Gaming News
'More Efficient' Is Gaming's Favorite AI Euphemism
Three studios, one week, identical talking points. The word 'efficient' is doing a lot of heavy lifting in gaming's AI conversation right now.
AI in Gaming3 min read
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Arcana Was Mortal Kombat's Midichlorians, So MK2 Axed It
Mortal Kombat II screenwriter Jeremy Slater openly compared the first film's arcana concept to Star Wars' most mocked lore addition, confirming the sequel intentionally buried it without a retcon.
Mortal Kombat2 min read
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No Price, No Date, No Plan? PS6 Hit by Memory Crisis
Sony's CEO confirmed the PS6 has no set launch date or price, with memory costs driven by AI demand forcing the company to consider changing its entire business model.
PS62 min read
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Hollywood Snubbed Games for Decades. Serkis Says That's Over
From Heavenly Sword to Clair Obscur, Andy Serkis has watched Hollywood's attitude toward games flip completely. Now he says the industry that once looked down on games can't stop borrowing from them.
Clair Obscur Expedition 334 min read
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Sony's AI Tool Replaces Hours of Animation in Seconds
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino detailed two internal AI tools during the company's corporate strategy presentation, including one called Mockingbird that compresses hours of animation into moments.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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007 First Light Locks Your Gun Until Enemies Shoot First
IO Interactive's senior combat designer explains why Bond can't just pull a silenced pistol and headshot his way through 007 First Light. The License to Kill system forces you to earn your gunfights.
007 First Light4 min read
Patch Notes
Slay the Spire 2 Beta Hotfix Notes - v0.105.1 (9th May 2026)
A targeted hotfix lands for Slay the Spire 2, cleaning up Aeonglass issues and several multiplayer desync problems introduced in yesterday's big update.
Slay the Spire 22 min read
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Every Studio Promises AI Won't Replace You. Again.
Three major studios delivered near-identical assurances about AI in the same week. At some point, the repetition itself becomes the story.
AI in Gaming4 min read
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Morrowind Now Runs on Fallout 4's Pip-Boy
Modder RPGKing117 has streamed the entirety of Morrowind onto Fallout 4's tiny Pip-Boy display using a custom OpenMW build, and the original Fallout is already in progress.
Fallout 43 min read
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Project Ethos Boss Claims Peak Confidence While Cutting Staf
31st Union's boss says he's 'never been more confident' in Project Ethos. He said this in the same memo announcing staff cuts and a reworked creative direction.
Project Ethos4 min read
Patch Notes
ARK: Survival Ascended Community Crunch 506: Now You (9th May 2026)
The Burrowbuck is officially confirmed, a wave of official servers is getting sunsetted, and the Fantastic Tames Season 1 pack has a price and a date.
ARK: Survival Ascended6 min read
Patch Notes
World of Warcraft Hotfixes Patch Notes (9th May 2026)
Blizzard drops a multi-day hotfix batch covering class tuning, dungeon bugs, and a Mistweaver heal that was quietly failing.
World of Warcraft3 min read
Patch Notes
Manor Lords Development News (Info on the Upcoming Notes (9th May 2026)
The next Manor Lords update is close, and it's almost entirely under the hood, a full pathfinding refactor that touches worker AI, unit movement, and a lot of long-standing stuck-character bugs.
Manor Lords6 min read
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Genshin Impact Luna VII Finally Makes the Hexenzirkel Playab
After years of teasing the Hexenzirkel as background lore, HoYoverse is finally putting one of its mages on the battlefield. Nicole Reeyn headlines Genshin Impact's Luna VII update on May 20.
Genshin Impact2 min read
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Arrowhead Promises Helldivers 2 Overhaul, Fans Rip It Apart
Arrowhead's latest "Transmission from Super Earth Command" promised multi-week campaigns, better rewards, and improved communication. The community told them to stop talking and start fixing.
Helldivers 23 min read
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Three Studios, One Day, Same AI Promise: No Layoffs
On May 8, Sony's CEO, an Epic senior manager, and a Warhorse creative director all delivered near-identical reassurances about AI and jobs. The timing is hard to ignore.
AI in Gaming5 min read
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33MB, $20, 4 Million Sold: FireRed and LeafGreen Won
Nintendo's controversial decision to sell two 33MB Game Boy Advance games for $20 each instead of adding them to Switch Online paid off spectacularly, with 4 million copies sold in six weeks.
Pokémon3 min read
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Slay the Spire 2 Deletes Its Most Hated Boss Entirely
Rather than rework Doormaker a second time, Mega Crit scrapped the divisive Act 3 boss completely and dropped a brand-new replacement into Slay the Spire 2.
Slay the Spire 22 min read
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Serkis Says Drama School Grads Now Beg for Game Roles
Andy Serkis says the stigma around video game acting has flipped completely since his PS3 days on Heavenly Sword, with fresh drama school graduates now actively seeking game roles.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 333 min read
Patch Notes
Diablo 4 3.0.2 Build #71841 (All Platforms) Patch Notes (8th May 2026)
Diablo 4's 3.0.2 patch lands May 13 with a major Storm Shephard rework, sweeping Talisman fixes, and a long list of War Plan corrections.
Diablo 426 min read
Patch Notes
Battlefield 6 GAME Update 1.3.1.0 Patch Notes (8th May 2026)
Season 3 is almost here. Battlefield 6 Update 1.3.1.0 drops May 12 with Ranked Battle Royale, a new map, three weapons, and the biggest vehicle balance pass the game has seen.
Battlefield 640 min read
Patch Notes
Conan Exiles May Hotfix 1.0.2 Patch Notes (8th May 2026)
Conan Exiles gets a small but server-focused hotfix today, addressing favorites not saving between sessions and IPv6 servers disappearing from the browser.
Conan Exiles2 min read
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42 Years, 150+ Games: Nintendo Legend Tezuka Exits
Takashi Tezuka, the director behind Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, is leaving Nintendo after a 42-year career spanning more than 150 games.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Star Fox's Original Designer Prefers the Movie Look
Takaya Imamura, the man who originally designed Fox McCloud and the Star Fox crew, has weighed in on the backlash over the Switch 2 game's realistic art direction. His verdict: the movie versions looked better.
Star Fox3 min read