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Stellaris director insists “ethical use of AI is very important to us” after generating voices in latest DLC ( www.rockpapershotgun.com )

V Rising hits 100,000 concurrent players on Steam ( www.eurogamer.net )

Microsoft's mystifying mismanagement | This Week in Business ( www.gamesindustry.biz )

Adult Swim devs say WB is reverting ownership of games back to them ( www.gamedeveloper.com )

Weekend PC Game Deals: Valuable Choices, narrative festival grabs, and even some Dark Souls ( www.neowin.net )

[Gamers] Nexus ASUS Scammed Us ( www.youtube.com )

President of Xbox asked about the closure of Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, spends close to a minute saying almost nothing ( www.pcgamer.com )

[Get Indie Gaming] Top 10 NEW Indie Games out this May 2024 ( www.youtube.com )

[Karl Jobst] How One Cheater Changed Super Mario Maker History ( www.youtube.com )

[Civvie 11] Interspecies conflict bowl '99 (Aliens Versus Predator 1999) ( www.youtube.com )

New wave of layoffs at CI Games (Sniper: Ghost Warrior and Lords of the Fallen). This time it affects 30 people. ( www-eurogamer-es.translate.goog )

Falcom Sales In The West Have Exceeded Expectations ( noisypixel.net )

[Nerrel] Recompilation: An Incredible New Way to Keep N64 Games Alive ( www.youtube.com )

After Rare's Sea of Thieves Tops the PS5 Sales Chart, What's the Next Xbox Game to Go Multiplatform? ( www.ign.com )

Sony reportedly forms studio with former Deviation Games devs (founded by two veteran Call of Duty developers) ( www.videogameschronicle.com )

[Digital Foundry] Mobile Gaming Face-Off: Nintendo Switch vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro ( www.youtube.com )

The RTS genre will never be mainstream unless you change it until it's 'no longer the kind of RTS that I want to play,' says Crate Entertainment CEO ( www.pcgamer.com )

Cyberpunk 2077 director thanks fans as the game hits a 95% positive review rating on Steam ( www.eurogamer.net )

Sarah Bond Confirms Every First Party Game Will Still Launch on Game Pass - Including Call of Duty ( insider-gaming.com )

Xbox President Addresses Bethesda Studio Closures, Says It's About Keeping Business Healthy Long-Term ( www.gameinformer.com )

Bethesda: On Monday, May 13 we will be updating Fallout 4 on all platforms. This update will include new options for graphics and performance settings as well as further fixes and improvements. ( twitter.com )

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The Rogue Prince of Persia delays release due to Hades 2 ( twitter.com )

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[OpenCritic] Homeworld 3 Reviews (80 Top Critic Average 75% Critics Recommend) ( opencritic.com )

-IGN 8 / 10...

[OpenCritic] Crow Country Reviews (83 Top Critic Average 82% Critics Recommend) ( opencritic.com )

-PC Gamer 77 / 100...

Beyond Galaxyland – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch ( www.youtube.com )

Persona Series Sold 2.4 Million Copies From January to March 2024, 5 Million Copies Since April 2023 ( personacentral.com )

[Skill Up] The Activision-ing of Xbox | This Week in Videogames (bumper edition) ( www.youtube.com )

Homeworld 3 | Overview Trailer ( www.youtube.com )

[OpenCritic] Little Kitty, Big City Reviews (76 Top Critic Average 76% Critics Recommend) ( opencritic.com )

-PC Gamer 89 / 100...

Bandai Namco records highest net sales to date in 2023. Armored Core 6, Tekken 8 and Elden Ring perform well ( automaton-media.com )

Unreal Engine 5.4: Epic's latest revision delivers big performance and feature wins ( www.eurogamer.net )

Fallout 4 rules the roost in April. But console market decline continues in 2024 | UK Monthly Charts ( www.gamesindustry.biz )

God of War: Ragnarok Reportedly the Next PlayStation Exclusive to Hit PC ( www.ign.com )

Bungie: Aleph One community is bringing the original 1994-1996 Marathon Trilogy to Steam starting with Marathon 1. ( twitter.com )

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Nintendo president: “Game development will become even longer, more complex, and more sophisticated” ( mynintendonews.com )

Xbox President Sarah Bond Responds to Bethesda Studio Cuts, Points to Lack of Industry Growth and Need to Manage the Business 'Through This Moment of Transition' ( www.ign.com )

Hi-Fi Rush gets reverse review bombed after Microsoft shutters Tango Gameworks ( www.dexerto.com )

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[Second Wind] Oh, That Darn Yellow Paint | Semi-Ramblomatic ( www.youtube.com )

[Second Wind] Animal Well Review | Bytesized ( www.youtube.com )

EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO ( www.tomshardware.com )

EA CEO Andrew Wilson confirmed the company is considering putting ads in traditional AAA games — titles that players purchase up-front for around $70 apiece. In the Q&A part of EA’s latest earnings call, Eric Sheridan from Goldman Sachs asked Wilson about dynamic ad insertion in traditional AAA games. Wilson said,...

Helldivers CEO speaking to PlayStation partners and Valve to undo de-listing of countries. ( twitter.com )

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American Truck Simulator - Nebraska ( www.youtube.com )

Crow Country | Launch Trailer | OUT NOW on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S | SFB Games ( www.youtube.com )

Elite Dangerous accused of becoming pay-to-win with introduction of new ship ( www.eurogamer.net )

Microsoft is considering increasing the price of Game Pass Ultimate again. It's also had internal debates on whether to put new Call of Duty releases on Game Pass. ( twitter.com )

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Corsair to go all in on sim racing with plans to acquire Fanatec and help with its €70 million debt ( www.pcgamer.com )

Austin strongly recommends: Animal Well (Review) ( www.youtube.com )