In today's Daily Fix:Grand Theft Auto 6 has suffered a string of devastating leaks recently, with reportedly the full map and more gameplay being shown. The group behind the leaks, CyberLeek, has also published a manifesto railing against excessive monetization in games, and the death of physical media. The group has promised more leaks until their grievances are addressed. The leaks come a little over a week until the official in-depth reveal from Rockstar and Netflix, who will carry the livestream exclusively for six hours. In other news, Horizon Hunters Gathers, the multiplayer-centric spinoff of the Horizon games from Sony, is reportedly being completely retooled following negative player feedback. The game is not officially released and is undergoing public testing. And in related news, Horizon 3 is in development but is years away and only has a small team assigned to it.

In today's Daily Fix:Sony's first State of Play livestream since announcing the end of physical disc production went about as well as one might expect. The livestream was for the Sony-published Phantom Blade Zero, and in a gutsy move, comments were left on for both the YouTube and Twitch streams. The chat was filled with comments like 'No Disc No Buy' and similar sentiment from gamers still upset at Sony's decision to stop making physical copies of first-party games in 2028. Despite the fervent pushback, Sony has not announced any plans to change course. In related news, Control: Resonant's physical release has been delayed to October 15th. The digital release will drop as scheduled on September 24th. And finally, industry legend Warren Spector has announced his retirement from game development.

In today's Daily Fix:Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the first Spider-Man movie to cross the coveted $2 billion-mark at the worldwide box office. The last entry, No Way Home, was the previous record-holder, with $1.9 billion. In related news, Marvel has revealed their recommended watchlist to prepare for Avengers: Doomsday, and it includes some older films such as the Fox-era X-men movies from the early 2000s. And finally, MCU star Simu Liu provided a small update on the long-in-development Sleeping Dogs movie.

In today's Daily Fix:Disney has outlined its plans to push further into the gaming space, listing several "billion-dollar" IPs including Marvel Strike Force and Kingdom Hearts. The latter is surprising considering the series has only three main games, and its dozen or so spinoffs are scattered among several platforms. Disney is expected to make a Kingdom Hearts 4 announcement at this weekends' D23 fan expo. In other news, Netflix has shutdown developer Night School, the makers of the cult hits Oxenfree and Oxenfree 2. Their last released project was Unhinged for Netflix. And finally, we take a look at some of the biggest game releases in the coming week.

In today's Daily Fix:Kratos doesn't seem too impressed with the God of War TV series. Actor Christopher Judge, who voices Kratos in the recent games, slammed the show for not involving the games' writers. Cory Barlog, who has been involved with the God of War games since the original in 2005, is an executive producer on the show, but it's unclear what the extent of his involvement is. In other news, dataminers may have found the next additions to Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls. According to the leak, Doctor Strange, Wasp, Gambit, The Thing, and Daredevil might be dropping into the fighting game in the near future. And finally, an OId School Runescape player has hitlevel 99 just by fishing shrimp and anchovies. The task took user Bosby around 2 years and 3 months.

In today's Daily Fix:Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has seen a "live playthrough" of The Elder Scrolls 6, and she teased not only the "scale and grandeur," but also the game's possible subtitle. She censored it with eight asterisks, which sent the internet into a frenzy trying to decode what it could possibly mean — likely a location, as is the trend with previous entries like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. In other news, Ghost of Yōtei is getting a new expansion as part of a Complete Edition. The new story content, Echoes of Sekigahara, will be accompanied by a new survival mode. And finally, Disney has announced a Kingdom Hearts panel at their upcoming D23 fan convention. The panel will livestream this Friday at 4:30pm PT.

In today's Daily Fix:Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick claimed in an interview that preorders for the $100 Ultimate Edition of Grand Theft Auto 6 is outselling the standard $80 edition. Pricing for the game has been the subject of controvery as most AAA games are still sold at $70. In other news, Sony is releasing limited-edtiion Wolverine PS5 consoles and console covers, plus physical drive covers. A Wolverine-themed PS5 DualSense controller will also be available. Pricing varies depending on which version of the PS5 you choose. And finally, Halloween: The Game has been refused classification in Australia, and won't be sold in New Zealand. This is reportedly due to drug use in the game.

In today's Daily Fix:The cloud servers for Aliens: Fireteam Elite have been shut down, and Switch players who purchased the game no longer have access to it. Cloud versions need to be stored onto servers in order to run, and when gamers "buy" a copy, they're only buying a license to access the game, not to own the game in perpetuity. The shutdown and lack of any kind of refund or discount for the sequel have subsequently shined more light on Sony's decision to discontinue manufacturing physical game discs in 2028. In other news, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for PS5 and Steam saw a surge in sales and player counts since the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day in theaters over a week ago. And finally, No Man's Sky is celebrating 10 years, and a comeback story of sorts since the game's disasterous launch in 2016. A new free content update, Cosmos, was also announced.

In today's Daily Fix:GTA 6 publisher Take-Two has defended the move to launch the game digital-only. CEO Strauss Zelnick, however, did not rule out the possibility of a physical release in the future, but for now it just make more sense to release the game digitally, especially considering consumer buying habits. In related news, Nintendo reports that nearly 40% of their software sales are physical, proving yet again that the company and their die-hard fans go against the grain compared to the rest of the gaming industry. And finally, Spider-Man: Brand New Day has set a new domestic box office record, crossing $500 million in U.S. ticket sales in one week. The previous record-holder is Avengers: Endgame, which still holds the record for fastest to $1 billion ticket sales globally.

In today's Daily Fix:Rockstar Games and Netflix are partnering for an extended look at Grand Theft Auto 6. The special will air on Thursday, August 27th at 12pm Pacific on the streaming service, followed by a debut on YouTube six hours later. In other news, an advisory sticker has been spotted on PlayStation 5 console boxes, warning consumers that Sony will eventually stop selling games on physical media. Despite immense pushback from diehard fans, Sony doesn't seem to be changing course on their plan for an all-digital future. And in related news, Capcom doesn't seem to be worried about physical media dying out. The developer/publisher reports that around 90% of its game sales come from digital, so their business will likely not be drastically affected by the end of games on disc.