The biggie for me was always the one with the Sabre Turbo. Poised at a crossroads, black with an impossible shine, like an oil slick on tarmac, reflections iridescent. A fool in a red sports car in front, the city surrounding, mountains in the distance. A car coiled up at that intersection like the whole potential of that game's world was spring-loaded within it, waiting at the ready.
The overwhelming talking point this week surrounding the Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-order announcements - and details of the game's price and varying versions - has undeniably been the game box and what's inside it. Or rather, what's not inside it. Because the GTA 6 physical edition doesn't actually come with a disc, only a download code.
At least a dozen people have departed award-winning South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games this week, following reports that Xbox is planning major restructuring that could result in "significant" layoffs and studio closures.
Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders have officially gone live in many parts of the world, and while many players will be placing their pre-orders through the PlayStation and Xbox Stores, many others will order from Amazon and online retailers.
The same insider who claimed in February that Grand Theft Auto 6 wouldn't launch with a physical version - which turned out to be almost correct - has now claimed a proper physical edition with a disc will launch in December.
Insomniac Games has assured fans not to worry: unlike the impending GTA 6, the physical edition of Marvel's Wolverine will come with a disc when it releases exclusively on PlayStation 5 on 15th September.
Major retailers may not have the stock of consoles necessary to bear the incoming wave of demand this holiday season, thanks to Grand Theft Auto 6's release, it's claimed.
As promised, Battlefield Studios has detailed how the gunplay of Battlefield 6 is being overhauled, and it turns out the developer wants it to feel closer to Battlefield 4. The proposed changes will arrive 30th June with the final update for Season 3.
Grand Theft Auto 6 apparently features a new in-game social network where we'll be able to watch videos and follow influences to discover "secret" side missions, which makes it sound like Rockstar is aiming its satirical cannon at TikTok and Instagram this time around.
Pop sensation Phoebe Bridgers has released a new music video for her latest single, Lost Boys. It features a lovely song but more importantly it features Old School RuneScape - and it's the first time Old School RuneScape has appeared in such a big-name music video. And because this is clearly as important as new GTA 6 details being revealed this week, we're going to take a closer look.
Let's start with the good news: Switch 2 has become the second fastest-selling console in US history, after just 12 months on sale. It shifted a whopping 5.9m units, placing it only behind Nintendo's own Game Boy Advance - which sold 6.5m units in the 12 months after it arrived, 25 years ago.
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Victoria waves a fond farewell to Eurogamer, and us to Victoria; Connor dabbles on Guild Wars on mobile; Sherif tackles yet another Soulslike; and Bertie discovers he's lost any skill he had at playing Hades 2.
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Bungie and Sony have announced they are laying off yet another wave of employees following the release of 
Microsoft has announced significant price increases of $100 USD and beyond for its Xbox Series X/S consoles, blaming the rising costs of memory and storage for the move.
The launch of the Steam Machine has officially given us the first attempt at a knock-off. The cheekily-named Stim Machine comes from a French hardware retailer, and it's taking an aim at Valve's mini-PC in a few key ways.
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