GTA VI got delayed, Xbox prices going up, Borderlands 4... - This week's top stories #11
, by Thibaut
While Microsoft was stirring up controversy with its new prices and Borderlands 4 gote quite a fine presentation, Rockstar came along and turned things upside down this week. GTA VI has been delayed... But that's not the only thing to note this week.
1. GTA VI will finally be released on May 26, 2026
After more than a year of silence, Rockstar Games has confirmed the postponement of GTA VI for May 26, 2026. This decision was taken in order to "offer the level of quality that gamers deserve ”. Take-Two reiterated its support for the studio, despite a significant drop in the group's share price.
2. Xbox raises its prices
The second cold shower of the week comes from Microsoft, which is increasing its prices on consoles, controllers and other accessories. The company's games will also be more expensive from the end of the year. A Series X now costs €599.99 and a Series S €349.99.
3. Borderlands 4 now comes out on September 12
A little good news, as Gearbox has shifted the launch date of the next Borderlands. It won't be on September 23, but on September 12. We also got a new State of Play for the game with several minutes of gameplay.
4 Over 4 million users have played Oblivion Remastered
A few days after its shadowdrop, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered had already passed the 4 million player mark. This figure is undoubtedly even higher today.
5. Clair Obscur passes the one million sales mark
Sandfall Interactive's RPG has also passed the million sales mark. It has even become one of the highest-rated games of all time by players on Metacritic.
6. Star Wars Eclipse still exists and got some new artworks
Three and a half years after it was made official, Quantic Dream's Star Wars narrative game is back in the news with a series of artworks. They simply show several characters.
7. Elden Ring tops 30 million sales
The 2023 GOTY is piling up sales, with over 30 million copies sold worldwide. Remember that it will arrive on Switch 2 later this year.
8. EA lays off several hundred employees and cancels projects a few projects
Once again, Electronic Arts is making a name for itself for all the wrong reasons. The American publisher has laid off between 300 and 400 people while cancelling two projects at Respawn Entertainment. Codemasters is also putting the WRC franchise on ice.
9. Far Cry 4 now runs officially in 60 FPS on consoles
This week, Ubisoft deployed a patch for Far Cry 4 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It lets the game, released in 2014, to run at 60 frames per second.
10.A big Switch update that changes a lot of things
Nintendo's console has received a new system update. It welcomes the famous virtual game cards, GameShare, a new design for some of its icons and the ability to transfer multiple saves simultaneously.
11 Quite a big roadmap for Assassin's Creed Shadows
Work continues on the latest Assassin's Creed as a new story will be released in May, along with new gameplay and photo mode features. The New Game+ will arrive in June.
12 There's a movie planned for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 already
Last but not least, the Clair Obscur phenomenon will also hit theaters with a live-action feature film. The producers of the Sonic films will be involved in the project.