Leonida Deskhttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/An independent gaming news blog with a close focus on Grand Theft Auto VI, plus product news from the wider world of gadgets and software. Every factual claim is traced to a source and carries a verification label.en-GBBioWare closed a week ago: what we know about the cancelled Mass Effecthttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/bioware-closure-one-week-on/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/bioware-closure-one-week-on/BioWare is closed and its next Mass Effect is cancelled. What the studio said, what the leaked trailer and insider claims show, and what is still unclear.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:54:47 GMTCyberpunk 2077 update 2.5: dual wielding, console mods and an Edgerunners 2 prequelhttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/cyberpunk-2077-update-2-5-edgerunners-2-guide/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/cyberpunk-2077-update-2-5-edgerunners-2-guide/What the free Edgerunners 2 update adds to Cyberpunk 2077, which platforms get mods, and how the Netflix tie-in quest fits the new anime season.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:54:47 GMTPEGI is re-rating loot box games to 16: what changes and what does nothttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/pegi-16-loot-boxes-what-changes/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/pegi-16-loot-boxes-what-changes/Digital games with paid random items are moving from PEGI 3, 7 or 12 to PEGI 16. Which games are affected, why, and what the change leaves out.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:54:47 GMTA permanent Pokémon store is coming to London by 2029, the first of several outside Asiahttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/pokemon-permanent-london-store-2029/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/pokemon-permanent-london-store-2029/The Pokémon Company plans a permanent London store, the first of several outside Asia. What was announced, what London has had before, and what is still unknown.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:54:47 GMTXbox's October: more layoffs, a departing COO, Arkane's deadline and an $1,800 consolehttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/xbox-october-2026-layoffs-coo-arkane-helix/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/xbox-october-2026-layoffs-coo-arkane-helix/Four Xbox stories from one week, side by side. What Microsoft has said, what is only reported, and which dates to watch in November.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:54:47 GMTXbox and GTA VI streaming: what was reported and what Xbox deniedhttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/xbox-gta-vi-streaming-report-and-denial/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/xbox-gta-vi-streaming-report-and-denial/A report said Xbox had exclusive GTA VI streaming rights. Xbox says it is neither exclusive nor coming to PC. What is left standing.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:12:22 GMTGameStop is charging more for a used PS5 Pro than a new one: what we knowhttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/gamestop-used-ps5-pro-price-what-we-know/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/gamestop-used-ps5-pro-price-what-we-know/GameStop lists pre-owned PS5 Pro consoles at $1399.99, above the $899.99 price of a new one. What changed, how we know, and what is unexplained.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:12:21 GMTSega's Sonic Discord: what happened on day one, and Sega's side of ithttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/sega-sonic-discord-day-one-timeline/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/sega-sonic-discord-day-one-timeline/Tens of thousands joined Sega's Sonic Discord in hours and most of it was locked. A timeline of the first day, and Sega's reply to the chaos headlines.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:12:20 GMTThe Witcher 3 Remastered, one week on: every patch and what is still openhttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/witcher-3-remastered-patches-so-far/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/witcher-3-remastered-patches-so-far/Two patches, a record Steam peak and a lighting argument that will not go away. A dated guide to what CD Projekt Red has fixed and what it has promised.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:12:19 GMTWho is speaking for GTA VI: Rockstar's named voices and their roleshttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/who-is-speaking-for-gta-vi-rockstar-voices/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/who-is-speaking-for-gta-vi-rockstar-voices/A reference list of the Rockstar people quoted about GTA VI so far: their roles as reported, what each has spoken about, and where the reports disagree.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:12:17 GMTWhat Rockstar's developers told Love Magazine about GTA VIhttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/what-rockstar-told-love-magazine-about-gta-vi/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/what-rockstar-told-love-magazine-about-gta-vi/Five outlets have relayed one Rockstar interview. Here is what was said about politics, realism, NPCs and research, who said it, and where the reports differ.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:12:16 GMTGTA VI's withdrawn PEGI listing: what it said and what it doesn't provehttps://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/gta-vi-withdrawn-pegi-listing-explained/https://leonida-desk.farani-niccolas96.workers.dev/articles/gta-vi-withdrawn-pegi-listing-explained/Europe's ratings board briefly published an 18 rating for GTA VI with unusually specific detail. What it said, how we know, and the limits of reading it.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:12:15 GMT