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title: "Posts about games by Mert Erbil"
url: "https://merterbil.com/topics/games/"
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# games

Posts about video games, from playing them as an adult to where the industry is heading.

- [what gta 6 will and won't be](https://merterbil.com/posts/what-gta-6-will-and-wont-be/) (2026-09-30): GTA 6's $1–2B budget, the Netflix trailer bet, what it means for AAA studios, and why I expect an old formula done really well, not a tech leap. Markdown: https://merterbil.com/posts/what-gta-6-will-and-wont-be.md
- [the pains of gaming as an adult](https://merterbil.com/posts/the-pains-of-gaming-as-an-adult/) (2026-07-24): Open-world games felt like closing tasks after work, FIFA ate 2,000 hours, and Mario Kart, Pokémon and Spider-Man brought the fun back. Markdown: https://merterbil.com/posts/the-pains-of-gaming-as-an-adult.md