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Microsoft ‘deeply’ apologizes for global service outage, says no AI or hackers are to blame

Microsoft ‘deeply’ apologizes for global service outage, says no AI or hackers are to blame

Microsoft has issued an apology for the global services outage that began on November…
Don’t like AI in games? Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss ain’t care: it’s expanding AI use ‘throughout our entire development pipeline’

Don’t like AI in games? Crimson Desert studio Pearl Abyss ain’t care: it’s expanding AI…

Earlier this year, Pearl Abyss apologized for the presence of AI-generated art in Crimson…
Path of Exile’s new Mirage league might be the best chance you’ll ever get at obtaining the rarest item in the game

Path of Exile’s new Mirage league might be the best chance you’ll ever get at…

Despite my almost 4,000 hours in Path of Exile, I’ve never had a raw…
‘Chat do I go to the office on Saturday to fix this:’ The clock is ticking on Peak accidentally hitting players with a map that’s impossible to beat

‘Chat do I go to the office on Saturday to fix this:’ The clock is…

If your next Peak run looks impossible, it just might be. On Saturday, dev…
Blizzard vet Rob Pardo closed this year’s GDC keynote by urging executives to cool it with the layoffs: ‘The game team is more valuable than the game itself’

Blizzard vet Rob Pardo closed this year’s GDC keynote by urging executives to cool it…

Today at GDC, San Francisco’s annual summit of games industry professionals, former Blizzard chief…
A survival game we once called ‘Stalker and Tarkov’s alien baby’ is closing down less than a year after launch

A survival game we once called ‘Stalker and Tarkov’s alien baby’ is closing down less…

Pioner, a survival-shooter we said looked like “Stalker and Tarkov’s alien baby” when we…
Shadowstone, the new game from Secret Door and Dreamhaven, kicks off a surprise public playtest at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase

Shadowstone, the new game from Secret Door and Dreamhaven, kicks off a surprise public playtest…

Shadowstone, the Sunderfolk spinoff announced in February by Secret Door and Dreamhaven, has kicked…
New Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer is for a TV show that exists within Grand Theft Auto 6

New Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer is for a TV show that exists within Grand…

Get ready for some wheels within wheels, as DiscussingFilm has revealed an animated trailer…
Company that makes generative AI-powered NPCs reports that 95% of players enjoy their generative AI-powered NPCs

Company that makes generative AI-powered NPCs reports that 95% of players enjoy their generative AI-powered…

Hands up if you’ve ever thought the following: “Sure, Elden Ring is pretty great,…
Marathon got deadlier overnight, and some think yesterday’s sound change is the culprit

Marathon got deadlier overnight, and some think yesterday’s sound change is the culprit

Did anyone else just have an off night in Marathon? Mine was a bloodbath:…