Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave has emerged as Nintendo's strongest Game of the Year contender for 2026, with a Metacritic score of 89 that positions it alongside other top nominees. While Grand Theft Auto 6 remains the frontrunner, the tactical RPG's critical acclaim and the franchise's growing mainstream appeal following successes like Three Houses make a GOTY nomination highly likely.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick responded defensively during a September 17 shareholders meeting when questioned about the company's history of game delays and reliance on major franchises. Zelnick highlighted Take-Two's transformation from near-bankruptcy in 2007 to becoming the largest publicly traded pure-play interactive entertainment company, with stock appreciation of 1,200% since then.
A massive 190 GB leak of Grand Theft Auto files from 2022 has resurfaced online, revealing canceled expansions for GTA 5 including a planned Liberty City DLC, an Agent Trevor single-player expansion, and Michael's zombie-themed expansion. The leak also contains a 2015 build of GTA 6's map that appears largely consistent with recent promotional footage, offering insight into Rockstar's early development process.
A new leak of GTA 5 source code reveals Rockstar Games had scrapped ambitious single-player DLC plans, including a Liberty City expansion and an Agent Trevor storyline featuring the character as an undercover FBI agent. The developer abandoned story content to focus on the more profitable GTA Online multiplayer updates.
A 192 GB cache of Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA 6 data from a 2022 Rockstar Games breach has resurfaced online, containing early GTA 6 map assets, details of canceled GTA 5 expansions including a Liberty City DLC and Agent Trevor single-player content with unreleased missions and alternate endings. The files have circulated privately for years but recently spread to a broader audience.
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy revealed that GTA Online won't launch until 2027, after discussions with Rockstar. While Rockstar's Take-Two CEO confirmed GTA VI is a single-player title releasing in November with continued support for the current GTA Online, an official multiplayer component for GTA VI has not yet been announced.
Valor Mortis, a first-person soulslike from the creators of Ghostrunner, is priced at $40 to position itself as an 'and' game alongside major fall releases like GTA 6, Control, and Silent Hill: Townfall. Publisher Lyrical Games chose the lower price point to make the 20-hour game an accessible companion purchase rather than compete directly with full-price AAA titles during an unprecedented crowded release schedule.
Take-Two confirmed GTA Online will continue to receive support beyond GTA 6's November launch, though the single-player game will launch without multiplayer. Twitch boss Dan Clancy believes GTA Online multiplayer will release in 2027, while Take-Two emphasized that PC is becoming increasingly important to the company's platform strategy.
A prominent PS5 hacker named TheFlow announced he is quitting the PS5 hacking scene after another modder named Jordy reported a critical hypervisor exploit to Sony via HackerOne, despite allegedly agreeing to keep it secret until after Grand Theft Auto 6's release. TheFlow had been developing a Linux mod to turn PS5 consoles into Steam Machines and planned to release it in 2027, but the exploit's disclosure will likely result in Sony patching it out via firmware updates.
PS5 Linux developer TheFloW quit his project after a hypervisor vulnerability he had kept private was independently discovered and reported to Sony by another researcher. Nguyen had planned to preserve the bug until after GTA 6's release to allow users to run Linux on PS5, but the disclosure ended his plans for PS5 Pro support in 2027. The project remains available under GPL 3.0 for other developers to continue.
Actor Stephen Root has confirmed his involvement in GTA 6, voicing character Brian Heder, a drug runner. Root's distinctive voice from King of the Hill made his casting an open secret among fans since the game's initial promotional materials.
A PlayStation blackout boycott organized by fans in late August to protest the company's abandonment of physical media had no significant impact on player engagement, according to analyst Matt Piscatella. PlayStation appears unlikely to reverse its stance, with next year marking the final year for physical game support on the platform.
Stephen Root, known for King of the Hill and Barry, has been confirmed as a voice actor in the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6, likely playing the character Brian Heder, a drug runner. The game is set to release on November 19th and will not feature generative AI or microtransactions.
Stephen Root, voice actor from King of the Hill, confirmed his role in Grand Theft Auto 6 as drug trafficker Brian Heder, becoming the first major cast member to publicly acknowledge involvement in the game ahead of its November 19 release. Root's character was partially revealed in earlier trailers, and Rockstar has yet to officially confirm any cast members.