Gaming

‘We Don’t Take Anything For Granted’ — LATAM is the Strongest Region in Street Fighter 6, and It’s Because They’re Hungrier Than You

• 2Game won the 2026 Street Fighter League Americas Finals.
• Blaz’s clutch performance helped set up the comeback.
• The coach says limited travel chances have kept talent hidden.

Latin America’s Street Fighter 6 players are making a strong mark in international competition, and team 2Game won the 2026 Street Fighter League Americas Finals. Their success highlights the region’s depth of talent, which the team’s coach links to players making the most of limited chances to compete…

Ramla Ali wins two world titles; Harman launches music discovery app

Ali claims the IBO and WBF belts in Texas, while Samsung subsidiary Harman debuts invite-only app Drops in the US. Germany still feels divided decades after the Wall fell, and Billboard will revise its stream-counting rules in 2027.

GTA 6 CEO says AI will make creating games easier, but “making a big hit” will be as hard as ever

• Zelnick says technology can ease asset creation.
• He expects human creativity to remain essential.
• Making a hit game will remain difficult.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said technology, including recent advances that may make creating game assets easier, will help game development. He expects human creativity to remain central, arguing that technology cannot make producing a successful game effortless. His comments came during the company’s latest earnings call, in response…

‘The experiences on console and PC tend to be roughly the same,’ says Take-Two CEO in response to question about GTA roleplaying

• Zelnick said GTA experiences are broadly similar on console and PC.
• Take-Two described FiveM as a profitable business.
• GTA 6 has no announced PC release date.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said console and PC players generally have similar experiences with Grand Theft Auto, responding to an investor analyst’s question about PC roleplaying and whether the company plans to narrow platform differences. His comments leave open whether roleplaying servers and other features popular with PC…

Call of Duty FaceTime Chat Causes Plane to Be Evacuated

• A gaming conversation was mistaken for a bomb threat.
• A plane and part of the terminal were evacuated.
• Police found no explosives or weapons.

A Frontier Airlines flight and the east wing of Terminal 2 at Ontario International Airport were evacuated on Sunday night after a passenger’s conversation was mistaken for a bomb threat. Police said another passenger heard the words “bomb” and “explosion” and alerted the crew. The incident shows how…

Nike and Tekken Team Up For a King-Inspired Air Max Shoe

• Nike and Tekken are collaborating on Air Max 1 shoes.
• King appears in a jaguar-print design in a teaser video.
• Two colourways are expected; apparel is possible but unconfirmed.

Nike’s dotswoosh division has confirmed a collaboration with Tekken, showing the series’ masked wrestler King wearing an unreleased Air Max 1 design. The partnership matters to fans of both brands and may also bring Tekken-themed clothing, though Nike has yet to share full details. A grainy video posted…

Stuff Your Face with PS5 RPG Atelier Karia’s Story Trailer, Pre-Orders Live Now

• A new story trailer is out for *Atelier Karia*.
• PS5 pre-orders are open ahead of its 25 February launch.
• Early buyers get a costume and an experience-boosting recipe.

Koei Tecmo has released a story trailer for the PS5 role-playing game *Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories*, and pre-orders are now open on the PlayStation Store. The game’s food-based ability system, in which protagonist Karia gains different powers from what she eats, has…

Ocarina of Time remake replaces automatic jumps with a button press

• Link now needs a button press to jump in the remake.
• Returning players keep forgetting the new control.
• Jump can be reassigned from X to B.

The Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has replaced the original’s automatic jumps with a button press, and many returning players are struggling to adjust. Clips of Link falling into water or colliding with obstacles have spread online, turning the control change into…

Complete DREADMOOR Walkthrough: Part 1

• Find fuel to power the generator and unlock your boat.
• Visit settlements for gear, a bed and fishing access.
• Open the Dry Dock to clean and upgrade your ship.

The article gives a beginner’s walkthrough for the opening section of DREADMOOR, an early access fishing and exploration game set in a dark world. It explains how to recover a boat and reach key settlements, laying out the early steps needed to begin exploring and progress the campaign.…

Take-Two ‘Enhancing’ Technical Defenses and Legal Activities to Combat GTA 6 AI Reverse-Engineering Threat

• Take-Two says AI-assisted reverse-engineering is a serious creative concern.
• The company plans technical and legal measures to protect its games.
• An unofficial GTA 6 PC version remains a speculative risk.

Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick says the company is taking AI-assisted game cloning and reverse-engineering seriously as GTA 6’s release approaches. He describes the issue as a creative concern, centred on preserving the experience Rockstar intends, rather than a financial threat to the business. Zelnick says Take-Two is…