WhenGrand Theft Auto 5came out on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013, itearned 7 Guinness World Recordsin just 24 hours. The last mainline installment in Rockstar Games’Grand Theft Autoseries became the fastest entertainment product to gross $1 billion. Five years later,Grand Theft Auto 5became the most profitable entertainment product of all time. Eight years after it first launched,Grand Theft Auto 5continues to be popular and successful, often sighted on the best-selling monthly lists of Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox stores....

It is perhaps not an overstatement to say that Rockstar’sGrand Theft Auto 5is probably the biggest game in history. Withmods that allow players to rampage through Los Santos as Godzilla, it’s an open world experience that has so much to offer. It’s still pulling in millions of players around the world and has been doing since it was released in 2013. In fact, the game is so popular that even artificial intelligence is looking to get a piece of the action....

Summary A new bug inSpider-Man 2turns Miles Morales into a tiny white cube, which looks a bit awkward as he swings around New York and fights enemies. After all of the trailers and pre-launch excitement, Insomniac has finally launched the highly anticipated Spider-Man 2, once again letting players explore an even bigger open world. In addition to Manhattan and Harlem,Spider-Man 2’s map expands to include additional boroughslike Queens and Brooklyn....

With its latest installment,Hitman 3,theHitmandevelopers are looking to optimize the games' memory usage and reduce hard drive space. Not only willHitman 3be more optimized thanHitmanandHitman 2were originally, but the changes will be retroactive to the earlier games. This should come as a great relief to players as, before now,HitmanandHitman 2took up around 110 GB alone; more if the DLC is included. With the optimizations andthe PS5’s impressive load times, gamers should be excited about how well the newHitmanis going to play....

Summary Genshin Impactis due for an update at the end of April. Version 4.6 will add many new features and, perhaps most notably, Arlecchino as a 5-star playable unit. Arlecchino is the Fourth of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers who serve Snezhnaya’s calculating Tsaritsa. The three Harbingers above her in the organization (Colombina, Il Dottore, and Pierro) are said to have powers that surpass those of the gods themselves. This means that Arlecchino is one of the most powerful foes that players have ever faced....

Summary Skyrim’s central plot concerned the Dragonborn as they faced the World-Eater, Alduin, but it had another concurrent plot that ran parallel to this story. Solving the Civil War crisis in Skyrim is instrumental to completingSkyrim’s main plot, a feat that involves understanding the history and politics of Skyrim and Tamriel as a whole.The Elder Scrolls 6is likely to move its focus to one ofSkyrim’s neighbors, Hammerfell, and there are indications that it won’t be leaving the political threads found inSkyrimbehind....

World of Warcraft: Dragonflighthas brought all five of the franchise’s dragon factions, known as dragonflights, together again. Each flight has unique powers and protects a part of Azeroth. However, some of these flights have had a rocky past, the black dragonflight chief among them.World of Warcraft’s dragons are an integral part of the series' lore and fantasy atmosphere, having provided players with countless memorable bosses such as Deathwing, Onyxia, and Nefarian....

Summary Digital Cybercherries, the independent British developer behind the co-op shooterHypercharge: Unboxed, has announced that the game will get cross-platform support soon. WithHyperchargeset to release on Xbox consoles in a few days, this important new feature will likely be of great use to fans of the hitindie gameand is a step towards ensuring the title’s longevity by maintaining an active playerbase. Having initially debuted as part of Steam’s early access program in 2017,Hypercharge: Unboxedhas been on the indie scene for quite a while....

Summary Jujutsu Kaisenis one of the best ongoing anime. It has an exceptional story, along with a great cast of characters. After its initial season, there was a great deal of hype surrounding the subsequent one. The second season of the anime isadapting the Shibuya arc, which many consider to be among the most well-written anime arcs. The arc has many notable moments, which range from epic fights to harrowing deaths....

Summary Kei Karuizawa was a secondary character with little to zero screen time in the first season ofClassroom of the Elite, but the spotlight moved to her in the first episode of Season 2. By the end of the first episode, fans see her crying in the shower after an incident with some girls from Class C. This act might have made some fans curious about her and why she was upset....

It might come as a bit of a shocker to some as a game developed by Square that primarily focuses on its original characters, butKingdom Heartsis actually owned by Disney. This includes the likes of Sora and other elements of the series, in additions to the dozens of Disney characters that show up in the games. Indeed, despite some criticism from fans, the Disney side ofKingdom Hearts’ identity has always been a key selling point, and is here to stay....

Talking trash has been a part of competition since the beginning of time, but with the advent of online and competitive gaming,toxic behavior seems to have been taken to the next level. It seems that even professional esports players aren’t above it, and in some cases, walk a line that could be considered questionable. One instance of this occurred when professionalLeague of Legendsplayer Hampus “promisq” Abrahamsson told another player in ranked play that he hopes they “get cancer....

Summary Minecraft’s upcoming 1.21 update will be bringing a slate of new features to the game, with one being held up by fans as a game-changer for the title. The Crafter block, a redstone component that will allow players to automate crafting, has broad potential outside of even its practical uses. Not only does it promise to expand the possibilities of redstone tinkering, it would serve as a great nucleus for a new generatedMinecraftstructure....