Grand Theft Auto VI, The Witcher 3 Remaster, Gears of War: E-Day
Rockstar Games expands its Grand Theft Auto VI preview with details on Leonida and its weather systems, while CD Projekt Red launches The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered as a free upgrade across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC +2. Gears of War: E-Day enters early access amid reports of developer concerns about layoffs, and Sony brings Quick Spectral Super Resolution to the standard PlayStation 5
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Grand Theft Auto VI Preview Details Leonida’s Size and Weather
Rockstar’s information cycle builds from a planned 14-page cover feature to a new preview with 13 additional screenshots, side activities and fast travel details . Rockstar says Leonida is twice the size of Grand Theft Auto V’s map and its largest world to date
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The preview also details localized, persistent clouds, rainbows, tropical storms and hurricanes, with Grand Theft Auto VI still scheduled for November 19, 2026 .
The Witcher 3 Remastered Launches as a Free Upgrade
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered is available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC, with existing owners receiving the update for free . CD Projekt Red says the update includes more than 70 major changes across gameplay, visuals, accessibility and other systems
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The remaster sends the 11-year-old RPG to its highest-ever concurrent player count on Steam, while critics broadly praise the overhaul . Players also report performance problems, audio-mixing issues and brighter, more washed-out lighting, with PS5 Pro performance varying between users
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Minecraft’s The Sift Becomes Its First New Dimension in 14 Years
Mojang plans to bring The Sift to Minecraft Java Edition and Bedrock Edition in 2027, making it the game’s fourth dimension alongside the Overworld, Nether and The End . The dimension also appears in Minecraft Dungeons II, which launches September 29 with an interconnected world
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Early reviews of Minecraft Dungeons II are divided, with some praising its added ambition and others calling it shallow and overly familiar .
Gears of War: E-Day Opens Early Access Amid Layoff Concerns
The Coalition’s Gears of War: E-Day is available in early access on Xbox Series X|S and PC for Premium Edition owners and Game Pass subscribers with the Premium Upgrade; Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass access begins October 6 . Reviews praise the return to close-quarters action, though responses to the story vary
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The launch comes amid reports that developers fear layoffs after months of crunch and worry about losing bonuses, while the game’s story director was reportedly laid off shortly before release . Those concerns arrive as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Xbox needs to develop a sustainable business model, following more than 5,750 Xbox-related job cuts across three years
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Sony Brings QSSR AI Upscaling to the Standard PS5
Sony’s Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR) brings machine-learning image upscaling to the standard PS5, extending technology previously available on PS5 Pro . Marvel’s Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei are among the first games to support QSSR, with Wolverine enabling it by default in its latest update
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Sony is also surveying developers about potentially ending disc support for PlayStation consoles . In Japan, the company introduces a PS5 Pro purchase lottery requiring applicants to have more than 60 hours of gameplay in the previous two years
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Grasshopper Manufacture Goes Independent as Nerial Shuts Down
Grasshopper Manufacture leaves NetEase Games and returns to independent ownership on October 1, five years after NetEase acquired the studio . Nerial, the studio behind Reigns and Card Shark, shuts down after 13 years, with its team seeking new opportunities
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Ubisoft expands Massive Entertainment’s responsibilities, putting the studio in charge of Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon alongside The Division, as well as the new MOBA March of Giants .
Kena: Scars of Kosmora Moves to 2027 as Naughty Dog Holds Its Reveal
Ember Lab and Sony Interactive Entertainment delay Kena: Scars of Kosmora to 2027 to allow more time for polish; the sequel is planned for PS5 and PC, with no firm release date announced . Naughty Dog says it will keep Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet under wraps for the rest of 2026, with a full reveal planned for 2027 and no release window yet
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Ocarina of Time Sets a November Switch 2 Release Date
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launches on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, with Nintendo releasing an extended clip focused on Ganondorf . Nintendo also publishes comparison videos showing the Nintendo 64 and 3DS versions alongside the Switch 2 release
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