PUBG maker Krafton is an AI defense company now, signs deal with Korean aerospace firm that includes investment of up to $1 billion aiming ‘to expand the physical AI ecosystem’

PUBG maker Krafton is getting into the defense business: The company has signed an investment deal with Hanwha Aerospace that aims to “develop and commercialize technology across various sectors, including defense,” with a particular focus on “physical AI.” Krafton formalized its intent to become an “AI-first company” in 2025, a move that included a commitment…

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Todd Howard would really have preferred not to announce The Elder Scrolls 6 a full 8 years ago, sounds like: ‘Just pretend we didn’t announce it. Doesn’t exist. No one’s heard a word’

When it comes to The Elder Scrolls 6, Todd Howard has one message for you: What even is that? So says Todd in a recent chat with IGN, where he reflected that, yeah, since Bethesda announced it was working on a sixth Elder Scrolls all the way back in 2018, he’s changed his attitude towards…

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One Elite Dangerous fan scavenged parts from multiple VR roller coaster rides to craft the ultimate space faring sim rig, so I hailed him to find out more

Elite Dangerous players are something else, I swear. Case in point, one player sold his very snazzy model of the time-travelling Delorean from Back to the Future, and used the proceeds to build an immersive, space faring rig. I guess they don’t need roads where he’s going. The rig in question is called the SimStarr,…

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Baby Steps’ level design was hugely inspired by a custom map in Mirror’s Edge and Japanese skateboarder Gou Miyagi: ‘All of a sudden I was actually looking at and seeing the space in a way that I hadn’t in a single player level in a long time’

Baby Steps makes me feel like I never really learnt how to walk, but for the most part that’s not down to me, it’s down to the treacherous terrain Nate has decided to wander through. From bumbling through mud to toddling around waterfalls, Baby Steps isn’t exactly an easy hike to embark on. But, it’s…

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Pragmata’s director appreciates all the comments likening it to an Xbox 360 game of old: ‘I’m someone who’s got a lot of happy experiences and memories from that generation’

Remember what it was like to come back from school, no worries, no responsibilities, and just get on your Xbox 360 or PS4 and play the night away with friends, good times. Well Pragamata isn’t even fully out yet and players are already saying it has some of that same magic of old. “We have…

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