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NieR: Automata easily ranks as one of Square Enix’s best (and most successful) games in recent years, but six years on from the game launch, there have been little to no indications that a full-fledged sequel is going to arrive anytime soon. What does that mean for the future of the franchise? Well, the people in charge of the series certainly have every intention to keep working on it.

The Nier series will apparently continue for as long as its key producer and director, Yoko Taro, remains alive.

The producer of the Nier games says the series will continue, as long as its creative director Yoko Taro remains alive.

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NCSOFT's Throne and Liberty showcased a wealth of updates and features during G-STAR 2023, tantalizing fans and players with many refinements to their gameplay and world, and content. The presentation highlighted various elements of the updated version that players will see when the game goes live in Korea on December 7th.

League of Legends Worlds 2023 has come to an end, finally putting any debate as to the game's GOAT to bed.

Oppo, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has introduced the latest ColorOS 14, featuring an advanced Pantanal cross-platform smart system and the cutting-edge AndesGPT, a proprietary, self-trained large language model (LLM) designed to elevate the user experience across mobile applications. In a recent statement, Oppo highlighted the enhanced capabilities of ColorOS 14, leveraging Pantanal to offer an extended array of versatile services. These include comprehensive smart travel features, spanning hotel reservations, recommendations, and guided tours within China, along with a convenient international travel tool.

During a recent interview with ComicBook, star Iman Vellani has shared new details about Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel’s surprising scene with Hailee Steinfeld‘s Kate Bishop. The rising young actress revealed that there was another version of that scene, which would have featured an already established Young Avengers team. This version was ultimately scrapped because they eventually realized that introducing the fan-favorite team that way wouldn’t work out at all.

Krafton, the studio behind battle royale PUBG, is trying something different: a Sims competitor built in Unreal Engine 5.

Look, we all know The Sims is overdue some proper competition and I think this gorgeous hyper-realistic life simulation may now be leading the pack. As spotted by GamesRadar, Krafton, which also publishes PUBG, showed off Inzoi (styled «inZOI,» but not the most memorable name, still) at the G-Star convention in South Korea earlier this week. And damn it really looks like it might turn up the heat under The Sims' rear.

PUBG publisher Krafton has revealed more information on the mobile version of Dark and Darker, along with the first gameplay reveal.

Spotify announced a partnership with Google Cloud on Thursday in a move that will see the music streaming platform leverage Google's AI tech. In a release, Google Cloud revealed that Spotify will leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) to identify users' listening patterns including podcasts and audiobooks to provide tailored content and recommendations. Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud said, “Through this expanded partnership, Google Cloud's AI tools are helping Spotify to elevate the listening experience for its customers. Spotify also recognizes the potential AI can have across their business, and together, we will continue to deliver innovative technologies that benefit their business.”

G-Star 2023 is now in full swing at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, running from today through this Sunday, and NCSOFT has a big presence there.

Publisher Netmarble and developer Netmarble F&C have released new information, footage, and screenshots for collection RPG DEMIS RE:BORN at G-Star 2023, which will run from today until November 19 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in South Korea.

Publisher Netmarble and developer Netmarble N2 have released new information, footage, and screenshots for massively multiplayer online RPG RF ONLINE NEXT at G-Star 2023, which will run from today until November 19 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in South Korea.

Publisher Netmarble and developer Netmarble F&C have released new information, footage, and screenshots for open-world action RPG The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin at G-Star 2023, which will run from today until November 19 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in South Korea.

I’m not surprised that The Game Awards has put games like Dave the Diver and Dredge on their list of nominations for the “Best Independent Game” award, but I am very, very disappointed.

This upcoming Sims 4 competitor was made in Unreal Engine 5 by the studio behind PUBG, and I can't believe how gorgeous it is. 

The Hunger Games is supposed to be a horrifying condemnation of commodified violence and a statement about the brutality of class-based spectacle remade as must-see viewing for salivating elites. But for one brief moment in the early 2010s, it also seemed like a pretty decent pitch for a reality show of its own, so that’s exactly what The CW did. And maybe it wasn’t the worst idea.

Steam Deck OLED, Valve's updated handheld gaming device, is launching later this week. Ahead of the Steam-powered console's release, Valve has unveiled release timings. The handheld gaming device will be available to purchase November 16 at 10am PST in the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe via the Steam store. To combat scalpers who purchase newly launched devices in bulk to resell them at a markup, the company has limited purchases so each customer can only buy one model per week. Additionally, the company has announced a limited-edition version, featuring a smoky translucent case, available for $679 (about Rs. 56,500). This is available only in the US and Canada.

 Google agreed to pay $8 billion over four years to Samsung Electronics Co. to make its search engine, voice assistant and Play Store the default on the company's mobile devices, according to testimony presented by Epic Games Inc. 

Valve has revealed the time when fans can expect to purchase the Steam Deck OLED, which was recently announced for a November 16 release. The announcement came with a renewed promise to combat bots and resellers, which have been an ongoing concern amid major releases like this one.

Netmarble is working on an open-world action game based on The Seven Deadly Sins manga and anime, and it looks pretty ambitious if the latest trailer is any indication.

Yesterday, South Korean game developer and publisher NEOWIZ announced via press release that it acquired a 21% stake (through a $17 million investment) in the newly founded Polish studio BLANK.

Pearl Abyss has announced it's bringing back its in-person celebration of Black Desert, the Calpheon Ball. This year's event will take place in the developer's home country of Korea and cover both the mainline MMO and its Mobile version.

Web3 game community Game7 said in a report that Asia Pacific has become the hub for Web3 game development while the U.S. dominates Web3 game funding.

Konami is hiring for «large-scale projects» associated with its Silent Hill franchise.

Yesterday, Valve revealed an OLED iteration of its Steam Deck handheld. More Steam Deck 1.5 than Steam Deck 2, the new Deck intends to further increase the momentum of the 2022 system, which has been a very strong seller for the Half-Life creator. 

NCSoft’s Q3 financial report is out, and the company is reporting declining revenue once again, primarily from its mobile portfolio. The company’s PC MMORPGS remained strong.

There is no doubt that Samsung is singlehandedly responsible for bringing foldable phones to the market and starting a trend that we are now seeing in full swing. However, the one thing with most foldable phones that prevents most people from choosing them is the price, but that could change as the South Korean tech giant releases a more affordable foldable next year.

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Marvel Studios President has addressed a recent rumor about Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson making their Marvel Cinematic Universe return.

Ubisoft and esports data provider Grid have signed a multi-year exclusive partnership to support the Rainbow Six Siege competitive ecosystem. Grid streamlines access to real-time competitive data for broadcasts, monitoring competitive integrity, coaching and betting. Additionally, the two companies hope to fuel Rainbow Six Siege’s growth through this partnership.

Yet more evidence has pointed to an upcoming announcement for Lego 2K Goooal.

AMD has secured a big win in terms of market share in Q3 2023 with its EPYC & Ryzen CPUs as revealed in the latest statistics by Mercury Research.

Nexon announced a leadership succession plan where longtime CEO Owen Mahoney will step down in March 2024 and be replaced by Junghun Lee.

We’re still waiting for Konami to reveal new details on the trifecta of Silent Hill games it announced last year – Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill f, and Silent Hill: Townfall – but the company also has other projects in the works that aren’t officially confirmed. One of those – Silent Hill: The Short Message – has come to light thanks to classification ratings in South Korea and Taiwan, and now, more new details on the game have seemingly leaked.

Today, South Korean Kakao Games reported its quarterly financial results and shared some new details about ArcheAge 2 during the earnings call with investors.

In a recent interview with Digital Spy, director addressed her upcoming Marvel Studios movie’s short runtime, explaining that it was always part of her plan to keep the Brie Larson-led superhero movie under two hours.

Content Warning: The following article contains mentions of themes some readers may find distressing, including those of self-harm and suicide.

Concert tickets are more expensive than ever. Inflation, Ticketmaster’s monopolistic practices, and increased demand after COVID-related touring delays have coincided to create a perfect storm of ticket-buying agony. Tours were never accessible to everyone: Geography, economics, health and safety concerns, and physical or mental ability make stadium and arena concerts — held only in major metropolitan areas, and only in certain countries — infeasible and/or unaffordable for large swaths of global pop music fandom. As fandom’s role as a source of identity and community becomes more precious, and more people than ever want to see certain concerts, the barriers to attending live shows are rising — so it’s no wonder that concert films are finding expansive new footing.

The long-rumoured but unannounced Silent Hill: The Short Message has had its plot details leaked by the Australian government's rating body.

Fresh details about a previously leaked but unannounced Silent Hill game have emerged via the Australian Classification Board (ACB).

Overwatch 2 fans had to rely on someone live-tweeting the commentary of a World Cup game as Blizzcon took over the livestream. 

AI has a crucial role in advancing climate-resilient, low-emissions development; AI cameras deployed in Coimbatore for crime prevention ahead of Diwali; AI is capable of predicting glaucoma progression risk- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak championed a series of landmark agreements after hosting the first artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a long way off.

South Korea’s Game Rating Committee has smacked Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth with a 15 certificate ahead of next year’s launch.

2024 is going to be all about smartphones featuring on-device generative AI. Now that we have chipsets that are capable of it, there is not going to be anything coming in the way of this innovation. It now appears that Samsung is also joining the bandwagon, and we could see a ChatGPT-like generative AI on the upcoming Galaxy S24 series.

Hey there, gaming pals! If you’re a fan of Goddess of Victory: Nikke, developed by the South Korean sensation Shift Up, you’re in for a treat. A new Nikke contest gives you the chance to win some hot new merch.

Sky Mavis has partnered with Act Games to migrate Japanese and South Korean titles to the Ronin Web3 network.

Delegates from 28 nations, including the U.S. and China, agreed Wednesday to work together to contain the potentially “catastrophic” risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence. The first international AI Safety Summit, held at a former codebreaking spy base near London, focused on cutting-edge “frontier” AI that some scientists warn could pose a risk to humanity's very existence.

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Chrono Odyssey, the space-time bending open world game developed by South Korean developer NPIXEL, has released a series of monster models that border on the freakish, just in time for Halloween. We’ve compiled each of the short teasers in one place so you can get your fright on with a look at some of the fearsome enemies you’ll be facing when you set foot on Setera.

 Broadcom Inc. said on Monday that it expects its $61 billion deal to buy software maker VMware Inc. to close before a November deadline, working to reassure investors amid concerns that a slowdown in China's review process could quash the deal. 

Stardew Valley is one of the most successful indie games of all time, with lifetime sales of over 20 million copies since its launch in 2016. Since then, developer ConcernedApe has expanded the brand to include new ventures such as the Stardew Valley board game and is currently working on his next game, Haunted Chocolatier.

So far, all signs about the Galaxy S24 Ultra point toward the fact that Samsung is going to bring a really stellar camera experience for long-term fans of the series. However, it appears that there are going to be some changes in the camera system as the South Korean firm has decided to shift things around a bit in this latest camera specification leak.

The holidays are on their way, and we can’t wait to ring in the festivities with the FlashOps Holiday Showdown tournament! Registration for North America (NA), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions is now live. With participation rewards and BIG regional prize pools, you don’t want to miss it!

Marvel Studios has dropped a brand new video for the highly-anticipated superhero team-up movie, which will arrive in theaters on November 10.

If all things go accordingly, we will be seeing the Galaxy Watch 7 in the second half of next year, and while we don't have a lot of information on what Samsung might be planning, a recent rumor suggested that there could be a variant that will go head to head with the Apple Watch Ultra.

Valve has launched its much-awaited SteamVR 2.0 update, following a one-month beta testing period in September. While it's unclear whether the company is laying the groundwork for a new virtual reality headset, the update brings a complete overhaul to the user interface, in a way that matches the current Steam Big Picture mode. The store prioritises new and major VR releases at the top, in addition to making it easy to navigate through a consistent experience across the desktop app, the Steam Deck, and other devices. The update was originally supposed to drop in 2020.

The already-alarming proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos, a watchdog agency warned on Tuesday.

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium.

LG NOVA has announced the latest iteration of its Mission for the Future program, where it fosters collaboration between startups and the big electronics firm.

Employing a mix of research, deep reporting, and over 100 full-color data visualizations, Walt Hickey’s new book You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything explores how movies, TV, and pop culture affect… well, everything, from what we watch to what we buy to how we live. The following is excerpted from the book, which is available now.

Good news, Black Clover fans. The upcoming mobile gacha game that takes place in the same universe as the anime series will still launch across the globe in 2023, publisher Garena has confirmed.

Hugely popular K-pop group Le Sserafim are headed to Overwatch 2 in the shooter’s first crossover with a music artist. The collab is more than just skins, too - expect a whole new game mode based on the band. And yes, there’ll be cosmetic items too, of course.

It may sound very traditional, but Tinder thinks there is some value to be had by those looking for a date to get recommendations from friends and family. Yes, Tinder has just rolled out a feature that will allow your pals and kin to actually recommend someone they think can be a suitable date or partner for you. Will it work? The logic being that since your friends and family know you best, they are eminently qualified to find a suitable match for you. If nothing else, they certainly passed the friend test and now it is up to you to prove them right, or wrong!

international trailer for Marvel Studios’ newest superhero movie has arrived online, featuring lots of new footage highlighting the titular trio’s switching powers.

In a moment that is decidedly inevitable, Overwatch will undertake a collaboration with a K-Pop group that includes a new game mode and themed in-game items, including Legendary hero skins. The k-pop group Le Sserafim, formed in 2022, will be debuting a single called Perfect Night on October 26, and will come to Overwatch shortly after.

Immediately after implementing a new tournament structure intended to, among other things, create more cross-regional match-ups, the League of Legends World Championships suffered a legendarily bad draw that turned - at least for one day - what was meant to be an international competition into what fans have taken to calling Worlds: Civil War.

The latest box office projections for the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel are in, and despite a rise, they’re still a bit grim.

The Chinese government is restricting the export of graphite, a critical mineral in the manufacture of rechargeable batteries.

Telecom gear maker Nokia said Thursday that it is planning to cut up to 14,000 jobs worldwide, or 16% of its workforce, as part of a push to reduce costs following a plunge in third-quarter sales and profit.

Netmarble, the South Korean company behind Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross and Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds has announced a new update for Tower of God: New World, including new characters, story content, and more.

Netflix’s hit South Korean drama,, won viewers’ hearts, especially because of its ending. While fans enjoy watching the episodes, the behind-the-scene making videos have also turned out to be entertaining.

Samsung can easily be considered one of the best companies when you are talking about displays. The company is constantly delivering excellent displays not just on its own devices but on almost all the high-end devices that we see in the market. Now, a new report has emerged that the South Korean tech giant has started working on Micro LED for smaller displays, and we might see the technology debut on the Galaxy Watch Ultra, which will be Samsung's answer to the Apple Watch Ultra.

Cyberpunk 2077 was easily the greatest launch disaster in recent memory. Not many games have PlayStation itself pulling them from its storefront, but the console versions of Cyberpunk 2077 were just that dire. They tanked the repuation of one of the most beloved developers in the industry in CD Projekt Red, and it's still trying to make things right again even though Cyberpunk 2077 is fixed and Phantom Liberty has released to critical acclaim.

Viewers of are wondering are in the series and when each new episode comes out. Adapted from Lee Hey’s webtoon of the same name, this romantic series follows Han Hae-na, a high school teacher who is cursed to transform into a dog when she kisses someone. However, on a drunken night, she kisses Jin Seo-won. He is the only person who can break the curse with a second kiss but he is afraid of dogs due to a childhood incident. The Korean drama series is directed by Kim Dae-woong.  

A brand new TV Spot for Marvel Studios’ highly-anticipated superhero movie has been released, seemingly confirming the rumored appearance of a fan-favorite Asgardian warrior.

CD Projekt RED's Colin Walder, engineering director for management and audio, has shared a few thoughts on how the Polish developer's next Witcher RPG, codenamed Polaris, will improve on the cataclysmic development of Cyberpunk 2077. There's not a lot to share at this stage, of course, but what there is sounds like a step in the right direction.