Pool

GTA IV’s pool was a quietly excellent mini-game and a favourite way to kill time between missions, and it is officially back: Trailer 2 shows Jason playing pool with his buddy Cal in one of the bar scenes, with the dim, neon-lit interior giving it the perfect backdrop.

Pool plays on aim, power and spin: line up the cue, set the strength of the strike and account for english to control the cue ball afterwards. GTA IV’s version was full eight-ball, and a modern take would likely keep that while smartening up the physics.

Pool debuted as a friend activity in GTA IV and has been absent from the mainline games since. Its return, usually mentioned in the same breath as fighting, reflects how strongly that era’s low-key pastimes still resonate.

Pool and fighting are the headline GTA IV revivals on most fan lists, two reminders that not every wanted feature has to be a brand-new invention.