After all that drama, Subnautica 2 is good
…I imagine they are tired of people bringing that drama up, but one last time before I move on: That was really weird. The well-balanced survival game Without much preamble, Subnautica…
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Former Unreal Engine 'lead evangelist' Sjoerd De Jong leaves Epic Games, says the industry is reaching a 'pivotal' moment that he must 'come to terms with'
…and interoperable across games, ecosystems, and engines through open standards," as well as generative AI integration. Moving forward, De Jong says it would be strategic for him to "come to terms with…
Xbox reportedly wants to put a stake in Blade and sell off Arkane, even though Todd Howard says development is going well
Microsoft has been extremely busy lately, taking a well-earned break from polluting the world with AI to eviscerate the videogame industry . The reports of potential layoffs and closures—coupled with the…
Microsoft used Copilot chats to form data that basically says users think AI is good
…Microsoft's study suggests that 65% of AI users fear they will be left behind if they don't adapt to AI quickly. Xbox needs to move faster, deepen our connection with…
Amazon reportedly had a studio pivot away from a game 'everyone was excited by' to make something with more AI stuffed in it, then laid them all off anyway
…Halfway through development, the deadline was lifted, and the team shuffled along to a third idea—a singleplayer game where you could talk to LLMs to fire off special moves or convince…
Computex 2026 has me wondering whether new tech is for gamers or non-gamers
…The company explicitly distances itself from gaming here: "Following our popular TC500 Luxe, we have continued the move away from traditional gaming chair style. The TC80 has more subtle branding, a muted…
Does the humble mouse cursor really need an AI makeover? Google DeepMind seems to think so
…gestures and naturalistic commands like 'move this here' are leveraged to point the AI in the right direction. "Current models require precise instructions, but our AI-enabled pointer removes that burden," Google…
Intel CEO says Nvidia collaboration still in the future
…In the post congratulating Jensen Huang , Tan says, "Intel and Nvidia are collaborating to develop exciting new products!" And just last month, there was a rumour that some future Nvidia AI GPUs…
Poll: Do you like the new Steam store design, or is it 'hot garbage'?
…I curse Photoshop daily for not working like it did in 2005, and if it were possible to strangle UI elements, I'd squeeze the life out of every AI button that…
AMD launches Radeon RX 9070 GRE with 12 GB VRAM for $549
…None more so than AMD announcing the RX 9070 GRE, a less powerful (previously China-exclusive) version of the RX 9070 for the 9070's original MSRP (the 9070 moves up to…