Crimson Desert is made by the devs of MMO Black Desert, but it won’t have any non-preorder microtransactions on launch: ‘This is the premium experience, that is the transaction’

Crimson Desert, an upcoming singleplayer action RPG by the same studio that made Black Desert Online, is looking real promising. I’ve had the pleasure of playing it a couple of times myself, and while I can only speak for the combat, it’s shaping up to be a textured, complex RPG with some fighting game-tier combo…

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Intel is still committed to evolving its Xe graphics architecture, though it’s only talking about AI data centers right now

With Core Ultra 300-series processors (ie Panther Lake) showing that Intel’s engineers are on top form right now, it’s only natural that some PC enthusiasts are now looking ahead to what might come next, especially in the world of GPUs. At a recent conference, Team Blue provided some hints as to where its graphics chips…

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Shutaro Iida, Konami veteran and programmer for the Castlevania and Metal Gear series credited as ‘Curry The Kid’, has died at the age of 52

The family of Shutaro Iida, formerly of Konami and most recently known for his work on the Bloodstained series, has announced his death at the age of 52. Iida had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2024, and had been updating people on his condition via social media until recently. “Shutaro, known as the…

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I’m a Wizard, But I Dig combines my love of Minecraft strip-mining, casting spells, and little blob creatures in one big magical mining sim

It doesn’t matter what kind of survival game I’m playing; if I’m with friends, then you’ll be able to find me down in the mines. You see, I’m the designated rock-gatherer. Ok, it’s not much, but it’s honest work. Yes, I gather important building supplies and resources like stone and coal, but if I’m completely…

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‘No platform gets a free pass’: UK government’s Online Safety Act rules extending to chatbots after Grok fallout

At the end of last month, the EU announced an investigation into Grok and X over whether it made citizens ‘collateral damage’ for its services. Now, weeks later, the UK government has announced a crackdown on AI chatbots, age restrictions, and infinite scroll content, which “will close loopholes that put children at risk, and lays…

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