“The use of AI upscaling is disastrous in this book”. A new book celebrating the art of the Mortal Kombat series has come under fire for allegedly using AI upscaling to “improve” visuals from earlier entries in the franchise. The officially licensed Mortal Kombat: Flawless Victory, written by Ian Flynn, launched recently to decent reviews,…
It’s been a long time coming, but I finally feel I no longer need to carry a Micro USB cable around with me. My travel bag is one cable lighter for the widespread adoption of USB Type-C. I can thank, in part, the European Union for that one. The bloc used its considerable might to…
Also has credits such as Gunstar Heroes and Gradius V to his name. If you’re anything like me, you downloaded Night Striker Gear the moment it went live and have been enjoying its unique brand of ‘Super Scaler’ madness for the past day or so. However, one thing I wasn’t aware of when I purchased…
Category: ID@Xbox October 24, 2025 Instruments of Destruction Explodes onto Xbox Series X|S Today Luke Schneider, Founder of Radiangames Summary Development history and what to expect from the highly-destructible sandbox. Developed by Red Faction: Guerrilla’s lead technical designer Luke Schneider. How fan feedback helped shaped gameplay design. It’s been a pretty long journey to get…
“Together, we’re opening new creative frontiers”. Electronic Arts (EA) has already caused some controversy in recent weeks when it announced it had been acquired by the PIF (Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for a cool $55 billion. Now, the company is back at it again. In a new announcement, Stability…
“A brand new, original story-led adventure”. The popular Australian animation Bluey is getting a new video game on the Switch and Switch 2 in 2026. It’s officially titled Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen and is an “original story-led adventure game” by the show’s creator Joe Brumm. Halfbrick – the Fruit Ninja studio based in…
Approximately half of the sales were for Switch 2. The Pokémon Company has announced Pokémon Legends: Z-A has sold a total of 5.8 million copies worldwide in its first week. This includes the combined sales of the Switch and Switch 2 physical releases, as well as digital downloads. According to the press release, approximately half…
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Enhancements, bug fixes and more. Hades II got off to an excellent start when it landed in September, and soon it will be getting its very first post-launch patch. Developer Supergiant Games has now released a preview of what fans can expect via the official Steam game page. In addition to bug fixes and balance…
Speaking alongside Double Fine founder Tim Schafer at the Paley International Council Summit on Thursday, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer emphasized the value of creative risk-taking to a small crowd of film, TV, and online media bigwigs. “The creativity of the teams is, in my mind, the most important thing and the thing that we…