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Review: Tales of Eternia Remastered (PS5) – Classic PlayStation RPG Shows Its Age

  • Eternia’s story and characters still charm.
  • New voices and quality-of-life features improve the remaster.
  • Dated visuals and inflexible 2D combat show its age.

Bandai Namco’s remaster brings the 26-year-old Japanese role-playing game Tales of Eternia to PS5, revisiting its story of Reid and his friends as they investigate a mysterious newcomer and a threat to their world. The review finds that the tale of friendship and the party’s lively interactions remain…

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GTA 6’s Most Unbelievable Rumor Confirmed Actually Real

  • GTA 6 was once planned to span North and South America.
  • The early vision was codenamed Project Americas.
  • Rockstar later focused the game on Leonida.

A Bloomberg report says that, early in development, Grand Theft Auto 6 was envisioned as a game spanning large areas of North and South America. The project was called “Project Americas”, confirming that a widely circulated fan rumour had a real basis, even though the released game is…

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Humble Choice includes three major Steam games for £12 a month

  • Humble Choice costs $14.99 and includes several notable PC games.
  • Valve has discounted its remaining Index headset stock by 20 per cent.
  • Borderlands 4 and The Odyssey 4K Blu-ray are also on sale.

Humble Choice’s $14.99 monthly subscription includes several Steam games, including Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Psychonauts 2. Subscribers keep the games even if they cancel after one month, making the bundle a low-cost way to pick up titles they…

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“This non-profit will be the ‘voice of the gamers'” – Former Disco Elysium devs break new ground with player- and developer-owned studio structure

  • Players will have a formal voice in Summer Eternal’s governance.
  • The non-profit owns 5 per cent of the studio.
  • Buying the Anthology includes membership.

Former Disco Elysium developers at Summer Eternal are giving players a formal role in the studio’s governance through a non-profit organisation that owns a share of the company. The model is intended to let the community raise concerns and influence discussion about game development, making it an unusual…

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Ready player one? Why the games arcade is having a rebirth

  • Players are warming to focused, arcade-inspired games.
  • Independent arcades could offer curated, social play.
  • NQ Japan is preparing to open in Soho.

Players and game makers are showing renewed interest in shorter, self-contained games shaped by arcade design, after years of major publishers pursuing sprawling titles that demand ongoing time and spending. The article argues that this shift could support a new kind of independent arcade: a curated social space…

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Epic’s Pivot to AI-Driven Game Development Is Somehow Much Worse Than You May Realise

  • Epic plans to make AI central to its production.
  • Future Unreal Engine tools could affect many studios.
  • The impact on creativity and jobs is uncertain.

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney says the company is moving towards “AI first” production, prompting criticism over generative AI’s role in game development. The change could reach far beyond Epic because its Unreal Engine is widely used, potentially influencing how many other studios build games. Bloomberg journalist Jason…

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Halo and Destiny co-creator develops AI uprising story with Margaret Stohl

  • Halo co-creator Jason Jones is developing an AI uprising story.
  • Stone Kite is launching the world through comics and prose.
  • The studio has 22 staff and over 250 contributors.

Jason Jones, co-creator of Halo and Destiny, is developing a story about an AI uprising with author Margaret Stohl through their new company, Stone Kite. The studio plans to build the fictional world across different formats, beginning with comics and prose chapters, then potentially expanding into films and…

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Epic previews AI-assisted launcher for Windows, Mac and Linux

  • Epic’s redesigned launcher was developed with AI assistance.
  • The preview adds Linux support and is described as faster.
  • Fortnite is also planned for Linux through the app.

Epic Games has unveiled a preview of a redesigned PC games launcher, saying it is faster and more responsive and adding Linux support. The company says it used AI to help develop it, making the project an example of its wider move towards AI-assisted work. Epic says AI…

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Epic tests Linux anti-cheat as it explores future Fortnite support

  • Epic is rebuilding its anti-cheat system for Linux.
  • Fortnite will be the first game to test it.
  • Steam Deck support remains uncertain.

Epic is rebuilding its Easy Anti-Cheat system for Linux as it works towards bringing Fortnite to Linux through the Epic Games Launcher. The move addresses cheating concerns that have kept the game off the platform, though Epic has not set a release date. The company calls the update…

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Rockstar says GTA VI technology could shorten waits for future games

  • Rockstar says GTA VI’s tools could speed up future development.
  • GTA VI took eight years to make.
  • The game is due on 19 November for current consoles.

Rockstar says the tools, technology and team developed for Grand Theft Auto VI could help it make future games more quickly, raising the possibility of a shorter wait for the next instalment. The statement comes after an eight-year development period for GTA VI and a 13-year gap since…

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