Grand Theft Auto VI Leaks, Epic’s AI Shooter, Xbox’s New Strategy
Grand Theft Auto VI is at the center of the week as unapproved footage circulates, leakers reportedly threaten to publish a playable build, and a report puts the PC release in Q1 2027 +2. Xbox is expanding its franchise and technology efforts, while Epic Games reportedly delays a Disney shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters as it shifts to AI-first development
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Grand Theft Auto VI Leaks Escalate as PC Release Rumors Emerge
Roughly 25 minutes of purported Grand Theft Auto VI development footage circulated before the group behind the leaks reportedly threatened to release an alleged full build, including story mode and end credits . The authenticity of another circulating clip is disputed, with some viewers suggesting it uses developer tools or cheats
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A separate report places the PC release in Q1 2027, a few months after the game’s reported November 19, 2026 console launch; Rockstar has not announced a PC release window .
Xbox Expands Its Franchise Business as Epic Pushes AI Development
Microsoft has created Xbox XP to expand its franchises through film, television, consumer products, partnerships and live experiences, with former Mojang president Kayleen Walters leading the division . Xbox has also formed Xbox Labs, a small team tasked with testing emerging ideas, including ways to make older games playable in web browsers
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the company needs new intellectual property alongside its established franchises . Epic Games has reportedly delayed its unannounced Disney shooter, originally scheduled for March, and directed developers to use an AI-first approach that includes generating code and art with tools such as Claude
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Paramount Combines Game Divisions and Develops a Cyberpunk 2077 Film
After Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Games Studio and Warner Bros. Games combine under Skydance, with Tony Driscoll overseeing the merged division . The corporate reshaping arrives alongside Paramount Pictures’ development of a live-action film set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, with CD Projekt Red collaborating on the project
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No premiere date has been announced for the film, and details about its story and production remain undisclosed .
Layoffs and a Union Dispute Put Game Studio Labor in Focus
Gravity Well has laid off more than 40 developers after losing its funding, affecting the majority of the independent studio’s team . Bit Reactor, meanwhile, is bringing back more than half of the employees it furloughed ahead of Star Wars: Zero Company’s launch
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Undead Labs says layoffs mean it must make changes to State of Decay 3, which remains planned as a day-one Xbox Game Pass release in 2027 . In an ongoing union case, a Rockstar HR manager testified that he had “little interest” in evidence of unionization efforts sent before the studio laid off members of a union Discord group
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Forza Horizon 6 PS5 Release Moves to 2027 as Rainbow Six Mobile Closes
Playground Games has moved Forza Horizon 6’s PlayStation 5 release to January 26, 2027, after previously targeting a launch before the end of 2026; its first Premium Expansion is scheduled for January 21 . Hello Games has set No Man’s Sky’s iPhone and iPad release for October 28, with the mobile version including a decade of updates and almost all the content available on console and PC
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Ubisoft will shut down Rainbow Six Mobile on January 15, 2027, with the free-to-play game remaining playable until then and a final season still planned .