I really don’t want to cosplay as Darth Vader in Destiny 2, so I’m even more queasy about the announcement of whole Star Wars-themed expansion

Let me state from the start that I don’t like fictional universe crossovers. Whether it’s a Magic The Gathering set themed around Doctor Who or riding a Chocobo in Assassin’s Creed Origins, if it involves smushing two entirely different universes together, I’m not into it. I feel the same way about melding worlds as I…

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Well that didn’t pan out: Former Rockstar boss said in 2018 that he was glad not to be releasing GTA 6 in the Trump era, but here we are with GTA 6 releasing in the Trump era

It’s not easy to predict the future. You do the best you can with the information on hand, sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn’t. Case in point: Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser, who said in 2018 that he was thankful the studio wasn’t releasing a new Grand Theft Auto game amidst a Donald Trump…

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The GTA 6 map will include a ‘lush’ national park in the mountains featuring ‘hillbilly mystics and paranoid radicals’

Today, Rockstar released the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, providing a fresh look at the surprisingly effective chemistry between its dual protagonists, a glimpse at gorgeous beer graphics, and enough fodder to fuel redditor speculation for the next twelve months. The trailer drop came alongside a sizable update to the GTA 6 website,…

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Starbreeze reclaims Payday 3 publishing rights from Plaion, says it will ‘significantly accelerate our content development roadmap’

Starbreeze Studios has reached a deal to acquire the publishing rights to Payday 3 from original publisher Plaion, a move it says will enable it to “accelerate content development” for the struggling game. Starbreeze said in today’s announcement that, with Payday 3 having launched in September 2023, “the timing is opportune” to take over responsibility…

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