‘Our humble goal is to survive the AI revolution’ says Epic Games CEO, as its Star Wars and Marvel crossover pivots to ‘AI first’ development

An unannounced Star Wars and Marvel shooter in the works at Epic Games has been delayed, and its creators instructed to take an “AI first” approach to development. Staff were advised of the pivot last week, according to a Bloomberg report, with the project delayed indefinitely from its (unannounced) March 2027 release. That “AI first”…

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Does Blizzard’s revival of its classic games signal a return of the ‘old Blizzard?’

There’s a generation of millennial gamers who are haunted by an entity known as ‘old Blizzard,’ an allegedly more competent, creative, and virtuous version of the present-day Microsoft subsidiary based in Irvine, California. For the nostalgia-afflicted, BlizzCon 2026 felt like a nod to those good ol’ days of Blizzard—at least in terms of ambition and…

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Pearl Abyss goes easy on us critics for our Crimson Desert reviews: ‘They had to play the build that is not the exact same version of the launched game’

The Sims-style house building and customisation. 133 new trading posts and economy overhauls via supply and demand. 20 new types of small animal. Also a shotgun. Pinball. Birdwatching. A pond for keeping fish. I only just learned about this one. And that’s all already on top of the pre-existing camp management, minigames, pet loyalty and…

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The RTX 4090 launched four years ago today, and now the RTX 5090 is rumoured for the chop, I can’t help but look upon it with a warm glow

Join me in saying “Happy birthday” to the RTX 4090, Nvidia’s enthusiast-level graphics card of the previous generation. It launched four years ago today, October 12, with an eye-watering MSRP of $1,499. Well, eye-watering for the time. The cheapest RTX 5080 I can find right now is this Asus Prime variant for $1,640, which is…

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