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Rockstar owner Take-Two has discussed the decision not to announce Grand Theft Auto 6 for PC. The firstGrand Theft Auto 6 trailerwas released in December, confirming a planned 2025 release date forPS5andXbox Series X/S. During aninterviewat a TD Cowen conference this week,Take-TwoCEOStrauss Zelnickwas asked whether the lack of aPCannouncement was set in stone, or if the game could be confirmed for the platform at a later date. “Well, the lack of an announcement is not something that could be set in stone as near as I could tell, because the only thing that happens after the lack of an announcement is an announcement, I suppose, or a continuing lack of an announcement, I guess that could happen too....

The Ace Attorney series will never end, a Capcom producer has stated. In an interview with4Gamerto mark the upcoming release ofApollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, producerKenichi Hashimotoexplained that the new remasters were created using the RE Engine. Hashimoto was then asked if the time spent learning how to reproduce the Ace Attorney gameplay in RE Engine could potentially be used to make another game in the series. “There’s nothing I can tell you at the moment”, Hashimoto replied, “but we’ve certainly gained knowledge about making adventure games with RE Engine....

The Borderlands movie has started off with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 0%. Rotten Tomatoes gathers film critics’ reviews of movies, determines whether they were mainly positive or negative, and assigns them a fresh or rotten tomato accordingly. At the time of writing, 25 reviews forBorderlandshave been logged on the site, and all 25 are considered to have delivered ‘rotten’ verdicts, resulting in a ‘freshness rating’ of 0%. This may change as more reviews are added to the site, but the law of averages means signs currently point to a score that will end up being very low, even if it doesn’t ultimately remain at 0%....

The digital-only Xbox Series X, white 1TB Xbox Series S, and special edition 2TB ‘Galaxy Black’ Xbox Series X with a disc tray are available now. The three new consoles are available today in most regions, with select countries following on October 29. The consoles are available online atMicrosoftretail locations. The three new SKU, as well as descriptions from Microsoft, are: Microsoft will stream its latestXbox Partner Preview event this Thursday, October 17....

Lego has announced that the first Lego Super Mario sets will release in August. Revealed last month,the special interactive Lego Mario setssee players collecting coins and defeating enemies in real-life ‘levels’. Lego Mario himself features LCD screens and a speaker to interact with the brick courses. Lego confirmed on Tuesday that the first set in the range will be the Mario Starter Course, which will retail for 59.99 EUR/USD and 49....

CD Projekt is bringing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and it will be free to owners of the current-gen version. “We’re working on the next generation edition ofThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,” the developer announced on Friday. “Developed to take advantage of the most powerful gaming hardware, the next-gen edition of the game will feature a range of visual and technical improvements — including ray tracing and faster loading times — across the base game, both expansions, and all extra content....

Nintendo’s upcoming Switch hardware update – dubbed ‘Switch Pro’ by analysts – will reportedly feature Nvidia’s DLSS technology. That’s according to a new report fromBloomberg, which claims that the newSwitchwill release later this year and adopt an updatedNvidiachip with improved graphics and processing. The new chipset will also bring a better CPU and increased memory, it said. DLSS is a feature exclusive to Nvidia’s RTX graphics cards and works by using AI to upscale the resolution of games, effectively allowing players to achieve higher graphical settings and better frame rates from their systems, without a performance hit....

As the seemingly inevitable Switch Pro announcement draws ever nearer, the amount of speculation and hearsay being tossed around is… well, par for the course, really. Despite the reality of the situation – thatNintendohas announced absolutely nothing so far at the time of writing –various reports from reputable sourceshave been helping to build anticipation regardless. If these reports are to be believed, the new Switch will have increased power, and will be able to display games at 4K usingNvidia’s nifty DLSS tech, which uses AI to upscale resolutions to achieve higher graphical settings and better frame rates without a hit on performance....

Three former Ubisoft execs standing trial for sexual assault and harassment at the company have been found guilty and sentenced. This story contains references to sexual and racial harassment. The trial of former CCO Serge Hascoët, former vice president of editorial and creative services Thomas François, and former game designer Guillame Patrux initially started in March, but was adjourned until early June following a request from lawyers to have more time to get familiar with the case’s documents....

Ubisoft has disbanded the team responsible for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, according to a new report. YouTuber Gautoz, part of the FrenchYouTube channel Origami, reported the news on Tuesday, citing sources including multiple developers fromUbisoft Montpellier. Update - Ubisoft responds Ubisoft has now responded to the report, essentially confirming it to be true. In a statement toEurogamer, the game’s senior producer Abdelhal Elguess said: “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crownis now at the end of its Post-Launch roadmap with three free content updates and one DLC that released in September....

UK retailer Game will soon stop selling physical games in-store, it’s been claimed. According to a report byGfinity Esports, sources say the retail chain plans to stop selling boxed software in its brick-and-mortar shops. Instead, players will only be able to buy hardware and physical software by pre-ordering at the store, or buying from the Game website (where they can have them shipped to their home or their nearest Game store)....

The UK competition regulator’s investigation into Microsoft‘s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has officially been expanded to a second phase. Last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its inquiry into the $68.7 billion mergercould be referred for an “in-depth investigation”due to a number of antitrust concerns. Notably, it said it was worried about the impact the dealcould have on PlayStation’s ability to compete, given that the deal would seeMicrosoftgain ownership of the Call of Duty series....

Adding an off-the-shelf M.2 NVMe SSD to PlayStation 5 can slightly improve the console’s storage performance in terms of loading and transfer speeds. That’s according to aDigital Foundry analysisofPS5’s beta firmware 2.0, which concludes that the drive it tested – aSamsung 980 Pro SSD– works just like the console’s internal SSD in terms of game performance, but has a slight advantage in terms ofPS4loading times and transfer speeds. “While this is a beta where the quality of delivery can change by the official release, results on our particular M....