Is GTA 6 coming to PC after console? PC gamers have assumed it would ever since Rockstar unveiled perhaps the most-wanted video game on earth for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S only. Now, the boss of Rockstar parent company Take-Two has issued a vaguely-worded statement that, if you read in between the lines of the corporate doublespeak, suggest that yes, GTA 6 will eventually come to PC.
During an interview at a TD Cowen conference this week, as reported by VGC, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick responded to a question about whether Rockstar’s lack of a PC announcement was set in stone, or if a PC version would be announced later.
Here’s Zelnick’s response in full:
Well, the lack of an announcement is not something that could be set in stone as near as I could tell, because the only thing that happens after the lack of an announcement is an announcement, I suppose, or a continuing lack of an announcement, I guess that could happen too. It doesn’t seem to me that either would be set in stone.
But Rockstar has an approach to platforms which we’ve seen before, and they will make more announcements in due time. I do believe that the right strategy for our business is to be where the consumer is, and historically what this company has done is address consumers anywhere they are, on any platform that makes sense, over time.
Zelnick dances around the inevitable PC version of GTA 6, but he does point to Rockstar’s release strategy for its previous games. Fans of Rockstar games have noted the studio’s historical reluctance to release other past games on PC day-and-date with console, as well as its fraught relationship with the modding community over the years. Still, some had hoped that a game as big as GTA 6 could be a turning point for the studio’s PC gaming attitude, only to have those hopes dashed.
Big Rockstar titles tend to get to PC eventually, but the question of how long PC gamers will have to wait for what could end up being one of the biggest games ever remains. Given GTA 6’s fall 2025 release window, it seems likely PC players won’t get to play the game until 2026 at the earliest.
Questions have swirled around GTA 6’s release date ever since the initial reveal, with fans going feral over details like website updates. Internal conflicts over Rockstar’s return to office policy has led to questions over whether GTA 6 will ultimately be delayed into 2026. However, as of right now, it looks like Take-Two and Rockstar are determined to get GTA 6 out the door during its intended release window.
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Riot games have committed to a series of new measures to curtail harassment and hate-speech in the Valorant community. In a video entitled ‘Keeping Our Community Healthy // Dev Updates,” studio head Anna Donlon took to Xitter to outline the new measures for the competitive FPS. Below is a graphic detailing the changes, which include new penalties such as hardware bans for offenders, and an expanded role for the game’s Voice Evaluation tech, which monitors chat for bad behaviour. “If you want to make evil statements under the guise of ‘[naughty word SEO doesn’t like being in the first paragraph] talk’, you aren’t welcome here,” writes the official Valorant account.
Those looking forward to Destiny 2: The Final Shape may need to clear out a their hard drives ahead of its June 4, 2024 release date, as Bungie has shared some hefty install sizes.
The biggest numbers come for those on PC, however, as players who already have Destiny 2 installed will essentially need double the amount of space available if they want to preload The Final Shape to play the moment it’s available.
Steam players need an eyewatering 299.70 GB and the Epic Games Store needs 279.66 GB, and while these won’t be the final install sizes when the game comes out and PC players can shed the old version, those looking to play the moment The Final Shape releases will need to clear up lots of space.
Other platforms aren’t quite as colossal but still chunky, as the PlayStation 4 needs 110.70 GB (or 129.31 GB to preload in a similar situation as PC), PlayStation 5 needs 143.81 GB, Xbox One needs 139.52 GB, Xbox Series X and S needs 165.82 GB, and the Microsoft Store on PC needs 156.22 GB.
The Final Shape is set to be the grand finale of Destiny 2’s so far 10-year saga, and Sony and Bungie have done their best to increase interest ahead of its release. This even included granting access to three major Destiny 2 expansions (and four on PlayStation) for free in the month ahead of launch.
The Final Shape was due to arrive on February 27, 2024 but suffered a delay because it needed “more time to become exactly what [Bungie] wants it to be”, according to the developer’s official statement.
Capcom’s upcoming entry in the lizard pants-making sim, Monster Hunter Wilds, got a new trailer at last night’s State Of Play. It showed off more of how its lovely desert environments morph to fit the weather and how its inhabitants largely don’t get on. We also got a look at some cursed lions, an armoured frog with an unsettling tongue and a rideable Chocobo-esque mount that lets you ping arrows on the fly. Let me break it down for you readers, as someone who is increasingly excited at the prospect of more colourful pants.
My PC has a big white case, and sometimes, I sit and think: “big white box good!” But other times, I glance over to my PS5 and think: “other big white box also good!” Then I start getting fanciful and imagine a lovely future where they can both combine into one. Keeping track of two big white boxes is hard! Luckily, I only have to write about one of those big white boxes for RPS the vast majority of the time. Today is one of the rare occasions I do have to cover both, so here’s everything announced at yesterday’s Playstation State Of Play that you, the discerning big white box owner, might find relevant:
Mobile game Command & Conquer: Legions is getting characters, units, and stories from the beloved Red Alert universe.
Red Alert launched in 1996 as the second game in the legendary Command & Conquer real-time strategy series. It acts as a prequel to the original 1995 game, taking place in an alternate early history when Allied Forces battle the Soviet Union for control over the European mainland.
Developer Westwood Studios created fondly remembered FMV cutscenes for Red Alert’s story, which revolved around Albert Einstein traveling back in time to meet a young Adolf Hitler and creating a new timeline in which the Soviet Union grows even more powerful under Stalin, kicking off an alternate World War 2.
This new Command & Conquer game is a mobile-only title developed by Tencent subsidiary Level Infinite in partnership with EA. Pre-registrations are open across Google Play and Apple App Stores, which a global release set for later in 2024.
Familiar Red Alert characters set to appear in the game include Tanya, Boris, and Yuri. The Yuri’s Force faction appears in the story. Tanya is the name of an Allied commando in the Red Alert universe, played by actress Lynne Litteer.
Red Alert is its debut season. Here’s the official blurb:
Command & Conquer: Legions’ debut season featuring Red Alert is set in an alternate timeline where the Soviet and Allied forces remain deadlocked. Yuri’s unexpected return has disrupted the balance of power, igniting an all-out war between the world’s major factions. Players will lead their chosen faction, recruit legendary Red Alert heroes, build unstoppable armies, and engage in a strategic campaign to thwart Yuri’s nefarious plans. Players can look forward to more stories from the iconic C&C universe in future seasons.
Legions is the first brand-new Command & Conquer game since 2018’s fellow mobile-only Rivals. 2020’s well-received Remastered Collection revived the first two Command & Conquer games for modern systems. EA has yet to announce a new mainline Command & Conquer game for PC.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
Voice actor Jason Griffith says he once recorded “hours” of content featuring Shadow the Hedgehog dropping the F-bomb.
Griffith spoke about his time voicing the Sonic character during a conversation with GameLuster at MomoCon. The actor says that when developing 2005’s Shadow the Hedgehog, Sega was, at one point, shooting for a “Mature” rating with the ESRB and asked him to record different versions for many of Shadow’s lines. Griffith says that in these M-rated takes, “they had me say f*** in every single line.”
“There’s a hard drive somewhere with hours of recordings of Shadow yelling f*** at Tails and Sonic and stuff.”
“It was just every sentence, I would be yelling ‘Sonic, give me that f***ing Chaos Emerald!’ or something like that,” Griffith added. “I had no idea what was going on but I just went with it, and I had fun. There’s a hard drive somewhere with hours of recordings of Shadow yelling f*** at Tails and Sonic and stuff.”
Sega typically keeps curse words out of its anthropomorphic mascots’ mouths. Sonic is a series suited for children with one major exception: Shadow the Hedgehog. The spinoff game sees Sonic’s edgy other half using a variety of firearms as players navigate a choose-your-own-adventure-style campaign. It’s a darker take on the Sonic universe that even sees Shadow saying things like “damn” just before threatening to send Eggman to “hell.” It’s a lot, but apparently the ambivalent hedgehog almost used some other choice words, too.
Alas, Shadow the Hedgehog wound up with an E10+ rating when it eventually launched for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. This is the first we’re hearing of Shadow’s more colorful vocabulary, and it’s unclear if those recordings are truly out there somewhere or if they will ever see the light of day.
IGN has asked Sega for comment.
Shadow is having quite the moment, as Sega has gone as far as to dub 2024 the “year of Shadow.” The character, who first appeared in Sonic Adventure 2 on the Dreamcast, is getting the spotlight in more ways than one. He’ll make his theatrical debut in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (with voicework from Keanu Reeves) when it premieres later this year. There’s also Sonic x Shadow Generations, a remaster featuring extra red-and-black-hedgehog-themed content that is set to release this fall.
Meanwhile, we didn’t love Shadow’s standalone game when it first released in 2005. We called it “bad” in our 4.7 review, saying that its speedy gameplay “doesn’t make up for the game’s long list of shortcomings, from stupid level design, unrefined controls and useless gunplay to disappointingly outdated graphics.”
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As part of Minecraft‘s 15th anniversary celebrations, Mojang has confirmed the release of the next major update ‘Tricky Trials’ will be 13th June 2024.
So, yeah – that’s just “a few short weeks” when this update will roll out in both the Java Edition and Bedrock Edition of the game. In case you’ve not kept up with the coverage so far, the Trial Chambers are a new structure filled with traps, tricks and treasures you can solo or play with friends.
We are delighted to finally announce the launch date for Silent Hill 2. Since our first announcement in 2022, we have been met with passionate expectations from fans across the globe. In order to meet such high expectations, we have taken ample polishing time and carefully decided on when we would be able to deliver the game with confidence. This game is at its best, a remake with respect toward the original. We have revealed one gameplay movie and one new trailer to accompany the start of pre-orders, so please give it a look.
The 13-minute gameplay footage that we revealed during the Silent Hill 2 Transmission showcases exploration in the town and the hospital so that players will have a better idea of what actual gameplay will be like. The new trailer revealed during the PlayStation broadcast includes scenes with Angela and the Otherworld.
Next up, Bloober Team Creative Director Mateusz Lenart talks through new gameplay and narrative details for Silent Hill 2.
Silent Hill 2 Remake – What to expect
The original Silent Hill 2 ignited our imaginations. When we set out to create the remake, our main goal was to recapture that same spark by fully fleshing out Team Silent’s original vision using cutting-edge technology.
So how exactly does our remake compare to Konami’s original game? Let’s take a closer look under the hood to find out from the point of narrative and gameplay.
Narrative and gameplay
Story and characters
Silent Hill 2 is known for its gripping and multilayered storytelling, and that’s something we wanted to preserve in the remake. The setting of some events may change, but their impact on the story will remain the same. Even when new locations are introduced, we’ve sought to refer to the original whenever possible so that returning players will feel right at home when they venture out into the foggy streets of Silent Hill again.
The central characters from the original story, James and Maria, are at the heart of our remake as well. Their emotional arcs have been preserved, with great care being given to showcasing their emotions with motion capture technology. This allows us to employ “show, don’t tell” techniques more often, which is why some of the dialogue has been slightly altered to add an extra layer of nuance to the character dynamics.
As many fans are already aware, we did not use the original voices to create the remake. This was due to many factors, both creative and technical. Relying solely on preexisting dialogue would’ve been limiting and would mean that many gameplay improvements, such as player guidance, could not be introduced. Instead, we’ve decided to employ an all-new cast of voice actors who’ve brought their A-game to channel the performances of the original game. We believe that Luke Roberts and Salóme Gunnarsdóttir were born to play James and Maria, respectively, and both have approached their roles with the kind of care and nuance that the original characters deserve.
Camera and combat
Overall, we wanted players to feel more in control of James in our remake, while maintaining the pervasive feeling of dread that characterizes the original. Therefore, we decided to go with an over-the-shoulder camera that supports greater gameplay immersion and the feeling of being in the game’s space.
However, this does not mean that we are changing the style of the game itself. Players will still be afraid to venture out into the fog, where limited visibility provides ample cover for a variety of monsters lurking outside the player’s field of vision. Meanwhile, James’ radio builds tension and creates a sense of uncertainty about what is out there, waiting for them in the dark, and also provides helpful audio cues for players to base their movements on.
The combat in this remake is designed to allow for a wider variety of approaches – the player’s arsenal of actions has been expanded, while also preserving the feeling of playing as an inexperienced everyman. James is not a skilled fighter and he doesn’t feel overpowered. His range of attacks is very limited, so he must use more prudent tactics, stay mindful of his surroundings and, if necessary, run instead of fighting. The way he deals with enemies is never a flashy spectacle, but rather a desperate struggle for survival.
Giving James more opportunities led to changes in how the enemies he encounters fight as well. He will still have to deal with familiar opponents from the original game, but returning players will notice how their movements and attacks have been fleshed out in order to make them more distinctive and unpredictable in combat scenarios. For instance, going against the frantically aggressive Nurse will pose a completely different challenge than a skirmish with the silent and stealthy Mannequin.
Puzzles
The puzzles in the game have been slightly altered to present a new spin on their original designs, but still maintain their eerie connection to the game’s overall theme and narrative. We’ve taken great care to build upon the memory of the original Silent Hill 2 by sometimes twisting and confounding player’s expectations with regards to certain puzzle solutions, in a kind of a tribute to the inventiveness and playfulness of the original game.
We believe that this approach, alongside the numerous and often surprising references to the original present in the game, will bring joy to fans of the classic Silent Hill 2, while at the same time offering them something new and interesting to solve. We like to think of it as our way of expressing love for the original game – by enriching the experience, while still being mindful of preserving its essence.
Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition details
The deluxe edition includes various DLCs, such as a digital artbook full of concept art for the town of Silent Hill and its monsters, a digital soundtrack with tracks by Akira Yamaoka, and a Pyramid Head mask made from a pizza box (Note: The digital artbook and soundtrack will be distributed in the form of a bonus application. The contents will not be available for download in specific audio formats, such as MP3.). The Pyramid Head mask is available as a cosmetic item for in-game characters.
If a pre-order is placed, the standard and deluxe editions will include a Mira the Dog mask and a Robbie the Rabbit mask (*PlayStation 5 exclusive) DLC as pre-order bonuses. Likewise, each mask can be used as a character’s cosmetic item. Deluxe edition pre-orders also come with 48-hour early access. These are great deals full of content, so we recommend pre-ordering and purchasing through the PlayStation Store.
We will be revealing more information for Silent Hill 2 as the launch date approaches, so stay tuned. Our other titles, Silent Hill: Townfall and Silent Hill 2f, are also currently in development. We will follow up on these games when the time comes, so please look forward to more.
