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Candy Crush developer King is reportedly replacing laid off staff with AI tools they helped to build. At the start of the month, Microsoft announced around 9000 employees would be laid off. This included roughly 200 staff from King. Now, in a report from MobileGamer.biz, sources stated they’ve spent the last few years building and training AI tools, which will …

Sony just surprised the photography world by unveiling the RX1R III, a fixed-lens 35mm full-frame compact camera. Coming nearly ten years after the RX1R II, it has a 61MP Exmor R sensor along with Sony’s latest image processing technology that promises low noise and high dynamic range. Apart from all the new tech, the RX1R III is smaller and more …

OpenAI is following Perplexity and is working on its own AI-powered browser codenamed “Aura.” X user Tibor found references to “Aura,” which is probably the codename for the new OpenAI browser. There are already mentions of “is Aura” (“mini-root,” which is similar to checks for Android, iOS, or Electron/ChatGPT Windows desktop app), “is Aura Sidebar,” and “in Aura” in the ChatGPT …

Arcade closes on August 31 while GiGO Akihabara #2, #3, #5 will stay open Image via PR Times ©GENDA GiGO Entertainment GENDA GiGO Entertainment announced on Tuesday that the GiGO Akihabara #1 game arcade will close on August 31, as the facility’s lease contract is expiring. The company also stated that GiGO Akihabara #2, #3, and #5 arcades will continue …

Something has gone awry during Fortnite‘s new update, and the the mega-popular online shooter/metaverse is down. Epic has acknowledged the error with a post on @FortniteStatus that offers no indication of how long the game will remain offline. “Hey everyone, we’re extending downtime while we work to resolve an issue discovered during offline checks. We’ll do our best to get …

8BitDo has released a new version of its wireless Pro controller that was last updated in 2021. Many of 8BitDo’s recent controller releases, including the Ultimate 2, feature an asymmetrical joystick layout like Nintendo and Microsoft use. But the new Pro 3 mirrors the design of the PlayStation DualSense controller, with side-by-side sticks that are now upgraded with drift-resistant TMR …

Screenshot: Aggro Crab / Landfall / Kotaku Peak wasn’t on anybody’s radar at the start of this year, and that includes the people who made it. While it was originally pitched back in 2024, most of it was made in a four-week-long crunch session back in February. Months later, the ruthless climbing sim for friends is one of Steam’s biggest …

Be extra careful where you buy your used Nintendo Switch game cards. A Switch 2 owner posted on Reddit about how their account was banned after downloading patches for a few Switch game cards they’d bought from Facebook Marketplace. The Switch 2 user contacted Nintendo support and discovered they were banned, but they provided proof of purchase and were unbanned …

In an interview published today, Nintendo went into detail as to how the team behind Donkey Kong Bananza was able to take advantage of Switch 2. We recently heard that the game was initially in the works for the original Nintendo Switch. However, Kenta Motokura said the team “ran into some challenges” and started thinking about moving to the new …

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is set to release on Wednesday, July 24, and will be a day one Game Pass title on the Ultimate tier for both console and PC. Wuchang is another addition to the Souls-like action RPG genre, which has exploded over the past decade. In Fallen Feathers, players will assume the role of Wuchang, a female pirate warrior …