Fiction

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  Split Fiction Sells 4 Million Copies, Nearly Doubling EA's Expectations

  Split Fiction, the genre-bending co-op adventure title from Hazelight Studios, has sold four million copies, the studio announced Wednesday. The confirmation came after publisher Electronic Arts said at its Q4 2025 earnings call that the game was nearing the sales milestone and was “highly successful” for the company, exceeding its expectations...

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  EA Forecasts Annual Bookings Above Estimates With New Battlefield Game Launching FY 2026

  Electronic Arts (EA) forecast fiscal 2026 bookings above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday. EA's positive outlook signals the gaming industry's optimism around sales resilience in the face of a broader pullback in consumer spending amid macroeconomic volatility stemming from US tariffs.

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  A Matka King Update: Vijay Varma Wraps Up The Shoot. See Post

  Matka King is a fictional tale set in 1960s Mumbai, where an enterprising cotton trader who craves legitimacy and respect starts a new gambling game dubbed 'matka'.

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  Grand Theft Auto 6 Delayed to Next Year, Will Launch on May 26, 2026

  Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed and will now launch on May 26, 2026, Rockstar Games announced Friday. The long-awaited title, which was announced in December 2023, was set for release in Fall 2025, a window confirmed several times by Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive.

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  Lawyers Use AI To Write Brief With Fictional Cases, US Judge Finds 30 Mistakes

  Both attorneys have been directed to explain why they shouldn't be referred to disciplinary proceedings for violations of the rules.

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  Split Fiction on Switch 2 Can Be Shared With Nintendo Switch Players via GameShare, Says EA

  Split Fiction on Nintendo Switch 2 will let players on the original Switch join in via GameShare, Electronic Arts has said. The GameShare feature, announced alongside the Switch 2, allows two players, who own a Switch 2 or the Nintendo Switch, to share a single copy of a compatible game over a local wireless connection.

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  Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, The Duskbloods: Every Game Coming to Nintendo Switch 2

  Nintendo fully unveiled its next-generation hybrid console in a Nintendo Direct presentation Wednesday, finally giving the world a closer look at the Switch 2. In an hour-long showcase, the company shared details about the console itself, its new and returning features, some of its hardware specifications, and — most importantly — games coming ...

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  A Kantara: Chapter 1 Update - Makers Shut Down Delay Rumours, Rishab Shetty's Film To Release On This Date

  Set in the fictional village of Dakshina Kannada, Kantara followed Shetty's character, a Kambala champion, as he clashed with a determined Forest Range Officer.

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  Rockstar Not Revealing GTA 6 Release Date to Maintain 'Anticipation and Excitement', Says Take-Two CEO

  In the absence of marketing for GTA 6 ahead of launch, Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive has now explained the secrecy around the game, saying it wants to maintain “anticipation and excitement” for the release.

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  Salman Rushdie To Publish 1st Fiction Book Since Brutal Stabbing In 2022

  British-American novelist Salman Rushdie will publish his first major work of fiction since the brutal stabbing that blinded him in one eye, his publisher said on Thursday.

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  Australian Author Charged For Child Abuse Material Over 'Daddy's Little Toy' Book

  Sydney-based author Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa, who writes erotic fiction under the pen name "Tori Woods," is facing backlash after the release of her novel.

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  Neuralink Chip Helps Paralysed Man Move Objects With His Mind: "Sounds So Sci-Fi"

  Mr Noland emphasises that the focus should be on science rather than on himself or Musk.

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  Split Fiction Developer Hazelight Studios Has Already Started Work on Its Next Game, Director Says

  Split Fiction developer Hazelight Studios has already started work on its next project. Just two weeks after the release of its latest co-op adventure, the Stockholm-based studio has confirmed its next game is in the very early stages of development.

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  Split Fiction Sold 1 Million Copies in 48 Hours of Launch, Hazelight Studios Confirms

  Split Fiction, the co-op action-adventure title from Hazelight Studios, is a hit. The game sold one million copies in the first 48 hours of launch, the It Takes Two developer confirmed Monday. It has also quickly risen to the top of Steam charts, displacing Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds as the top-selling title on the platform right now.

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  Sudowrite Launches Muse AI Model That Can Generate Narrative-Driven Fiction

  Sudowrite, a Los Angeles-based AI startup, launched a new fiction-writing artificial intelligence (AI) model last week. Dubbed Muse, the AI model is built with a single function of generating creative writing pieces focused on fiction. The new model will be offered on the Sudowrite platform, which also offers several other writing-focused AI models...