The Debrief, May 2025

GTA VI delayed, Fortnite returns and simulation games get a data bump in this month in games

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• Grand Theft Auto VI delayed to May 2026

• Fortnite returns to the App Store in the US and EU after five years of fighting

• The Verge explores how live map data is changing our simulation games

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