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Xbox Labs Launches to Formalize AI-Assisted Game Remixing
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced Xbox Labs, a new internal R&D group focused on game remixing, AI decompilation, and browser porting.
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Epic Rebuilds Easy Anti-Cheat to Enable Fortnite on Linux
Epic Games is rebuilding its Easy Anti-Cheat system for Linux, a move that could finally bring Fortnite to the platform.
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GTA 3 Cover Art Changed After 9/11 Attacks
Rockstar redesigned Grand Theft Auto 3's box art and altered in-game content following the September 11 attacks, creating the iconic cover style still used by the franchise today.
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Hideo Kojima Praises Zach Cregger's Resident Evil Film
Game creator Hideo Kojima has lauded Zach Cregger's new Resident Evil movie, calling it a true embodiment of the gaming experience, not only an adaptation.
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Kotaro Uchikoshi's Crash Keys Studio in Peril After Game Cancellation
Kotaro Uchikoshi's new studio, Crash Keys, faces collapse after its debut game was canceled following 18 months of development.
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Valor Mortis ALT+F4 exploit lets players retry General Lothaire
A player discovered using ALT+F4 upon death reloads before the General Lothaire boss fight, bypassing its one-attempt limit to farm 10,000 catalysts and a key achievement.
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Forza Horizon 6 Launches on PS5
Forza Horizon 6 arrives on PlayStation 5 with preorder details, while RimWorld receives a major engine upgrade promising significant performance gains.
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Gears of War: E-Day revenue driven by Game Pass upgrades
Gears of War: E-Day has generated over $37 million in revenue, with the majority of players accessing it via Xbox Game Pass and over 722,000 subscribers paying for a premium upgrade.
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Street Fighter 6 Designed to Save Franchise from Aging Player Base
Capcom redesigned Street Fighter 6 for a new generation, fearing the IP would die as its core audience aged. The strategy, treating players as newcomers, contributed to sales exceeding seven million units.
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Rockstar reveals six radio stations and on-demand podcasts for GTA 6
Rockstar Games has detailed six radio stations for Grand Theft Auto 6, each hosted by real-world artists, and confirmed the series' first on-demand podcasts, playable on foot via smartphone-connected headphones.
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Evening Star Developing New Mainline Ape Escape Game
Sony is reviving the dormant Ape Escape franchise, with the new mainline game being developed by Sonic Mania studio Evening Star.
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Gears of War: E-Day Uses Xbox Series S SSD to Gain RAM
Developer The Coalition employed a novel technique using the Xbox Series S's NVMe SSD as supplemental RAM, freeing up about one gigabyte of system memory for Gears of War: E-Day.
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The Witcher 3 Remastered Faces Backlash Over Performance Issues
CD Projekt Red is patching The Witcher 3 Remastered after its launch, addressing performance and visual bugs while facing criticism for prioritizing features like Twitch Drops over game-breaking problems.
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Xbox Elite Series 3 leak reveals Hall Effect sticks, haptics
Leaked files confirm Microsoft's next premium controller will offer magnetic Hall Effect or TMR analogue sticks to combat drift, advanced voice-coil haptics, and extensive customisation including an audio scroll wheel.
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Ninja Theory closure looms after Microsoft fails to sell studio
Ninja Theory faces potential closure after Microsoft's failed attempts to sell the studio, leading to redundancy consultations and developer layoffs.
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Divine Frequency Early Access Launches October 27
The horror FPS-RPG Divine Frequency launches in early access on October 27 with 70% of its content.
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Chernin Entertainment to Adapt Arc Raiders
Chernin Entertainment has secured the rights to develop film and television adaptations of the hit games Arc Raiders and The Finals.
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Gears of War: E-Day Xbox Exclusive Confirms PS5 Rumors False
The Coalition developers confirm Gears of War: E-Day was never planned for PlayStation, framing it as a core Xbox exclusive.
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Crimson Desert Charting the Unknown DLC Delayed to October
Pearl Abyss has delayed the Charting the Unknown DLC for Crimson Desert by two weeks to October 29, 2026.
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Dan Houser Avoiding GTA 6 to Focus on New Game Development
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is deliberately avoiding Grand Theft Auto 6 to protect his creative focus on two original games at his new studio, Absurd Ventures.
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Microsoft confirms Activision is developing next Halo game
Microsoft has confirmed Activision is developing the next Halo title with a new dedicated team.
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Love and Deepspace Cocktail Recipes Feature Toxic Plants
Developers of the RPG-dating sim Love and Deepspace issued a safety warning after fans flagged that two fictional in-game cocktail recipes listed poisonous plants.
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GTA 6 Price Increase Seen as Key to Industry Survival
Warhorse Studios co-founder Martin Klima argues that rising game prices, exemplified by GTA 6's $80 launch, are essential for studios to survive soaring development costs.
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007 First Light DLC Adds New Game Plus and 00 Difficulty
A free DLC update for 007 First Light, called Extended Operations, adds a New Game Plus mode, a punishing new difficulty and five new TacSim missions.
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Steam Autumn Sale 2026 Discounts Subnautica Below Zero
The Steam Autumn Sale is live, featuring over 25,000 discounted games including Subnautica Below Zero for $8 and three major 2026 releases now under $50.
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Aion 2 Founder Packs Top Steam Charts Ahead of Free Launch
Aion 2's early access founder packs have outsold major new releases by revenue, propelling the MMORPG sequel to the top of Steam's sales charts.
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