GTA 6 radio reveal, Physint casting, and AI controversy rocks modding scene

Rockstar Games has offered a fresh detail about GTA 6, confirming the game will feature what the studio describes as the next evolution of in-game radio. It is a small but telling signal of the ambition surrounding a title already reshaping the release calendar — PC Gamer notes that October has become a bloodbath of scheduling conflicts, with AA first-person soulslike Valor Mortis among the games pressing ahead regardless rather than ceding the window.

Hideo Kojima announced that Bill Skarsgård will star in stealth-action title Physint, with legendary designer Yoji Shinkawa confirmed for character work. At Blizzard, two separate conversations are playing out: Kotaku pressed the company on why Diablo 5 is confirmed for PC while StarCraft is not, and Bungie moved to shoot down a viral claim that Marathon and Destiny 2 would be merging. Meanwhile the team behind the popular Ocarina of Time PC port admitted to using AI in their work for years, prompting a sharp backlash from fans over what some are calling vibecoded slop.

Pocketpair gave more shape to Palworld Palfarm, with the lead describing it as less like Stardew Valley than expected while sitting on the cozier end of the spectrum compared to the survival game. Tropico 7 announced a Nintendo Switch 2 version, and Endless Legend 2 reached 1.0, offering a fantasy alternative to Civilization 7 for 4X players. Gabe Newell resurfaced in an unearthed clip warning that one of the biggest mistakes developers make is treating genuinely entertaining player behavior as hacking.