Larian publishing director balks at Square Enix’s push to replace QA workers with AI: ‘The idea that QA people can be replaced at a large scale is stupid … They are a massively advantageous vibe check’

Quality assurance—the sacred task of making sure games break as infrequently as possible—is a non-negotiable part of development, especially when you’re talking about big triple-A RPGs. It’s something the folks at Square Enix and Larian know a thing or two about; but while the higher-ups at Square have made it clear they’d like the vast…

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‘Once gamers try it, they won’t want to go back’: The curse of wonky high-FOV graphics may be a thing of the past with this single plugin

If you’ve just bought a new ultrawide monitor or invested in a top-end headset for some serious VR action, one of the graphics settings you’ve probably tried changing in games is the field of view. What you’ve also probably noticed is that opening up the view to make things more immersive just ruins the visual…

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Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been delayed again, and it no longer has a clear release window: ‘The team is working hard to create something truly special’

We haven’t seen much of Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra just yet, but its story trailer was certainly a looker when it popped up at GDC last year. If that got you hyped, well, this won’t: the game’s been delayed to “beyond early 2026.” It’s the game’s second delay. The first came via a post…

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Palworld community manager points to a new problem with GTA 6’s delay: ‘Expect to see many games swerve to avoid the 2027 awards season’

If you feel like we’ve been here before, then well done for being perceptive because we have. Rockstar announced yesterday that GTA 6 was getting delayed again, and is now scheduled for November 19, which seems like an eternity away. As you can imagine, GTA 6 fans have been reacting really normally to this news….

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