On March 28, 2022, Eiichiro Oda released One Piece Chapter 1044, which gave us our very first look at Gear 5, the iconic awakened form of the Hito Hito no Mi Model: Nika. Since then, Luffy's Gear 5 has been central to every major battle that he has been in, and in the Elbaf arc, Eiichiro Oda showed its powers once again when the Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates took on the King of the World, Nerona Imu, in the climax.

Activision has taken its fight against Call of Duty cheats into the real world, locating a person associated with cheat provider Elocarry in Ohio and personally delivering a cease-and-desist demand. The unusual delivery is part of Activision's expanding Call of Duty anti-cheat efforts, which now target businesses selling cheats in addition to the players using them.

One of the upcoming free PlayStation Plus games for September 2026 is yet another open world co-op game for fans to enjoy. Every month, a batch of free games are given away through the Essential tier of PlayStation Plus. Unlike the games added to the Extra and Premium tiers of PlayStation Plus, the titles on the Essential tier can theoretically be kept forever. As long as one stays subscribed to PS Plus, they retain access to any of the games they've claimed through the service.

There's no shortage of action when it comes to Grand Theft Auto VI, as Netflix's 'extended look' trailer showcased an 80-hour campaign and a massive wealth of minigames and activities.

Fans who have been following the painfully long GTA 6 saga will have already figured out that the colossal title will include some iconic pastimes, while new features have been revealed as Lucia and Jason find time for themselves outside of the heist-filled main storyline.

From tattoo parlours, kayaking, and your generic carjacking shenanigans, the extended look dove even further into the endless realms of possibilities in GTA 6.

So, as we gear up for high-speed car chases, building romances with a juiced-up Red Dead morality system, flirting with the club dancers, and skydiving from Vice City helipads, here are a handful of side quests that you need to do.

Pokémon Go-like animal hunting

While original screenshots revealed that players will be able to go on actual hunting missions, with beasties like crocodiles causing havoc, it's now been revealed that all animals in the game will be added to a Pokédex-like app, where you can collect all the furries around the map.

As per a Spanish content creator, El Rubius, who was invited to Rockstar North for an exclusive preview, there is a range of animals to interact with, all of which can be added to a collection deck.

From visiting the zoo -yes, there's a zoo - to petting the dogs on the street, all of your animal interactions will be logged until you catch them all.

Watching TV and doomscrolling

Playing a game about watching TV and doomscrolling? Sold. Well, as part of Jason and Lucia's downtime activities, players will be able to take time to sit on the couch with the sports on and flick through social media apps.

The characters might react badly to this, with Lucia getting frustrated if Jason is scrolling instead of texting back, and the physical impacts of skipping the gym for TV time could add a few pounds to the power couple.

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Shooting Range

The new police system makes it paramount that you have more than one weapon in your belt. With the clever cops now recognising your weapon type on higher-star crimes and remembering them for future reference, switching guns will be a good way to keep your criminal profile from building, which makes escaping conflicts much easier.

To get comfortable with these varied guns, you can get to grips with them at the shooting ranges around Vice City, rather than blindly firing them at enemies.

Car meets and street races

GTA 6 makes carjacking much harder, with people recognising your face and locking their doors to prevent being robbed on the road. So, you might have to look elsewhere for a quick four-wheeled thrill.

Instead, players will be able to attend street races (on cars, bikes, quads, and more), and chill out with the gang at meets afterwards. Fast and Furious could never...

Pool and billiards

If getting a lap dance at the club isn't your vibe, maybe mum's in the room or the kids are watching, there are a bunch of bar activities that the protagonists can enjoy, such as pool and billiards.

It's not a case of simply having auto animations for smacking a queue either, as you will be able to participate in the games and actively aim and fire. The same goes for mini golf and darts.

Cage fighting, MMA, and mud wrestling

Given that fighting is a big part of GTA gameplay, players will also have the chance to see how their right hook lines up against other martial arts fans around the map.

In a range of different settings, from a backyard puddle to a professional octagon, get to grips with opponents in a legal way, and take that prowess to your exchanges with the police when you're on the run.

Cave diving

Watersports have been well showcased for GTA 6, with kayaking and jet-skiing featuring in promotional art for well over a year.

But going one step further, you can even do cave diving, getting your scuba outfits on and seeing what the deep blue has to offer. Who knows what's lurking in the depths, but it seems like as good an activity as any to pass the time between missions.

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A talented LEGO builder online has completely reworked the 40872 Halloween Pumpkin Lantern set, transforming it into Star Wars' Millennium Falcon without using any extra pieces. Spooky season is almost here, and this custom LEGO build is the perfect Halloween tribute with a hint of a galaxy far, far away mixed in for good measure.

Back in the early RPG days with games like The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, the idea of extensive map markers and constant guidance was still a far-off concept. You would spend most of your time tracking down rumors and chasing clues across the world, without the need for icons or objectives, and that is exactly what The Lantern of the Laughless Saint is attempting to emulate over 20 years on. Too often do these large-scale RPGs fall into the trap of holding your hand as you explore and delve deeper into the landscape, but the roots of the genre used a much more traditional way of thinking that encouraged players to think more about their surroundings and truly lean into the spirit of adventure.

Rockstar Games has revealed how much bigger Grand Theft Auto 6 is compared to GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, and the answer is a lot. The natural question for any gamer when discussing open-world games is how big the world is and how it compares to other massive games, but the best answer always depends. Sometimes a more expansive open-world is fitting, but there's definitely merit to smaller worlds with more handcrafted content.

Wind magic is one of the strongest elements in Black Clover, allowing users to manipulate and generate wind through their grimoires, scrolls, or runes. It is one of the four major elemental magic attributes in Yuki Tabata’s hit shonen series, characterized by high-speed attacks, sharp blades of wind, and devastating offensive power.

With a quarter of a century of making consoles under their belt, Xbox is making big waves in the upcoming years.

The Xbox Series S and X are soon to make way for a new console codenamed Project Helix, with Microsoft giving the current console one last hoorah with a swanky new limited edition run.

Yet with Project Helix on the horizon, the new Xbox CEO has been inundated with questions surrounding the future of the consoles, especially following the announcement of the new disc-to-digital programme.

Appearing at Gamescom, Asha Sharma has now revealed the first of many Project Helix bombshells, as she has revealed that a 'family' of consoles is being made, not just a single new-gen Xbox.

Project Helix to get Series S|X split

In an interview with the BBC, in which the Xbox CEO already detailed that the upcoming Project Helix might not be able to have a disc tray, Sharma revealed that there will be a 'family of consoles' akin to how the current-gen consoles are split.

"[We've] been hard at work on a great next generation and a great family of devices for Helix, and we’ll share more soon," Sharma said.

It's the first time that the CEO has revealed that Xbox is working on more than one body.

She also doubled down on the idea that Xbox is working on a way to bring PC games to Xbox, such as finding a way to activate Steam and Epic Games launchers.

"We will of course continue to push the boundaries of performance,” she added.

“We’ve talked about being able to not only play your console games, but also play your PC games on your console.

“I think in addition, the industry needs to start to innovate on affordability and efficiency. That is something that we have not had to do."

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Smaller consoles are the 'most affordable way to play GTA 6'

With the news that at least two console variants are being made, she also revealed that the smaller consoles are the 'most affordable' way to play the biggest games.

Specifically, she outlined that Grand Theft Auto VI works well on the Series S and is the cheapest way to enjoy the expected Game of the Year winner.

In a separate interview with Play Day One, she said, "I think this is going to be a ‘banger’ fall. I think that Series S is going to be the most affordable way to play GTA.

"I think that there’s going to be a lot more to come. And importantly, in Germany- we are growing in Europe. PC is up double digits year on year. While others were shrinking in console year over year, we are growing in the UK. And so we are just getting started.

A game called Big Ambitions launched its 1.0 version on Steam and received over 90% positive reviews, with many fans comparing it to life sim games like The Sims 4. Big Ambitions attracted fans of the genre back in 2023 when it started its early access period on Steam. However, its full release on August 28 has boosted its player count again in 2026.