John Buckley, the outspoken communications lead for Palworld developer Pocketpair, has commented on the hot-button issue of AI in gaming.Speaking to GamesRadar, Buckley said, "Gamers don't want it. And if the gamers don't want it, I guess that's it, right? Not much of a conversation to be had."Using AI technologies for game development is "not really for us," Buckley said.
He went on to say he understands some companies are employing AI systems to help save time. Buckley said he wouldn't call th
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Palworld Dev On AI: “Gamers Don’t Want It”
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Soccer Game Rematch Adds A Nearly Naked Man For World Cup And Tobias Funke Fans
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The 2026's Men's World Cup is underway, and the popular soccer game Rematch got an update recently inspired by the global event. Now, the game has received another update that adds a skin that lets you play as an almost-naked person.The Naturist is the name of the new skin, and it's in the game's store now. As you can see, it doesn't remove your clothes entirely but pretty much. It basically lets you cosplay as the world's most famous nevernude, Tobias Funke.
This is clearly inspired by streaker
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Nearly 30 Years Later, Only One GTA Cover Actually Shows The Titular Crime
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The Grand Theft Auto series began in 1997, and every game in the series lets you commit the titular crime--sometimes stealing a parked vehicle, but often carjacking a driver in the middle of the street. But with the recent reveal of the Grand Theft Auto VI cover art, we realized something pretty remarkable: Only one game in the series actually features a grand theft auto on the cover.
As you can see, Grand Theft Auto 2 appears to show a carjacking in progress, with someone rushing into a taxi wh
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Midnight Murder Club Gets Final Update, But There Is Some Good News
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Midnight Murder Club, the positively received horror party game from the developers of Knockout City, is getting one more update before the studio moves on. However, Velan Studios confirmed the game is not shutting down.Update 2.0.008, which is out now and addresses an issue on Steam with controller-rumble issues, is the "last planned update for the game," Velan Studios announced. Public and private matches will remain available.Midnight Murder Club is not getting any more updates.Velan Studios
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New GTA 6 Screenshot Shows Off A Beautiful, Bustling Nighttime Scene By The Water
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Rockstar Games has finally confirmed that GTA 6 preorders begin June 25, and as part of the announcement, the game's website was updated with a new look at Vice City.
A new image shows a nighttime scene in Vice City, with boats cruising through the water. Based on the ferris wheel in the background, this looks like GTA 6's take on the port of Miami.
That also tracks with the dockyard and shipping containers that can be seen in the image. Multiple planes/helicopters can be seen cruising overhead
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GTA 6 Preorders Begin June 25, Cover Art Revealed; Take-Two Stock Jumps On The News
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At long last, preorders for GTA 6 will begin on June 25, Rockstar Games has announced. Additionally, the game's official covert art has been revealed.Crucially, Rockstar did not announce any pricing details for GTA 6, nor did the company list off the various editions of the game that will no doubt be available.Behold, the GTA 6 cover art.Rockstar also did not say exactly when preorders will begin on June 25. However, fans can wishlist GTA 6 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S to receive alerts. Additiona
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GTA 6 Preorders Begin June 25, Cover Art Revealed
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At long last, preorders for GTA 6 will begin on June 25, Rockstar Games has announced. Additionally, the game's official covert art has been revealed.Crucially, Rockstar did not announce any pricing details for GTA 6, nor did the company list off the various editions of the game that will no doubt be available.Behold, the GTA 6 cover art.Rockstar also did not say exactly when preorders will begin on June 25. However, fans can wishlist GTA 6 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S to receive alerts. Additiona
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Pulls In Another Costume From The Movies
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In just over a month, Marvel's most iconic superhero will be back in theaters in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. But first, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will be getting a free update that adds Peter Parker's latest cinematic outfit to the in-game collection of costumes.Marvel's Spider-Man 2 developer Insomniac Games shared the news on social media that the "Fresh Start" suit will be available as a free update on July 28, just a few days before Brand New Day opens in theaters on July 31. The costume was brie
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It Certainly Looks Like Yakuza Successor Gang Of Dragon Is Dead
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While some fans are still holding out hope for a financial savior to sweep in and save Nagoshi Studios' debut title, Gang of Dragon, more small details have emerged from print and social media this week that paint a very unpleasant picture of the studio's fate.
Things haven't been looking particularly rosy for the upstart Nagoshi Studios--headed by former Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi--for a while now. Following a reveal of their debut title, , at The Game Awards, things soon looked ve
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Black Ops 1 And 2 Are Coming To PS4 And PS5
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While the older Call of Duty games have remained on Xbox through the console generations, PlayStation owners haven't seen the first two Black Ops games available on their hardware since the PlayStation 3 era. That's going to change this summer as Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 make their modern debut on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.The Black Ops ports were rumored earlier this month, but they've now been confirmed by developer Treyarch for a July release via social medi
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Pokemon Champions Is Out Now On Mobile With A Very Powerful Freebie
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After launching on Switch and Switch 2 earlier this year, Pokemon Champions has gone mobile this week with its official release on iOS and Android devices. It's a free-to-play title on mobile, and there's a valuable in-game freebie available for players on all platforms who join in now.Starting from today, June 17, until Wednesday, September 2, Pokemon Champions players on both mobile and consoles will get Raichu and the Raichunite X and Raichunite Y stones by checking their in-game mailbox. Wit
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Dispatch Has Found The Funniest Possible Way To Fix Its Switch Censorship
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Dispatch players on Switch consoles can grab a new "HR Violations Pack" patch for the game--one that spices things up by removing some of the game's censorship. Available for US, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand players, the patch enables an option to see "breasts, butts, and birds (AKA, obscene gestures)."Developer AdHoc has also provided alternative options for censoring content in the game, as the Switch version originally used intrusive black bars. Players can now apply a mosaic filte
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Fortnite Will Let You Make The Simpsons Games, And You Can Bet Someone Will Make Hit & Run
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Epic Games and Disney have announced that The Simpsons is being added to the Fortnite UEFN program, which means players will be able to make "fully authentic" games based on the iconic animated show.
This will include officially licensed characters and settings. Epic and Disney previously partnered to bring Star Wars assets to UEFN, and the things people have made have been astounding.
Fortnite x The Simpsons is continuing.The tools go live later this year, so there is no word yet on any limitat
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Canceled Project Blackbird May Have Been Perfect Replacement For Destiny, Insider Says
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One of the big casualties of Microsoft's layoffs in 2025 was Project Blackbird, an action-RPG MMO from The Elder Scrolls Online team at ZeniMax. Described as Destiny 2 meets Cyberpunk 2077, the game was reportedly canceled in mid-2025. According to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, it could have been the game to succeed Destiny 2--now that Bungie has wound down development on it--as he believes it could have been a huge hit if it had been released.In a new video on his YouTube channel, Sch
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GTA 5 For PS5 And Xbox Series X|S Will Be Free For Last-Gen Owners This Week
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Ahead of GTA 6's release in November, Rockstar Games has announced that anyone who owns a digital copy of GTA 5 for PS4 or Xbox One will get a free upgrade to the PS5 or Xbox Series X|S version.
The native versions for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S normally cost $40. They include better graphics and faster loading times, among other things.
This starts on June 18, Rockstar said. The free upgrade offer is coming ahead of the release of GTA Online's next big update, The Kortz Center Heist, which release
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Sony Didn’t Do It, So Someone Else Made An App To Unlock DualSense On PC
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Almost six years after it was first released for the PS5 console, the DualSense controller is still one of the best peripherals for gaming thanks to its haptic feedback features. But on PC? Those features do work, but with a USB-C string attached, technically. Hope might finally be on the horizon, as one app is promising to make the full DualSense package work wirelessly on PC--for a price.A new update to the third-party app DSX has unlocked wireless haptics and Bluetooth audio on PC--alongside
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Sharknado, Meth Gator Studio Made A Live-Action Dave The Diver DLC Short Film, And It’s Incredible
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Developer Mintrocket and movie production studio The Asylum have teamed up to create a live-action short film for Dave the Diver's soon-to-launch In the Jungle DLC. The Asylum is known for its work on the Sharknado series, as well as Meth Gator more recently, and the Dave the Diver short film is keeping with the over-the-top tone you'd expect.The short film was written and directed by Anthony C. Ferrante. Steven Tulumello plays Dave the Diver, with Steve Falcone as Cobra, Kofi Baffour as Bancho,
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Sharkando, Meth Gator Studio Made A Live-Action Dave The Diver DLC Short Film, And It’s Incredible
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Developer Mintrocket and movie production studio The Asylum have teamed up to create a live-action short film for Dave the Diver's soon-to-launch In the Jungle DLC. The Asylum is known for its work on the Sharknado series, as well as Meth Gator more recently, and the Dave the Diver short film is keeping with the over-the-top tone you'd expect.The short film was written and directed by Anthony C. Ferrante. Steven Tulumello plays Dave the Diver, with Steve Falcone as Cobra, Kofi Baffour as Bancho,
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Xbox Hypes Up Gamescom Return Amid Questions About Its Future
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The summer of gaming is far from over, as following a week of showcases, the next big event is Gamescom in August. With the show drawing closer, more gaming companies are confirming that they'll be headed to Germany soon, including Xbox. Microsoft's gaming division will once again have a presence at the Koelnmesse, but it's pushing ahead with these plans while its future looks increasingly uncertain.For now, Xbox says that its Gamescom presence will be headlined by Gears of War: E-Day, which wil
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Billionaire Gabe Newell Buys $70 Million Mansion With Its Own Tunnel To The Beach
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Gabe Newell, the billionaire founder of Valve, has paid $70.8 million to buy a 20,000 square-foot seaside mega-mansion in Florida featuring seven bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, and an underground tunnel to the beach.The home was listed for sale in 2025 with an asking price of $85 million. It officially sold for $70,851,054 on June 15, or about 16% under the asking price. You can see many photos of the humble abode on Zillow. A video you can see below (from five years ago) takes you through the home.The
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Microsoft Apparently Already Knew It Would Be Closing Ninja Theory When It Announced Senua
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Earlier this week, it was reported that Microsoft was planning to close, or spin out, Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and potential other studios as part of a round of layoffs and studio closures. Now, a report suggests that Microsoft knew it planned to close Ninja Theory before the studio announced its new Hellblade game, Senua, during the Xbox Games Showcase just ten days ago.According to Stephen Totilo's Game File, Microsoft "had already planned to sunset or split" with Ninja The
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Weeks After Launching A Great Game On Game Pass, Dev Lays Off Its Staff
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Late last month, Kwalee Labs launched its first-person horror shooter Luna Abyss on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. But not even a day-one Game Pass release was apparently enough to save the jobs of the team that made Luna Abyss.Kwalee Labs CEO and production director Hollie Emery announced on her LinkedIn page that she and the other eight members of Luna Abyss's development team were laid off earlier this week for undisclosed reasons.
"Unfortunately as of yesterday, the entire team has
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Luna Abyss Developers Laid Off Just Weeks After Launch
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Late last month, Kwalee Labs launched its first-person horror shooter Luna Abyss on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. But not even a day-one Game Pass release was apparently enough to save the jobs of the team that made Luna Abyss.Kwalee Labs CEO and production director Hollie Emery announced on her LinkedIn page that she and the other eight members of Luna Abyss's development team were laid off earlier this week for undisclosed reasons.
"Unfortunately as of yesterday, the entire team has
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Baldur’s Gate TV Show Gets A Positive-Sounding Update About The Cast
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When the Baldur's Gate TV show was announced in 2025, people quickly became suspicious when it was confirmed that developer Larian has no involvement in it. Now, actor Samantha Béart--who plays Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3--has shared a positive-sounding update about the live-action series.
Béart told GamesRadar that Craig Mazin, who is heading up the Baldur's Gate TV series, reached out to personally express that he believes the "key cast of Baldur's Gate 3 should be meaningfully on
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Guild Wars 3 Won’t Have “Hidden” Subscriptions Like Battle Passes
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Guild Wars 3, the next MMORPG from developer ArenaNet, won't have a paid subscription, and it won't include battle passes or other paid seasonal systems, either.In a blog post, studio head Colin Johanson outlined the core pillars ArenaNet is focused on when it comes to creating the third entry in the Guild Wars franchise, freshly announced as part of Summer Games Fest 2026. One of those key pillars is something that has been a main focus of every Guild Wars title--no subscription fee, one of the
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Ori Dev CEO Says Xbox Was Too Focused On Protecting Its Legacy To Build Its Future
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Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler (Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and No Rest for the Wicked) has commented on the recent turbulence at Xbox. The Ori games were previously published by Xbox Game Studios, but Moon Studios remained independent and started work on No Rest for the Wicked shortly after the second Ori game was released.In his informed opinion, Mahler has claimed that Xbox’s troubles began years ago when it decided to focus on legacy IP inste
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Helldivers 2 Gets A Much-Welcome Update To Reloading, Vehicles, And Campaign Progression
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Helldivers 2 should feel more responsive to play than ever before, as the game's latest update brings major improvements to reloading. Patch 6.3.0, which is live now, brought a smorgasbord of balance changes, features, and bug fixes. Among them are some major tweaks to how reloading works. At long last, players can reload while diving, and starting a reload animation, only to be ragdolled or staggered, will now continue the animation once you regain control. It also adds "delayed reloads,"
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You Are Everyone’s Intrusive Thoughts In Citizen Sleeper Dev’s Upcoming Fungal RPG
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The next game from Gareth Damian Martin, the lead developer for Citizen Sleeper and its sequel, is a drastic shift away from playing as a sentient android desperately trying to survive while managing resources and relationships. Called Signet City, the first-person fungalpunk RPG sees you play as a sentient spore who must spread itself through a city by secretly infecting new individuals. As a spore, you become the new guiding psyche of those you infect, acting as a voice that influences how the
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Sony Files Patent Application For Controller With Buttons That Harden Around Your Finger
via gamespot.comAs we creep closer to another generation of PlayStation consoles, Sony is exploring potential additions to its controllers that could set it apart in a similar way to the DualSense with the PlayStation 5. According to a new patent, that could include buttons that harden, or soften, according to what is happening on screen.The patent application, which was filed in November 2024 with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and published in May earlier this year (and found by Cheat Hap
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Upcoming Xbox Exclusives Are Being Sent Out To Die, Analyst Says; Xbox Pushes Back
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Xbox's chief strategy officer has pushed back against claims that Microsoft could "reverse course" and alter its stance on exclusive games. At the same time, analyst Rhys Elliott of Anlinea Analytics tells GameSpot that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are being sent out to die on purpose.Matthew Ball, who joined Xbox earlier this year, said the rumors saying Microsoft might "reverse course" are false. Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution "will stay exclusive," he said, addin
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