Industry veteran Yoshiki Okamoto urged players to refrain from purchasing Palworld on Friday, as the game is facing legal action from Nintendo. The designer worked on franchises such as Resident Evil, Street Fighter, and Mega Man at CAPCOM before sharing his perspective through a YouTube video. He stated the game crossed boundaries that should remain intact, and argued commercial success or positive reception cannot justify the product.
Nintendo filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair in September 2024, forcing the developer to remove certain gameplay features earlier this year. Pocketpair announced a farming simulation spinoff called Palfarm in March 2026, shortly after Nintendo revealed Pokémon Pokopia for the Switch...
Starbreeze canceled Project Baxter and terminated 44 positions after investing $27 million in the Dungeons & Dragons cooperative title. Chief Executive Adolf Kristjansson announced the decision on Friday, stating the studio would concentrate on its PAYDAY franchise instead. The cancellation follows production difficulties, as the game remained in the pre-production phase despite a planned 2026 release date.
The Swedish developer faces challenges with its PAYDAY series after the third installment received negative reviews, and a controversial subscription model for PAYDAY 2 sparked player backlash. Other Dungeons & Dragons games remain in development at multiple studios. Wizards of the Coast president expressed interest in a new...
A Reddit user attached five desktop M.2 SSD coolers to an iPhone 17 Pro Max and achieved a 21 percent performance increase in 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited testing. The modification enabled 90% stability during extended benchmark runs; however, the external cooling hardware created mounting challenges for practical use.
The A19 Pro processor delivers up to 69 percent higher frame rates than previous generations in games like Resident Evil 4 Remake and Death Stranding. The copper heat pipes and miniature fans from solid-state drive coolers provided excessive thermal management for the smartphone. Test scores ranged from 2,233 points without cooling to 2,712 points with the external hardware attached.
MSI has confirmed that its AM5 800-series motherboards will support AMD Ryzen processors based on the Zen 6 architecture. A company representative stated on Discord that the boards are ready for future central processing units in response to a user's inquiry about compatibility.
The confirmation reinforces AMD's dedication to the AM5 socket platform, which will support at least three processor generations. The socket debuted with Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 chips and currently works with Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 models. AMD distributed early Zen 6 processor samples to partners for testing on current and forthcoming motherboard designs.
MSI's MAX series motherboards feature an external base clock generator and an expanded 64-megabyte Basic...
Stario: Haven Tower distinguishes itself through its post-apocalyptic desert setting, where survivors emerge from underground shelters to construct vertical towers. The city-building game incorporates stability mechanics that penalize structures placed too far from the central core, and players must account for gravity when designing their settlements. Different tower layers present unique challenges, as sandy lower regions reduce water collection efficiency but improve sand harvesting capabilities.
Resource management becomes increasingly complex as players progress through multiple levels, each supporting different core types that enhance specific industries. Water cannot flow upward without proper infrastructure, forcing careful...
Silent Hill f producer, Motoi Okamoto, expressed surprise at the game's critical reception after it matched the Silent Hill 2 remake with an 86 Metascore. The developer acknowledged that the title presented numerous challenges, but reviewers responded favorably to its approach. Future franchise entries will explore different gameplay styles rather than replicate the Silent Hill f formula.
Okamoto emphasized that psychological storytelling remains central to the series' identity across all installments. Each game will offer distinct experiences, and the team aims to deliver varied flavors of gameplay. The producer clarified that maintaining narrative quality takes precedence over gameplay consistency.
Francesco De Meo praised Silent...
Ken Levine described his upcoming game, Judas, as a radical departure from his previous work on the BioShock franchise. The Ghost Story Games title combines familiar mechanics with innovative systems, allowing players to build dynamic relationships with three potential allies who can transform into villains based on player choices. Levine positioned the game between BioShock and the original System Shock in complexity, while offering deeper player expression than recent BioShock installments.
The narrative system enables granular character interactions where companions react to player decisions and can be manipulated against each other. Ghost Story Games completed development on the Villainy feature in August, which generates emergent...
Xbox Game Pass generated $5 billion in revenue during the previous fiscal year, and Xbox president Sarah Bond described the service as profitable in a recent interview with Game Watch at TGS 2025. Microsoft raised subscription prices substantially on the following day, with the Ultimate tier increasing to $29.99 per month. The company acquired Activision Blizzard for $75.4 billion and ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion to expand the service's game library, but subscriber growth failed to meet internal projections.
Critics questioned Bond's profitability claims after the 50 percent price increase, suggesting Microsoft seeks higher returns from existing subscribers rather than expanding its user base. The announcement prompted numerous...
Qualcomm continues development of a Samsung-manufactured Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 variant using 2-nanometer gate-all-around technology, with the chip entering trial production. The company officially launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 on TSMC's 3-nanometer N3P process, but reports suggest a second version remains under consideration despite earlier indications that Qualcomm had abandoned Samsung as a foundry partner.
Samsung's 2-nanometer process currently achieves approximately 50 percent yields, a rate considered insufficient for large-scale Qualcomm orders. Industry sources indicate the Galaxy Z Flip 8 may be the sole device featuring the Samsung-produced chip, while the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and the Galaxy S26 lineup would use...
