GTA 6 Leak Threat, Epic AI Shift, Skydance Game Studio Merger
Grand Theft Auto VI’s leak story escalated from purported development footage to threats to publish an alleged playable build, while Epic Games reportedly delayed an unannounced Marvel and Star Wars shooter amid a shift to AI-first production +1. Studio ownership and employment also shifted, as Paramount combined its game division with Warner Bros. Games under Skydance and Forza Horizon 6’s PS5 release moved into January 2027
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Grand Theft Auto VI Leak Group Threatens Full Playable Build
Rockstar revealed six Grand Theft Auto VI radio stations and the ability to listen to radio and on-demand podcasts on foot through the in-game smartphone; days later, roughly 25 minutes of purported development footage surfaced . CyberLeek then reportedly threatened to publish an alleged playable build, including the story mode and end credits, though reports differed about the group’s demands and other circulated footage faced questions about whether it showed ordinary gameplay
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Epic Games’ AI-First Shooter Delayed as Jagex Pulls RuneScape Trailer
Epic Games reportedly delayed its unannounced Disney shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters indefinitely after directing developers to adopt an “AI-first” model for code and art; the project had reportedly been planned for March, and the team received no new date . Jagex also pulled a RuneScape 3 trailer and apologized after generative-AI imagery from an external partner drew complaints, while Sega says it will not use AI for creative aspects of game development
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Skydance Merges Paramount and Warner Bros. Games as Xbox Expands Beyond Games
Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery puts Paramount Games Studio and Warner Bros. Games into a combined Skydance division led by Tony Driscoll . At Xbox, the new XP division brings franchise film, television, consumer-product, partnership and live-experience work together under former Mojang president Kayleen Walters, while CEO Asha Sharma told employees Xbox had started returning to growth
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Separately, Paramount Pictures and CD Projekt Red are collaborating on a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film, with no release date announced .
Supermassive and Gravity Well Layoffs Contrast With Bit Reactor Rehires
Supermassive Games cut more than 70 staff after previously announcing planned job reductions, and Gravity Well laid off more than 40 developers after losing funding . Bit Reactor is bringing back more than half of the employees it furloughed as it works toward Star Wars: Zero Company, while Undead Labs says layoffs require changes to State of Decay 3, still planned as a 2027 Xbox Game Pass release
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Silent Hill, Sonic Racing and Marvel Tōkon Set Future Content Plans
Konami is considering second and third waves of Silent Hill games, with multiple projects in development but no specific titles or dates announced . SEGA’s second-year Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds plan includes Final Fantasy VII, Hello Kitty and classic Sega crossovers, while Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls has four Year 1 DLC fighters planned, beginning with Phoenix Cyclops on November 2 and extending into 2027
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Forza Horizon 6 PS5 Release Moves to 2027 as No Man’s Sky Comes to iOS
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out now with an 88 Metascore, the highest for a Star Wars game since 2003’s Knights of the Old Republic . Forza Horizon 6’s PS5 release has moved to January 26, 2027, with its first Premium Expansion planned for January 21 and cross-play and cross-save support with Xbox and Steam
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Hello Games sets No Man’s Sky’s iPhone and iPad launch for October 28, with the iOS edition including a decade of updates and support for touch, gamepad, mouse and keyboard controls . Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 has also arrived on Nintendo Switch 2, where technical testing found it in good overall shape but flagged frame-pacing issues
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Ubisoft plans to shut down Rainbow Six Mobile on January 15, 2027, with the free-to-play game remaining available until then and its final season still planned before closure .