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We don’t have an exact date for when we will return to Vice City in GTA 6, but the window for the highly anticipated game’s release did narrow a bit.
Rockstar Games’ parent company, Take-Two Interactive, revealed in its Q4 2024 earnings report that Grand Theft Auto 6 will arrive in fall 2025.
While that’s not an exact date, it’s a slight update from the more vague “coming 2025” release window.
“Our outlook reflects a narrowing of Rockstar Games’ previously established window of Calendar 2025 to Fall of Calendar 2025 for Grand Theft Auto VI,” Take-Two Chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick said in the report. “We are highly confident that Rockstar Games will deliver an unparalleled entertainment experience, and our expectations for the commercial impact of the title continue to increase.”
In an interview with Variety, speaking on the game’s fall 2025 release window, Zelnick added, “I think we’re going to leave it there for now.”
GTA 6’s Rollout Marred By Leaks
Gamers shouldn’t be surprised by the vagueness. Rockstar Games plays it very close to the chest for its games, especially Grand Theft Auto.
Information about the game in the form of leaked materials hitting X, formerly Twitter timelines, September 2022.
Then, the game studio had to release GTA 6’s trailer earlier than planned when a bunch of crypto dweebs leaked it.
The trailer confirmed that the game will feature two male and female protagonists and take us to Leonida, the GTA equivalent of Florida, and we will spend most of our time in Vice City, the game’s take on Miami.
With any news regarding GTA 6, the reactions are pouring in. Some are excited that we seem to be getting closer to a release date, while others want to know the EXACT day we can expect to boot up the game.
With this game, we want Rockstar Games to take its time and deliver a game on the same level as GTA V.
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2. Challenge accepted
4. A perspective we can get behind.
12. Now why would you say that?
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Living in modern times, we spend a majority of our time staring at screens — working on a laptop from home, scrolling through TikTok on a smartphone, watching YouTube on a tablet or playing video games on a computer desktop.
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Staring a screen for long periods of time could cause eye strain, fatigue, blurred vision, headaches, dry eyes or sleep loss because of blue light that’s emitted from laptops, smartphones and other devices with displays. In some cases, too much blue light can cause eye disease.
However, there’s a simple solution. Enter blue light-blocking glasses.
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These special glasses don’t require a prescription, and act like a pair of sunglasses — but for computer screens. A good pair can also help reduce eye strain and fatigue, and may also improve your overall health and sleep quality.
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Gunnar Gaming Blue Light Glasses
These blue-light-blocking glasses are great for fans of the video game and Amazon original series, Fallout. This pair comes with Vault 33-branded glasses, a metal collector’s case, a microfiber cloth and a pouch.
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This pair of blue-light glasses are ideal for enhanced colors when using a laptop or smartphone; they can help reduce blue light for a better night’s sleep.
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These glasses offer blue light and UV protection, while their wrap-around design for additional security on faces is ideal for gamers — especially during intense battles and gameplay.
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Not only do these unisex blue-light glasses look smart, but you’ll also look smart when using them while working on a laptop. This pair offers blue light, fluorescent lights, UV400 protection and glare reduction.
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While blue-light glasses serve an important function to protect your eyes, a good pair could also be stylish and graceful, like the Fonhcoo Blue Light Glasses.
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If you’re looking for something that’s bold and eye-catching, then these Madison Avenue Blue Light Glasses are a good fit.
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Playing video games is great! It’s a wonderful way to decompress at the end of a long day or week. However, if you’re looking to take your game to the next level, then a trusty gaming headset just might do the trick.
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There are a few things to consider when looking for a gaming headset. First is immersive audio that’s detailed, robust and rich. The next thing is a sturdy microphone so you can easily communicate with other players online when playing multiplayer games. One of the things you don’t want is your microphone to die just when you’re about to take over a hill or command base.
Finally, you want to look for a gaming headset that’s comfortable to wear around your ears and over your head for long periods of time.
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We rounded up the best gaming headsets for different types of gamers, as well as for different types of consoles. Whether you’re an Xbox Series X gamer, a livestream cosplay gamer or everything in between, we’ve got you covered with our recommendations for next-level gaming immersion.
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A next-generation console calls for a next-generation gaming headset such as the PlayStation Pulse Elite Wireless Headset. It connects easily to the PS5 while also delivering wireless audio that’s immersive and deep.
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SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset
For Xbox gamers, SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Gaming Headset is ideal thanks to impressive high-fidelity audio, advanced noise-cancelation and comfy all-day fit. It comes in white and black too.
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The Logitech G435 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset comes with a Bluetooth switch mode that makes it easier to go between consoles and gaming devices at a moment’s notice.
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Audeze Maxwell Wireless Gaming Headset
The Audeze Maxwell Wireless Gaming Headset has a premium fit with a sleek and stylish design that makes gaming sound as good as it looks.
Razer
Best For Cosplay
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If you’re a cosplayer, then the Razer Kraken Kitty V2 Pro Wired RGB Headset comes with kitty, bear and bunny ears that are interchangeable for various livestream looks.
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The video game world is still reeling after word hit the e-streets that Xbox closed Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and Alpha Dog game studios under the Bethesda Games umbrella. Now, gamers are focusing on Xbox chief Phil Spencer and his leadership, or lack thereof. Should Phil Spencer be fired? Is it time for him to go? That’s what many are calling for to happen after this recent round of studio closures and the absorption of one into ZeniMax Online Studios.
While many blame the practice of companies like Xbox and PlayStation acquiring game studios, some also feel that Spencer’s feet should be held to the fire.
Kotaku’s Zack Zwiezen proclaimed in an article that “It’s time to stop giving Phil Spencer a pass,” pointing out the many “bad decisions Spencer has made during his time as CEO and contradictory statements.
Per Kotaku:
In October 2020, shortly after Xbox announced its plans to consume Bethesda, Spencer told Kotaku: “This deal was not done to take games away from another player base” and added that Xbox wants “more people to be able to play games, not fewer people to be able to go play games.” Yet, in March 2023 Redfall director Harvey Smith said that Microsoft stepped in after buying Bethesda and canceled a PS5 port of the vampire hunting co-op game. Starfield shipped only on Xbox and PC. And despite a few Xbox games—like Grounded and Sea of Thieves—jumping ship to PlayStation and Switch, future big titles like Indiana Jones won’t be multiplatform.
Xbox’s boss has also talked a big game about giving developers the freedom to make what they want to make, explaining in a May 2023 interview with Kinda Funny: “When a team like Rare wants to do Sea of Thieves, when a team like Obsidian wants to do Grounded, and Tango wants to go do Hi-Fi [Rush] when everyone probably thought they were doing The Evil Within 3. I want to give the teams the creative platform to go an push their ability, push their aspirations.”
The article states that Spencer says the right things, but even when those studios get to make the games they want, and if they are critical successes, there is still a chance they will suffer the same fate as these latest studios.
Social Media Reactions
Social media hasn’t been kind to Spencer either, and that’s totally understandable because we are all tired of hearing about these layoffs while people in offices continue to line their pockets with cash while game developers have to figure out how to make ends meet.
Former PS I Love You XOXO co-host and head of Pen To Pixels Janet Garcia also called out Spencer for his comments that have now “aged like milk,” pointing out his penchant for trying to be transparent, something people appreciate about Spencer, leaves him open to these contradictory moments.
“Yeah so many of Xbox’s comments are aging like milk rn. This is the danger of selling the “good guy” narrative. It only works when you do “good” things. That said this is also why PlayStation and Nintendo don’t talk to anyone anymore. They’re like nah I’m not gonna play myself,” Garcia said on X, formerly Twitter.
Former Blizzard President Mike Ybarra Comes To Phil Spencer’s Defense
Former president of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Ybarra tried to empathize with Spencer, writing on X, “I know this hurts him [Spencer] as much as anyone else.”
Ybarra continued, “I’m not trying to defend the decisions. I think we all get ourselves into situations that are tough and unexpected (certainly I have). It’s part of the job, as is the accountability for the outcomes. But he’s a good human and he cares deeply for the creative process and developers. That’s my first hand experience in working closely with him for 8+ years and knowing him for 24+.”
Unfortunately, folks were not trying to hear it and didn’t hesitate to tell Ybarra he was wrong.
What a sad state of affairs.
Hopefully, we will hear from Spencer in his own words about this latest decision.
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1. Oh wow.
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Source: Christian Petersen / Getty / Xbox
The video game industry is in turmoil, and you wouldn’t think that’s the case because of the quality of games we have been getting. While we, as gamers, are enjoying a spoil of riches, developers continue to lose their jobs at a ridiculous clip.
Xbox is navigating choppy waters as it shifts its business model, putting some of its biggest exclusive titles on competitive consoles.
One of those titles was the beloved Hi-Fi Rush from Tango Gameworks, one of the many studios Xbox acquired when it acquired Bethesda Game Studios.
In a stunning turn of events, Tango Gameworks is one of four studios, including Arkane Austin, the developer of the massive flop Redfall, Alpha Dog Studios, and Roundhouse Games, which have been closed by Xbox, IGN reports.
Xbox is one of the many video game companies that have been unable to avoid the massive layoffs in the industry. The Microsoft company started the year by laying off almost 2,000 employees, which led to then-Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaving.
Now comes the news of a new round of layoffs due to significant studio closures under the Bethesda umbrella.
Per GameRant:
Xbox has decided to shut down Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Studios, and Tango Gameworks, with Roundhouse Games also effectively shutting down by being “absorbed” by ZeniMax Online Studios. In an email from Matt Booty obtained by IGN, it was explained that these shutdowns are about “prioritizing high-impact titles and further investing in Bethesda’s portfolio of blockbuster games.” Arkane Austin worked on the 2017 Prey game and Redfall, Tango Gameworks was known for The Evil Within and the critically-acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush, Alpha Dog Studios was working on the Mighty Doom mobile game, and Roundhouse Games was primarily serving a support role at the time of its closure.
Arkane Austin’s demise could directly result from the disastrous launch of Redfall. Reviewers immediately deemed it a critical flop due to its broken state and abandoned it despite some quality-of-life improvements.
In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, Arkane Studios confirmed the Austin studio’s closure, telling gamers who bought the Hero Pass of the premium Bite Back edition or Bite Back upgrade will be eligible to receive the value of the upgrade.
Arkane says Redfall serves will remain online, but there will be no further updates.
Tango Gamework’s closure is the biggest surprise due to Hi-Fi Rush’s success following its surprise drop on the Xbox Game Pass and, most recently, its newfound popularity on the PlayStation 5 console.
What a spooky time to be a developer in the video game industry.
You can see reactions to the sad news in the gallery below.
1. No lies detected
2. This is also true
3. We’re old enough to remember the push for Xbox to gobble up more studios.
8. Cold world
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Kane Brown has been having quite a year.
He’s got an entertainer of the year nomination at next week’s ACM Awards plus a sold-out opening weekend for his In the Air Tour — which you can still buy last-minute tickets to through ticketing sites like Ticketmaster, StubHub, Vivid Seats (get $20 off orders of $200 with the code BB2024) and Seat Geek (first purchases get $10 off orders of $250+ with code BILLBOARD). While traveling on the road, though, the “Thank God” singer has determined what travel necessities he always needs with him — and ShopBillboard was able to learn what he can’t leave home without.
Walking into his dressing room, you can expect to find it stocked with Olipop tonic soda — especially in the flavor orange, the country singer’s favorite. “We drink a lot of Olipop in our house,” he said in an interview with Billboard about his partnership with the brand. The beverage aims to help with digestive health and also includes vitamin C, prebiotics and no artificial sweeteners.
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Along with Brown’s beverage must-haves, he’s also an avid gamer.
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“Definitely can’t leave home without my computer,” he says. “I like to game a lot on the road.”
His games of choice? Call of Duty, 2K NBA and MLB.
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Alienware is a luxurious gaming laptop that you can score for 16% off on Amazon right now. It comes with crisp graphics to help immerse yourself in whatever game you’re in. Plus, it comes with 1TB of storage for fast loading times and a lot of storage space.
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Start your virtual NBA career through NBA 2K24. You can play as past or present professional basketball players as you aim to dominate the season and take home the championship title.
PC games like Call of Duty can be downloaded through online gaming sites like Steam and Battle.Net, which you can score a gift card to through Best Buy and Walmart.
And before he hits the stage, you can expect him and his team to hype up to music — specifically 2000s throwbacks like Mariah Carey (a personal favorite of his wife). “It used to be heavy metal and now we’ve switched a full 360, and now it’s old-school throwbacks,” he says. “Not really old-school, but year 2000 throwbacks. I usually just put it on a playlist and go through it. There’s been a lot of TLC, randomly. The Black Eyed Peas usually gets us pretty hype.”
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Source: Arrowhead Game Studios/ Sony Interactive Entertainment / Helldivers 2
Well done Helldivers. PlayStation is now saying whoops, after gamers made it loud and very clear that they did not rock with the PSN linking requirement to continue playing Helldivers 2 on Windows PC via Steam.
After destroying all the goodwill Arrowhead Game Studios built with Helldivers 2 and its fantastic spin on a live service genre, PlayStation finally admitted they f*cked up by requiring PC players to get a free PSN account.
The decision came after two days of Helldivers 2 players expressing their anger on social media and flooding the game’s Steam page with negative reviews that also hit other PlayStation titles after Steam delisted the popular shooter in 177 countries.
Via PlayStation’s official account on X, formerly Twitter, the company wrote:
Helldivers fans — we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward.
We’re still learning what is best for PC players and your feedback has been invaluable. Thanks again for your continued support of Helldivers 2 and we’ll keep you updated on future plans.
What Possibly Led To PlayStation’s Reversal
The fallout from the dumb policy led to Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt expressing his frustration on X. “Waking up to the sunshine of yesterday replaced with a dreary drizzle and shivering winds makes me reflect on how I spent my time those rare few moments when all was perfect,” Pilestedt said.
On Sunday, before PlayStation decided not to proceed with mandatory PSN linking, he noted his company was “talking solutions” with the company, which ultimately led to PlayStation’s change of heart.
He also took some blame on the matter as well, saying he was not completely “blameless,” adding they “didn’t talk about it enough” regarding account linking.
The review bombing and harassment of Arrowhead’s community managers and developers likely aided in PlayStation’s policy reversal.
We’re happy people can spread democracy again and continue the fight to liberate Super Earth.
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1. For real, they were innocent in the matter.
2. Exactly
3. PlayStation pay attention
8. Only losers do things like this.
9. Lol, chill
10. We do too.
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Source: Arrowhead Game Studios/ Sony Interactive Entertainment / Helldivers 2
Sony Interactive Entertainment’s decision to require PSN linking has destroyed any goodwill that Arrowhead Game Studios built with its fantastic game Helldivers 2.
Friday, gamers, specifically Helldivers 2 fans, did not have any kind words for Sony Interactive Entertainment, the publisher of Arrowhead’s game, after it announced, “Due to technical issues at the launch of Helldivers 2, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional. That grace period will now expire.”
According to Sony, the bonehead decision was “critical” to the “safety and security” of Helldivers 2.
Following the announcement, gamers immediately pointed out that the PSN account linking would lead to many players no longer having access to the game via Steam because certain countries do not have PSN support.
Welp, those worries are bearing fruit.
Helldivers 2 Is No Longer Listed In 170 Territories Because of PSN Linking Requirement
Despite Helldivers 2’s community manager assuring players in countries without PSN support can continue playing the game and not worry about being denied access on Saturday, the game has been pulled from 170 territories lacking PSN support, according to listings from the Steam Database.
The fallout has been instantaneous.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Culture Crave notes that Helldivers 2’s Steam page has “over 100k negative reviews since [the] change was announced” and that “Steam is approving refund requests for players even if they’ve played over 2 hours.”
Like Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt, community managers are telling fans to direct their anger toward Sony Interactive Entertainment in hopes that bullying will make the company reverse its crappy decision.
As for the refunds, Valve is ignoring its policy by giving players who logged more than 100 hours spreading democracy and liberating Super Earth.
Steam usually only refunds players who have not exceeded 2 hours of playtime. Honestly, this is an intelligent decision on Valve’s part and an indication of how wrong Sony Interactive Entertainment’s decision was.
Gamers are still sounding off on Xitter about SIE’s ridiculous decision.
You can see those reactions in the gallery below.
1. G R E E D
2. Yup, to put it simply.
4. Exactly
8. We don’t want the game to be buried, let’s just hope Sony just changes it’s mind
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Playing video games is a great escape from your everyday life. Just spending a few hours in a virtual world can work wonders for your mental health and problem-solving capabilities.
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If you’re looking to grow your collection of video game titles, or just looking to upgrade your gaming setup. Amazon has you covered with deep discounts on keyboards, mice, laptops, wireless headsets, controllers, handheld devices, microphones, external hard drive units and other products used for gaming. In fact, you can save up to half off on select hardware, titles and accessories for gaming.
We round up the best deals during Amazon Gaming Week from the top name brands, including Asus, Alienware, SteelSeries, Microsoft and other fantastic gaming companies.
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Source: Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment / Helldivers 2
Sony might have put on a masterclass regarding self-sabotage with its latest decision, which has Helldivers 2 players on PC BIG MAD.
Arrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2 quickly became one of the biggest releases of the year, but now, thanks to a move by Sony, it quickly hit a sour patch with its loyal players.
Players who spread democracy by playing Helldivers 2 via Windows PC via Steam learned today that they will now need a PlayStation Network account to maintain access to the game.
Sony Interactive Entertainment, the game’s publisher, relayed the head-scratching news to players on the game’s Steam page.
“Due to technical issues at the launch of Helldivers 2, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional,” Sony wrote. “That grace period will now expire. See details below in this post.”
Sony claims account-linking with the PlayStation Network is “critical” to the “safety and security” of Helldivers 2.
“This is our main way to protect players from griefing and abuse by enabling the banning of players that engage in that type of behaviour,” Sony said. “It also allows those players that have been banned the right to appeal.”
New players will be required to connect their Steam and PlayStation Network accounts beginning May 6 before they can begin playing the game.
Current players will see a mandatory log-in beginning May 30. They will have until June 4 to link their accounts, allowing them to sign up for a free PlayStation Network account if they don’t already have one.
Gamers Are BIG MAD
The reactions to Sony’s move with Helldivers 2 were instant, with the game’s rating on Steam taking a hit.
One user on X, formerly Twitter pointed out why the decision could be potentially bad saying in a post, “To folks wondering why mandating linking your Sony account to Helldivers 2 on PC is such a big deal, players in many countries, such as Belarus, Phillipines and nearly the entirety of Africa don’t have PSN support, so those Helldivers will be defacto banned in a few weeks.”
Another user pointed to the former Xbox exclusive Sea of Thieves requiring the something similar, and players not overeacting.
“Helldivers 2 backlash seems fake. Steam players need a Microsoft account to play Sea Of Thieves and no one bat an eye,” another X user wrote.
In response to the outrage, Arrowhead Game Studios CEO Johan Pilestedt told gamers to direct their anger at Sony and directed them to PlayStation Support.
Lol, bruh.
There is a good chance that Windows PC players will bully Sony into changing their minds. Until then, you can see more reactions in the gallery below.
2. Damn shame
3. Tsk Tsk Tsk
5. The accuracy