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This AI startup envisions ‘100 million new people’ making videogames

If you could type a series of sentences into a computer and have it generate a videogame for you, would you? Well, you can—kind of. Tesana is one of a few companies promising that we can all make games simply by typing prompts into a generative AI system. In tandem with third-party AI services like…

Battlefield 6’s transformative new creation tool makes Portal much more powerful: “no more compromises”

The next Battlefield 6 update will unlock a new era for its Portal creation tools, giving you the ability to trigger interactions with far more precision than was previously possible. The Portal Gadget is set to arrive alongside the Hunter/Prey update, the third and final phase of BF6 Season 2, which launches in just a…

A State of Decay 3 playtest is finally happening, after almost two years of radio silence

Undead Labs has finally confirmed that a State of Decay 3 playtest is on the way, and I’m starting to feel the buzz again. First unveiled way back in 2020, it’s been nearly two years since we heard anything of note on the long-anticipated zombie game. After all that time, the developer has finally emerged…

Our favorite open world FPS indie gem is getting New Game+, Spider-Man swinging, and wallrunning later this month

Echo Point Nova is a wonder. Greylock Studio’s indie FPS enchanted us in 2024 with its high-flying, hoverboarding, hyperchill gunplay, and—if ziplining onto a cloud with an energy grappling hook to shotgun blast an enemy soldier during a slow-motion backflip somehow left any room for doubt—it secured a permanent place in our hearts with a…

Slay the Spire 2 nerfs card removal, buffs shivs, and adds a new reward system

Mega Crit’s new Slay the Spire 2 update starts to introduce more progression systems around the edges, but it’s a change to card removal at shops that you’re likely to feel most if you’re working your way through the Ascensions. These Slay the Spire 2 patch notes are still beta branch specific for now, meaning…

Take-Two has seemingly laid off an unspecified portion of its AI team, including its Head of Artificial Intelligence

Take-Two Interactive has seemingly laid off its Head of Artificial Intelligence, alongside an unspecified portion of its AI team, just two months after CEO Strauss Zelnick said the Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher was “actively embracing generative AI”. Luke Dicken joined Take-Two as its Head of Artificial Intelligence in January last year following a decade…

Fill the gaps in your Bethesda collection with Oblivion, Fallout, Doom, and other classics from just $3 each

The new Build Your Own Bethesda Bundle from Fanatical isn’t just a collection of games; it’s a time capsule. At roughly $3 per game, depending on how you build your bundle, it’s also a wonderfully affordable way to experience some of the most influential games from Bethesda’s expansive stable for the first time, like The…

Mega Crit co-founder says he wasn’t bothered by the Steam backlash to Slay the Spire 2’s beta balance patch: ‘It’s difficult for players to feel like they’re heard’

Last month, Slay the Spire 2’s controversial first beta balance patch inspired a massive backlash from its Steam reviewers, drawing over 9,000 negative reviews in the following 24 hours. In an interview with PC Gamer, Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano said the intensity of the feedback rattled some of the studio’s newer developers—but he wasn’t…

Subnautica is free to play this weekend, and the subaquatic survival all-timer has a hefty discount to boot

I have ridiculously fond memories of Subnautica. Mark ‘Markiplier’ Fishbach and Seán ‘Jacksepticeye’ McLoughlin’s playthroughs remain some of my all-time favorite pieces of gaming content, enhanced by the fact developer-publisher Unknown Worlds Entertainment cooked with the gas on full. The Subnautica 2 pre-release content cycle has really ramped up in recent months, and now is…

I had high hopes for Nvidia’s DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Gen, but it’s not quite what I expected

Nvidia DLSS 4.5 has just landed via the beta version of Nvidia App, bringing with it the ability to try out the company’s latest and greatest version of DLSS frame generation. Along with yet another improvement to upscaling image quality and the ability to deliver up to five “fake frames” with its 6x frame generation…