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Grand Theft Auto games don't start with a script, a character, or even a story beat. According to Rockstar Games' own Head of Development, they start with a plane ticket. In a recent interview with French outlet TroisCouleurs, Rob Nelson pulled back the curtain on the early creative process behind Grand Theft Auto VI, revealing a methodical, almost architectural approach to building a fictional world before a single mission is designed. The picture that emerges is less "video game pitch meeting"

Back in 2011, Grand Theft Auto V was still a closely guarded secret. No trailers, no announcements—just a small team at Rockstar quietly building what would become one of the biggest games of all time. Yet, months before the world even knew GTA V existed, the developers had already locked in one of the track’s most iconic songs: “Sleepwalking” by The Chain Gang Of 1974. The story, shared recently by the band’s lead singer Kamtin Mohager on Instagram, reads like a perfect Hollywood meet-cute—exce

GTA Online’s latest Event Week is here, and it’s bringing more than just the usual discounts and double payouts. Running from March 5 through March 11, 2026, this week’s Salvage Yard Robberies rotation includes two extremely rare license plates that collectors and custom-car enthusiasts won’t want to miss. These plates are tied to in-game sports teams and only appear during specific robbery rotations — making them genuine limited-time drops. Here’s everything you need to know to grab both before

GTA Online fans, it’s time to hit the streets in fresh law enforcement gear. As part of the Neighborhood Watch Event running from April 9th to April 15th, 2026, Rockstar Games has dropped three new police outfits that have been sitting in the game files since the Agents of Sabotage update back in December 2024. Two of them are brand new this week, and all three can be unlocked without spending any extra cash on the outfits themselves (one does require a discounted vehicle purchase). These are pe

Rockstar Games is keeping the law enforcement vibes strong in GTA Online with the Neighborhood Watch Event, live from April 2 through April 8, 2026. As part of this week’s update, players can snag two brand-new police-themed outfits completely free — no Shark Card required. These outfits were first spotted in the game’s files back in December 2024 during the Agents of Sabotage update and have been slowly drip-fed ever since. Here’s your complete, no-nonsense guide to grabbing them before the eve

Rockstar Games has made it easier than ever for longtime players to experience Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online in their enhanced next-gen glory. As of June 18, 2026, eligible owners of the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One versions can upgrade for free to the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S editions. This upgrade brings improved visuals, faster loading times, increased frame rates, and access to all the latest GTA Online content and exclusive next-gen features that have been added over the years. Who

GTA Online collectors and car meet regulars — this one’s for you. During the current Drift Week (February 26th through March 4th), Rockstar has dropped one of the cleanest limited-edition vanity plates in recent memory: the exclusive red-and-white LS Car Meet Plate. The claimable Penumbra FF from the Salvage Yard robbery comes with an LSCM plate The Vehicle: Maibatsu Penumbra FF with Exclusive Plate This week’s rare plate is attached to the Maibatsu Penumbra FF, a sharp JDM-style sports coupe t

If you're a dedicated Grand Theft Auto Online player looking to expand your collection of rare items, you'll want to log in this week. The latest GTA Online Event Week, running from May 21st through May 27th, is offering players the chance to snag an exclusive and highly sought-after item: the Los Santos (LS) Car Meet vanity plate. Here is everything you need to know to claim this rare cosmetic and score a hefty discount on a classic vehicle in the process. The Salvage Yard Robberies Each week,

Super Mario 64 might be one of the most popular speedrun games of all time, and it's still absolutely huge. You'd think runners would know absolutely everything about this almost-30-year-old game, but recently, a brand new trick was discovered that will potentially change the nature of speedruns, particularly the 1 Star Speedrun, forever. Bubzia, a speedrunner who specialises in blindfolded speedruns, has documented the discovery of this new technique that has essentially wiped out one of the mo

While floppy disks may not have been the best storage medium when it comes to longevity and memory, there's undoubtedly something very nostalgic about them – if you grew up in the late '80s and early '90s, at least. Industry vets Andrew and Rob Hewson are aiming to tap into that rose-tinted feeling with Hyper Sentinel Fusion, a successor to Hyper Sentinel. It's described as "Uridium and Paradroid combined with extraction shooter and roguelite elements in an explosive fusion of gameplay styles."

Just three weeks after its release, Nintendo is already bringing more goodies to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment later this week in the form of a free update. Available on 27th November 2025, the update will add new weapons, a brand new Sync Strike for Zelda and fan-favourite Korok Calamo, and other goodies. Being typically coy there, Nintendo! The game already has a ton to unlock, including maxing out characters and finding all of those pesky Koroks, even if it's a little brisker than Age

Over the weekend, Level-5 released a brand new update for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, booting the football RPG up to ver. 1.3.0 and adding some new features in the process. The newbies this time around are a level cap feature for Ranked and Lobby matches, and two new opportunities to switch characters when using the in-game menus. There are a bunch of balancing adjustments and bug fixes included in this one too, so it will be well worth checking out for the best experience possible. The full p

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has had another update to bring it up to version 1.4 following the recent 1.3 patch. This new patch brings all of the tweaks and additions made to other versions of the game (which we reckon is really very good, actually) to Switch 1 and 2, so there's total parity across all versions. That means the Switch releases have received the CPU Ranked Match mode, the new "Advance Win" feature — which allows you to call time on matches with huge leads (as well as some anti-ch

As the gaming world waits with bated breath for Grand Theft Auto VI, developers and publishers are scrambling to clear their release schedules to avoid its shadow. But amidst the usual hype about graphics and map size, a new and intriguing rumor has emerged from an industry heavyweight: GTA 6 might be steering the franchise into the territory of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs). The Source: A Titan of the MMO Genre The insight comes from Rich Vogel, a seasoned veteran wh

Are there some Japanese exclusive games from days gone by that you always wish you could've played? Did your favourite obscure franchise get a game release in Japan but never saw localization or a fan made translation hack? Well it's your lucky day. Interpreter is a new project that can live-translate Japanese text in retro games, all offline and without a required internet connection. The application is optimized for retro games that use traditional pixel-based fonts and uses MeikiOCR. The to

Developer IO Interactive is currently all-in on its upcoming action adventure, 007 First Light, but it sounds like Hitman fans needn't worry about the franchise's future. In an interview with Variety, CEO Hakan Abrak is very clear about the status of the Hitman series. "So of course there will be more Hitman," Abrak says, saying that the team is first focusing on bringing co-op to the existing game, calling it a "really, really good extension to the universe". After that, though, Abrak says IO w

IO Interactive is in our good books big time off the back of all the premium-grade assassinating they've let us do across the globe as Agent 47. Now the team has taken up the mantle (the obvious next step for those paying attention) of James Bond himself, with 007: First Light. And ahead of the game's 27th March 2026 release date, IO has dropped the very first in a series of dev diary deep dives aimed at exploring this latest Bond adventure alongside interested players. What an absolute high thi

While Mario Kart World may have just received a rather hefty update, fans of the Switch 2 launch game have been eagerly anticipating any potential DLC that will come to the racer. And a recent datamine of Nintendo Today! has brought all of those hopes and dreams to the surface (thanks, IGN!). So, some context: earlier this week, Nintendo updated its news app with a suite of Donkey Kong themes, with many of them seemingly inspired by Donkey Kong Bananza. Fans decided to datamine the themes and se

An intriguing leak has cropped up on the Tomb Raider subreddit this week that hints at some major DLC coming to 2024's Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered in the near future. A set of Steam achievements have leaked for the Apsyr collection that are all tagged with the heading 'TRX:CR'. The achievements themselves talk about levels, time limits and gameplay modifiers - and some folks in the Reddit thread are speculating that 'CR' could stand for Challenge Run here; some kind of potential bonus mode for To

In the video game industry, "longevity" usually means a game is still popular a year after launch. For Rockstar Games, it means still topping sales charts over a decade later. It's a bizarre and incredible phenomenon that honestly feels like it's breaking all the rules of how gaming is supposed to work. Every time a new sales report drops, we all expect the numbers for Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 to finally start slowing down. And every time, we're wrong. Let's just look at the

20 years, eh, where does the time go?! Yep, Microsoft's Xbox 360 console launched on November 22nd, 2005 - which means the system has now hit the ripe old age of 20. To celebrate, we've been looking back at what made this gaming machine one of the very best - from the system itself to its launch games lineup and the experiences it delivered over time, Xbox 360 is simply an awesome console and one that's worth looking back on. You may have seen that in recent days, we started the party early here

In a stunning new development that has rocked the Grand Theft Auto community, the hacker convicted in the infamous 2023 GTA 6 gameplay leak has spoken directly from prison—revealing explosive details about the game’s unreleased source code and how he continues to communicate with the outside world. Arion Kurtaj, the man behind the massive GTA 6 footage leak that stunned fans and Rockstar Games alike, is now serving time after being transferred from a mental health hospital to a conventional pris

There are many things synonymous with James Bond, and one of those is Aston Martin — a car brand he's been driving since Goldfinger. Well, fans will be pleased to know that the tradition of driving these swish supercars is set to continue in 007 First Light, as this new trailer reveals: The game will feature the Aston Martin Valhalla, albeit kitted out by Q with various gadgets and weapons. It's only allocated to 00-status agents, and our young Bond isn't at that level in the game, but presumabl

PS5 sales in Japan are now on their way back down, as excitement surrounding the model exclusive to the country has started to wane. From the period of 24th November to 30th November, which accounts for the system's first full week of sales, Sony sold 17,491 units of the new PS5 Japanese model. This is a drop of almost 6,000 sales when compared to the data from the previous week, which accounted for roughly two to three days of the new console being on the market. Therefore, the Japanese PS5 has

Eight days before launch, another GTA VI interview is giving players a closer look at how Rockstar's Vice City behaves moment to moment. An excerpt from The Guardian's upcoming interview with Rockstar North's Rob Nelson was published early through the outlet's "Pushing Buttons" newsletter. It describes a hands-on demo in which Nelson walked the writer through the small touches in Jason's animation set. The full piece is due Saturday, November 14, and it's unclear whether it will sit behind a pay