Epic CEO wants Valve and Steam to stop requiring devs to disclose generative AI usage
A couple of weeks after arguing that generative AI shouldn't be considered in videogame reviews, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney is calling for Steam and digital storefronts generally to stop requiring generative AI disclosures. Sweeney's argument is broadly that all videogames will use generative AI tools at some stage, so you ...
“Essentially, War Sails is a large mod”: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord devs on delaying leaving port and why custom naval battles were a late addition
Earlier this year, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord's War Sails naval expansion had its release pushed back from June 17th to November 26th. You can give it a go right now if you fancy, so it obviously made that second date. Prior to the DLC dropping, I chatted with Bannerlord ...
Ubisoft No Longer Plans to Release a Second Assassin’s Creed Shadows Expansion
Ubisoft has confirmed it no longer plans to launch a second major Assassin's Creed Shadows expansion, something that previously would have formed part of the game's now-abandoned season pass. Shadows' first — and now, it seems, only — major expansion launched in September. The 10-hour Claws of Awaji had previously ...
Arc Raiders update 1.4.0 takes aim at locked room exploits and item swap-induced rapid fire
You! Stop trying to break in! Also, while you're at it, stop using quick use item swapping to shoot me faster than you'd otherwise be able to! All of that is yelled by Arc Raiders' latest patch, which sees devs Embark go after a number of pesky exploits and also ...
Guide: Best Kirby Games Of All Time
Where does Kirby Air Riders rank?Updated with Switch 2's Star-Crossed World and Kirby Air Riders.Kirby — one of the most famous faces (with little podgy arms and feet attached) in Nintendo's stable of stars — has been wowing players with his impressive abilities and sheer versatility for decades now.Read the ...
Bootstrap Island, a realistic survival adventure, comes to PS VR2 next year
We are thrilled to announce that Bootstrap Island is officially coming to PlayStation VR2 in 2026. This will be the most immersive version of Bootstrap Island yet, powered by the advanced features of PS VR2. Built exclusively for high fidelity hardware, it aims to deliver realism, tactile interactions, and a ...

‘Why Stop at AI Use? We Could Have Mandatory Disclosures for What Shampoo Brand the Developer Uses’ — Epic Boss Tim Sweeney Says Steam Should Ditch Its AI Generated Content Disclosure
As the debate around the use of generative AI to build video games rages on, Tim Sweeney, boss of Fortnite developer Epic Games, has waded in to call on Valve to ditch its AI Generated Content Disclosure for Steam games.Valve’s rules mean developers must disclose their use of AI-generated content ...

Lies of P Director Says Neowiz’s Next Game ‘Will Not Disappoint You All’
Lies of P director Choi Ji-won says the team is "working really hard" on Neowiz's next game, promising: "I will not disappoint you all."Talking to GamesRadar+ after winning a Golden Joystick award for best expansion — "I'm so happy that I'm lost for words right now" — the director explained ...
Cyberpunk 2’s dev team is set to double in size by the end of 2027, hopefully meaning its cyberfoundations’ll be laid by then
Cyberpunk 2's dev team is set to grow substantially over the next couple of years, as CD Projekt ramp up development. While most of their ranks right now are on The Witcher 4, a game that's at least made some public cameos even if it's still sans release date, once ...

