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The first trailer for Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto VI didn't break YouTube, but it did break a record - snatching the crown from the biggest YouTuber on the planet, MrBeast.

The new trailer for what is likely to be the most anticipated game of all-time has gained 85 million views in just the first 22 hours of it being live, smashing MrBeast's record of 59.4 million views in just 24 hours. Notably, that ranking has excluded music videos, but that doesn't mean the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer won't beat those records too, as at the current time of writing this the trailer has almost 100 million views.

The views are a reflection of the widespread anticipation for Rockstar Games' biggest franchise, and one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world. The last installment in the series was Grand Theft Auto V, which was released more than 10 years ago, and at the time quickly breaking the record for the "highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours," raking in $815.7 million on release day selling 11.21 million copies.

Full ray tracing or path tracing is only available in a handful of titles, but the results are as mind-blowingly impressive as they are taxing on a graphics card. Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake II, and Portal with RTX are three examples that offer full ray-tracing modes where you need a GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU with DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction and Frame Generation to achieve a playable frame rate.

As part of the latest GeForce Game Ready Driver WHQL Driver 546.29 release from NVIDIA, which adds day-one support for Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Warzone Season 1, we got the surprise news that Call of Duty and Warzone are getting full ray tracing and DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction "to enhance the appearance of your loadout, characters and vehicles," with Warzone also finally getting DLSS 3 Frame Generation support.

Now, you might be wondering what sort of impact full ray tracing will have on in-game performance - you don't have to worry about that because the full ray tracing applies to the multiplayer lobbies for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Warzone. And not in-game.

The ASUS ROG Ally gaming handheld is a haven for modders, with most of the mods voiding the warranty on your expensive new gaming handheld. Be careful... however, some are doubling the RAM, and increasing its speed through mods.

We've now got memory modifications being applied to the ASUS ROG Ally, with SlickBuys Mods and Repairs changing over the 16GB of LPDDR5 memory inside of the handheld, with 32GB of LPDDR5X memory. Twice the memory, and it's faster: from 6400MT/s to 7500MT/s inside of the ASUS ROG Ally.

Inside, the ROG Ally features 4 memory modules that need to all be removed and swapped over. Once you've taken out and replaced the RAM modules, you'll need to remove and reprogram the BIOS chip so that it recognizes and works with the increased capacity and speed (16GB to 32GB and LPDDR5 to LPDDR5X memory).

Well, Grand Theft Auto 6 has been officially announced, and it looks incredible... Rockstar has been cooking, that's for sure... but we should expect an even better visual treat for the timed console exclusive on the higher-end PlayStation 5 Pro console.

Rockstar will most likely be targeting 1440p 30FPS on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and probably a lower rendering resolution for the Xbox Series S at up to 30FPS. I'd like to see Grand Theft Auto 6 feature a 60FPS mode on the PS5 and XSX consoles at a lower rendering resolution (and using upscaling to look better).

But... what about a beefed-up PlayStation 5 Pro console?

Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer clarifies that the company has 'no plans' to migrate Xbox Game Pass onto rival consoles like Nintendo or PlayStation, but neither really wants such a service on their platforms anyway.

A bit ago at a Wells Fargo tech conference, Xbox finance officer Tim Stuart said that Microsoft wants to bring Game Pass to "all screens," including competing platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo. This won't be happening.

In a recent interview with Windows Central's Jez Corden, Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirms that offering Game Pass on PlayStation or Nintendo isn't part of the strategy.

GTA VI trailer's outlandish Florida Man moments aren't just satire--they actually happened.

Florida is a crazy place. Having lived here all my life, I confidently say with all of the gusto of Harrison Ford in the Force Awakens--it's true, all of it. That's the case with the GTA 6 trailer, as Rockstar sourced real-world events to inspire its internet-breaking debut trailer for one of the most anticipated games in existence.

Like real life, GTA 6 is filled with TikTok and Instagram captures of outrageous things that people do here in Florida, from watering their lawn naked to twerking on the roof of a car speeding down a Miami highway. Oh, and we can't forget the terrifying lady with hammers. Hurricanes, gators, and crazy people--here in Florida you just never know what you're going to get.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer reiterates and underscores Microsoft's multi-platform business model for gaming.

Xbox hasn't been a console for many years now. Instead, Xbox is now a service-oriented ecosystem that spans online content, subscriptions/services, and hardware. Instead of relying exclusively on Xbox consoles to act as spending gateways, Microsoft has adapted Xbox across all major touchpoints, offering its content and services everywhere that games can be played. From PCs to smartphones and even console-free gaming access directly on TVs via cloud game streaming, it seems like Xbox is expanding quickly.

This is all part of Microsoft's grand unified vision for gaming. Not only is the company seeking to create a Universal Store that will sell games, content, and services cross consoles, PCs, mobiles and more, but Microsoft also wants to continue leveraging its core strengths as a service-first, infrastructure-driven company and usher in a new wave of cross-platform access for consumers. The idea is to have every consumer become a gamer, and have all gamers spending either time or money in monetized, online-connected worlds.

Rockstar Games has finally released the first trailer for what could be the most anticipated game of all time - Grand Theft Auto VI.

The 90-second trailer was published early on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel and showcased a great deal of the game, revealing many impressive aspects such as graphical quality, density of environments while maintaining impressive graphics, the main character, and the location of the game. While these are the main takeaways from the trailer, I believe there is something here most people have missed - a brand new feature that players of GTA VI will have to learn to adapt to in-game.

One of the main things we see during the trailer is videos played on what seems to be some kind of social media platform. The clips begin with a video posted by "DadBodSquad" and show a man partying on a boat. Next to the account name is a Follow option, along with a Like and Comment option in the top right. These types of videos are constantly played throughout the trailer, which makes me think that perhaps this is more than a quick way to showcase different aspects of the game.

Rockstar dropped the first Grand Theft Auto VI trailer earlier today, and if you haven't seen it yet, be sure to stop reading and watch it below. Pretty amazing, right? The insane level of detail in everything from the characters to the environments to the lighting is next level, and that's before you factor in the awesome animation and vehicles.

And with the GTA 6 drought finally over, we've also got a release window - 2025. However, it's not great news if you're a PC gamer rocking a decent GeForce RTX or Radeon RX rig.

Alongside the trailer, we got a press release from Rockstar Games stating it's "proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto VI is coming to PlayStation 5 computer entertainment systems and Xbox Series X|S games and entertainment systems in 2025." That's right, no PC.

Dragon Age fans get updated on what to expect with the next game in the medieval fantasy franchise.

BioWare releases a new Dreadwolf teaser trailer with some impressive in-game visuals to celebrate Dragon Age day. The footage showcases and highlights just how much BioWare's visual skills have evolved since the release of Inquisition nearly 10 years ago, and Dreadwolf very much continues the impressive high graphical watermark set by the studio's ill-fated Anthem IP.

The trailer is short and sweet, touching upon three regions of Thedas that gamers should be able to explore throughout Dreadwolf. There's Treviso, a city in Antiva that's overseen by the shadow Crows; the coastal, tropical peninsula of Rivain; and Grey Warden's Weisshupt Fortress in the Anderfels (which may or may not be in ruins).

Overwatch 2's latest season is upon us, which will see the newest Tank hero Mauga, festive holiday events, new Hero Mastery courses, and new rewards that get jam-packed with a beast hunter-themed season. Overwatch 2 - Season 8: Call of the Hunt starts on December 5; check it out:

Mauga was teased recently but is now on the official hero roster for Overwatch 2 starting with Season 8, which can be unlocked, of course. Mauga rocks dual chainguns that will burn and burst down your enemies, where he can also charge through enemies and come crashing down on them with Overrun. Mauga can also reinforce his team with his Cardiac Overdrive and even brawl in close-quarters combat with his powerful Cage Fight ultimate.

The team at Blizzard has made some changes to Mauga after watching how he performed and listening to player feedback. The team made some adjustments to Mauga to "make him stand out even more," like additional power to his chainguns, and more Armor HP that allows him to last longer in the fight.

GTA 6 has officially been announced by Rockstar Games, and a new press release offers more details about the upcoming crime caper.

After 10 years of waiting and endless speculation, the day has finally come: Grand Theft Auto VI's reveal exploded onto the internet with the bright neon lights and salacious night clubs that Vice City is known for. Rockstar's official GTA 6 trailer showed of 90 seconds of in-game and cinematic footage, highlighting next-gen visuals, improved character models, incredible lighting, and a whole new evolution of American satire.

Rockstar also sent out a new press release from its comms team that offers a few more details about the game. The studio promises GTA 6 will be the "most immersive evolution of GTA" so far, and studio founder Sam Houser also has some choice words, too. Rockstar confirms that GTA 6 is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

BREAKING: Rockstar Games has released the new Grand Theft Auto trailer early in an attempt to get ahead of leaks.

It's official: The next Grand Theft Auto game is indeed called GTA VI, and features two protagonists in a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde crime story set for a 2025 launch.

Rockstar Games has released the first 90-second trailer for GTA 6 ahead of schedule, with the studio responding quickly to a recent video leak that spread far and wide. Instead of waiting for the internet to spoil their surprise, Rockstar just premiered the GTA VI trailer on its official YouTube channel, revealing in-game and cinematic footage set in the fictional Miami-inspired Vice City.

Starbreeze Studios, the team that helped co-develop one of the most popular FPS franchises on the planet, is moving to medieval fantasy for their next title.

Today, Starbreeze made a surprise announcement: The Payday developer is now working on a new game set in the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. We really didn't see this one coming.

The D&D game is described as an action-adventure experience complete with co-op live service elements and cross-play. The title is codenamed Project Baxter and is being created in Unreal Engine 5 with a planned release on "all major platforms" by 2026. Starbreeze plans to both develop and publish the game, likely with funding provided by Hasbro.

Firefight is coming to Halo Infinite with tomorrow's new update, but it'll be a bit different this time around.

Halo Infinite's new Season 5 Reckoning roadmap includes Firefight, one of my most-played Halo gametypes of all time. As is usually the case with Infinite's modes, Firefight is getting some big changes that turns the PVE chaos on its head.

The biggest change is Firefight is no longer solely a survival gametype with a pool of lives. Instead, 343i is merging King of the Hill into Firefight to create what sounds like a thrilling and significantly challenging experience. Any Firefight player will tell you that your team is most vulnerable when clumped together--one good grenade can wipe out the whole group--and that's basically what KotH is all about.

After years of genre-defining crossovers, Epic is now using Fortnite as a gateway for gaming's new Games-as-a-Platform strategy.

Fortnite is the template for success for most live games. The BR has made over $20 billion in revenue thanks in no small part to its incredible amount of pop culture crossovers while also innovating with events like the ultra-popular Travis Scott concert. Fortnite isn't just a game any more, it's an experience.

Epic is continuing this trend in a new way. Fortnite will now turn into a kind of gateway for other games, which is a nascent concept that I call Games-as-a-Platform (you've heard of Games-as-a-Service, well this is an evolution of that).

You may have seen over the weekend that some Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III players - those accessing the game via NVIDIA's GeForce Now service - were getting banned, but the good news is this problem has been fully resolved.

Last week saw the introduction of Modern Warfare III to NVIDIA's streaming service, and apparently players using the cloud gaming product were being detected as cheaters somehow (due to their rig being cloud-based, we can guess).

Activision was fortunately quick to move on this one, and rolled out a fix for what it called "improper account enforcements."

The trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to drop on December 5 and ahead of what will likely be the most-watched gaming trailer of all time is footage from the game purportedly leaking online.

The leak has been posted to TikTok by account user @I_see_in_4k, who posted two videos to their account claiming that this is the "first look at GTA 6". The videos were posted on Saturday and have since gained tens of thousands of views, both of which showcase brief looks at what appears to be the game's vast map.

Eurogames first reported these were "leaks" of GTA 6, and then GTABase, a games new site that is described by IGN as "one of the more trusted accounts covering Rockstar Games," claimed the footage came from the son of a Rockstar Games employee. It should be noted that Rockstar Games hasn't confirmed the footage was real. GTABase wrote that the evidence it has seen for the leak coming from the child of a Rockstar Games employee is "fairly convincing".

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has sat down for an interview at the Brazil-based entertainment convention CCXP, and revealed some key details about the current state and future of Starfield.

Spencer was asked about Starfield, and the Microsoft Gaming CEO began to explain that due to his position, he is able to play games early in their development, and when he was playing Starfield approximately a year before it was officially released, he noticed it was "probably gonna be a pretty special game" as he "couldn't stop playing".

Spencer's finger seems to be pretty close to the pulse for telling if a game is going to be a hit or not, as Bethesda's latest title has already reached 12 million players and is still sitting in the "top ten most played games from our studios." It should be noted that Spencer wasn't specific about where these players are coming from, whether they bought the game directly or accessed it through Game Pass. However, the launch of Starfield resulted in the biggest "single day" ever for the subscription service.

The pre-release trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 showcased the main protagonist riding a train, so it was a little surprising when news dropped that developer CD Projekt Red wasn't planning on implementing a functional metro system in the game. Many expected a working metro system at launch and were confused when the in-game fast travel points within Cyberpunk 2077 were located at non-interactive metro stations.

Fast forward three years and Cyberpunk 2077 has transformed from a promising incomplete game into an excellent open-world cinematic action RPG with the massive Update 2.0 overhaul and the Phantom Liberty expansion. The good news is that the development team has another big update coming - Update 2.1 - and yes, you can now catch a ride on the Night City metro.

The newly implemented and working Night City Area Rapid Transit system has five separate lines. Players can travel between 19 different stations in what's described as "a proper metro ride experience."