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MS Flight Sim Adds Mission Where You Water-Bomb A Fire In Australia To Honor Local Firefighters
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's new World Update 21: Australia has arrived, and in addition to adding more cities, airports, and three-dozen new points of interest, the update includes a new mission meant to honor the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS). This is the largest fire service in the world, made up of nearly
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Disney CEO On Why Gaming Could Be The Company's Next Big Growth-Driver
The Walt Disney Company released its latest earnings report today, and included in the announcement was an update on the games business. In particular, Disney said it sees gaming as an area of growth, saying gaming is an area of the business that doesn't deliver "significant revenue" yet but is
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Nintendo's Reason for No Discounts: It Ships "Complete" Games, Former President Says
Patience usually pays off when it comes to new games, as a few months after launch, a steep discount isn't uncommon. Nintendo is one of the few exceptions to that rule, as, apart from a rare sale, prices for its first-party titles largely remain the same for years on end. Former Nintendo of America
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Here's This Week's Free Game From The Epic Games Store On Mobile
For the last couple of years, the Epic Games Store has given away free games every week through its PC storefront. With the company having launched its own mobile store, it has also started a second free games program on iOS and Android devices, kicking things off with a curated library of titles and weekly freebies. The app also features mobile versions of Fortnite, Fall Guys, and Rocket
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This Week's Epic Games Store Freebie Is All About Automation And Cute Characters
The Epic Games Store continues to give away a free game each week, and this week's offering is another nice find at a price that can't be beat. Every Thursday at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, Epic offers at least one free PC game (and sometimes even as many as two or three). All you need to do to claim the free games is create a free Epic account and
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Streamers And Voice Actors Refuse To Work With Popular New Gacha Game Over Gen AI Concerns
At first glance, Neverness to Everness has everything that a gacha gamefan wants and needs--cute character models, a supernatural open world, and even realistic cars to drive around in. However, just a few days after launch, some players have
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How Much Did GTA 6 Cost To Make? Here's What Take-Two's CEO Had To Say
Grand Theft Auto VI no doubt had a big production budget, but just how much did the game cost to make? Neither developer Rockstar nor parent company Take-Two has disclosed a number, but Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has now commented on the matter, saying "it was expensive."
He said this
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MindsEye Dev Reportedly Laid Off 170 Of 250 Employees
Build A Rocket Boy, the developer of MindsEye, has reportedly let go a large number of employees its latest round of layoffs. Although the exact number is currently unknown, it's "roughly 170 members," according to
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Copilot Is Kaput On Xbox Consoles
Like many modern tech companies, Microsoft is gambling a lot on consumers embracing an AI-powered future. Recent moves have seen Microsoft's AI, dubbed Copilot, integrated into numerous products like Windows 11--to not entirely enthusiastic reception. With AI fatigue among consumers seeming to set in and Xbox's gaming division making some large-scale changes, an executive decision has been
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Sniper Elite Studio Has No Plans To Use Generative AI In Games, But The Conversation "Should Be More Nuanced," Says CEO
Rebellion, the team behind Sniper Elite and last year's hidden gem, Atomfall, has no expectations "to ever use gen AI on the screen," according to CEO Jason Kingsley in a conversation with GameSpot. "This isn't what we think we should be doing." Still, the CEO
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