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GTA 6 Is About to Totally Reinvent One of the Best Experiences in Video Games

  • GTA 6 overhauls car theft with a tiered security system.
  • Some cars need cloned keys or must stay above certain speeds.
  • Stolen cars can now be sold via a fence, GTA 6 launches 19 November.

Rockstar's upcoming GTA 6, due for release on 19 November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, appears set to significantly overhaul car theft, one of the franchise's signature mechanics. Rather than the simple one-button carjacking seen in GTA 5, the new game introduces a tiered security system…

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Overwatch’s new hero Doctrine forced Blizzard to consider its cap on attack speed buffs—but they haven’t quite hit the max yet

  • Blizzard reveals new Overwatch support hero Doctrine at BlizzCon
  • His attack-speed buff sparked debate over the game's 300% speed cap
  • Doctrine launches next month; a hero test is live now

Overwatch's newest hero, Doctrine, was revealed at BlizzCon and includes an ability that grants allies increased attack speed alongside healing, prompting Blizzard's developers to reconsider the game's existing cap on attack speed buffs. Speaking in an interview, hero designer Scott Kennedy explained that although a 300 per cent…

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63 Years Later, the Best ‘Peanuts’ Sally Quote Is Still an Iconic Comic Strip Line

  • Polygon revisits Sally Brown as Peanuts' ultimate reluctant-student character.
  • Her 1963 "library card" line remains the strip's most quoted.
  • A 1987 strip about criticising before understanding still resonates for social media.

A Polygon retrospective on "Peanuts" argues that Sally Brown's long-running battle with schoolwork, rather than her crush on Linus or her teasing of brother Charlie Brown, is her most enduring and relatable trait. The piece revisits Charles Schulz's classic strip to position Sally as the character who best…

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ICYMI: Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World Demo Out Now On eShop

  • Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World demo is live on eShop now
  • Demo covers the story up to Witherwood's conclusion
  • Save data lets players transfer up to 8 monsters, plus a bonus item set

Square Enix has released a free playable demo of Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World on the Nintendo eShop, following its appearance in a sizzle reel during this week's Nintendo Direct. The demo lets players sample the opening portion of the upcoming monster-collecting RPG and, notably, allows progress…

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Playing RTS with a controller? Total War: Warhammer 40,000 dev says it ‘really does work’ in their game: ‘I think we’ve landed in a really solid spot’

  • Total War: Warhammer 40,000 dev says controller support "really does work"
  • Developer calls the current control scheme "a really solid spot"
  • Addresses concerns about RTS games playing well on consoles

A developer working on Total War: Warhammer 40,000 has said that controller support for the game works well, despite the real-time strategy genre traditionally being associated with mouse-and-keyboard controls. The comment suggests the studio has been actively refining the console-friendly control scheme as part of the game's development,…

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Diablo 4 On Switch 2: A Very Impressive Port That Supports Mouse Controls

  • Diablo 4 Switch 2 port launches 14 September with mouse control support
  • Handheld mode impressed reviewer more than docked mode
  • Docked visuals resemble PS4/Xbox One, not PS5/Series X quality

Polygon has published hands-on impressions of Diablo 4: Age of Hatred Collection, a Nintendo Switch 2 port bundling the base game with its Vessel of Hatred and Lord of Hatred expansions. Tested at BlizzCon 2026, the port notably supports Joy-Con 2 mouse controls at launch, giving the Switch…

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10 Near-Perfect Fantasy Books Recommended by Brandon Sanderson

  • Sanderson names 10 fantasy books he personally recommends to fans
  • List spans childhood favourites to unfinished modern series
  • Includes works by Pratchett, Rothfuss, Kay, Jemisin and others

Author Brandon Sanderson, one of the most prolific and popular names in contemporary fantasy, has shared a list of favourite books that have shaped his own writing and offer fans something to read between Cosmere instalments. As a creative writing teacher and lecturer on the genre, Sanderson has…

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Is there any benefit to restarting your gaming handheld regularly?

  • Restarting gaming handhelds fixes crashes, lag and audio issues, like on PCs
  • It clears RAM leaks and helps updates apply properly
  • Aim to restart roughly once a week, not constantly

The advice to simply restart a device when something goes wrong applies just as much to gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally as it does to regular PCs, since both run full operating systems (SteamOS or Windows) under the hood. Restarting regularly can resolve a…

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LG responds to TV spying allegations

  • LG denies its TVs continuously record or transmit conversations.
  • It says voice and ad-tracking features are optional and off by default.
  • LG didn't address data-sharing, security risks or misleading privacy settings.

LG has issued a public rebuttal after Gamers Nexus, Level1Techs and independent security researchers this week raised concerns about how its smart TVs log and upload user data. The company says the coverage created "misconceptions", insisting its TVs "do not continuously record or transmit users' conversations" and that…

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Wardogs, Valheim 1.0 and other new indie games worth checking out

  • Wardogs shooter tops a million sales, peaks near 340,000 concurrent players
  • Valheim exits early access with 1.0 update, launches on PS5 and Switch 2
  • Worming From Home is a quirky office sim starring a secret worm employee

Engadget's latest indie games roundup highlights a busy week for the genre, headlined by the release of tactical shooter Wardogs and the full 1.0 launch of long-running survival hit Valheim. The piece also covers a workplace comedy sim, with further titles including a deckbuilder, a capybara puzzle game…

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