Gaming
Kingdom Hearts Cloud Access Ends in 2027. Players Must Pay Again
Square Enix brings Kingdom Hearts to Switch 2 as local games. Cloud access ends in June 2027, with discounted replacements rather than free upgrades.
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Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk 2077 Movie: From Troubled Launch to Paramount
Paramount is developing a Cyberpunk 2077 movie. Explore CD Projekt Red’s comeback, 40 million game sales and what the film means for the franchise.
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Google Playground
Google’s Playground Turns Game Creation Into a Social Platform
Google launches prompt-based game creation and sharing with Playground. Unity Spark promises more advanced 3D tools later in 2026.
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OpenAI
OpenAI Reported an AI Breach Nearly Three Months Later. Now It Backs Mandatory Reporting.
After delayed notification of an AI breach in Australia, OpenAI backs mandatory reporting. Who should decide when authorities are told?
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Sony QSSR
Sony QSSR on PS5: Supported Games and PS5 Pro Differences
Sony QSSR brings AI upscaling to standard PS5. Explore supported games, differences from PS5 Pro’s PSSR and why developer updates are required.
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AI
AI Was Supposed to Slow Down. Now They’re Being Sued for It.
Four paying users are suing the companies behind ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok, not because AI is moving too fast, but because they say the labs are slowing progress together.
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Level-5
Level-5 Used AI to Impress Players. It Made Them Doubt the Games.
Level-5 used generative AI to make Professor Layton and Yo-kai Watch look more impressive. Instead, fans spotted the flaws and began questioning the games themselves.
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