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As everyone continues to fear $80 GTA 6, Take-Two CEO says "we do feel a compact with the consumer" and wants to "deliver way more value than what we charge"
As discussions about GTA 6 costing $80 or even $100 continue to strike fear into the hearts of many, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has commented on keeping the game affordable.While there hasn’t really been concrete evidence – or anything to actually spur the discussion – everyone collectively decided one day to fear that GTA 6 would have a high price point. For years, people have been speculating whether Rockstar will charge more than the typical game price, with the prevailing thought being that if any game could get away with it, it would be one as anticipated as GTA 6.…
Generative AI plays "zero part" in GTA 6, Take-Two boss confirms, but the company do have "hundreds" of AI "pilots and implementations" on the go
Generative AI has played “zero part” in Rockstar Games’ creation of GTA 6, Take-Two CEOman Strauss Zelnick has said at the company’s latest financial numbers get-together, where he also indicated the game’s still on to initially release this November. Well, on consoles at least. Though, back in the AI front, the Z bloke also revealed that Take-Two have “hundreds of pilots and implementations” on the go involving the tech.
Pokémon artist says Ultra Beasts were based on previously scrapped Pokémon designs, fuelled by resentment
Pokémon illustrator Yusuke Ohmura has explained why the designs for the series’ Ultra Beasts were so unusual.Ultra Beasts were introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon, and come from a different dimension called the Ultra Space, which is why they look so strange.Recently a fan theorised that the Ultra Beast designs were created with the aim of making them look as little like traditional Pokémon as possible, making use of “combinations of motifs that could never realistically exist”.“So when people look at the Ultra Beasts and think ‘this isn’t a Pokémon at all!’ that reaction is actually the correct one. It’s…
"That's never going to happen": Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe wants to make his farming sim "infinitely replayable," but only "without the use of AI"
Stardew Valley legend Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone is still working on his iconic farming sim, a good 10 years on now, with a 1.7 update currently underway as he also grapples with the development of Haunted Chocolatier – and he likely won’t stop soon.Speaking in a recent interview with IGN, ConcernedApe discusses what the game might look like after another decade. “In 10 years, there’ll be a few more updates, which just make the game even more what it’s supposed to be,” he ponders. “I feel like with every update, I’m trying to make Stardew Valley its ultimate form, fully self-actualized.…
Classic Fallout homage Atom RPG is getting a sequel in which you try to stop another apocalypse
Here is a question for the septuagenarians and older in the RPS readership, assuming any of you are that venerable: if some chortling time traveller had told you back in the 50s or 60s that the perpetually sizzling terror of nuclear apocalypse would one day become a nostalgic playground for videogames with two-headed cows and dogs named Dogmeat and swaggering cowboy zombies, what kind of period-appropriate blunt implement would you have clobbered that time traveller with? While you grizzled boomers get your gums into that vexing proposition, here’s the trailer for AtomTeam’s Atom RPG 2, the floridly titled sequel to…
Nintendo has added two more Game Boy games to its Nintendo Classics library on Switch Online.Balloon Kid and Yoshi (known as Mario & Yoshi in Europe) have been added to the service, bringing the total number of Game Boy and Game Boy Color games available in the West to 43.Balloon Kid is the sequel to NES game Balloon Fight and has players controlling Alice, a girl who has to float through a series of hazard-filled stages in search of her brother Jim.Whereas Balloon Fight has players constantly floating in the air, Balloon Kid lets players detach their balloons and walk…
Baldur's Gate 3's Shadowheart and Gale star in Magic: The Gathering's new D&D Secret Lair – "pre-queue" opens next week an hour before they inevitably sell out
Baldur’s Gate 3 is returning to Magic: The Gathering on February 9 in a seven-part Dungeons & Dragons Superdrop from Secret Lair that probably includes a lot more Shadowheart than you think.Like, a lot more Shadowheart. There’s an entire drop dedicated to only the goth princess, who looks strong and stormy in elegant new art, Dungeons & Dragons and Magic publisher Wizards of the Coast reveals in a February 3 announcement.Shadowheart’s Devotion, as the drop is named, includes five non-foiled cards for $29.99, or five foiled cards for $39.99. The same prices apply to the Gale’s Ambition drop devoted to…
GTA 6 release date seems locked in at last as Rockstar owner promises "launch marketing" starts this summer: "Groundbreaking for Take-Two and the entire entertainment industry"
Following its latest delay, the new GTA 6 release date of November 19, 2026 will surely, definitely stick this time, Rockstar owner Take-Two suggests in a new financial release revealing that “launch marketing” for the anticipated game will begin this summer.Per IGN, Take-Two’s latest financial report packaging quietly heads off concerns around another GTA 6 delay.”Our execution throughout Fiscal 2026 has been extraordinary and we are highly confident as we approach Fiscal 2027 – which promises to be groundbreaking for Take-Two and the entire entertainment industry – led by the November 19th release of Grand Theft Auto VI with Rockstar’s…
Oblivion Remastered studio worked on Fallout season 2, so you might as well toss them Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters too, Bethesda
Virtuos has only recently started to become a familiar name to gamers thanks to its work on lavish visual upgrades like Oblivion Remastered and Metal Gear Solid Delta. But the studio has decades of history quietly contributing to major franchises, including in film and television, and its work on Fallout season 2 has everyone asking the obvious question about those rumored Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters.Ahead of the premiere of the Fallout season 2 finale tonight, Virtuos confirmed on Twitter that “our team worked on environment art, creating photorealistic landscapes that viewers will encounter throughout the season.” Given Virtuos’…
Apple unveils first look at Peacemaker star John Cena in upcoming Matchbox The Movie based on the classic toys by Mattel
Watch out Barbie, Apple has unveiled the first look at Sam Hargrave’s Matchbox The Movie based on the beloved Matchbox cars from Mattel, and it looks like a barrel of fun.As part of the Apple Press TV Day, the streamer has released three images from the upcoming action-adventure movie and has announced that Matchbox The Movie will premiere globally on Apple TV on Friday, October 9, 2026.The first image, which you can see below, shows Peacemaker star John Cena running between a set of cars, and he looks to be a little bloody and bruised. The second image features Cena,…