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Tue, Oct 13, 8:03 PM ET
Epic confirms 'huge pivot' to AI-first development, delays Disney game after $1.5B investment
Epic is reorienting development around generative AI, reportedly stunning staff and pushing back the Disney project despite a $1.5 billion investment.
The Tech Buzz · +7 outlets
Microsoft announces Xbox Labs, a team to trial AI-driven ports, remixes and experiments
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the unit will turn emerging ideas, including AI-assisted porting and browser play, into products players can try.
Gamesindustry · +8 outlets
Report: GTA 6 PC version planned for Q1 2027, months after console launch
A GamesBeat report says Rockstar's PC port would arrive far sooner than the studio's usual multi-year gap after consoles.
Eurogamer · +14 outlets
Xbox CEO reportedly tells staff 'we will not survive' without new IP despite studio cuts
Asha Sharma's town hall remarks frame the tension between leaning on legacy franchises and funding new ones after layoffs and cancellations.
Eurogamer · +14 outlets
Legendary level designer Richard 'Levelord' Gray, of Duke Nukem 3D and Quake, has died
Gray, who also co-founded Ritual Entertainment, was a foundational figure in 1990s first-person shooter level design.
Pcgamer · +7 outlets
Glen Schofield blames Krafton for The Callisto Protocol's troubled release, says he was 'forced to ship'
The Dead Space co-creator says the publisher's expectations and timing, including a Covid-era production, drove the game's poor launch state.
Eurogamer · +7 outlets
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says he 'failed' with Max Payne 3
Houser says the sequel missed the writing voice Sam Lake brought to the original, and that many players felt its absence.
Pcgamer · +14 outlets
Dan Houser: GTA 3's iconic box art was redone at the last minute because of 9/11
The Rockstar co-founder's wide-ranging interview also covers Bully's production and how the post-9/11 climate reshaped the game's artwork.
Eurogamer · +5 outlets
Dan Houser defends Red Dead Redemption's shock ending: 'It was the right call'
Houser revisited the controversial 2010 death of John Marston and the internal debate around it.
Gamespot · +1 outlets
Some Sony first-party games delisted from PlayStation Store, apparently over a pricing error
Knack and other first-party titles were briefly pulled, a move Kotaku attributes to a pricing glitch rather than a policy change.
Kotaku · +13 outlets
RimWorld moves from Unity to Ludeon's own Waylith Engine, saves and most mods intact
The colony sim's 1.7 update claims roughly double the performance while keeping existing saves and the majority of mods working.
Pcgamer · +9 outlets
Resident Evil 4 remake's Switch 2 port draws criticism for fuzzy, stuttery handheld performance
Early impressions flag the port as Capcom's weakest release this year, though docked play fares better, alongside mixed reviews of the other Switch 2 Resident E
Nintendolife · +1 outlets
Peak leaked for PS5 via ESRB rating
The breakout 2025 co-op climbing game appears headed to consoles, with the age rating acting as the first official signal.
Ign · +8 outlets
Battlefield 6 hits Game Pass and adds a $30 microtransaction that instantly unlocks all guns
The Season 5 launch pairs a Game of the Year Edition and subscription availability with a paid shortcut to full weapon mastery.
Gamespot · +1 outlets
ConcernedApe teases more action-RPG combat in Haunted Chocolatier
The Stardew Valley creator says the game will lean into the combat that drew players into the mines, while remaining a town game.
Kotaku · +6 outlets
US trade office urged to flag retro handhelds loaded with pirated games as a 'notorious market'
A filing targets ANBERNIC over claims of tens of millions of preloaded pirated games on its devices.
Video Games Chronicle · +2 outlets
Sony unveils Midnight Black PS5, currently a Japan exclusive
The disc-less console and a matching disc drive get a new colorway with no word yet on wider availability.
Pushsquare · +1 outlets
Skyrim gets its biggest DLC drop in years on PS5 via official Creations
Three fan-made expansions arrive through Bethesda's Creations program, which packages community mods as official content.
Pushsquare

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