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Xbox and Inworld AI have announced a multi-year deal to develop AI game dialogue and narrative tools. 

As part of Diablo 4’s Campfire Chat, Unique item drops have been addressed after the general consensus suggested that they just weren’t exciting enough. As stated in the presentation video, “too often players don’t feel good when they drop, even for builds they are intended for.” 

NITRO PLUS and its CG production team NITRO ARTS have announced Dolls Nest, a new title currently in development for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

It is finally confirmed that Apple will host an event later in October to announce its upcoming M3 chip alongside new Macs. The 'Scary Fast' event will take place on Monday, October 30. The company has also switched its event time from 10:00 AM PT to 5:00 PM PT, right on time for Halloween. Apple is expected to release a new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and potentially a new iMac with upgraded internals.

Frontier Developments have announced that they'll be undertaking an "organisationl review" of the company after "disappointing financial performance and more challenging industry conditions". The news came yesterday in a note to investors, signalling yet another wave of industry layoffs.

Cambridge, UK-based Frontier Developments is the latest major game developer to announce layoffs and spending cuts.

The International Olympic Committee has announced plans to create the Olympic Esports Games.

Despite Apple's silence regarding its new generation of iPads, tipsters have given us a hint of what may be packed into the new iPad mini, iPad Pro, and its entry-level iPad. However, the launch date for the iPad has not yet been revealed by the company, but analysts believe that the announcement may take place this week and the event will be solely based on the upcoming iPad models. Know all about the Apple iPad announcements here.

It was rumored earlier this year that Apple will host another event after the iPhone 15 announcement for the new Macs and iPad models. However, the company saw fit to delay the M3 chip until early next year, hinting that the new iPad models will also be postponed alongside the upgraded Macs. It is now being reported that Apple is working on two models of the iPad Air and an upgraded iPad mini 7 with new chips.

Paradox Interactive and recently-founded studio Channel 3 Entertainment, have announced a publishing partnership for Foundry, a factory-building game that looks set to take on Factorio and Satisfactory.

Paradox Interactive and recently-founded studio Channel 3 Entertainment, have announced a publishing partnership for Foundry, a factory-building game that looks set to take on Factorio and Satisfactory.

Publisher Capcom has announced the release date for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy.

Publisher Private Division and developer Weta Workshop have announced Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game for consoles and PC. It will launch in 2024. Specific consoles were not announced.

Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer C Prompt Games have announced Millennia, a turn-based strategy game in which you will lead a nation of your own design through thousands of years of history. It will launch for PC via Steam in 2024.

White Owls Inc. has announced Hotel Barcelona, a “2.5D slasher film parodic action” game led by Hidetaka “Swery 65” Suehiro and Goichi “Suda 51” Suda. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam in 2024.

Publisher NetEase Games and developer Nitroplus have announced side-scrolling action adventure game Rusty Rabbit for PlayStation 5 and PC (Steam). Wishlisting is also available via PlayStation Store.

The Pokemon Company and the Van Gogh Museum have announced an official collaboration.

When anti-piracy software Denuvo is removed from a game days before its release date, it's usually because pirates cracked an early access version. Not so with Payday 3. It's due to release on September 21st, but its developers have decided to handle things themselves.

Publisher ATLUS and developer Vanillaware have announced tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox Series. It will launch on March 8, 2024 worldwide.

Several game developers have called on their players to protest Unity's recently announced new pricing structure, under which developers who reach a certain threshold of revenue or game installations will be charged every time somebody installs their game. A few teams have also announced plans to dump Unity and move their projects to other game engines, such as Godot or Unreal.

Distributed by Level Endless and developed by Tencent Games, Tarisland was first announced in April of this year. The game was announced with the confirmation that shut beta tests begin exclusively in China during June 2023.

AI Roundup: Nvidia has partnered Reliance Industries for AI applications in India, while the Tata Group will announce its partnership with the US chip maker today. On the other hand, Alibaba-owned Ant Group unveiled its financial large language model alongside two other AI-powered solutions. G20 delegates will witness India's AI prowess with the ‘Jugalbandi' conversational AI bot on display at the G20 venue.

India's Tata Group is set to announce an AI partnership with U.S. chip firm Nvidia, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

NetEase Games will announce a new title for console and PC on the first day of Tokyo Game Show 2023, which will run from September 21 to 24 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, the company said.

Apple's Wanderlust event is scheduled to take place on September 12 and the company is planning to announce a boatload of products. One of the most highly anticipated devices to launch this year is the new iPhone 15 Pro. The flagship iPhone models are reported to come in a new titanium finish and upgraded internals. If you are not familiar, the company is also expected to announce a handful of additional products. For your ease, we have created a list of products that Apple could announce at its Wanderlust event. Check out what you should expect from the forthcoming Apple event.

IzanagiGames has announced Dark Auction: Hitler’s Estate, a new “authentic mystery adventure” game featuring a story written by Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and Trace Memories writer Rika Suzuki, and character design by GANGSTA. author Kohske. It will launch for Switch and PC via Steam in 2024 with English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language support.

Are you also eagerly waiting for the iPhone 15 launch date to be announced by Apple, but there is still no official news from the company? With the much-anticipated iPhone 15 launch event just around the corner, Apple enthusiasts and tech aficionados are buzzing with excitement. While the exact launch date remains unconfirmed, rumors and leaks have shed some light on the issue based on the last few years trends. Here's a roundup of what we might see and when we can likely mark our calendar for the big reveal.

Since Fae Farm’s reveal, players have been excited to jump into the cozy title but had one major hang-up about the upcoming title: its price. Now, with the release date just around the corner, developers Phoenix Labs seem to have heard fan feedback and have reduced the game’s price for its PC release to the delight of fans.

Each year, Apple introduced new color options for its flagship iPhone models. The company offers new colors for the standard as well as the 'Pro' iPhone models. We have previously heard that Apple is testing new red and blue colors in darker shades for the forthcoming iPhone 15 Pro lineup. A leaker has now shared details on what new colors we should be looking forward to next month for the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus.

Publisher PLAYISM and Samurai Bringer developer Alphawing have announced roguelite action game Metal Bringer for PC. It will launch via Steam in 2024 with English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language support.

For sports fans, one of the most important days of the year before the new season begins is when they find out their team schedule. It might sound like a basic thing, but it’s a big deal for sports fans. Your team’s schedule is the “preview” that can help you know just how well your squad will do and, potentially, what games you might want to shoot for ticket-wise. Due to the “ambiance” of the moment, many teams like to do some “fun things” to announce the schedule, and the Chicago Bulls are no different. They went really retro with their schedule announcement and have laid out a challenge that many teams will have to step up to.

AMD is set to unveil new Radeon graphics cards during a Gamescom press conference scheduled for August 25 at 17:00 local time. Though the exact products to be announced weren't disclosed, it's pretty safe to say that when Scott Herkelman, the general manager of AMD's graphics business teases «major product announcements», we'll be seeing the long awaited RX 7800 XT and/or RX 7700 XT.

G-MODE and Plus81 have announced Shinjuku Soumei, a visual novel “that questions the value of life in a city where life and death intersect.” Platforms and a release date were not announced.

AMD and Bethesda have unveiled a limited-edition Starfield-themed Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPU and Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU at Quakecon 2023. Both are decorated according to the forthcoming open world space-me-do's "NASApunk" aesthetic, a blend of cool whites, blues and yellows which I will admit to finding rather attractive, as somebody who generally finds gaming hardware aesthetics an absolute turn-off. It's certainly better-looking than Nvidia's lurid Cyberpunk 2077 GPU from 2020, but if you're similarly beguiled, there's an unfortunate catch: only 500 of these GPU/CPU sets are being made, and they're exclusively available as part of a Quakecon giveaway.

Who doesn't love special edition gaming accessories featuring their favourite video game characters? It's a neat little tribute to your favourite video game characters, and also makes your accessories stand out from the standard colour options. With that in mind, Sega has partnered with video game accessories brand, PowerA, to launch a line of Sonic the Hedgehog branded gaming accessories.

The developer behind independent cozy MMO, Loftia, launched a Kickstarter campaign on August 1st to raise money to fund game development. The total raised has now hit over $450,000, and the team has revealed a number of stretch goal features that the additional funds will let them create.

Magic: the Gathering fans certainly aren't hurting for news right now, getting an avalanche of announcements at Gen Con over the weekend. Our tabletop editor Joe Parlock covered it all, so you can check out anything you missed. But you better catch up soon, because there are somehow even more announcements on the horizon.

The Ilysia team updated the community following the need to postpone the game’s previously-announced first beta weekend. The VR MMORPG’s beta was set to begin last weekend, but had to be moved when some issues popped up.

Publisher and developer Alliance Arts, and developers One or EIGHT and WSS playground have announced turn-based strategy game The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily for PC (Steam). It will launch in January 2024 with English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language support.

Publisher Koei Tecmo and develoepr Gust will announce a new title in the Atelier series on August 8 at 21:00 JST. You will be able to watch the announcement event on YouTube.

Sony is plotting a press conference in China this week, which it promises will reveal the third phase of its ongoing China Hero Project. The Japanese giant has been nurturing developers all across the country, pledging funding, marketing, and publishing support for a variety of games, including FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch and more.

Forever Entertainment has worked on remakes for a number of beloved old-school classics in remakes in recent years, with a couple more still to come. In fact, it seems the company has more remake projects in the pipeline than even what’s been officially announced.

During its recent livestream, Diablo 4 associate game director Joe Piepiora, game director Joe Shely, and community chief Adam Fletcher admitted that the studio messed up with the recent nerfs to several characters that were brought along with updates earlier this week.

Diablo 4 hasn't had a great week, as the game's latest patch caused widespread fury amongst the game's community. In an effort the quell the anger, Blizzard held a Campfire Chat earlier today to address the issues and explain why certain decisions were made regarding unpopular nerfs and changes.