We are here for another episode of Night Kids After Dark, where gamers discuss gamer things. BTGplays and YanoNick are you hosts tonight with news about GTA 6, game award nominees and so much more. Buckle up and enjoy the ride through tonight’s news.
● A message from Rockstar Games (7:19)
○ First trailer for the next GTA game to be coming in early December according to Rockstar Games
○ https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/4kok877a13aa32/a-message-from-rockstar-games
● GTA 6 is ‘completely protected’ if voice actors strike (14:46)
○ Even if the voice actors strike Take-Two CEO says that GTA 6 is protected.
○ https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-ceo-says-gta-6-is-completely-protected-from-delays-if-voice-actors-strike
● Sony’s number of planned live-service Playstation games gets cut in half (16:49)
○ The newest report says only 6 games are planned to launch by the end of March 2026.
○ https://www.polygon.com/23954006/sony-playstation-live-service-games-marathon-last-of-us-factions
● Blizzard announces the official end to Overwatch League as it focuses in a “new direction” (22:44)
○ The end of Overwatch League doesn’t necessarily mean the end of competitive Overwatch but Blizzard is planning to go a different direction with it.
○ https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-league-officially-ending-as-blizzard-focuses-on-new-direction
● Who is getting nominated for the game awards (27:34)
○ Tune in November 13th for a global live stream of the nominees for The Game Awards
○ https://docs.google.com/document/d/12343JdvNhCkzSxQREsdTSDD6ZUe-7R3JsgXhyFwhawo/edit
● Alan Hartman has been promoted to Head of XBox Game Studios (34:09)
○ The former leader of Turn 10 has been promoted almost a month of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
○ https://www.ign.com/articles/turn-10s-alan-hartman-promoted-to-head-of-xbox-game-studios
● Sarah Bond has been appointed as the new President of Xbox, making history as the first Black Woman president for the company. (34:20)
● Ahead of its 25th anniversary, Half-Life gets a mysterious update (37:55)
○ While it’s unclear what the update could mean, most likely it’s not Half-Life 3.
○ https://www.destructoid.com/half-life-gets-update-ahead-of-25-anniversary/
● Chucky is coming to Dead by Daylight (41:54)
○ New trailer announces that Chucky will be added to the game on November 28th.
○ https://www.destructoid.com/chucky-is-coming-to-dead-by-daylight-this-month/
● Steam Deck OLED (46:00)
○ Better brightness, longer battery life, $600 for 1TB version.
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