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Mass Effect 5 was set in a 'galactic Cold War,' new leak claims, and all 3 endings were wrapped into 1
The more I hear about what BioWare had cooking, the more pissed off I am that we're never going to get it.
Based on player data, Capcom's pretty happy with the difficulty level of Onimusha: Way of the Sword: 'We think it's hit the right spot'
Too easy, too hard, or just right?
Blizzard caves to Diablo 4 players, increases Prime Evil Splinter stack size by 9900%
But is it "too little, too late"?
After Wednesday ends, Jenna Ortega will "probably be off the TV for a while"
As of right now, the show is not ending with season 3
After asking "how am I not banned," Arc Raiders streamer gets hardware banned for aimbotting
Quote from man banned
Still mad at Valve for Steam's AI disclosures, Epic Games boss criticizes "forcing developers"
"Abhorrent," rules Tim Sweeney
Factorio 2.1, the last big update to the icon that got 234,000 glowing Steam reviews, is out
The end of an era for a Steam legend
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says even if gen-AI "were to eventually handle everything, there will always be a role left" for human designers
Legendary Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto - who led development on classic games such as Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - has argued that the rise of generative AI tools won't necessarily replace human talent. Read more
Time could be running out for Arkane
The famed immersive sim studio just got an extra month to find a new buyer, but will likely close if there are no takers.
It's our new daily game fixation and we all stink at it: Can you guess how much used cars cost?
Like Wordle, but it's about pricing used cars.
Creative Assembly exec pins the blame for the Shogun 2 remaster mess on someone else: 'This was not a Creative Assembly developed game'
Roger Collum says Creative Assembly was "focused on our next big projects," and didn't pay enough attention to the work being done by an "external developer."
'Every single week it's going to feel like the sky is falling': Cloudflare CEO says strap in for 'a couple years' of AI-powered internet security mayhem
This week's PHP crisis is likely just the first of many.
Zelda: Ocarina of Time designer wanted Navi to be a "cute girl," but it "wasn't possible" on N64
Here's why Navi is "a ball of light with wings"
With Minecraft and Diablo shows already on the way, Netflix reportedly offered Xbox $500m for a bigger film and TV deal
A deal between Netflix and Xbox has supposedly fallen through because of one minor quibble: Netflix wanted to adapt the console maker's games for $500m, not $800m. Read more
As devastating Xbox "reset" continues, Dishonored studio Arkane Lyon reportedly only has until November to find a new buyer before it's closed
After getting caught up in Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's devastating layoffs and cuts earlier this year, Arkane Lyon - the beloved immersive sim studio behind the likes of Dishonored and Deathloop - reportedly only has until November to find a buyer. If the search fails, it will be shut down. Read more
'I'm forever grateful to BioWare': 16 game developers share the moment a BioWare game inspired them to join the industry
BioWare was the catalyst for a generation of game development careers.
"For most of development, GTA 3 was in a sorry state": Rockstar veteran reflects ahead of GTA 6
"If they were fun, they were in. The story was secondary."
Factorio's final major update has rolled off the assembly line, adding "the things we wanted to do for 2.0 but didn't have time for"
In one of the happier endings to occur in games this week, impossibly enormous resource management sim Factorio has just released its last-ever major update – version 2.1 – on its stable branch. As previously heads-upped by developers Wube Software, 2.1 doesn’t make any big new additions to its planets or tech trees, but does sneak in more than 30 quality of life improvements and minor new features for both the base game and its Space Age expansion. Including, they say, "the things we wanted to do for 2.0 but didn't have time for." Nice to get a few final pieces out the door before it closes, eh. Read more
Future? No Thanks! dev removes AI-generated voices from game and offers refunds to players who feel "betrayed"
Open world ecosatire Future? No Thanks! has been updated to remove some AI-generated voices, after lead developer Paolo "Molleindustria" Pedercini belatedly disclosed his usage of the technology earlier this week. He's also offering to refund people over Paypal or Venmo if they "still feel betrayed" by this. Read more
Mass Effect crossover items have seemingly been removed from Battlefield 6 following EA's sudden closure of BioWare
After EA's sudden shutdown of developer BioWare , upcoming crossover items themed around Mass Effect appear to have been removed from Battlefield 6 . Read more
Tim Sweeney shares the time he called a beloved studio's death "economically realistic"
"The point of these posts is not to be popular"
Countdown: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #6 - Forget The Hate, It Still Floats My Boat
These boots are made for sinking. It's the one we've all been waiting for. I am six weeks into my Ocarina of Time N64 playthrough, taking a look at one dungeon each week , and I have finally arrived at the most-discussed of the bunch. After clearing the halfway point with the Fire Temple , it was time to tackle the Ice Cavern and head back over to Lake Hylia to see what the next puzzle box had in store. And yes, as I have said on this site a few times over the years , I honestly don't understand the hate. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
'There Will Always Be a Role Left for Us to Play' - In an AI-Filled World, Miyamoto Thinks the Human Touch Will Always Be Vital
"It provides an opportunity to reflect on what’s really important". The legendary Shigeru Miyamoto has just received Japan’s Order of Culture award , and after accepting it, the creator of Mario and Zelda had something to say about the rise of GenAI in video game development. Generative AI has become a hot topic in recent years, and with good reason; GenAI models are trained on copyrighted data , and several of the companies pushing the tech are currently involved in legal action. GenAI also carries an environmental burden, and many view it as a lazy replacement for human creatives . Read the full article on timeextension.com
Abyssal Lapidary is making the social media rounds and I can confirm cutting gemstones is just as satisfying as it looks
I'm a chump who can't tell my gems from my minerals.