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Meta launches Pocket, an app for making games with generative AI
Meta has released Pocket, a Google Play Store app that lets users create and share small interactive games and mini-programs using generative AI, simply by describing what they want in a prompt. The launch matters because it signals a strategic pivot at Meta towards AI-generated content and away from the traditional, human-made virtual reality games…
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This free software aims to turn Sony headphones into a head tracker for ‘200+ PC games’
Your audio device may have just gotten much more useful.
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Dustpile is a Steam dating app that will help clear your backlog
A developer known online as tolgatr0n, from Dumbbell Games, has created Dustpile, a web tool that applies a Tinder-style swiping interface to a user’s Steam library to help them decide which game from their backlog to play next. It matters because unplayed gaming backlogs are a common frustration, and Dustpile offers a low-effort, playful way…
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Claude Cowork expands to mobile and web
With this update, users can start a task from their desk, get status updates on their phone, and pick up the finished output later — even if their laptop is closed.
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Quentin Tarantino’s Final Movie Gets Major Production Update After 7 Year Delay
Quentin Tarantino is currently working on a play, but he’ll devote himself fully to his final film soon, his cinematographer Robert Richardson said.
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Doom developer id reportedly cut in half as part of Xbox layoffs
As part of the mass layoffs hitting Xbox, Doom developer id Software has laid off around 50 percent of its staff, according to Game Developer. One source claimed to the publication that the cuts equate to more than 90 redundancies. Another source said that id’s QA department was significantly impacted. The report was published the…
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Doom developer id Software reportedly cut in half after Xbox layoffs
id Software appears to have been hit particularly hard by Microsoft’s layoffs, making the future of the Doom series unclear.
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Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader gets major Switch 2 patch with all DLC now free
Owlcat Games is rolling out a “massive update” for the Nintendo Switch 2 port of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, following a launch that was widely panned earlier in the year — Nintendo Life had described the port as a “borderline disaster” and one of the console’s worst titles. The patch, revealed exclusively to Nintendo Life…
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Project Fantasy returns to IO Interactive as Xbox deal ends and Istanbul studio closes
It’s one of those weeks. After Xbox pulling out of a publishing and funding deal for Project Fantasy – IO Interactive’s next game – the developer has regained full control of the IP and funding. That, however, means it’s readjusting its business to accommodate the ambitious RPG as well as future projects. Read more