‘The team has weathered a lot’: Subnautica 2 design lead says the community kept the dev team going ‘when it was at its hardest’

Considering the months of turmoil surrounding the development of Subnautica 2, it’s not just exciting that the undersea survival game is finally launching into early access next week on May 14—it’s a minor miracle. But while the legal battle between publisher Krafton and the founders of developer Unknown Worlds was incredibly loud and extremely public,…

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Steam Deck verification criteria continues to confuse as Masters of Albion is marked Unsupported, despite devs considering it ‘fully optimised for handheld’

Masters of Albion is the new god game by Fable creator Peter Molyneux. Ahead of its early access launch in late April, studio 22cans addressed its Steam Deck compatibility in a blog post. “We have spent a significant amount of time setting this up, making sure that Masters is a smooth, playable experience on the…

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Xbox creator becomes first console designer to bake bread using wild yeast illicitly collected from Microsoft campus

A game designer, producer, and director who had a hand in developing games like System Shock, Terra Nova, and Flight Unlimited, Seamus Blackley is best known as the “father of the Xbox” after proposing and spearheading the creation and design of the Microsoft console’s first iteration. Blackley left Microsoft in 2002, but he was recently…

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How Microsoft Flight Simulator is Honoring the Brave Volunteers of the NSW Rural Fire Service

Category: Games May 5, 2026 How Microsoft Flight Simulator is Honoring the Brave Volunteers of the NSW Rural Fire Service Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Summary World Update 21: Australia features new Australian points of interest, photogrammetry cities, activities, and more alongside a collaboration with the New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service (RFS). Experience…

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Microsoft ends Copilot AI on Xbox to help ‘get the business back on track,’ as new CEO simultaneously welcomes AI executives into the fold

A CNBC report says there’s been a significant leadership shakeup at Microsoft’s Xbox division, and if you’re not a fan of AI then you might want to avert your eyes. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who came into the role in February after spending two years as president of Microsoft’s CoreAI Product division, has tapped at…

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No, China hasn’t made it illegal to fire humans and replace them with AI—but yes it’s made it much more expensive for companies to do so

China’s State Council has published a state media report through its Information Office concerning a recent legal case about a worker whose role was (at least partially) replaced by AI. The worker, identified by their surname Zhou, was hired for a tech role in quality assurance, before their employer began using AI to cover some…

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