Author: Liv Ngan

Grand Theft Auto 6 could contain generative AI, according to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick. Speaking at the Paley International Council Summit on 7th November, Zelnick highlighted AI’s potential in game development, specifically for NPCs (as reported by Inverse). Interactions between players and NPCs are normally scripted, which Zelnick described as “generally not very interesting”. Using…

Tintin Reporter: Cigars of the Pharaoh developer Pendulo Studios has said is it committed to fixing the game “in the coming weeks” after admitting it is not the “experience as we intended it to be” at launch. Cigars of the Pharaoh quietly launched yesterday on PC, PlayStation and Xbox and adapts the early Tintin comic…

Persona 5 Tactica was playable via Steam this afternoon, nine days before its official launch. It looks like alert emails from Steam went out notifying fans of the game’s release, prompting some to download it and begin playing. The mishap was fixed about 20 minutes later, after which the release date went through a rollercoaster…

Humble has announced the line-up of games for Humble Choice this month, which includes our 2021 game of the year Unpacking – and a bit of something for everyone. Other titles we recommend checking out from Humble Choice’s November games are the retro-inspired sci-fi shooter Prodeus and spaceship salvaging simulator Hardspace Shipbreaker. We crowned Unpacking…

The long-rumoured but unannounced Silent Hill: The Short Message has had its plot details leaked by the Australian government’s rating body. The Short Message first popped up in September 2022, when it was rated in South Korea by The Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea. Content warning – the rest of this article contains…

Baldur’s Gate 3 looks set to receive a new difficulty mode which will restrict players to one save file and permadeath. A new achievement for the game called Foehammer, which references an Honour mode, has been spotted on the GOG launcher and shared on the game’s subreddit. Fans of developer Larian Studios have recognised Honour…

Two months on from the release of Starfield, players are still waiting for Bethesda to address the numerous bugs which are present. But there’s a whole other group of players out there taking matters into their own hands – the team behind the Starfield Community Patch, an ambitious and surprisingly professional taskforce trying to fix…

A Best Buy product page for Silent Hill 2 Remake has sparked fan fears of a Pyramid Head origin story. Pre-orders for the game have gone live from several retailers, though publisher Konami has yet to announce the release date for Silent Hill 2 Remake. Amongst them, Best Buy has attracted attention for the following…

Microsoft and AI company Inworld AI have announced a “multi-year co-development partnership”, which will see the companies work to develop a range of AI tools for Xbox’s studios. These tools include an “AI design copilot” and an “AI character runtime engine”. The design copilot will be able to take prompts and turn them into “detailed…