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New Zelda and GTA represent a games industry that no longer exists
This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the biggest game releases of the year, follow Andrew Webster . The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here . How it started The two biggest games of 2026 are set to launch just a few weeks apart in November. On the one side you have the behemoth that is…
HoYoverse's Animal Crossing Rival Skips PS5 for Switch 2
New cosy game picks Nintendo. HoYoverse is undoubtedly gunning for the Animal Crossing audience with its next title Petit Planet , so it’s perhaps no surprise to see the Chinese dev focus on Switch 2 with its upcoming cosy title. However, it’s noteworthy as the juggernaut Chinese dev has brought practically all of its releases to Sony’s system since Genshin Impact – the ginormous open world RPG which launched during…
AI agent swarms unleashed in Minecraft to ‘build a thriving civilization’ — 50-agent teams fail after falling into paralyzing bureaucracy
AI researchers at ycombinator and Olam Labs recently tested AI agent swarms in gaming scenarios. Minecraft and its various game modes were the sandboxes where 100s of agents were unleashed to work together, or as adversaries. The idea seems to be that the in-game collaborations and conflicts would provide insight into real-world headline-grabbing cases with AI agents involved. This study might help us see what…
This Android gaming benchmark app does something I’ve never seen before
Credit: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Authority I like benchmarks a little too much and use them on every new phone I test. Synthetic benchmarks like Geekbench and 3DMark do a good job of simulating real-world usage and gaming scenarios, and they predict a device’s performance potential reasonably well. As someone who gets over 75 phones a year, a synthetic benchmark lets me easily measure how a particular device…
Three Xbox Games Are Shutting Down Their Servers In November & December 2026
A few notable delistings on the way as well. November has officially arrived, and therefore we thought we'd bring you our latest roundup of games getting delisted over the next few weeks, with this roundup specifically focusing on November and December 2026. The good news is that there's not much to talk about! Call of Duty: Warzone is undoubtedly the most notable of the bunch here, which has been set to go offline…
Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launches 12th November and a demo is out tomorrow
Pikmin 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will launch on 12th November, bundled with a new mode called Dandori Academy.
Welcome to the New Era of Video Game Adaptations
Buckle up, because that trend is about to kick into full gear. This week, we got a flood of news stories confirming that Hollywood is in a full-on gold rush. The film rights to video games are currently getting snapped up at an alarming rate. While that’s not exactly new for an industry that has a long history of eyeing game movies that never pass the scripting phase, we’re actually seeing significant developments…
Yoshida’s Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold Delay Throws It Into the Busiest Month of Early 2027, Launching the Same Day as Fable
Square Enix has delayed Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold from its original January 2027 release window to February 23, 2027, and that new date puts the MMORPG's sixth expansion right in the middle of what's shaping up to be one of the most crowded months for game releases in recent memory. Just look at the stiff competition: February 2027 opens with Metro 2039 on February 4, then Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis arrives…
Forza co-creator Dan Greenawalt is reportedly leaving Microsoft
<p>Jody's first computer was a Commodore 64, so he remembers having to use a code wheel to play Pool of Radiance. A former music journalist who interviewed everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Trent Reznor, Jody also co-hosted Australia's first radio show about videogames, <a href="https://zedgamesau.net/tag/jody-macgregor" target="_blank">Zed Games</a>. He's written for <a…
All 8 Dungeon Crawler Carl Books Ranked (by Their Goodreads Score)
Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl takes one of fantasy's oldest setups and throws it into a blender with reality television, apocalyptic horror, and video game logic, creating a series that has evolved into one of the biggest breakout hits in modern speculative fiction. The premise is fairly simple, starting with a fight for survival inside an alien-dominated game show that escalates into a sprawling saga of…
After almost a decade of work, Alien: Isolation mod tools hit 1.0 with support for 'full custom maps, missions, modes, characters, weapons, animations, sounds, models, textures, and more'
<p>Jody's first computer was a Commodore 64, so he remembers having to use a code wheel to play Pool of Radiance. A former music journalist who interviewed everyone from Giorgio Moroder to Trent Reznor, Jody also co-hosted Australia's first radio show about videogames, <a href="https://zedgamesau.net/tag/jody-macgregor" target="_blank">Zed Games</a>. He's written for <a…
10 Video Games With the Best Twist Endings Nobody Saw Coming
The best twist endings in video games change what you thought you were playing. A great one makes you want to start over to spot the clues, and a perfect one hides those clues in plain sight: in dialogue, in chapter titles, perhaps even the controller you’re holding. These ten games span three decades and nearly every genre, from horror to puzzle-platformers to a Game Boy adventure about a dream. But they all have…
Vampir best class guide - From Bloodstained banes to vicious Vipers
Do you love bloody vampires and dark fantasy worlds filled with monsters? Or do you simply want to enjoy a bloodier version of a playable Dracula character? Then Vampir from Netmarble is one of the best MMORPGs you can dive into! The character you will create can be customised however you like, and that's just one of the many beautiful aspects of the game. Another one is the classes, and this guide is all about…
Rumour: Days Gone Dev to Announce and Launch New PS5 Game in 2027
Third-person game with co-op, it's reported. Bend Studio, the first-party team best known for Days Gone , plans to reveal and potentially even release its next game in 2027. That's according to a new MP1st report , which shares more details on the project. The outlet claims an announcement will take place next year and it's "much further along in development" than you might think, so much so that Bend Studio is also…
Input Lag Is So Bad in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Nintendo Switch 2 That Players Suffer From a 'Competitive Disadvantage'
If you’re playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Nintendo Switch 2, beware: you’re at a disadvantage in competitive Multiplayer due to crushing input lag that is much worse than the other platforms. Digital Foundry’s analysis of the performance of the Switch 2 version of Modern Warfare 4 — the first Call of Duty released on a Nintendo console since 2013’s Ghosts — found that the input lag on Switch 2 can be two…
Anthropic Blocks AI Game Clones in Claude Opus Update
Anthropic has issued an update for Claude that puts a stop to the AI-generated game clones that have filled platforms like Steam. The term 'AI slop' is something we've heard a lot in the past few years, but it became especially prevalent in the gaming community after Valve launched Steam Next Fest earlier this month. PC users quickly launched complaints that their feeds had been filled with low-effort clones not…
FromSoftware temporarily shuts down Dark Souls 2 and 3 multiplayer over 'server issue'
As reported by Eurogamer , FromSoftware has shut down multiplayer (invasions, co-op, messages) in Dark Souls 2 and 3 for an indeterminate amount of time due to an undisclosed "server issue." The company shared the news in an October 30 post on X, "The Everything App." The closure affects all platforms for each respective game, and the company said that it would provide an updated timeline for server restoration once…
Elder Scrolls Skyblivion mod faces lawsuit from former volunteer, project lead urges 'Please don't turn this into any kind of witch hunt'
The case as presented by Rebelzize seems fairly open and shut: A volunteer team being sued by a former volunteer over contributions excised from the project? There are potential material benefits to consider: Skyblivion has a level of scope and popularity that could leave participation in it as strong a resume line as shipping a commercial game. Fallout London's developers even pivoted to being their own indie…
Persona 1 Remake Footage Seemingly Leaks Online
What appears to be gameplay footage from an unannounced Persona 1 remake has leaked online. A little less than two minutes of video depicting what looks like a modern version of Sega and Atlus' original Persona game was first shared by a YouTube channel using the name P1REMAKE and was eventually picked up across social media platforms like Reddit . The YouTube account it's tied to was created in March 2010 and has…
Claude Code Game Restrictions Target Clones, But Developers Say Legitimate Projects Are Being Blocked
Anthropic has introduced new Claude Code game restrictions designed to prevent its AI coding assistant from recreating existing video games. However, the change is already generating controversy, with some developers reporting that the restrictions are also interfering with their own projects. As first reported by Game Developer, the new instruction was discovered by X user Chasm, who claims it was introduced around…
Xbox manager says AI is already being used in game development
Brandon Stirrup deleted his comments from X a day after saying that AI usage is widespread in the gaming industry.
Gears Of War Should Have Killed Off Marcus Fenix Years Ago
Gears of War is arguably the most masculine property in video games. A franchise founded on the idea of muscular, refrigerator-sized dudes tearing apart stinky underground monsters with badass chainsaws until they’re covered in bloody viscera was always destined to attract such a reputation, but this only makes the moments when it subverts our expectations all the more impactful. Instances of quiet within its…
Celeste and TowerFall have delisted from Xbox's digital storefronts to support BDS boycott
Earlier this month, Big Walk developer House House explained why their co-op puzzle adventure wouldn't be available for sale on Xbox : Microsoft's gaming division is a priority target of the the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement, which names the tech giant in general as a pressure target alongside Google, Amazon, and a host of other companies . House House isn't alone in taking this…
4 drawbacks you should know before buying a PlayStation 5
The PS5 isn't as good of a buy today as it was early in its life, so you should be aware of the drawbacks in this awkward console generation.