for the movie remake starring Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Michael K. Williams, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton and others in 2014.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Following the success of Nintendo’s “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,” “Team Sonic Racing” and “Disney Speedstorm,” developer Bamtang Games and publisher GameMill Entertainment wanted to give the kart-racer treatment to DreamWorks Animation characters. Now ready for pre-order for $39.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart and Target, “DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing” features 20 characters across DreamWorks Animation, such as Shrek, Princess Fiona, Donkey, Po, Tigress, Boss Baby, Puss in Boots, Hiccup, Astrid, Megamind, Lord Farquaad and more, in a high-speed kart racer with local and online multi-player.

Microsoft will not allow players to use unauthorised third-party controllers and accessories for their Xbox from November in the interest of “performance, security, and safety”.Windows Central reported that players have been encountering error “0x82d60002” when they attach a third-party accessory in an article from October 29.“Using unauthorised accessories compromises your gaming experience. For this reason, the unauthorised accessory will be blocked from use on 11/12/2023,” read the pop-up on the console.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. For some gamers, a good gaming headset is just any pair of headphones, which can get the job done if you want to play in peace. However, for online multiplayer games, you’d want a dedicated gaming headset with a high quality microphone to coordinate with your team or guild, or just trash-talk and disparage your competition.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After the box office success of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” and ahead of the Heroes in a Half-Shell’s 40th anniversary next May, audio company Skullcandy has partnered with the animated characters for a new line of gaming headsets and wireless earbuds.

Paramount+ said Monday that it will roll out its Premium tier subscriptions in Australia, Canada, Brazil and Mexico on November 16, with more international markets to follow.

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 or Modern Warfare 3 are on their way to Xbox Game Pass this year, Microsoft has confirmed, as there wasn’t enough time to sort out a “secret celebration drop”.Activision Blizzard stated that there were no intentions for its “upcoming and recently launched games” like Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Diablo 4 to be playable through Xbox Game Pass this year.Yet, rumours swirled that there was something in store. In the latest episode of the official Xbox podcast, Microsoft CEO of gaming Phil Spencer explained that there simply wasn’t enough time to arrange the games’ arrival on Game Pass.The acquisition of Activision Blizzard was only finalised last week following repeated revisions to the terms of the agreement.

There is not long left for gamers to keep playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 before the full launch.

After a winding road of regulatory challenges, Microsoft today closed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, creating a video game behemoth.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Microsoft‘s deal to buy Activision Blizzard got the green light Friday from regulators in the U.K. — clearing the way for the $68.7 billion blockbuster acquisition to close nearly two years after it was announced.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Looking for the most popular games in 2023? According to Futbin.com, an online resource for FIFA Ultimate Team gamers, the most popular video game of the year is “Hogwarts Legacy” — based on Google Search volume from the past 12 months in nearly 90 countries around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Brazil and much more. Released back in February, “Hogwarts Legacy” — which sold more than 12 million copies within its first two weeks — launched for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.

The open beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will kick off on Friday evening.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a (virtual) trip to the Upside Down to pitch his company’s latest effort to make virtual and augmented reality a thing. The company on Wednesday announced the Meta Quest 3 mixed-reality headset, set to ship Oct.

Cyber Security Connect). “WE ARE SELLING IT”.It has not offered a price point for the files, which include “screenshots of an internal log-in page, an internal PowerPoint presentation outlining testbench details, and a number of Java files”.It’s an example of ransomware, a practice where hackers steal a company’s files and attempt to sell it back to them.

Manchester United will be looking to get back to winning ways on Saturday, as they host Brighton at Old Trafford. Two late goals saw United fall to a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal in their last fixture, with the game also being the catalyst for the question marks surrounding the future of Jadon Sancho, who is now open to leaving the club in January.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Although Mortal Kombat 1 isn’t officially available until September 19, fans of the video game can get their hands on the premium edition of the fighting game early. Developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros.

Amazon customers are showering praise on a 'super fast' £5 charger that will fit into every single smartphone model - no matter whether you have an Apple iPhone, or a Android Galaxy, Huawei, Nexus, Nokia, LG or Sony. The charger, which has been hailed a'game changer' by those who have tried it, will also work for gaming consoles such as the PS4, PS5 and Xbox.

A man has been jailed for abducting and raping a teenage girl he groomed through an Xbox console.

Xbox‘s next update have been shared in a post to Xbox Wire, including direct Discord streaming, variable refresh rate improvements and more.“We heard that you wanted more Discord features! Starting this week, you can stream gameplay directly from your Xbox to your Discord friends,” Kristen Mann, principal group product manager of Xbox Experiences, said in the announcement.Players are able to enter voice channels in their Discord servers directly from their console as long as they’ve linked their account in the app first. Then, pressing the Xbox button on the controller will open the parties and chats part of the guide.Once Discord and the specific server that they want to stream to is selected, Mann encouraged players to try out the new feature to show off Starfield, which is out on PC and Xbox Series X|S today (September 6).Moving on, the update will add new options for variable refresh rate (or VRR).

With Starfield's global launch right around the corner, many gamers will be weighing up the best way to play.

PlayStation Plus (or PS Plus) will be pricier as a result of an increase across all tiers of the subscription service, which will be activated on September 6.“This price adjustment will enable us to continue bringing high-quality games and value-added benefits to your PlayStation Plus subscription service,” Sony wrote in a post on the platform’s official blog.Those who are already on a rolling 12-month subscription will not be charged the new prices until their next renewal date on or after November 6.Sony clarified that membership changes enacted either on or after September 6, such as moving from Essential to Extra, “will update your plan reflecting the new prices”.Ergo, the new prices for the three different tiers of PS Plus in their 12-month subscriptions are:The prices are still a saving when compared to the cost of the one-month or three-month subscriptions over the course of a year.In addition, Sony announced the PS Plus monthly games for September in the same release. These are Saints Row, Black Desert Traveller Edition and Generation Zero, and will become available from September 5.As a result subscribers will lose the ability to add August’s games – Death’s Door, Dreams and PGA Tour 2K23 – to their PlayStation library on September 4.Xbox has also altered its Game Pass subscription service in what appeared to be an attempt to safeguard Starfield‘s financial success.