According to GameFile's Stephen Totilo, Xbox is testing a new Streak system that tracks how often players play on their consoles, and he saw the feature firsthand. The Streak appears next to the player's Gamerscore as a number with a flame icon, and reportedly requires playing on Xbox three days per week to maintain it. Further details remain unknown, and Microsoft has yet to officially announce it.
The group behind the recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks, known as CyberLeek, has reportedly threatened to release an alleged full build of the game, including its full story mode and end credits, if its memecoin's market cap reaches $30 million. The group demanded physical disks and a public apology from Take-Two, and its memecoin market cap rose from $3.8 million to $5.7 million after the warning was reported. Take-Two has filed subpoenas against Microsoft, Discord, and X to identify alleged infringers, while Rockstar said it hopes players will wait until November 19 to experience the game themselves.
Why this: The follow-up to the GTA 6 leaks covers the group's threat and Take-Two's legal moves, showing how the standoff is developing.
Gameplay footage from cancelled Xbox Perfect Dark game leaks online, and it looks pretty good. https://bit.ly/4rVOJlY
GTA 6 leaker CyberLeek posted a second roughly five-minute video on ResetEra showing Lucia parachuting off a rooftop, a day after threatening to release a full playable build. The clip shows Lucia using an ATM in Vice City with a $15,000 limit and a Buckme logo, and a dev menu is visible, so the naked Lucia may be a debug feature rather than open-world gameplay. CyberLeek says the full build will be released if their cryptocurrency coin reaches a $30 million market cap, while Rockstar has called the leaks heartbreaking and parent company Take-Two is seeking the leaker's identity. GTA 6 is due out on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 19th November.
A group calling itself Cyberleek has threatened to leak a working build of GTA 6, including the full story mode played to the end and credits, if its cryptocurrency reaches a 30 million market cap. The group has posted unauthorized GTA 6 gameplay clips for nearly two months, including 25 minutes of new footage this week, and says its leaks protest Rockstar's decision to sell digital pre-orders without a physical version. Take-Two has filed multiple subpoenas to Discord seeking information on specific servers and users, and withdrew a subpoena request to YouTube.
Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leaks and appears to offer better analogue sticks, advanced haptics, d-pad choices and more. https://bit.ly/4hLqH8s
GTA 6 leaker account Cyberleek said in an October 10 notice on its website that it will release the full game build, including the complete story mode played to the end, if its meme coin reaches a $30 million market cap. It also demanded that Rockstar put out a disc-based PS5 and Xbox Series X/S version and issue a public apology. The account had posted about 25 minutes of new gameplay footage earlier this week, after going quiet in late August when it appeared to withdraw $250,000 worth of its meme coin. Rockstar and parent company Take-Two subpoenaed Discord and Microsoft in August over the spread of the leaked videos, with no update since.
Halo's new steward Activision reportedly considering rebooting the series, with a team in Sledgehammer Games leading the charge. https://bit.ly/3TExoRH
A Reddit post claims Forza Horizon 6 will release on January 26, 2027, and come to PS5. The claim has not been confirmed by the parties involved.
Reddit user /u/Sascha2022 compiled a timeline of Kojima Productions' PHYSINT from 2019 to 2026, along with the studio's growth. According to the post, Sony notified the studio in mid-June 2026 that it was cancelling the project, and on September 10 the studio confirmed Xbox as its new partner and publisher. On September 17, Hideo Kojima revealed Bill Skarsgard as the lead at the Xbox Tokyo Game Show stream, saying the project remains at a conceptual and experimental stage with a small team.
Why this: A timeline of PHYSINT's public milestones from conception to its move to Xbox shows how the project's scale and staffing shifted.
Leaked gameplay footage of the cancelled Xbox Perfect Dark reboot has surfaced online, showing weapons protagonist Joanna Dark could have used and several environments. The footage was first unearthed by MP1ST, which claims it comes from a VFX artist with previous experience on various gaming franchises, though its authenticity is hard to confirm. The reboot was in development at The Initiative with help from Crystal Dynamics, announced in December 2020 and cancelled last year amid Microsoft and Xbox cuts.
Eurogamer reports that gameplay footage from the cancelled Xbox Perfect Dark project has leaked online. The report links to Eurogamer's site and describes the footage as looking pretty good.
Forza Horizon 6's highly-anticipated release on PlayStation 5 has apparently been delayed to 2027, according to new information. https://bit.ly/4zkMwTz
A video report from Rebs Gaming on October 6 claims about 30 developers not included in recent Xbox layoffs are still at Halo Studios under boss Pierre Hintze, working on one last free content update for Halo: Campaign Evolved that would add Firefight and Theater Mode, plus help with December's Halo Fest. The report says this team has no connection to Activision, which now runs the Halo franchise, and that no one is moving to the new team being built there, with the studio possibly shutting down after the event and update. Halo Studios also shared concept art this week, reportedly including ideas for a Halo Infinite sequel such as giant trees in a swamp on Zeta Halo, some of it from former Halo lead Joseph Staten before he left in 2023.
A roughly two-minute video of gameplay from the cancelled Perfect Dark reboot is circulating on social media, first reported by Mp1st, showing snippets from various stages of development including fleshed-out levels, early grey-box gunplay testing, abilities and destructible fruit. The Initiative's game was announced at The Game Awards in 2020 as an episodic, Westworld-inspired reimagining, got a gameplay reveal at the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase, and was cancelled months later when Xbox stopped funding and development and The Initiative shut down. Joanna Dark's voice actor Alix Wilton Regan said she was blindsided by the cancellation after recording entire chapters of the universe.
Mafia II: Definitive Edition and Mafia III: Definitive Edition have now been ESRB rated for current-gen consoles, suggesting Xbox Series X|S upgrades could be coming soon. The earlier Mafia: Definitive Edition upgrade ran at roughly 1440p and 60FPS on Xbox Series X and about 1080p and 60FPS on Xbox Series S. Xbox Game Pass members can currently get the Mafia: The Omertà Collection for 50% off.
Leaker billbil-kun on the French site Dealabs reports that Forza Horizon 6 will arrive on PS5 on January 26, 2027, with a physical edition launching alongside the digital version and pricing matching the Xbox release at around $69.99. The game launched on Xbox Series X|S and PC in May 2026, and Microsoft had insisted the PS5 version would arrive by the end of 2026. Playground has not yet commented on the report.
Mafia II: Definitive Edition and Mafia III: Definitive Edition have now been ESRB rated for current-gen consoles, suggesting Xbox Series X|S upgrades could be coming soon. The earlier Mafia: Definitive Edition Xbox Series upgrade ran at roughly ~1440p and 60FPS on Xbox Series X and ~1080p and 60FPS on Xbox Series S. Xbox Game Pass members can currently get Mafia: The Omertà Collection, which includes the Definitive Editions of Mafia 1-3 and Mafia: The Old Country, for 50% off.
Forza Horizon 6 has been delayed on PS5, a new report suggests, not long after developer Playground insisted it hadn't
The PS5 release date for Forza Horizon 6 has reportedly been pushed to 2027. PlayStation players may have to wait longer than expected to start racing through Japan.
Dealabs leaker billbil-kun claims Forza Horizon 6 will not arrive on PS5 in 2026 but on January 26, 2027. The Verge's Tom Warren said on August 27 he did not expect a 2026 PS5 release, while Playground Games insisted in a September 7 official update that the PS5 version was still coming that year. Dealabs also says the game will get a physical release and, in Europe at least, cost the same as the Xbox version.
Leaker billbil-kun claims the PS5 version of Forza Horizon 6 has been delayed to 26th January 2027, with an official announcement and pre-orders possibly opening this week. The claim puts the game at £59.99 in the UK and €69.99 in the rest of Europe, with a physical disc version at retail, though billbil-kun could not verify a PS5 Premium Edition. The Verge's Tom Warren and IGN reported a delay in late August, which Playground Games denied days later, and the studio apologised yesterday for a lack of communication.
A new report claims the PS5 port of Forza Horizon 6 won't arrive until January 26, 2027, disputing earlier statements that it would come this year. Playground Games said last month the PS5 version was still due this year but never set a firm date. The report also claims a physical version will be released, though it's unknown if the Premium Edition will come to PlayStation.
Dealabs reports that Forza Horizon 6 will come to PS5 on January 26, 2027, a date it says backs up the delay mentioned by Tom Warren and contradicts Xbox's official line that still pointed to 2026. The PS5 version is said to get a physical disc release the same day, priced at €69.99 in Europe and £59.99 in the UK, matching the Xbox Series version, with a US price expected at $69.99. It is not yet known whether a Premium Edition or early access will be offered on PS5, and an official date announcement is expected this week with pre-orders to follow.
Alleged in-development footage of the Perfect Dark reboot from The Initiative, cancelled by Microsoft as part of last July's mass layoffs, has surfaced via a VFX artist's portfolio. The roughly two-minute clip shows shooting and explosion mechanics tests, including fruit props, plus a foot chase through a collapsing facility tied to a mission called "Most Wanted." A Bloomberg report last year said a Take-Two deal to fund and publish a revived reboot fell through over long-term ownership terms.
According to reliable leaker billbil_kun, the PS5 version of Forza Horizon 6 will launch on January 26, 2027, and a physical disc version will also be available. The leak also claims to reveal the PS5 release date, EUR and GBP pricing, whether a physical edition exists, and the announcement window.
Forza Horizon 6 PS5 Release Date Revealed by Reliable Leaker https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/forza-horizon-6-ps5-release-date-revealed-by-reliable-leaker
Leaker Billbil-kun, reporting via Dealabs, claims Forza Horizon 6 will launch on PS5 on 26th January, 2027, priced at €69.99/£59.99, the same as on Xbox Series, with a physical PS5 release as well. The report also says an official announcement is expected this week, with pre-orders opening right after. The game originally launched in May and has since drawn fan criticism over the pace and quality of post-launch updates.
billbil-kun claims Forza Horizon 6 will release on PS5 on January 26, 2027, with a retail disc release. The claim comes via a dealabs report and has not been officially confirmed.
Mafia II: Definitive Edition & Mafia III: Definitive Edition are ESRB rated for PS5/Xbox Series
The unannounced but consistently leaked Xbox Elite Series 3 controller has, well, leaked again. Details ranging from analogue stick technology to rumble motors and more were dug up from the backend of Xbox's own Design Lab website. https://bit.ly/4hLqH8s
New footage of Xbox's canceled Perfect Dark reboot has surfaced online via a report from MP1st, seemingly taken from a VFX developer's portfolio. It shows destructible environments, sci-fi weapons, parkour traversal, and fruit destruction testing. Developer The Initiative shut down last year, and according to Bloomberg, a Take-Two deal to revive the project nearly materialized but fell through.
Footage of Microsoft's cancelled Perfect Dark revival has appeared online, first published by Mp1st and now being shared on social media. The clips show several short in-development gameplay segments with different weapons and locations, an escape sequence and a hacking sequence. According to Mp1st, the footage comes from a VFX artist who worked on the project, which was in development at The Initiative before being cancelled in 2025.
A leak says no one from Halo Studios has moved to Activision, and Pierre Hintze's 30-person in-market title team is not part of any transfer plan. Matt Booty told remaining staff their priorities are Halo Fest and shipping a campaign evolved update, with a small group working on a content update including Firefight and Theater modes planned for December. The source adds that the remaining team and Pierre have no contact with Activision and know nothing about the game it is making.
The Verge reports that Xbox chief Asha Sharma told employees GTA 6 will stream exclusively on Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch in November, though the report says the deal's length is unknown. The exclusive streaming rights would let PC players play before a native PC release and let Xbox One owners stream the game. Xbox's previously announced Game Pass cloud limits start in November, capping XGP Ultimate members at 15 cloud hours per month, alongside a pay-as-you-go option.
Tom Warren claims Xbox has secured exclusive streaming rights to GTA 6. The rights reportedly arrive in November, when Microsoft is opening up access to Xbox Cloud Gaming. The claim has not been confirmed by the parties involved.
In a leaked staff memo, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said the company is moving to a "family of devices" for Gen-10 rather than a single console. She said Xbox will certainly have a great console first but also knows many players will be on the go, with some hardware made in-house and some through partners. The memo also mentioned Xbox PC and Battle.net, saying Blizzard's launcher is "almost on-par with Steam for user retention."
A Reddit leak suggests the Xbox Elite Controller Series 3 could offer Hall Effect and TMR stick options, an audio scroll wheel, and more paddle designs, based on configuration files from Spectrum, the platform behind Xbox Design Lab, which have since been taken down. It isn't the first leak for the controller, as a user posted photos of a supposed prototype in August. The article argues that if Microsoft keeps the Series 2's long battery life and weight while controlling the price, the Elite Controller could reclaim its crown.
A leak from Xbox's backend server points to a new Xbox Elite controller, reportedly an Elite Series 3, with no official announcement yet. The rumored controller is said to include advanced haptics like Impulse Triggers and trigger-specific vibration, plus Hall-effect joystick modules and a "silent stick" option. Pricing is unknown, though the older Elite Series 2 has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $199.99.
Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leaks and appears to offer better analogue sticks, advanced haptics, d-pad choices and more