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GTA 5 let you hop between three protagonists whenever you fancied a change of pace. GTA 6 was almost about to push that idea even further, with Rockstar Games briefly weighing up a four-character lineup before landing on the two leads we’ll actually get to play as this November. The reveal comes courtesy of Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson, who spoke to IGN during a visit to the studio and confirmed that four playable characters were seriously discussed during GTA 6’s development.

Forget the clunky dialogue wheel that used to eat half your screen. GTA 6’s latest extended look just showed off a completely reworked conversation system that lets Jason chat with NPCs in a way that feels a lot less like a menu and a lot more like, well, actually talking to someone.

CD Projekt Red used its Gamescom 2026 livestream to share a fresh batch of gameplay clips from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past, offering a look at Geralt in action in the upcoming expansion. The clips appeared during the studio’s official Witcher channel stream, which ran from 10:00 to 19:00 on August 26. According to Vida Extra, a dedicated Gameplay and Features segment was scheduled from 13:45 to 14:30, followed by a German-language repeat at 17:30.

Rockstar Games is set to premiere a major GTA 6 showcase on Netflix before it reaches YouTube. The Extended Look is scheduled for August 27, with viewing options for Netflix subscribers and viewers who plan to watch later for free. When Is the GTA 6 Extended Look? According to Forbes, the Extended Look premieres on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 27, 2026.

There’s a moment in the Gears of War: E-Day campaign preview where you’re not fighting anything at all, just sitting in a lobby staring at a modern recreation of Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, and it genuinely stops you in your tracks. That’s the kind of nostalgia hit The Coalition is clearly banking on with this origin story, and based on a recent hands-on session covering the opening of Act 2, it looks like they’ve nailed something far more emotionally rich than a simple prequel cash-in.

Rhythm game revival Stage Tour now has a confirmed launch date of December 10, 2026, arriving on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, according to RedOctane Games. The studio is also opening pre-orders today for a full lineup of dedicated guitar, drum, and microphone hardware. RedOctane isn’t a new name to anyone who grew up smashing plastic frets.

New Gwent cards are officially heading to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s upcoming expansion, Songs of the Past, according to CD Projekt Red. The confirmation came during the Q&A section of the studio’s 10th-anniversary Redstream celebrating Blood and Wine, giving fans a new gameplay detail about the 2027 expansion. Songs of the Past was revealed as the game’s third expansion.

Console players were sweating a 40fps ceiling, but Rebel Wolves just sorted it. The studio has confirmed that Blood of Dawnwalker will ship with a proper 60 FPS Performance Mode on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X when it launches on September 3, and it’s all thanks to the community kicking off about it last week.

Team Spirit have made Dota 2 history, beating Team Vision in a five-game Grand Final to win The International 2026 and become the first organisation ever to claim three Aegis of Champions trophies. The victory, sealed on 23 August 2026 in Shanghai, capped off one of the tightest TI finals in years, only the fifth in the tournament’s history to go the full distance, according to esportnow.gg.

Team Spirit beat FUT Esports 3-1 in the Counter-Strike 2 Grand Final on Sunday to claim the final trophy of the Esports World Cup 2026, closing out seven weeks of competition across 24 titles in Paris. FUT drew first blood, debuting their roster on Cache and snatching the opener with a tight late push. Spirit answered by dragging both Anubis and Ancient into overtime, grinding out two nail-biting wins before sh1ro sealed Ancient with a clutch 1v1 to bring up map point.