One of the biggest questions surrounding GTA 6 is just how much freedom Rockstar Games will give players during its story missions, especially with the developer promising its biggest and most detailed open world yet. The Grand Theft Auto franchise has always offered plenty of freedom outside its main missions,…

The past four weeks have been something of a wake-up call for the video game industry. You’ve read the headlines, so you know the deal by now: AI advancements spearheaded by Claude Opus 5.5 have turned the world of coding on its axis. Decompilations that used to take months, or…

Microsoft’s latest cost-cutting plan involves offering buyouts to roughly a quarter of the company, essentially providing 60,000 people with the option of laying themselves off, Business Insider reports. They’ll get a generous severance package in exchange for choosing to voluntarily leave the tech giant. “The Voluntary Exit Offer is new…

Pokemon Unite is coming to the end of its run, marking another major shutdown for a live-service game that has been around for more than 5 years. Pokemon Unite brought the franchise into the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre, allowing players to compete in team-based matches using some of…

Despite Ghost of Yotei selling over 5 million copies since it launched last year, developer Sucker Punch Productions is undergoing layoffs, reminding us that even releasing a very commercially successful game is not enough to guarantee you’ll keep your job in 2026. According to an internal email verified by Aftermath, the cuts…

New York Comic Con is obviously a very big deal, and as such it attracts the very best of American cosplay. You want proof? We’ve got it below in 20 photographs of the most extraordinary outfits seen wandering the convention’s floors. Erstwhile photographers Mineralblu were there for Kotaku, filming and…