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  2. Kotaku40

    Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Calls AI Amazing as He No Longer Needs to Code or Draw to Make a Game

    Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii used Anthropic's AI tools to build a short browser game, Komiya in the Interrogation Room, in about 30 minutes. Players question a 72-year-old suspect named Komiya and balance Agitation and Resistance meters that cap at 100. Horii said that unlike making The Portopia Serial Murder Case alone, AI now lets him create a game just by giving instructions.

  5. Polygon42

    Steam Officially Sets New Player Record

    SteamDB shows Valve's Steam storefront hit a new concurrent player record on Sunday with more than 43.5 million users, over 14 million of whom were in-game at the same time, also a record. This marks the second time the platform has surpassed its own peak this year, after previously hitting 42 million concurrents in January.

  6. Rock Paper Shotgun42

    Gears of War: E-Day's launch weekend DDoS attacks caused "intermittent disconnects" and "login issues", The Coalition confirm

    The Coalition has confirmed that DDoS attacks targeting Gears of War: E-Day's online services caused intermittent disconnects and login issues during the game's first weekend live. The studio said on October 12th that its teams are continuing to monitor and mitigate the activity. E-Day released on October 6th.

  7. GameSpot50

    Nintendo Says It Has No Plans To Ditch Physical Games Yet

    Nintendo says it has no plans to abandon physical games, keeping an "agnostic" approach that offers both physical and digital versions on Switch 2. Nintendo's VP and general manager for Latin America, Bill van Zyll, said the company follows consumer preference and noted the Switch 2 is barely over a year into its life with both capabilities. This contrasts with Sony, which has decided to move toward a digital-only game marketplace starting in 2028.

  9. PC Gamer22

    Pearl Abyss Goes Easy on Critics Over Crimson Desert Reviews: 'They Had to Play the Build That Is Not the Exact Same Version of the Launched Game'

    Pearl Abyss has responded to criticism of Crimson Desert reviews by saying reviewers played a build that was not the exact same version as the launched game. The article notes the game has changed since review, adding 133 new trading posts, supply-and-demand economy overhauls, 20 new types of small animal, a shotgun, pinball, birdwatching, and a pond for keeping fish. These sit on top of existing camp management, minigames, pet loyalty and collection, transmog, market manipulation and banking, cooking, fishing, mount collecting, and bounties.

  11. Kotaku60

    Nintendo exec says Switch 2 maker has no plans to abandon physical games

    Nintendo of Latin America VP and GM Bill van Zyll said in an interview with YouTube channel Coelho at Brazil Game Show that Switch 2 offers both digital and physical games and the company has no plans to abandon physical media. He said Nintendo has historically had no preference for a specific format and takes consumer preferences into account. For comparison, Sony's digital share of full game unit sales is 82 percent, while Nintendo's most recent financial report put its digital sales ratio at 61.5 percent.

  12. Nintendo Life20

    UK Charts: Kingdom Hearts Collection Performs Well, But It's Missing The Keys To The Podium

    EA Sports FC 27 held the top spot on the UK physical charts for a third week in a row, followed by new entries Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Gears of War: E-Day and Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival. Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] landed in fifth, with 58% of its sales on Switch 2 and 42% on PS5. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond slipped from last week's top 10 to 13th.

  16. GamesIndustry.biz40

    Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams on why he hates generative AI

    Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams says he has never been tempted to use generative AI in the game, calling AI-written code bloated and saying you can tell a vibe-coded game when your computer fan starts spinning. He notes he has worked with traditional AI for decades but now avoids the term entirely, and says only platform pressure from Microsoft could force him toward generative AI.

  17. Kotaku48

    Gears of War: E-Day Hit by DDoS Attack, The Coalition Confirms

    Developer The Coalition has confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend, causing intermittent disconnects and login issues for players. The studio said its teams are continuing to monitor and mitigate the activity. The attack comes amid earlier reporting that the Microsoft title sold fewer than 250,000 copies in its first week, with 62,000 on Xbox, while an estimated 1.7 million played via Game Pass.

  18. Pure Xbox22

    Gears of War: E-Day Online Services Hit by DDoS Attack

    The Coalition has confirmed that recent server issues in Gears of War: E-Day were caused by a targeted DDoS attack on its online services, leading to connection drops and sign-in problems. The official Gears community account said the issues stemmed from distributed denial-of-service attacks, and the team is monitoring the situation to mitigate future activity while thanking the community for its patience. Players during the attack may have seen random disconnections, ping drops, and visual issues like rubber-banding and stuttering.

  19. Eurogamer42

    Gears of War: E-Day server crashes and login problems caused by DDoS attacks, studio says

    Gears of War: E-Day's servers suffered login issues and outages due to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting its online services, according to The Coalition. The official Xbox account said service has returned to normal. The login problems caused extended wait times and server outages that reportedly made the game unplayable even in campaign.

  20. Eurogamer44

    Nintendo executive confirms company has "no plans to ditch physical games"

    Nintendo of Latin America VP and general manager Bill van Zyll said in an interview with YouTuber Coelho no Japão that the company has no plans to ditch physical games and will keep investing in physical media for the foreseeable future. He said Nintendo has historically been "agnostic" and goes off what the consumer prefers, noting the Switch 2 is barely over a year into its life and supports both digital and physical. The comments come after Sony's controversial decision to announce PlayStation will be discless by 2028.

  25. PC Gamer52

    Valve releases full Steam Frame CAD files for free, opening the door to mods

    Valve has released the CAD files for the Steam Frame for free, giving modders the material to build their own parts. The release covers the light blocker, head strap, battery housing, facial interface, core module and controllers, and documents how to use the expansion port Valve calls the auxiliary port. Valve has confirmed it is working on an upgraded head strap with interchangeable batteries and off-ear speakers, described as coming soon.

  27. GameSpot22

    Haunted Chocolatier Is For "The People In Stardew Valley That Go Into The Mines"

    In a recent GQ interview, Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone said Haunted Chocolatier is "more of an action RPG" focused on adventuring, finding equipment, and getting more powerful, with monsters and boss fights. Announced in October 2021 and in development for more than five years, the game still has no release date, and Barone said he has "returned to isolation" to finish it.

  28. IGN22

    Why Games Workshop's Falling Share Price Is All of a Sudden in the News

    Warhammer 40,000 maker Games Workshop has drawn news attention over its falling share price, down 13.76% over the past six months despite record profits. Two financial press reports last week, including one citing a confidential Dragoneye document that wiped £480 million off the company's value, fueled investor unease about slowing growth. Games Workshop said in a mid-September update that trading to August 30 was in line with the Board's expectations for the current financial year.

  32. HLTV20

    TOBIZ returns to MOUZ as head of talent development

    MOUZ has announced that TOBIZ is returning to the organization as head of talent development, contributing to player scouting and mentoring young players. He previously coached MOUZ NXT from 2022 to 2025 before leaving to become HEROIC's head coach, where he won DraculaN Season 5, finished second at CCT Global Finals 2026 and reached the top four at CAC 2025. MOUZ NXT has won multiple WePlay Academy League titles and promoted players such as torzsi, xertioN, xelex and PR to the main squad.

  33. Eurogamer40

    Steam Sets New Concurrent User Record of Over 43.5 Million

    Steam hit a new concurrent user record of 43,505,724 on Sunday, the highest in its 23-year history, with over 14 million of those users in-game. It marks the second time this year Valve's platform has broken its own record, following over 42 million concurrent users in January. Recent launches including free-to-play MMO Aion 2 and a major Deadlock update helped drive the surge.

  36. Kotaku22

    Former Game Developer Editor Launches Vertical Slice, a 'Fearless' New Trade Publication

    Chris Kerr, former senior news editor at Game Developer, has launched Vertical Slice, a trade publication focused on daily breaking news with no guides or reviews. Most of the site will be paywalled and ad-free, with some free articles each week and a free library of design documents and pitch decks from developers including OuterSloth and Kitfox Games. Kerr is funding the venture with his own savings and hopes to eventually build a newsroom of five to ten people.

  37. IGN40

    Gears of War: E-Day Dev Confirms DDoS Attack

    The Coalition has confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend, causing intermittent disconnects and login issues for players on Xbox Series X and S and PC. The studio said its teams are continuing to monitor and mitigate the activity and will provide updates if there are significant changes.

  38. Eurogamer22

    The Blood of Dawnwalker's lead actor on why AI will always struggle to replicate a human performance

    Will de Renzy-Martin, who plays lead character Coen in the English version of The Blood of Dawnwalker, says generative AI can only replicate the way his voice sounds, not his personality or the choices he makes in the room. Developer Rebel Wolves previously used text-to-speech AI tools to plan cinematics before hiring actors, though nothing in the game was created with AI. He added that anyone using AI-generated voices would still need someone to interact with it and get the desired performance, and that person would cost more than an actor.