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Grand Theft Auto 6 will arrive in fall 2025

Grand Theft Auto VI’s return to Vice City is officially scheduled for fall 2025. On Thursday, parent company Take-Two Interactive wrote in its Q4 2024 earnings report that it’s narrowed GTA 6’s previously announced 2025 window to autumn of next year. “Our outlook reflects a narrowing of Rockstar Games’ previously established window of Calendar 2025… Continue reading Grand Theft Auto 6 will arrive in fall 2025

Sony’s new smartphone could entice shutterbugs away from Apple and Google

Sony used to be a fairly major player in the smartphone space, but its offerings never quite made a splash in the US. Despite that, the company has been pumping out yearly refreshes of its Xperia line of smartphones and the just-announced Xperia 1 VI looks like the perfect device for both amateur and professional… Continue reading Sony’s new smartphone could entice shutterbugs away from Apple and Google

EA Sports’ dormant College Football will reemerge, cicada-like, on July 19

It’s been a long time coming but we finally know when College Football 25, EA Sports’ revival of the long-dormant football sim series, will hit consoles. The game will land on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on July 19, living up to EA’s promise that it would arrive sometime this summer. Michigan running back… Continue reading EA Sports’ dormant College Football will reemerge, cicada-like, on July 19

YouTube reportedly agrees to block videos of Hong Kong’s protest song inside the region

YouTube said it would comply with an order blocking access to videos of Hong Kong’s protest anthem inside the region, according to The Guardian. The platform’s decision comes after an appeals court banned the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong,” which the largely China-controlled government (predictably) framed as a national security threat. Alphabet, YouTube and… Continue reading YouTube reportedly agrees to block videos of Hong Kong’s protest song inside the region

Meta’s Threads gets its own Tweetdeck clone

The web version of Threads could soon be much more useful. Meta is starting to test custom Tweetdeck-like feeds that will allow users to track multiple topics, searches and accounts in a single view. People who are part of the test can set up to “pinned columns” that will track updates around specific topics, tags,… Continue reading Meta’s Threads gets its own Tweetdeck clone

Activision forms a studio to develop a brand-spanking new IP

Activision just announced that it’s working on a brand-new IP, with a mission “to craft a franchise with an enduring legacy that resonates far beyond games.” To help steward this mysterious franchise into the world, the company has opened up a new internal studio called Elsewhere Entertainment. The team is headquartered in Warsaw, which is… Continue reading Activision forms a studio to develop a brand-spanking new IP