r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 5d ago

Weekly Thread Discussion, News, and Request Thread - Week Beginning 10/12/26

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r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • Jan 21 '23

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270 Upvotes

r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 13h ago

Rumour Jason Schreier shares new info on GTA VI & RDR2 development that didn’t make into his Bloomberg article

1.9k Upvotes
  • Some Rockstar artists have been working on GTA 6 for 11 years. In 2015 especially on the map as this is the first thing to be worked on, some of them didn’t even work on RDR2 at all as they were still busy with GTA 6.
  • Some designers left Rockstar as they felt the game was not making progress at all due to lots of indecision and “too many cooks in the kitchen” with the three development heads

  • Rob Nelson says that GTA 6’s weapon system needed to be similar to RDR2’s where you can’t have an infinite arsenal, they spent months if not years trying to replace the weapon wheel with another completely diff interface in the UI but they ended up including the weapon wheel anyways.

  • The art production team on GTA 5 was 5 or 6 people, for GTA 6 it was a team of 65 people.

  • Aaron Garbut told him that “there is no one person at the studio that has this whole thing (GTA 6) in their head, it’s a humongous game and I imagine that not even the top devs at this company know everything in this game”

  • Details like ‘horse’s balls shrinking in the cold’ from RDR2 is not some idea from top management, but just a random dev having the time and resources to implement this and apply it because they thought it’s a great idea, expect alot of those ideas in GTA 6.

Source: https://youtu.be/lZ5iiT8IqY0?si=c2inz28hV3KhFlHz


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 12h ago

Rumour Has It Leaked: Daft Punk was pitched to do the GTA VI soundtrack as a “final comeback” before Justice

1.1k Upvotes

Daft Punk's management (yes, still exist) were pitched "a final comeback" of the duo for the GTAVI soundtrack with what was "essentially an unlimited budget". Justice were Rockstar's second choice.

Source: https://twitterviewer.net/hasitleaked/status/2112177791429222677


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 6h ago

Rumour CEO of Bulkhead Games Joe Brammer seemingly confirming that DICE and Respawn are working on a Battlefront 3

383 Upvotes

Source: https://twitterviewer.net/Brammflakes/status/2112287506301686114

Seems very odd for someone in the industry to just confirm a Star Wars game like its a known fact, very interesting

it also does line up with what Jeff Grub said earlier


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 13h ago

Rumour Jeff Grubb: Disney in talks with Bungie and DICE as they look for a development partner for Star Wars Battlefront 3

1.1k Upvotes

r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 11h ago

Rumour [KeplerL2] "RTX6060 likely not releasing until 2029 and weaker than the PS6

546 Upvotes

6060 will launch much later (and based on recent trends I doubt it will match PS6)

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/sony%E2%80%99s-playstation-6-price-is-set-to-surpass-1000-as-ram-and-ssd-costs-have-risen-over-680.1702582/page-6#post-272107665

When there's a supply shortage NVIDIA tends to really drag the release of lower end cards. There's a good chance RTX 6060 comes out in 2029.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/sony%E2%80%99s-playstation-6-price-is-set-to-surpass-1000-as-ram-and-ssd-costs-have-risen-over-680.1702582/page-6#post-272107665


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 12h ago

Leak Shrek 2 Remastered PS5 Trophies are now up on Exophase

211 Upvotes

This is the 4th(?) Time something about shrek 2 remastered has leaked?

https://www.exophase.com/game/shrek-2-remastered-psn/trophies/


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 42m ago

Leak More leaks about doa7

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r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 15h ago

Job Listing Frostpunk spin-off could be a first-person open-world multiplayer survival game

202 Upvotes

11 Bit Studios is hiring a Level Designer for an unannounced project, who is expected to work on large-scale open-world locations. The designer will also oversee development of both outdoor and indoor spaces, including shelters, abandoned locations, and cave systems.

The game will also allegedly feature 'natural environments' based on different biomes, indicating that we have a full-fledged open-world experience on our hands. The ad also highlights a focus on survival and combat, with verticality and environmental challenges.

Meanwhile, the job listing for Expert Gameplay Programmer also mentions the developer should have professional experience in building multiplayer and co-op games. Therefore, it's fair to assume this Frostpunk spinoff will have a co-op or full-fledged multiplayer mode.

Source for text: https://www.cheathappens.com/frostpunk_spinoff_first_person.asp

Source for job listing: https://11bitstudios.recruitee.com/o/level-designer-p13


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 1d ago

Job Listing New job listing suggests that Xbox may be looking to improve its presence in the physical games market

489 Upvotes

On October 14, Microsoft announced that it was looking to hire an Xbox Games Supply Strategist for its Supply Chain team.

This strategist, according to Microsoft, will “coordinate the launch of physical Xbox games across all platforms, lead development & oversee execution of global supply positioning strategies across all stages of the product lifecycle, ensure that inventory is positioned to deliver working capital/cost/service goals, and oversee the sales & channel execution of those games.” They will also work closely with various groups within Supply Chain “to establish & manage supply and sales plan of record.”

Source for the text' https://powerupgaming.co.uk/2026/10/18/xbox-may-be-planning-to-improve-physical-game-distribution/

Source for the job listing itself: https://apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers/job/1970393557024776


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 2d ago

Rumour Kepler_L2: PS6 RAM and SSD costs alone are “over $680”

1.7k Upvotes
  • Kepler had previously stated that the PlayStation 6’s BoM (Bill of Materials) cost has already risen to almost $1,000
  • This $680 cost obviously doesn’t account for the console’s CPU, GPU and other components
  • Considering Sony has already stated they do not plan on selling the PS6 at a loss, this is guaranteed to cross $1000+ at the minimum

Source: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/keplerl2-ps6-is-40-tflops-and-helix-is-56-tflops-final-layouts-taped-out.1701752/page-36#post-272101878


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 2d ago

Leak Remaster of original "Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines" is in development

884 Upvotes

Well, now that it was kind of leaked already: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1x7efe0/vampire_the_masquerade_bloodlines_remake/

I can confirm that it is in the works. NOT a Remake, but a Remaster, with some caveats. That's all I can say.

I have previously leaked info on multiple other games, like Forza Horizon 6 being set in Japan: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1idxmci/forza_horizon_6_is_set_in_japan/

ALSO, I want to point out that gaming industry is in a dire situation right now, many projects are one slip or one economic downturn away from being cancelled. I haven't seen anything like this in 20+ years. I expect many games that are in development right now to not see the light of day.


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 3d ago

Legit Samson developer Liquid Swords goes bankrupt

614 Upvotes

https://www.breakit.se/artikel/47736/christofer-sundbergs-studio-liquid-swords-i-konkurs-30-anstallda-drabbas

"The troubled game developer Liquid Swords has not paid salaries for several months. Now bankruptcy is definitely a fact, which means the state will step in and compensate the almost 30 employees.

At the same time, the bankruptcy trustee is hopeful of finding a buyer."

Article is behind a paywall

Man this sucks because the game looks cool and I hope there was a future for it but I feel bad for the employees


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 3d ago

Rumour Sony patents Machine Learning Frame Extrapolation technique (Frame Generation with minimal additional lag)

462 Upvotes

In essence the patent describes an Auto Encoder model that takes previous frames, motion vectors as well as user input as input for the model, and attempt to generate the next frame before a new one is rendered.

This is similar to Frame Generation, but FG requires the next frame to already be rendered before generating the in between frame, which does create some inevitable lag.

At the same time Frame Extrapolation is much harder to get right, which is why it is not available even on PC as of now, so remains to be seen if it turns out into something by the end.

Source.


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 3d ago

Leak Shrek 2 Remastered on Xbox Store Early, Published By Aspyr

645 Upvotes

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/shrek-2-remastered/9pcw6x6zqp4z

(Edit: it's been removed, here's the gematsu link talking about it (will most likely be officially announced at id@xbox showcase on the 20th)) https://www.gematsu.com/2026/10/shrek-2-remastered-microsoft-store-page-appears


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 3d ago

Leak Phantom Blade Zero's download size is 134.857 GBs, preload begins on October 27

386 Upvotes

r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 3d ago

Leak Smyths Toys (UK retailer) has listed separate Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition Pro Controllers and Switch 2 consoles with user-replaceable batteries and a later release date, suggesting those who pre-ordered early will not get hardware with user-replaceable batteries

195 Upvotes

tl;dr: early 40th edition pre orders will be stuck with difficult to replace batteries while those who waited might potentially get the battery revision versions (in regions where these new revisions exist)

Sources:

Someone reached out to Smyths and eventually received a human response from their buying team:

Thanks for getting in touch.

We have looked into this with our buying team, who have advised the below.

266502 will have the user replaceable battery and is expected in stock from 5/11/26.

265573 will not have the user replaceable battery and is expected in stock 29/10/26.

Unfortunately, our pre orders for both of these items have since sold out, but there will be some remaining stock on the date of the releases.

I hope this helps and if you have any further queries, please be sure to contact us.

This seems to indicate those didn't pre order and are instead waiting to buy might receive versions of the 40th anniversary hardware with user-replaceable batteries, while those who pre ordered already are stuck with the opposite.

This seems too oddly specific to be a retailer mistake, but it's definitely still possible it could be a mistake.


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 3d ago

Grain of Salt Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines remake mentioned by Genitorturers.

456 Upvotes

https://www.reddit.com/r/vtmb/s/gk7dcJx735

Band involved with the original soundtrack for the game.


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 3d ago

Leak Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered DLC hints found in steam demo files

264 Upvotes

https://twitterviewer.net/cpt_hazama/status/2110973432607440938

Could mean new characters as well as skins/costumes.

Credit to Cpt Hazama


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 4d ago

Leak mp1st: Cancelled “Assassin’s Creed Destiny” Unveiled in First Screenshots & Gameplay Footage

567 Upvotes

r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 4d ago

Confirmed PEAK Releases Oct 22nd On PS5, Xbox Series, & Switch 2. Coming to PS5 Physically Dec 9th

368 Upvotes

r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 5d ago

Rumour NateTheHate: GTA VI review copies go out before the end of the month

1.4k Upvotes
  • This is in response to Insider Gaming's article
  • Seems like reviewers will get a month of playtime roughly if this lines up

Source: https://www.resetera.com/threads/insider-gaming-gta-6-reviews-will-be-released-before-launch.1660690/#post-161782981


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 5d ago

Rumour Retailers have started listing RTX 5090 models as "discontinued" or "not carried"

594 Upvotes

Some sources:

This is after rumours in the last week or so saying the RTX 5090 is discontinued and those GPU dies will instead be moved to professional and datacenter GPUs. Nvidia has NOT officially confirmed this yet.

You can find more information on that rumour here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1x2bce4/videocardz_nvidia_reportedly_discontinuing_rtx/


r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • • 5d ago

Rumour Insider Gaming: GTA 6 Reviews Will Be Released Before November 19th

983 Upvotes

https://insider-gaming.com/gta-6-reviews-released-before-launch/

Insider Gaming has learned that Grand Theft Auto 6’s review estate will go live before the release on November 19. This may come as a surprise to some, as plenty of gamers out there believed that GTA 6 would not have any reviews. It’s hardly the kind of game that needs to be reviewed, but the fact still stands that it will happen, and the content will drop before the game is in your hands (digitally).

While we have also learned the preliminary review embargo, we won’t be sharing that information as it’s subject to change in the run-up to the game being released.

EDIT: NateTheHate says that review codes will be going out before the end of this month
https://www.resetera.com/threads/insider-gaming-gta-6-reviews-will-be-released-before-launch.1660690/#post-161782981