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🇺🇸 US 22% Physical / 78% Digital

🇯🇵 Japan 51% Physical / 49% Digital

🇫🇷 France 55% Physical / 45% Digital

🇬🇧 UK 40% Physical / 60% Digital

🇦🇺 Australia 43% Physical / 57% Digital

The showcase is being released in partnership with Netflix, but it won't be exclusive to the streaming platform. Rockstar confirmed that the presentation will also be available at the same time on the company's official YouTube channel and the Grand Theft Auto VI website.

While Rockstar hasn't revealed exactly what the extended look will include, the title suggests fans can expect a more in-depth presentation than the game's previous trailers. With GTA VI set to launch next year, many are hoping this will offer the most detailed look at the game so far.

• Netflix: August 27, 3:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 p.m. CEST / 7:00 p.m. GMT
• YouTube & GTA VI website: August 27, 9:00 p.m. ET / August 28, 3:00 a.m. CEST / 1:00 a.m. GMT

Halo Studios has reportedly been affected by another round of layoffs shortly after the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved.

According to the report, the cuts include long-time Microsoft employees rather than only contract workers, raising fresh concerns about the studio's stability. The news follows months of reports surrounding canceled Halo projects, restructuring, and uncertainty over the franchise's future.

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Switch 2's launch frenzy may be slowing down, but Nintendo is making more money than ever from software and digital sales.

Key takeaways:

• Nintendo Switch 2 has now sold 23.68 million hardware units and 58.17 million software units worldwide.
• Switch 2 sold 3.82 million consoles during the quarter, down 34.4% year-over-year against its launch-period comparison. Nintendo says adoption remains strong for a system entering its second year.
• Switch 2 software sales reached 9.46 million units, up 9.2%, while original Switch software jumped 38.6% to 33.81 million units.
• Digital revenue surged 90% to ¥132.7 billion, representing 61.5% of total software sales.
• Overall revenue fell 9.5%, but operating profit rose 150.5% to ¥142.5 billion, helped by stronger software performance and roughly $300 million in refunded US tariffs.
• Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has already surpassed 8 million copies sold globally.
• Nintendo says Switch 2 already has more games than the original Switch had at the same stage, with numerous additional third-party projects currently in development.
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has crossed $1 billion at the box office, becoming the second-highest-grossing video-game film ever, behind Nintendo’s previous Mario movie.

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Sony has started adding disclaimers to new disc-based PS5 boxes, warning buyers that physical PlayStation games will effectively disappear after January 2028.

From that point onward, newly released games will only be sold digitally through the PlayStation Store or retailers. Existing discs and games released physically before the cutoff will continue to work.

The warning appears to be Sony covering itself legally, but it also makes one thing abundantly clear: despite the backlash, the company has no intention of reversing its decision.

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According to a report from Tech4Gamers, an RTX 5060 Ti has reportedly survived a serious car crash despite being bent almost in half. The owner was unharmed, but the graphics card looked like a total loss at first glance.

The GPU was later inspected by repair technician Brother Zhang, who discovered that the model's unusually short PCB had avoided the worst of the impact. After replacing the destroyed cooling solution and re-soldering a single memory chip that had been stressed during the crash, the card booted normally and passed both FurMark and 3DMark stress tests with its full 8GB of VRAM intact.

It's an incredibly unusual repair story, and while the cooler certainly didn't make it, the RTX 5060 Ti itself appears to have been far more resilient than anyone would have expected.

Source: https://tech4gamers.com/rtx-5060-ti-survives-car-crash/

Microsoft may have found a compromise between physical and digital ownership: a system where the license stays attached to the physical Xbox disc, allowing it to move to a new owner instead of becoming a permanently redeemed digital copy. The feature is reportedly being tested as Xbox prepares for a future where disc drives may disappear.

• Unlike a traditional redemption code, the digital entitlement is linked to the physical disc itself, not permanently to the first account that activates it.
• If you sell or lend the disc, the entitlement is expected to transfer when the new owner signs in and validates that disc, preserving the second-hand market.
• The reported system appears designed for a future Xbox ecosystem where consoles may not include an optical drive by default, while still supporting existing physical libraries.
• If implemented as reported, it could become one of the biggest changes to console ownership in years, balancing digital convenience with physical resale rights.
• Microsoft has not officially announced the feature, so the details remain based on reporting and testing leaks rather than confirmed product documentation.

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Dave Bautista may take over as Kratos in Prime Video’s upcoming God of War series.

Ryan Hurst, who was originally cast, had to step down after tearing his bicep during a stunt. Bautista is currently in talks with Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television, and he’s already familiar to the studio through My Spy, The Wrecking Crew, and upcoming films like Highlander and Road House 2.

If the deal goes through, production is expected to resume in Vancouver this fall. The show will follow Kratos and Atreus on their journey to spread Faye’s ashes, drawing mainly from the two most recent games. Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, For All Mankind) serves as showrunner, with a large producing team behind the project.

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The WWE SummerSlam opened its two-night run on August 1 with visible crossover promotions from two major video game properties. Gears of War: E-Day received prominent sponsorship placement throughout the show, while Cody Rhodes used his entrance to highlight his role in the upcoming live-action Street Fighter film.

Gears of War: E-Day served as a featured sponsor for the event. The game’s logo appeared front and center on the ring mat for the duration of Night 1. Additional set dressing referencing the title appeared during one of the matches, giving the Xbox franchise clear visual presence in front of the live audience and the large viewing audience at home. The match tied to the branding saw LA Knight, Solo Sikoa, and Royce Keys defeat Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, and Jacob Fatu of The Bloodline.

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