Microsoft might be all-in on OpenAI now, but back in 2018 thought it was just 'motivated by a need to show how Al can crush humans'

Microsoft might be all-in on OpenAI now, but back in 2018 thought it was just ‘motivated by a need to show how Al can crush humans’

Remember when OpenAI created a bot that could beat humans at Dota 2? As PCG reported last week, that was because Elon Musk had personally called Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to secure a massive discount on access to Azure, the company’s cloud computing platform. Now a new document released thanks to the ongoing Musk vs…

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Brigador Killers smacked me in the mouth by making me level a city and kill the protagonists of the first game, and I can’t wait for more

Brigador Killers’ demo has one of my new favorite videogame tutorials: You control a giant rolling pinball of a mech as it rolls down a long corridor, a ghostly computer voice urging you on. “YOUR PEOPLE KILLED FOR PROFIT,” it declares. “TAKE WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU.” You’re then let loose in a bustling city…

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2K Games confirms layoffs at Project Ethos shooter studio and hints at new design direction: ‘It’s become clear that changes need to be made’

2K Games studio 31st Union has confirmed the layoff of an undisclosed number of employees, first reported by GamesIndustry, as it continues to develop Project Ethos, the free-to-play hero shooter announced in 2024. In a memo sent to 31st Union employees and shared with PC Gamer, 31st Union studio head Ben Brinkman, who left Respawn…

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Share of the Week: Celebrate

Share of the Week: Celebrate

Last week, we asked you to share moments of celebration from the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: call_me_xavii shares a Nora celebration in Horizon Zero Dawn: Remastered. leenc90 shares Alicia and Hugo headed into a celebration in town in A Plague Tale: Requiem aanderrodrigues shares Ellie celebrating her…

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Control Resonant: Remedy on the Exciting Sequel, Xbox Play Anywhere, and Self-Publishing

Category: Games Control Resonant: Remedy on the Exciting Sequel, Xbox Play Anywhere, and Self-Publishing Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published May 8, 2026 Summary We talk with Remedy’s Miika Huttunen, Mikael Kasurinen, and Anne-Marie Grönroos about the game’s diverse gameplay, support for XPA, and working with ID@Xbox. Control Resonant takes the series in a new…

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