Two seemingly genuine Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay clips are making the rounds online.
The first, a minute-long clip originally posted by a group or individual named "Cyberleek", is already being reposted in multiple places, but we first noticed it via gaming forum ResetEra. As of writing, the clip already has more than 100,000 views.
In news only nerds like me will care about (which is pretty much my raison d'être at this point), the world record for the highest 3DMark Port Royal score has been smashed. Shattered. Thrown into the mud. Soundly beaten.
I've woken up on a beach. I'm staring up into the nostrils of a bald man whose face looks to be made of wet clay. He's saying vaguely threatening things about a tower and my race and an island and the fact I'm far from home. The dialogue camera of The Lantern of the Laughless Saint clearly picks up on how unnerved this introduction to its adventure has made me.
The Game of Thrones franchise may have lost some steam with its controversial final season, but the spin-off shows have more than made up for that since. Season 3 of House of the Dragon especially brought the heat this year and delivered some excellent television for eight straight episodes.
The "Bionics Boutique" in a house designed by the author.
(Image credit: Blizzard/Heather Newman)
Blizzard principal artist and lead designer Jay Huang used to make his living creating the "props" that make up World of Warcraft's living spaces. Now he designs the systems that allow players to do the same thing with WoW's new player housing feature.
No one sets out to build a flop. Game development costs too much to justify anything but a genuine effort, sometimes at the cost of creative freedom. Even the industry’s true auteurs must eventually answer for their bold decisions. With so many safeguards in place, most games will at least do reasonably well. And with ongoing developer attention, even an early misfire like Cyberpunk 2077 or No Man’s Sky can eventually find massive success.