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OpenAI’s board of directions recently made the decision to remove Sam Altman as CEO, and though there has been a power struggle to reinstate him back to his original position, the final verdict will remain unchanged. Mira Murati, OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer, was said to be the company’s interim CEO, but now, a former Twitch Chief Executive will take that position.

Krafton said it has acquired global rights to develop and publish a mobile adaptation of the dungeon-diving fantasy Dark and Darker. And now it’s showing off the game.

The development studio behind a newly released Tintin game has told players it’s not good enough yet.

Insomniac has now confirmed that the upcoming Marvel's Wolverine will take place in the same universe as the studio's Spider-Man games.

Paradox's space 4X strategy game Stellaris is getting a new Astral Planes expansion, in which you send ships through rifts to "completely different realms of existence, where fundamentals that were certain at home may not always be true". I've read a few sci-fi novels in my time, and have come to the conclusion that tunnelling into other dimensions is seldom a wise move, but there's no turning back at the threshold when you're nurturing a mighty galactic empire, I guess. Find a trailer below in which some poor science ship pilot gets his brain fried by a crackling window of purple impossibility.

As much as I enjoyed unloading magazines into Warzone's rendition of King Kong that one time, Call of Duty's limited-time events don't usually pique my interest until October comes around. This year is no different—Warzone's «The Haunting» event kicked off this week and there's a ton going on. New boss fights are littered across the map (including The Butcher from Diablo 4), enemies drop souls that unlock Halloween-themed goodies, and loot boxes will randomly trigger a jumpscare that makes you die a little on the inside.

Microsoft’s head of gaming has discussed how the company plans to approach utilising Activision Blizzard’s vast back catalogue of games.

DC is turning the spotlight on Action Comics in 2024 with a new "Superman Superstars" initiative, announced today at New York Comic Con.

Video game concerts are some of my favourite things in the world. Final Fantasy’s Distant Worlds, the NieR:Orchestra concerts, the Sonic Symphony - whatever particular series is your personal earworm, hearing music you’ve spent dozens or hours of hours listening to performed by a live orchestra can be incredibly moving and transformative. For those who feel that kind of connection with Stardew Valley, the engrossing farming-slash-romance-slash-dungeon-crawling sim is taking its OST on the road next year.

Samsung and Sony are the two kings of smartphone camera sensors, equipping not just their phones but almost every other phone in the market with excellent sensors. However, their strategy is a bit different. The South Korean firm focuses largely on sensors with a high resolution, while Sony is more focused on physically larger camera sensors, going as high as 1 inch.

The CEO of Ubisoft, Yves Guillemot, has spoken about the company’s recently announced cloud gaming deal with Microsoft, and while he thinks that game streaming “will take time” to take off, he believes it’ll eventually have an impact on the games industry comparable to what Netflix streaming had on TV.

The Borderlands studio is reportedly up for sale, and some believe Take-Two could be a good home.

Intel is preparing its own chip-stacking technology to rival AMD’s "3D V-cache" tech, according to CEO Pat Gelsinger. 

Insomniac has revealed that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will be about the same length to play as the first Marvel’s Spider-Man.

If you already find moving around the claustrophobic confines of Amnesia: The Bunker difficult, brace yourself – horror master Frictional is introducing a new Shell Shocked mode, and it's about to make an already unsettling experience even more terrifying. 

Yesterday, Diablo 4 General Manager Rod Fergusson tweeted that there would be so much content coming to Season of Blood that the team would require multiple live streams to cover all of the upcoming features. Since this tweet, multiple Diablo 4 team members have confirmed this statement. Season of Blood — Multiple Live Streams Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.4 Patch Notes Late last night, Diablo 4 Global Community Development Director Adam Fletcher replied to Rod Fergusson's tweet, suggesting that both live streams related to Season of Blood will last for around 2 hours each! While previous Developer Livestreams have clocked in at about an hour and a half, and Campfire Chats have averaged about an hour long, the upcoming live streams discussing Diablo 4 Season 2 are expected to combine for a whopping 4 hours! To further solidify these statements, Diablo 4 Lead Class Designer Adam Jackson confirmed that this was no exaggeration. It appears that the team has been hard at work after Season of Malignant's disappointing introduction to Seasonal content in Diablo 4.

Square Enix has announced details of an open beta for Foamstars.

Qualcomm was earlier said to be running into undisclosed problems with the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4, which is allegedly the company’s first SoC to ship with custom Oryon cores that were made possible with the Nuvia acquisition. There appears to be progress with the chipset in terms of performance, with a rumor claiming that it is slightly better than the Apple M2. However, its estimated launch timeline may take away the advantage, especially with the M3 unveiling right around the corner.

We’ve been hearing about EA Sports’ officially licensed World Rally Championship title for what feels like an eternity, but Dealabs’ ever-reliable billbil-kun has now broken the first details. The racing simulation – launching on PS5 alongside other modern consoles – is targeting a 3rd November launch date, with three-day early access available with the Champions Edition. A 10-hour trial will also be available to EA Play members from 31st October.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said players will need to play the first few hours of Starfield before it «blows up in terms of its epic scale.»

Masahiro Sakurai, chief developer behind Nintendo's hugely-successful Super Smash Bros. series, has discussed the future of the franchise and his involvement in it.

Job losses due to AI have acquired massive proportions and employees have a reason to worry. Now, a new report says that job losses are coming to these 4 segments and workers there will have to look for alternatives quickly. In fact, generative AI has been a hot topic ever since ChatGPT and its rivals came to the market. And tech companies are constantly trying to enhance their AI capabilities to make repetitive tasks easier, thereby changing the job landscape forever. Now, they are also using AI to target, not just repetitive tasks, but also tasks that require thinking and reasoning. Although such generative AI has been a great assistant to humans, it also poses a serious threat to various jobs. McKinsey has revealed some shocking answers that will make you think twice about your current job.

Assassin's Creed Mirage will take just 25 hours to complete – or less, if you're not looking to do a «completionist» run.

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon will be the first game developed by FromSoftware to offer support for 120 frames per second gameplay, which is sure to make the experience more enjoyable.