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In today's Daily Fix:The first (official) gameplay details for Grand Theft Auto 6 have been revealed, and if you're a fan of GTA San Andreas, you'll feel right at home in the latest entry. RPG-like mechanics for sleep, eating, exercise, and more will be making a return in GTA 6, and they will have a visible effect on your character. More will be announced when the game gets its first gameplay deep dive on Netflix later today. And XBOX CEO Asha Sharma touched how the upcoming Project Helix console will handle the physical games question. Plus we venture into Donkey Kong Country inside Super Nintendo World at Universal Epic Universe at Universal Orlando Resort to take a look at Mine Cart Madness.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort, and its newest theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

In today's Daily Fix:If you need something to hold you over until The Witcher 4 drops in 2028, why not play through The Witcher 3 again? CD Projekt is dropping The Witcher 3 Remastered in September, and it will include everything in The Wild Hunt base game, plus the two existing expansions Blood & Wine and and Hearts of Stone. A third expansion, Songs of the Past, will be released next year. Current owners of The Witcher 3 can upgrade their copy for free (yes, even the Switch 1 version, but only if you have a Switch 2 console). Plus, we have details on the Enhanced version of Crimson Desert, which includes new story content. And we’re heading back to How to Train Your Dragon’s Isle of Berk with the Ride Guys to soar through Hiccup’s Wing Gliders – all at Universal Orlando Resort.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort, and its newest theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

CD Projekt has confirmed The Witcher 4 is targeting a 2028 release window. Plus, Xbox and PlayStation seem to be downplaying their multiplatform presence in new marketing beats. Alyek has all that and more in your Daily Fix.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort, and its newest theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

In today's Daily Fix:The recent GTA 6 leaks have forced Rockstar parent company Take-Two to issue subpoenas in federal court. The subpoenas are requesting information from Discord and Microsoft on the 'Cyberleek' group that is behind the leaks. In other news, Microsoft's translucent green Xbox Series X may have had its price revealed, and it won't come cheap. The special edition console will retail for around €899.99, or about $900 USD. The standard 1TB Series X was launched in 2020 for $499 USD. And finally, Dave Bautista is officially confirmed to be taking over the role of Kratos in the God of War series. Ryan Hurst was originally cast and was already filming the first season when he suffered a torn bicep.

In today's Daily Fix:FromSoftware has followed up their massively succesful soulslike, Elden Ring, with two multiplayer-focused projects: Elden Ring Nightreign and the upcoming The Duskbloods. But FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki is reassuring fans that the company is not pivoting to solely PvP titles, it just so happened that development on to multiplayer games happened to progress simultaneously. In other news, 007 First Light has already moved 4 million copies in three months, and that's before the Nintendo Switch 2 version has even been released. And finally, it's more bad news for the "No Disc No Buy" supporters, as more data shows July to have been the worst month ever for physical game media sales.

In today's Daily Fix:Grand Theft Auto 6 has suffered a string of devastating leaks recently, with reportedly the full map and more gameplay being shown. The group behind the leaks, CyberLeek, has also published a manifesto railing against excessive monetization in games, and the death of physical media. The group has promised more leaks until their grievances are addressed. The leaks come a little over a week until the official in-depth reveal from Rockstar and Netflix, who will carry the livestream exclusively for six hours. In other news, Horizon Hunters Gathers, the multiplayer-centric spinoff of the Horizon games from Sony, is reportedly being completely retooled following negative player feedback. The game is not officially released and is undergoing public testing. And in related news, Horizon 3 is in development but is years away and only has a small team assigned to it.

In today's Daily Fix:Sony's first State of Play livestream since announcing the end of physical disc production went about as well as one might expect. The livestream was for the Sony-published Phantom Blade Zero, and in a gutsy move, comments were left on for both the YouTube and Twitch streams. The chat was filled with comments like 'No Disc No Buy' and similar sentiment from gamers still upset at Sony's decision to stop making physical copies of first-party games in 2028. Despite the fervent pushback, Sony has not announced any plans to change course. In related news, Control: Resonant's physical release has been delayed to October 15th. The digital release will drop as scheduled on September 24th. And finally, industry legend Warren Spector has announced his retirement from game development.

In today's Daily Fix:Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the first Spider-Man movie to cross the coveted $2 billion-mark at the worldwide box office. The last entry, No Way Home, was the previous record-holder, with $1.9 billion. In related news, Marvel has revealed their recommended watchlist to prepare for Avengers: Doomsday, and it includes some older films such as the Fox-era X-men movies from the early 2000s. And finally, MCU star Simu Liu provided a small update on the long-in-development Sleeping Dogs movie.

In today's Daily Fix:Disney has outlined its plans to push further into the gaming space, listing several "billion-dollar" IPs including Marvel Strike Force and Kingdom Hearts. The latter is surprising considering the series has only three main games, and its dozen or so spinoffs are scattered among several platforms. Disney is expected to make a Kingdom Hearts 4 announcement at this weekends' D23 fan expo. In other news, Netflix has shutdown developer Night School, the makers of the cult hits Oxenfree and Oxenfree 2. Their last released project was Unhinged for Netflix. And finally, we take a look at some of the biggest game releases in the coming week.

In today's Daily Fix:Kratos doesn't seem too impressed with the God of War TV series. Actor Christopher Judge, who voices Kratos in the recent games, slammed the show for not involving the games' writers. Cory Barlog, who has been involved with the God of War games since the original in 2005, is an executive producer on the show, but it's unclear what the extent of his involvement is. In other news, dataminers may have found the next additions to Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls. According to the leak, Doctor Strange, Wasp, Gambit, The Thing, and Daredevil might be dropping into the fighting game in the near future. And finally, an OId School Runescape player has hitlevel 99 just by fishing shrimp and anchovies. The task took user Bosby around 2 years and 3 months.