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Five things we learned from the latest Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer

There's a lot to pick apart in the new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, but here are five things we've learned that stuck out to us.

TechRadar

Rockstar finally gives a release date for GTA 6, but it’s not what fans expected

The biggest game of the year just got delayed to 2026.

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GTA 6 2026 release delay live blog - All the information and reactions live

Everything we know so far about the GTA 6 2026 delay and the reactions from the industry

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Hogwarts Legacy DLC reportedly canceled by WB Games

Unnannounced Hogwarts Legacy DLC reportedly canceled by WB Games, according to a new report.

Windows Central

Warner Bros. Games shuts down Wonder Woman developer Monolith Productions in latest gaming purge

In the latest round of games industry purges, Warner Bros. Games is shuttering Wonder Woman developer Monolith Productions and other teams.

Windows Central

Blizzard just casually announced when Diablo 4 will get its second expansion

Blizzard has announced that Diablo 4's second expansion, following Vessel of Hatred, will launch in 2026.

Windows Central

As Rocksteady reportedly returns to Batman, WB Games' Wonder Woman is struggling

Rocksteady Studios is reportedly working on a Batman game, while WB Games' Wonder Woman project is facing trouble.

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We haven't seen the open-world Wonder Woman game for 3 years as it was reportedly "literally nothing" when WB Games announced it

Star Wars: Eclipse is guilty, too

GamesRadar

'Overwatch' Mobile Game Rumors Spread, Could Rival 'Call of Duty: Mobile'

Blizzard is rumored to be working on a mobile version of its highly popular hero shooter franchise Overwatch.

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From 'Starblo' the Space Diablo that never saw daylight, to Mike Ybarra's plans to cut down on microtransactions — here's 7 things I learned about Diablo from Jason Schreier's book 'Play Nice'

I read Jason Schreir's 'Play Nice' which documents the rise, fall, and future of Blizzard — and I found out some great behind the scenes lore about the Diablo franchise.

Windows Central

Nerf darts, porn and vomit: The company Microsoft bought for $69bn

Microsoft acquired Blizzard in 2022 for $68.7bn, making it the largest acquition in the history of the video games industry. A new book dives into the company before that record-breaking deal, writes Graig Graziosi

The Independent UK

Overwatch 2 is reportedly going the Call of Duty route with an upcoming mobile version

Activision Blizzard is apparently condensing its other big FPS series

GamesRadar

Former Blizzard president planned to 'cut down' on microtransactions in Diablo 4 and reboot Overwatch before the Microsoft buyout

Mike Ybarra’s plans for the games were revealed in Jason Schreier's new book about Blizzard's history.

PC Gamer

'Play Nice' Book Details Blizzard's Troubled Environment, Claims Misconduct, Harassment

Bloomberg reported Jason Schreier's Play Nice book details the entire history of Blizzard and includes instances of misconduct and harassment.

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24 years ago, Blizzard reportedly shot down a pitch to make its own version of Steam by turning Battle.net into "a digital store for a variety of PC games"

Meanwhile, Blizzard started bringing its games to Steam last year

PC Gamer

Oof: Years before Steam, a Blizzard engineer wanted to turn Battle.net into a third-party game store, but was reportedly turned down

The Steam competitor that never was.

GamesRadar

The famous Blizzard graveyard of canceled games includes a sci-fi Diablo and a Warcraft take on Helldivers

The Overwatch developer has a ton of skeletons in the closet

GamesRadar

For a hot minute, the Blizzard game that morphed into StarCraft was a Star Wars RTS concept that went nowhere

LucasArts' president at the time has no memory of the project, though

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This new book gave me far better insight into Blizzard Entertainment's history

I've read Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment, and it's a great book that sheds light on the history of Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, Overwatch and the team that made these games.

GamesRadar

Blizzard's axed MMO Project Titan reportedly "cost the company $80 million," and was like Animal Crossing or The Sims meets Overwatch

"It was just a debacle for the company as a whole"

Inverse

PlayStation's Next Big Multiplayer Live Service Could Actually Work This Time

While Sony's live service initiative has been hit or miss thus far, a Horizon game in this mold has potential.

Inverse

'Overwatch' Reportedly Just Canceled The One Thing Players Wanted

Blizzard reportedly had animated adaptations of 'Overwatch' and other popular series in the works until a deal with Netflix fell through.

PC Gamer

Key Blizzard developers apparently tried for years to get a new Starcraft or Warcraft RTS off the ground, but execs had 'no appetite' for them

"[Tim] Morten and his team tried for years to kick off a new RTS."

GamesRadar

Activision Blizzard reportedly clashed with the Overwatch team on how to cope with the hero shooter's swelling demands like OW2, pushed for "hundreds" of hires to be more Call of Duty-like

Not everyone loved that

Total Film

Netflix adaptations of Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft were reportedly in development before Activision Blizzard filed a lawsuit against the streaming giant

The lawsuit was filed in 2020

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