Ahead of GTA 6, Rockstar warn modders against against making unofficial main story expansions, unauthorised ports and mods that combine GTA maps
"Like all creators, we have the right to set limits on how others can use our games and brand"
There still might not yet be a release date for GTA 6's PC port, but Rockstar appear to be preparing for the massive uptick in mods for their games that'll inevitably accompany it. In new modding guidelines posted this month, the studio have expressly warned against a bunch of things modders could do, including building on established storylines from the base game, pulling over bits of older GTAs, and porting the game to platforms it's not hit yet.
Novo shares slide as drugmaker lays out post-Wegovy growth strategy
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Novo shares plummeted on Monday after the company's new long-term goals failed to ease investor concerns about its ability to compete in the increasingly crowded weight loss market it helped pioneer.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Scrapped Story Ideas Included Kraven, a Talking Cat, and Tom Holland's Peter Parker Pretending to Be British
Early ideas for Spider-Man: Brand New Day included alternate villains, a British alter ego, and several changes to avoid characters Sony ended up using in its own Spider-Universe films.
Speaking to The Bulwark, Spider-Man writer Chris McKenna revealed some of the story concepts discussed and then discarded during what sounds like a lengthy search for Brand New Day's plot. Most difficult, it seems, was a decision on who the movie's villain would be — with Jean Grey not finalized until September 2024, less than a year before the film began shooting.
My husband joked, 'I'm going to go from med tech to mermaids?' Now he's the CEO of our daughter's company.
My husband joked, 'I'm going to go from med tech to mermaids?' Now he's the CEO of our daughter's company.
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Double Fine's New Game Project Raises Half a Million Before Hitting Controversy
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Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030
The boss of the chipmaker Nvidia has said AI will not develop to a point that will lead to the extinction of the human race within a few years, rejecting such assertions as overblown “doomsday narratives”.
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A good software developer using AI resembles Iron Man in his suit. The machine provides speed and strength, but the person inside still chooses the destination.
Silent Hill: Townfall Can't Match the Stellar Reviews of 2025's Silent Hill f
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Oli Welsh has been covering the business and culture of video games for two decades. He started out writing for Edge and other publications (specializing in MMOs and Blizzard, as cover for his World of Warcraft playtime) before joining Eurogamer, where he worked for 14 years as reviews editor, deputy editor, and editor-in-chief; Eurogamer won many Games Media Awards during his tenure. At Polygon, he writes about film and TV as well as games, and provides news, analysis, and criticism on the entertainment we love and the industries that make it, all from his home in London. He loves role-playing, racing, puzzles, tactics, exploration, storytelling, Nintendo, mysteries, spies, fantasy, reality, cars, and classic cinema. He wanted to be a movie critic when he grew up, and now he’s definitely grown up, and occasionally is one. He considers this a win.
“It Fills Me With Pride”: How the Basque Country Is Nurturing Its Next Generation of Filmmakers
It’s no longer a secret that Basque cinema is getting some overdue time in the spotlight.
The Hollywood Reporter took an in-depth look at the record 45 nominations for Basque projects at this year’s Goyas, also known as “the Spanish Oscars,” after a decade of concentrated investment.
Red Sea Film Festival Cancels 2026 Edition, Will Return Next Year
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival, the most prominent film event and market in the Arab world, has canceled its sixth edition that was scheduled to take place from Dec. 3 to 12.