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A quick background on PSSR and why it showed up now Sony recently introduced a new upscaling technology called PSSR, and the first high-profile example of it in action is Resident Evil Requiem. Upscalers have become essential in modern game development: they let studios render at a lower cost and
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A fresh chapter for a 30-year franchise The Pokémon brand marked its 30th year with a broad slate of announcements that blend forward-looking entries with nostalgia-driven re-releases. At the center of the reveal are two new mainline titles, Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves, joined by revived classics and competitive initiatives
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A decade of quiet farming and active communities Stardew Valley turned ten this year, and the celebration landed where the game has always felt most at home: with its players. Creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone released a short anniversary video that looks ahead to the game's next
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Why the Shrouded Sky update matters ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure set on a ravaged future Earth under assault from a mechanized threat known as ARC. Patch 1.17.0 — marketed as Shrouded Sky — isn’t just another set of hotfixes. For a live extraction shooter, a mid-cycle
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A quick primer: what Overwatch Rush is Blizzard has taken the characters and DNA of Overwatch and translated them into a top-down, twin-stick shooter optimized for mobile devices. Rather than the first-person, team-based matches that defined the original franchise, this version prioritizes short sessions, simplified controls, and a perspective that
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Why Microsoft Gaming's stance matters now Microsoft Gaming, led by CEO Asha Sharma, is publicly framing AI as a capability that should improve player experience without degrading creative quality or safety. Xbox lives at the intersection of platform stewardship, first- and third-party publishing, and billions of hours of
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Why this leadership change matters Microsoft's gaming arm—home to Xbox, Game Pass, cloud streaming, and a growing portfolio of studios—has a new senior leader in Asha Sharma. Her arrival is getting attention not only because she’s steering one of the largest entertainment businesses in tech,
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The comeback: what happened Nintendo quietly re-released Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on the Switch eShop. The two Game Boy Advance-era remakes — long cherished for updating the original Red and Blue adventures — climbed the eShop sales charts almost immediately. That surge speaks to a large, nostalgia-driven audience and continuing appetite for
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Quick context: what happened and why it matters A recent, unexpected announcement from Xbox leadership—its president stepping down and issuing an update about the next generation of Xbox hardware—has left many in the industry asking two questions: does this change Microsoft’s console roadmap, and how will it
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A forty-year pattern, not a one-off switch The Legend of Zelda turns 40 in 2026. Across that span Nintendo has repeatedly introduced elements that feel more like retro-futurism than medieval myth: falling moons, robotic guardians, energy barriers and flying islands. Rather than a wholesale genre shift, Nintendo tends to sprinkle
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A major handoff in Microsoft gaming Phil Spencer, synonymous with Xbox for decades, has stepped down after 38 years at Microsoft. He hands leadership of the company's gaming business to Asha Sharma, an executive from Microsoft’s CoreAI organization. The transition marks a clear inflection point for Microsoft:
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What happened at Ubisoft Toronto Ubisoft’s Toronto studio recently reduced its headcount by about 40 people. The move was targeted and, according to internal and public statements, did not touch the studio’s ongoing contributions to the Splinter Cell remake nor other co-development work it was handling for global