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  2. Eurogamer44

    Capcom to evolve in-house RE Engine for "the AI generation", to help with development, testing, and checking for bugs

    Capcom plans to transform its in-house RE Engine into an "AI-generation game engine" as part of an overhaul called the REX Project, programmer Satoshi Ishida said at Capcom Open Conference RE:2026. The project bundles new systems including RE:Dox, RE:UI, RE:Log, RE:Flows, RE:Runtime and RE:C++, aiming for an engine where AI can understand and generate code, run automated test plays to catch bugs, and support development directly. RE Engine has been in development since 2014, debuted in Resident Evil 7 in 2017, and is now used by over 2,000 developers.

  12. VGC62

    GTA 6 PEGI rating pulled after listing sex scenes and drug use

    Europe's PEGI ratings board published an 18 rating and detailed content description for GTA 6 on Friday before quickly pulling it from its website. The pulled listing said the game includes bloody violence with a high degree of realism, detailed decapitation and dismemberment, frequent drug use that players can take directly from their inventory, and sexual content including nudity and intercourse scenes. It follows GTA 6's ESRB M for Mature rating, with the game due to release on November 19.

  13. VGC22

    Dan Houser still hasn't seen GTA 6: 'I will try and avoid it'

    Rockstar Games co-founder and former GTA writer Dan Houser says he still hasn't watched Grand Theft Auto 6's extended reveal and will try to avoid it so it doesn't disrupt him creatively. He said he doesn't play many open-world games because he deconstructs teams' strengths and weaknesses in real time. Houser left Rockstar in 2020 to found Absurd Ventures, which is working on two open-world games, one a comedy action-adventure and the other "definitely less of a comedy".

  14. 触乐22

    How Was the First "TapTap Play Festival" Pulled Off?

    The first "TapTap Play Festival" was held on September 12 and 13 at Hall A of the West Bund Art Center in Shanghai, coinciding with TapTap's tenth anniversary. The small player-facing show fit nearly 100 games into an 8,000-square-meter venue and drew about 3,000 visitors per day, with overseas developers from Control Resonant, Terraria, Two Point Studios and inZOI attending. Event lead Lisa said the team set out to make a consumer show and wanted to preserve offline connections between players and developers.

  17. Nintendo Life12

    Nintendo Renews Trademarks for Multiple Games, Including Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE

    Nintendo has renewed trademarks for several 3DS and Wii U titles, including Next Level's 2016 Metroid Prime spin-off Federation Force and its Blast Ball, Atlus's 2015 RPG Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, and Grezzo's 2017 3DS action RPG Ever Oasis. Trademark renewals are part of Nintendo's routine efforts to protect its intellectual properties, so they don't guarantee any announcement or reveal, though past filings have led to new game announcements.

  21. IGN62

    Capcom unveils REX plan to gradually turn the RE Engine into an AI-generation game engine

    At its Capcom Open Conference RE: 2026 on October 2, Capcom announced the REX project, a multi-step effort to improve the RE Engine with the long-term goal of turning it into an AI-generation game engine. Programmer Satoshi Ishida cited three development problems, including the time cost of large games, the need for an engine that is easy for a growing staff to use, and integrating AI into development workflows. REX unifies the RE Engine under a common programming language, with some improvements open-sourced for AI training; Capcom said at a March 2026 shareholders meeting that it will not put AI-generated assets into its games but will use AI to improve development efficiency.

  22. Game Developer71

    Reigns developer Nerial enters 'hibernation mode' and lays off staff

    Nerial, the British studio behind the Reigns franchise, Card Shark, and The Crush House, announced it is entering 'hibernation mode,' ending development and laying off its remaining employees. Co-founders François and Tamara Alliot said in a social media post that the decision was made together with publisher Devolver, after 13 years and 11 published games. Devolver acquired Nerial in 2021 and laid off 40 percent of the studio's employees in 2024.

  23. Kotaku36

    Netflix Says Cloud Gaming Makes More Sense For It In A 'Post-Console World'

    Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said at Bloomberg's Screentime event that the company will still be in games five years from now, but mostly through cloud gaming, calling mobile gaming a gateway to it. He framed a "post-console world" as offering all kinds of opportunities for gaming on the television, with the phone as a remote, and said he likes gaming for IP extension and brand value. Sarandos also signaled limited appetite for acquisitions, saying Netflix has been a builder from scratch and will grow primarily organically, games included.

  27. Pure Xbox40

    Micron Warns of RAM Shortages Into 2028 as Xbox Project Helix Faces More Challenges

    Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said on the company's FY 2026 earnings call that demand will exceed supply in both 2027 and 2028, with the supply-demand environment only getting tighter. Xbox has said console storage and memory prices have already risen more than 2.5x and expects another doubling by the fall of 2027, making an affordable Project Helix console hard to picture.

  29. GameSpot40

    Xbox Game Pass Loses These 9 Games In October

    Xbox Game Pass will lose nine games in October, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and the Dead by Daylight spin-off The Casting of Frank Stone. Subscribers can save 20% if they buy these games before they leave the service. September saw 18 games depart, including The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Sifu, and Frostpunk 2.

  32. Rock Paper Shotgun39

    "Support modders, not AI": Total War: Warhammer 3 mod "deliberately corrupted" by its own creator in protest of AI-infused unauthorised reuploads

    The creator of the Total War: Warhammer 3 mod SFO: Grimhammer 3 has deliberately corrupted the mod to stop unauthorised reuploads, particularly those involving AI. Creator Venris said on Patreon that the mod will be made private if the situation escalates, and that updates will still release on Steam as always, with no paywall. The SFO mods aim to make the Warhammer games more lore-friendly while keeping battles entertaining, and the last update before this one was called Call of Bretonnia.

  33. Nintendo Life60

    Micron CEO says memory shortages will get worse in 2027

    According to The Register, Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said memory demand will exceed supply in 2027 and 2028, with the industry tighter than in 2026, and customers likely paying much higher prices than this year. Micron plans $25 billion in capital expenditure in the first half of its new financial year to bring new factories online in 2028, but says it will take time before supply and demand stabilise. The surge in memory demand comes largely from AI data centres, and Nintendo has already raised Switch 2 prices globally while Sony and Microsoft raised prices for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

  34. VGC48

    Miami Heat NBA team to rebrand as 'Vice City' in GTA 6 marketing stunt

    The NBA's Miami Heat will rebrand as "Vice City" for its November 18 game against the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a GTA 6 promotion called "A Night In Vice City." The event will feature a specially constructed "Vice City Court," reimagined uniforms and special Vice City merchandise throughout Kaseya Center. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026.

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  3. GamesIndustry.biz32

    GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit: Why AI might be creating more work for games companies, rather than saving time

    At the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit on October 1, attendees said any efficiency gains from generative AI are offset by employee anxiety, data leak risks and legal headaches. Most companies now have an AI policy, but the pace of change forces rewrites, and leaders cited fears of job losses and sensitive data leaking outside the company. AI-written grievance letters were also said to increase the workload for HR professionals.