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Halo developers see AI as a 'tool in a toolbox"
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (26+ words) Halo Studios won't say whether or not generative AI was used in the making of Halo Campaign Evolved, reiterating that teams choose what tools they use....
Report: Microsoft chose to lay off thousands in favor of AI investment
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (58+ words) New reports say that Microsoft chose to invest more heavily into artificial intelligence at the cost of jobs, and will restructure business around AI....
Take-Two CEO ponders future of games industry with experimental AI 'engagement on the fly' model
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (256+ words) The future of gaming might see consumers interacting directly with some sort of generative AI that changes gameplay on-the-fly Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has an interesting idea about the future of gaming, and how LLMs could be used to…...
Take-Two boss explains why AI hasn't reduced game budgets
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (226+ words) AI, generative or otherwise, hasn't really affected the staggeringly-high video game budgets. The CEO of one of the industry's biggest companies explains why. Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has a level-headed take on AI as it pertains to game development…...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney teases Unreal Engine 6: preview in 2-3 years, goal is multi-threaded
1+ year, 2+ week ago (105+ words) Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney discusses Unreal Engine 6 for the first time: says UE6 previews will go to game developers in the next 2-3 years....
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT pricing falls near MSRP in the UK, reaching record lows in Japan
21+ hour, 48+ min ago (325+ words) Market pressure is finally softening for AMD's flagship RX 9070 XT, as sluggish demand forces retail prices to align more closely with MSRP. This downward shift, largely attributed to lackluster demand, has seen UK retailers list cards at around "600. Select variants…...
Got stick drift? Drift Guard can now automatically calibrate your controller
22+ hour, 42+ min ago (737+ words) The tool can reportedly unlock manual and automatic joystick calibration for any Xbox controller, fixing stick drift without any hardware tweaks. Continue reading at Tweak Town We've all been there. Your character suddenly starts moving on its own; you look…...
TSMC begins work on 'world's most advanced' chip fab, costs $48. 5 billion for 1. 4nm production
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (26+ words) TSMC's new semiconductor facility in Taiwan is the most expensive it's built so far: costs $48. 5 billion to build, ready for next-gen A14 (1. 4nm) silicon....
HP Hyper X Omen 15 goes on sale with Intel Panther Lake and AMD Ryzen options paired with RTX 5070 graphics
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (289+ words) HP has started listing configurations for its new Hyper X Omen 15 gaming laptop, giving us a clearer picture of what to expect when it starts shipping. First announced at CES 2026 in Las Vegas over four months ago, the Omen 15 is…...
Microsoft is letting users move the floating Copilot button in Word and Excel after admitting it disrupted workflows
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (302+ words) Microsoft Office is finally letting you move the Copilot button after acknowledging that the new floating button was getting in the way of users' workflows in Word, Excel, and Power Point. According to Windows Latest, starting in the last week…...