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Grand Theft Auto VI (image via IGN / Rockstar Games) GTA 6 is just over three weeks away, and it's already shaping people's calendars: time-off requests for launch day are way up, while one analyst says other studios are too scared of it. Warhorse, the Kingdom Come studio, has been hit by a cyberattack, Pokémon Unite is shutting down, and the Silent Hill remake is reportedly aiming for 2027. Capcom pulls Street Fighter 5 over a security flaw, Peter Molyneux talks AI, and there's plenty more. Here's the Lanbrew gaming roundup for October 27, 2026 . GTA 6 is driving a spike in November 19 time-off requests, while an analyst says rival devs shouldn't be so scared of it Plenty of people seem to be planning a day off for GTA 6. HR software company BambooHR told Money.com that time-off requests for Thursday, November 19 are running 9% to 17% above a normal third Thursday in November, IGN reports. Not every request is about Vice City, of course, but the timing is har...

Meta (image via CNBC) Meta is going big on funding its AI ambitions with a planned $95 billion stock sale, Apple's iPad mini finally goes OLED with an A20 Pro chip, and Anthropic's IPO filing is now public, with a Nasdaq ticker of ANT. Also today: Musk warns more than 200 neoclouds face "guppy-level death" as SpaceX closes its $40 billion GPU deal, Verizon lands a $2 billion-plus AWS fiber deal, Intel's CEO has reportedly talked partnership with AMD's Lisa Su, Elvis Presley's music owners sue Anthropic, Apollo's chief economist says AI has paid off only for Big Tech, a 256-core Zen 6c chip flexes on Zen 5, Wired reviews the Steam Frame, Claude Code finds a cryptominer on a Mac, Turo flags Teslas with FSD, Tesco swaps VMware for Proxmox, Chinese researchers claim a 3.2 Pb/s fiber record, and NASA's Swift observatory signs off after almost 22 years. Here's the Lanbrew tech roundup for October 26, 2026 . Meta (image via CNBC) Meta plans to r...

Phantom Blade Zero (Image: S-Game, via IGN) Phantom Blade Zero , the kungfupunk action game from S-Game , launches October 29 on PS5 and PC, and the reviews are in. It's one of the best-reviewed action games of 2026. It holds an 88 Metascore and a 91 on OpenCritic, and GamesRadar+ notes it's ahead of Nioh 3, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, 007 First Light and Saros on Metacritic. Critics mostly agree on one big thing: the combat is outstanding. It's fast, flashy and full of parries, dodges and weapon swaps that look like a wuxia film. The usual complaint is the story. You play Soul, a framed warrior with only 66 days to live, and many reviewers found the plot confusing or bland, with too many names and flashbacks. A few say boss fights slow the pace. Aggregate Scores Metacritic: 88 Metascore – metacritic.com OpenCritic: 91 Top Critic Average, per GamesRadar+ – opencritic.com Phantom Blade Zero (Image: S-Game, via GamesRadar+) What the Critics Ar...

GTA 6 ads at El Clásico (image via Beebom / Rockstar Games) GTA 6's marketing just hit one of the biggest stages in sports: El Clásico. Its Miami fast-food bags are also reselling for more than the Collector's Edition. Microsoft gives Arkane Lyon more time, Shenmue 3: Enhanced Edition slips to 2027, and Konami explains why its Silent Hill studios didn't know what the others were making. Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy Resonance hit big Steam peaks, and there's plenty more. Here's the Lanbrew gaming roundup for October 26, 2026 . GTA 6 takes over El Clásico's pitchside boards, and its Miami fast-food bags are reselling for $500 Rockstar put GTA 6 in front of one of the biggest TV audiences in club football. During Sunday's Real Madrid vs. Barcelona match at Spotify Camp Nou, the rotating LED boards around the pitch flashed the Grand Theft Auto VI logo with a simple "Coming November 19" message several times during the broadcast. Fans spotted t...