34 h. ago Federal agents prepare to launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans

Democrat-led city has been bracing for arrival of federal agents for weeks, with some businesses closing their doorsFederal agents are preparing to descend on New Orleans on Wednesday, making Louisiana’s most populous city the latest front in the Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on immigrant communities.Tricia McLaughlin, homeland security department assistant secretary, said in a statement that the aim of “Operation Catahoula Crunch” was to capture immigrants who were released after their arrests for crimes including home invasion, armed robbery, grand theft auto and rape. “It is asinine that these monsters were released back onto New Orleans streets to COMMIT MORE CRIMES and create more victims,” she said. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open

As the Grand Theft Auto co-writer launches a new project, he reflects on his hugely successful open-world adventures and where game design might go next• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt is hard to think of a more modern entertainment format than the open-world video game. These sprawling technological endeavours, which mix narrative, social connectivity and the complete freedom to explore, are uniquely immersive and potentially endless. But do they represent a whole new idea of storytelling?This week I met Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar and lead writer on Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, who has been in London to talk about his new company, Absurd Ventures. He’s working on a range of intriguing projects, including the novel and podcast series A Better Paradise (about a vast online game that goes tragically wrong), and a comedy-adventure set in an online world named Absurdaverse. He told me that, 15 years ago, he was doing press inte...

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2 w. ago GTA fans are all saying the same thing about "huge" new GTA 5 mod

A popular streamer has created a new mod for Grand Theft Auto 5 that has fans of the series calling for it to be included in GTA 6.

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2 w. ago GTA fans demand one big change for GTA 6 after seeing "amazing" mod

A popular streamer has created a new mod for Grand Theft Auto V that has fans calling for it to be included in GTA 6, with the hotly-anticipated sequel delayed yet again

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3 w. ago Fans furious as Rockstar delays Grand Theft Auto VI until November 2026

Rockstar Games said ‘these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve’

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3 w. ago GTA VI: Here's why Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed again and when it was supposed to be released

The second Grand Theft Auto VI delay has seen the game’s release being pushed back to November next year.

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3 w. ago Grand Theft Auto 6 is DELAYED yet again: Release date for the highly anticipated game is pushed back to November 2026

Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed yet again - this time until November 2026, its creators have announced.

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4 w. ago Rockstar Games delays Grand Theft Auto VI – again – to late 2026

The hugely anticipated sequel was due to arrive in May of next year but has been pushed back to November 2026Rockstar Games’s Grand Theft Auto VI, which was due to release on 26 May next year, has been delayed again – this time to the end of 2026. It has now been nearly two years since the game was announced, and more than 12 years since the release of Grand Theft Auto V.“Grand Theft Auto VI will now release on Thursday, November 19, 2026,” reads Rockstar Games’s statement on X. “We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Grand Theft Auto VI makers Rockstar say 'we are sorry' as game delayed again

It is the second major delay in the game's release

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4 w. ago Grand Theft Auto VI release date set back again as Rockstar Games issues statement

Rockstar Games has announced the release date for Grand Theft Auto VI has been set back once more. It was supposed to come out in autumn 2025, which was then pushed back to May 26, 2026. Now gamers will have to wait even longer

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4 w. ago GTA 6 delayed AGAIN as Rockstar Games issues apology and fans left fuming

The highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI was due to come out next May - but the developer has now given a different date for much later in the year

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4 w. ago When does Grand Theft Auto 6 come out now? Rockstar announces further delay

Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed yet again - here’s when it will now come out!

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4 w. ago Protest held outside Rockstar North building in Edinburgh as sackings branded 'union busting'

Video game company Rockstar Games has been accused of ‘union busting’ after workers claimed they were sacked for being, or trying to become, members of a union.

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