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BioWare fans have petitioned the Canadian government to help the studio gain independence from Electronic Arts. It is unclear how realistic their demands are. The petition on the Canadian Parliament’s official website calls on the government to provide BioWare with the funding needed to buy the studio from EA and acquire the rights to its...
Lil Baby Kendall Bessent Lil Baby’s fifth album, Fresh, leads this week’s new releases, alongside a JENNIE single for the animated Netflix film STEPS, Dove Cameron’s debut album and Boys Noize’s first solo studio album in five years. Last week, Billboard featured releases by Dominic Fike, Mariah Carey and Queens of the Stone Age. Lil...
Bloober Team aims to create a horror franchise on the level of Silent Hill and Resident Evil. CEO Piotr Babieno believes horror becomes especially popular when the world faces serious problems. In his view, wars, climate change and economic difficulties heighten public fears, making horror movies, books and video games resonate more with audiences. Babieno,...
Hackers injected malicious scripts into the PC version of Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, giving them the ability to steal files, take screenshots, and remotely execute commands on players’ computers. Studio Shift Up confirmed that outsiders had tampered with script files in the game’s launcher. Fixes have been released, but the extent of the damage is...
Steven Spielberg has made at least six films that could be called revolutionary. He has had misfires and failures, but his work has reshaped multiple genres and influenced filmmaking around the world. His influence runs from the period action of Indiana Jones, inspired by old movie serials, to the war films that followed Saving Private...
Chrono Odyssey is in the final stage of development, and a new gameplay video shows an extended boss fight from the Korean MMORPG. After a long stretch without news about the game, developer Chrono Studio and Kakao Games have shared footage of a battle against Miragin. The studio said the footage was captured in a...
NO LAW, the cyberpunk action game from The Ascent developer Neon Giant, will feature around 3,000 NPCs and serve as a showcase for Unreal Engine 5’s graphics capabilities. After NO LAW made a strong impression at gamescom, Neon Giant and Epic Games shared details about its technology. Players will have considerable freedom in the game’s...
Microsoft has released the compact Xbox Nano controller for $49.99. Its Direct-to-Cloud technology can connect to Xbox Cloud Gaming servers over Wi-Fi, potentially reducing input latency. The corresponding setting has already appeared in the Xbox Cloud Gaming menu. Connecting the controller to Microsoft’s servers requires the Xbox mobile app. With a standard Bluetooth connection, a...
Guild Wars will receive a new expansion, Afterlife, on January 13, 2027, for PC and mobile devices. Preorders are already open. ArenaNet’s fantasy MMORPG launched in 2005 and features tactical combat and a wide selection of professions and skills. Afterlife arrives more than 20 years after the original game’s release. The expansion’s new story takes...
AMD expects PC shipments to fall by a double-digit percentage in 2027, while its growing data center business already accounts for nearly two-thirds of its revenue. The US chipmaker reported $13.4 billion in revenue for the third quarter of 2026. Data centers accounted for $8.5 billion, or about 64% of total revenue, up 97% from...
