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.
Gears of War: E-Day developer The Coalition said the game suffered a DDoS attack over the weekend that caused login and connection issues. Players reported trouble connecting to multiplayer matches on Sunday, as well as disconnects after getting into a game. The Coalition said its teams are continuing to monitor and mitigate the activity.
Arc Raiders could eventually be split into PvE and PvP modes. Talking to GamesRadar+ ahead of Embark's limited PvE test next week, executive producer Aleksander Grøndal said the idea of a more peaceful Arc Raiders is "possible". https://bit.ly/4j9b90K
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.
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.
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.
EA and Full Circle - the developer behind the new early access Skate game (skate.) - don't have a problem with modders and "creativity from players," but they're drawing the line with mods that aim to unlock paid microtransactions and unreleased content. https://bit.ly/4hP8aZ7
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.
Bill van Zyll, Nintendo's VP and general manager for Latin America, confirmed in an interview with YouTuber Coelho no Japão that the company will continue supporting physical media for the foreseeable future. The statement suggests Nintendo won't replicate Sony's controversial pivot to an all-digital future anytime soon.
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.
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.
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Eurogamer reports that PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles are more expensive than ever in most markets. It attributes this largely to AI data centres consuming memory components.
Steam hit an all-time concurrent user record of 43,505,724, the third time this year the figure has been broken and the first time it passed 43 million in the service's 23 years. Of those, 14.5 million were actually in-game, also a record. Valve is likely to make $20,000,000,000 this year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has released a fully AI-generated game titled Interrogation Room Komiya, in which players pick text prompts to push a suspect into confessing. Horii said the game was made in "about 30 minutes" with AI, calling the technology "truly astonishing." He has previously said he would be interested in using AI in his future games.
A Nintendo executive confirmed that the company has no plans to ditch physical games. Eurogamer reported the statement and linked to its full article.
Ace Combat 8 has sold 1 million copies roughly a week after release. It is the fastest-selling entry in the aerial combat series.
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.
Valve just dropped the Steam Frame's CAD files for free https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/here-come-the-weird-and-wonderful-mods-for-the-steam-frame-as-valve-drops-the-full-cad-files-for-free/
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.
For the second time this year, Steam has set a major new concurrent user record
According to the title of an r/Games post, the game industry has asked U.S. authorities to flag the Denuvo cracker voices38 as a notorious piracy threat. The post has no body text, so the parties involved and the channel used are not specified.
Legacy Games is shutting down, and players need to download their Amazon Luna freebies before the deadline. Missing the download deadline could mean losing access to those games for good.
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.
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.
Eurogamer reports that a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film is in the works at Paramount Pictures. No director, cast, or release date was disclosed.
For the second time this year, Steam has set a major new concurrent user records
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.
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.
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.
Nintendo Latin America vice president and general manager Bill van Zyll said the company currently has "no plans to ditch physical" media, adding that Nintendo has historically been agnostic and follows consumer preference. He noted the Switch 2 is barely over a year into its life and supports both digital and physical. The comment comes as Sony has confirmed it will cease production of PlayStation discs in early 2028, with Microsoft likely to follow.
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BAFTA has awarded over £270,000 in grants to 112 recipients in the UK and North America through its 2026 Prince William BAFTA Bursary and scholarship programmes. The bursary supported 100 recipients, a 40% increase from last year, with grants of up to £2,000 each. UK scholarship recipients receive up to £12,000, while US recipients receive up to $60,000.
Nintendo Latin America VP and general manager Bill van Zyll said Nintendo has no plans to abandon physical game releases and will not follow a full shift to digital. The stance comes after PlayStation announced it would soon drop physical versions entirely, sparking industry discussion. Nintendo's Switch 2, launched last year, supports both digital and physical formats, with physical releases split between full cartridges and game download cards.
Tencent announced that The Division 2's mainland China server will officially shut down at 11:00 on December 14, citing a change in business strategy after talks with Ubisoft. Recharges and new user registrations stop at 11:00 on October 12, and forums and dedicated customer support close at 11:00 on December 22. Users who recharged before 11:00 on October 12 and still hold tokens in their accounts can claim gift packs for PUBG Mobile, Battle of Golden Spatula, Valorant, CrossFire and Honor of Kings during the compensation period.
Wonder Boy in Monster Land, a 1987 arcade game that never received an official PC port, appeared on Steam on September 28 under publisher Retro Maniac with the name misspelled as "Wonderboy." Original composer Shinichi Sakamoto called the port illegitimate and noted it is unavailable in Japan, while the listing is said to be a ROM running in the MAME emulator with the Sega logo removed. The page remained live as of the article.