Much like its design philosophy, Crimson Desert’s marketing strategy was, essentially, “yes to all of it.” Before release, its absurd density of seemingly mismatched features made for baffling yet fascinating trailer footage, particularly Kliff’s apparent capability of turning bears, wolves, dodo birds, dinosaurs, and dragons into domesticated mounts. Prospective players were understandably very excited about…
Earlier today, Capcom published its summary of a February 2026 online investor information session. Asked during the briefing to detail its plans for AI usage in game development, Capcom said it won’t use game assets generated by AI, but intends to “actively” use generative AI to improve its game development workflows. “We will not incorporate…
A Californian jury has found that Elon Musk misled investors before his $44 billion takeover of Twitter in 2022, as reported by the BBC. Musk had testified he did not believe his tweets were misleading, but conceded, “If this was a trial about whether I made stupid tweets, I would say I’m guilty.” Sometimes the…
Our survey says… The Brand Japan 2026 evaluation survey results have revealed that Nintendo is still an extremely-popular name with Japanese teenagers, with the both the company brand and the Switch console only being beaten by YouTube. As reported on (and translated) by Automaton Media, Nikkei BP Consulting’s survey asked a sample size of 37,000…
Is there any greater love than that between a weird fascist space alien and the victim of a cult abduction? There is not. That’s why Romeo and Juliet is probably about exactly that, and it’s why gamers over the globe can’t get enough of Shar’zel. Lae’zart. Lart. They love it when Shadowheart and Lae’zel in…
Opening a bank account in Crimson Desert feels a little out of reach earlier in the game. After all, you need 100 silver just to register with the bank and a further gold bar to deposit in order for you to start making money and collecting interest from your investments. Still, it’s a great way…
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 was a no show at this year’s CES, fuelling concerns it may never fully surface. However, at least one motherboard manufacturer briefly acted like the dual 3D V-Cache CPU had already enjoyed a grand reveal. A since deleted press release from ASRock detailed that the manufacturer’s AM5 motherboards would support…
After about 200 hours in The Witcher 3 and its DLCs, I can’t say I was left thinking “There should have been more”, but as it turns out we did all play a somewhat slimmed down version of Geralt’s adventures. In addition to an enormous number of bug fixes, the Brothers in Arms mod by…
If you’re not a fan of random violence and sadism—you know, a nerd—the words “Astarion disapproves” were probably burnt into your retinas like the afterimage of a nuclear blast when you finally rolled credits on Baldur’s Gate 3. Your party members in that game always have a goddamn opinion on your decisions, and Larian communicated…
Category: ID@Xbox March 23, 2026 Rival Stars Horse Racing Gallops Onto Xbox April 28 Ruby Zimmermann, Communications and Marketing Specialist, PikPok Summary Multiple game modes including Flat Racing, Steeplechase and more. Breed and train a stable of champion racehorses. Genetic breeding system with detailed horse generation for ultimate realism. What happens when you’re given the…