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Inside the quixotic team trying to build an entire world in a 20-year old game
Stories and lesson learned from an impossibly large community modding project.
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Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5's generative AI glow-ups
Nvidia's next frame-gen tech goes way beyond upscaling, and not in a good way...
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Inside Microsoft’s big Xbox leadership shake-up
Microsoft’s gaming CEO is retiring and its Xbox president is leaving. It’s a big shake-up for the future of Microsoft’s gaming business.
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30 years later, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is a relic of a lost era
Looking back at Dash Rendar, 3DFX cards, and a pivotal moment for Star Wars.
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Microsoft’s ‘Xbox mode’ is coming to every Windows 11 PC
Starting in April Microsoft is bringing its full-screen Xbox mode to every kind of Windows 11 PC, including laptops, desktops, and tablets.
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Video game company stock prices dip after Google introduces an AI world-generation tool
The stock prices of some major video game companies like GTA maker Take Two, Roblox, and Unity dipped on Friday, one day after Google revealed its AI world generator tool, Project Genie.
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Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft
Phil Spencer, head of Xbox and Microsoft Gaming CEO, is leaving Microsoft. Xbox president Sarah Bond is also leaving Microsoft.
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Highguard is shutting down this month
Wildlight Entertainment has announced that the free-to-play shooter Highguard has shut down soon after launch.
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Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December.
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Sony appears to be testing dynamic pricing on PlayStation games
Sony is testing dynamic pricing for some Playstation games, meaning some people to pay more for the same title.
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Valve’s Steam Machine may not launch this year
Valve confirms to The Verge that the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller will ship in 2026, despite an earlier version of a blog post that suggested the timeline wasn’t as firm.
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Bungie’s Marathon shooter launches on March 5th
Bungie is pricing its upcoming extraction shooter at $39.99.
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Nvidia has lost the plot with gamers
Nvidia could have marketed “DLSS 5” as a next-gen game technology instead, but chose to push it as a way for people to yassify existing games.
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Read new Microsoft gaming CEO Asha Sharma’s memo on the future of Xbox
Asha Sharma, formerly head of development for Microsoft’s AI enterprise teams, will lead Microsoft Xbox and gaming. Here’s her first full memo.
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Interview: Civilization VII’s devs on the big update meant to win critics back
Firaxis' Ed Beach and Dennis Shirk talk major overhauls in "Test of Time" update.
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Nvidia CEO tries to explain why DLSS 5 isn’t just “AI slop”
If game makers don’t like it, “they could decide not to use it, you know?"
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‘The whole spirit of curling is dead’: meltdown on the ice as ruckus rumbles on
Row between Sweden and Canada over accusation of double-touch continues to cast shadow over Winter Games
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PlayStation State of Play February 2026: all the news and trailers
On February 12th Sony is holding its latest State of Play broadcast, which will feature more than an hour’s worth of trailers and announcements for upcoming PS5 games.
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Canada school deaths suspect created shooting simulator on gaming platform
Roblox says it has removed account after massacre that left nine people including the shooter dead
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Bully Online mod taken down abruptly one month after launch
Developers say "this was not something we wanted" as they purge open source project.
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Billions of dollars later and still nobody knows what an Xbox is
With leadership changes at Xbox, including the retirement of Phil Spencer, it’s unclear where Microsoft’s gaming division goes from here.
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LIVE: India vs Pakistan – U19 World Cup 2026
Follow our live build-up, with toss and team news, ahead of the crucial cricket group stage match in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Here’s what Xbox is working on for 2026
Microsoft has a big year ahead for Xbox. There will be plenty of new games, a next-gen controller, and more.
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Parents should monitor children '24/7' on Roblox, says developer
Roblox said safety was a top priority and it had advanced safeguards in place to keep users safe.
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Microsoft’s next Xbox, Project Helix, won’t reach alpha until 2027
Microsoft announced details about Project Helix, its next-generation Xbox, in a presentation at the GDC Festival of Gaming.
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New "vibe coded" AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community
Creator apologizes after using Patreon funds for Gemini-powered magazine scan processor.
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New Microsoft gaming chief has "no tolerance for bad AI"
But Asha Sharma faces scrutiny for lack of gaming experience.
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Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live
But not for abusive voice chat.
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Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ out of stock because of the RAM crisis
Valve’s Steam Deck OLED website say that it may be out of stock “intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages.”
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Jarrell Miller’s hairpiece punched off during MSG fight … and boxer goes on to claim victory
Miller’s hairpiece knocked loose during middle of fight
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After a rocky six years, Sony cancels future single-player PC game releases
Titles like Ghost of Yotei will remain exclusive to Sony's hardware.
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Controversial YouTuber Jack Doherty barred from PGA Tour events after Phoenix Open disruption
Doherty removed over incident at golf tournament
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Marathon is in a sprint
With live-service games like Highguard, Concord, and 2XKO struggling, Bungie and Sony are entering the space with Marathon.
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Man’s gaming ‘livestream’ at time of girlfriend’s murder was recorded four days earlier, court told
Prosecutors allege Stephen McCullagh broadcast six-hour recording to provide alibi for killing Natalie McNally
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A classic Zelda-style adventure, but a lot more cozy
Under The Island mixes up elements of Stardew Valley and The Legend of Zelda, and it’s available now on the Switch, PS5, PC, and Xbox.
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The Switch 2 is getting a new Virtual Console (kind of)
Hamster Corp.'s new "Console Archives" does what Nintendon't.
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Senegal 1-0 Morocco: Pape Gueye hits Afcon final winner in extra time against hosts after chaotic scenes over disputed penalty – live reaction
⚽ Afcon final updates, 7pm GMT (8pm in Rabat) kick-off ⚽ Jonathan Wilson on this Afcon | Follow us on Bluesky
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Olympic Men’s Hockey Medal Games: Schedule And How To Watch
Everything you need to know to tune in to the Olympic men's bronze medal game between Finland and Slovakia and the gold medal game between the U.S. and Canada.
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Subnautica 2 publisher’s CEO used ChatGPT in failed bid to avoid paying US$250m bonus to own studio head, court hears
Court orders Krafton’s CEO to reinstate Unknown Worlds’ leadership after they were ousted using an AI-generated plan
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New ‘Valorant’ Agent Miks Has A Unique Grenade That Hurts And Heals
Riot Games has revealed the latest Valorant agent to join the roster and they have a very unique grenade ability that can harm and heal.
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UFC Tonight: What Time Does The UFC 326 Fight Card Start?
UFC 326 takes place tonight, Saturday, March 7. In the main event, Max Holloway defends his BMF title against Charles Oliveira at 155 pounds.
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Ubisoft cancels six games including Prince of Persia and closes studios
The studio, known for Assassin's Creed and Just Dance, is also delaying seven titles in a restructure.
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