Author: Zach Barbieri

Despite Microsoft having made clear that they support generative AI over the past few years, it appears that this has yet to on any significant role across the development studios at Xbox. According to the head of Compulsion Games, developer of the recently released South of Midnight, there have been no mandates made for studios to incorporate generative AI into their games. Similar to other tech companies, Microsoft itself has ventured into the development of AI toolsets, having built and deployed several that they say will bolster video game development. Earlier this year, the company unveiled what it called MUSE,…

Microsoft has announced a remaster of the 2006 franchise, spawning game Gears of War. entitled Gears of War: Reloaded. The upgraded version of the title will include improved visuals and audio, as well as cross-play and cross-progression functionality. It will also include all of the DLC content that has previously comprised the Ultimate Edition version of the game. It will be available on August 26th for the Xbox, PC, and PlayStation, making it the first time the series has crossed console lines, though it had previously been rumored Gears of War: E-Day will follow suit. Mike Crump, the studio head…

Some games you don’t really have an expectation for what you expect when you start to play them. Revenge of the Savage Planet developed by Raccoon Logic, was pretty much that for me. I knew of it, I was interested in it, but having never played the original, I was pretty much going in blind. I had no idea if my time in outer space would reward me, and how addicted I would get to the loop of discovery and unlocks I would get, pushing my time well beyond what I had initially planned to put in, yet here we…

Within the first few minutes of Supercar Collection Simulation, I had the worst version of deja vu. Now, I have played games like this before, some of them more enjoyable than others, but that’s not the sense of repetition I am talking about. No, I have lived this experience for 10 years in retail, which is a soul-crushing existence when it’s enjoyable. By the end of my career doing that, I had come to a point where you would probably find me behind the counter with a Nintendo Switch or PlayStation Portal in hand. It wasn’t out of laziness; all…

Rockstar Games has announced that their highly anticipated next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, Grand Theft Auto VI, will be released on May 26, 2026. It was initially slated for sometime in the fall of this year. In a Statement, Rockstar Games apologized for this delay, which is pretty significant given the status of the title, to many, as possibly the most important entertainment release of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdBZY2fkU-0 Rockstar Games Stated in a post via X: We are very sorry that this is later than you expected. The interest and excitement surrounding a new Grand Theft Auto…

Back in the 1980s, a manga called Drifting Classrooms. The story depicted a more viceral take on Lord of the Flies, the book that famously asked what if kids were forced to create their own society in the absence of one. In true manga fashion, though, Drifting Classrooms takes 1000 children and manages to kill all but about 100, with one scene where they attempt to crucify one of the kids still remaining with me all this time. When starting The Hundred Line: Last Defence Academy and making it through the prologue, this manga became the first and most obvious…

Microsoft has announced that it will be increasing the price of Xbox consoles and Controllers effective immediately, affecting all eligible markets across the world. This news was made in an Announcement made today, which avoided laying the blame for this one on any particular cause. The company said that starting on May 1st, these price hikes would take effect and shared an updated MSRP list for affected countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Markets that were not listed in the announcement can also expect to be affected, but the local pricing might “differ by country to…

EA has announced plans to “make some targeted team adjustments,” which is set to include 300 to 400 eliminated positions across the company. As reported by Bloomberg, this also includes 100 positions being cut from Apex Legends and Star Wars: Jedi Survivor developer Respawn Entertainment, and a cancellation at the studio of a follow-up game to the Titanfall series, presumably Titanfall 3. This is not the first time the third title in the series has been reported to have been canceled. Code-named R7 internally, the Titanfall game was reportedly an extraction shooter set in the mech-filled universe. Bloomberg stated it…

Lost Soul Aside, the upcoming Chinese Action game, has been hit with a three-month delay so that the development team can add additional polish to the long-awaited title. Originally planned for a May 30th release, it will now release on August 29th, a relatively short wait given the game has spent a decade in development with creator Bing Yang building the initial project solo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3hVP2IEreI Ultizero Games, the developer behind the game, stated via X: We are truly grateful for the positive response we’ve received from players all over the world since we announced Lost Soul Aside. We remain committed…

Little Kitty, Big City, the debut title from developer Double Dagger Studio, has received a release date for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. It will be available on May 9th, exactly one year since it was released for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Consoles, and PC. It was additionally available as a day-one game with Xbox Game Pass. https://twitter.com/LittleKittyGame/status/1916896278837121505 In the game, players take the role of the titular kitty in the titular Japanese-inspired city after the kitty falls from the balcony of his apartment home and needs to find his way home. To do so, the lazy kitty will…