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Sony has detailed its strategy for using AI tools in game development, while stating that “human creativity must remain at the center” of PlayStation’s creative efforts. Speaking today during an investor-focused results presentation, via Variety, Sony boss Totoki Hiroki dubbed AI as “a powerful tool, but not a replacement for artists or creators,” while detailing…

Path of Exile 2 is “redefining” its endgame with an all-new update coming later this month. Return of the Ancients, dropping on May 29, introduces a staggering 50+ hours of “new endgame content,” including a new challenge system, a host of powerful unique items, expanded crafting systems, and a completely reimagined Atlas Tree. We’re also…

Sony has said it has yet to decide when to launch the PlayStation 6, nor how much it will cost, as memory shortages continue to hit hard. In an investor-focused Q&A meeting, Sony said it sold 1.5 million PS5 units in the fourth quarter ending March 31, 2026, down from the 2.8 million it sold…

Takashi Tezuka, one of Nintendo’s most high-profile and longest-serving developers, will retire from the company later this year. Over a career spanning more than four decades, Tezuka has served as a designer, director or producer on some of Nintendo’s best-known games, including key titles in the Mario and Zelda series. As part of Nintendo’s latest…

Nintendo says it will sell fewer Switch 2 consoles over the next 12 months, following the device’s explosive launch last year. In a financial results briefing published this morning, the company said this was because Switch 2 sales “were more concentrated in the launch year in comparison to previous hardware systems”, and indeed, Switch 2’s…

Capcom has launched a new roguelike minigame for Resident Evil Requiem featuring fresh challenges for Leon S. Kennedy, rather than the series’ usual Mercenaries mode that many fans were expecting. The minigame, titled “Leon Must Die Forever”, was quietly launched overnight, with fans spotting a fresh update for Requiem dropping first on PC and PlayStation.…

Sony has reported a $765 million impairment loss due to underperformance of Marathon developer Bungie during its last financial year. During the financial year ending March 31, 2026, Sony’s Game & Network Services Segment, of which PlayStation is a part, suffered a 120.1 billion yen (approx. $765 million) impairment loss against Bungie’s assets. Sony had…

Nintendo has announced price rises for Switch 2 consoles across the globe, blaming “changes in market conditions.” “Given that the impact of various changes in market conditions is expected to extend over the medium to long term, price revisions are also planned outside Japan,” Nintendo said. In the U.S., Switch 2 is going up by…

French publisher Nacon has revealed the next official World Rally Championship game is being developed by a new studio called Grit Games. While it might have been assumed the series would return to KT Racing after departing Codemasters, this has not turned out to be the case. KT Racing was the developer of 2022’s WRC…