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Japanese publisher ENTERGRAM announced the postponement of the upcoming visual novel romance game featuring virtual YouTuber Suou Patra, titled You Like Patra if.
Developer Facepunch Studio has released the Livestock update for the multiplayer open-world survival game Rust, introducing new farming mechanics that allow players to raise cattle and sheep alongside traditional base building and resource gathering.
Publisher Shiravune has officially commenced an autumn sale on the Steam platform. The promotional event, which highlights various titles from developer AQUAPLUS, began on October 2 and is scheduled to conclude on October 9.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has officially launched to a strong critical and player reception, earning an 88 on Metacritic and a 75 percent user average on Steam. However, developer Bandai Namco Aces has found itself facing unexpected criticism regarding the handling of Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.
Gears of War: E-Day launched for early access yesterday for purchasers of the Collector's Edition, Premium Edition, or Premium Upgrade Edition. Upon release, players observed that several legacy features from past franchise entries were absent from The Coalition's new title.
MSI has partnered with publisher 505 Games to launch a promotional event offering a PC game bundle. Customers who purchase selected MSI power supplies, liquid coolers, or PC cases can complete product registration to receive a free game code for Nivalis.
Riot Games co-founder and Chief Product Officer Marc Merrill appeared on the Lemonade Stand podcast to discuss the studio's upcoming League of Legends massively multiplayer online game. Speaking with Aiden 'Calvin' McCaig and Brandon 'Atrioc' Ewing, Merrill acknowledged the immense difficulties tied to developing games of this genre, noting that smart reasons exist against undertaking such a project.
Riot Games' fighting title 2XKO required a monthly active user base reaching into the high hundreds of thousands or even millions to sustain its live service framework. This assessment came from CPO and co-founder Marc Merrill during an appearance on The Lemonade Stand podcast, where he noted that the player audience ultimately fell short of requirements.
Sony has officially announced Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), a brand new AI upscaling technology designed specifically for standard PlayStation 5 consoles. The rollout of this feature was outlined in a PlayStation Blog announcement and initially reported by Video Games Chronicle, with patches arriving on Thursday, October 1, to introduce the technology as an optional graphics setting.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and entrepreneur Gonzalo Vila have invested in Fusion Esports Group, the parent company of Astralis, through their firm NXTPLAY. Announced on Tuesday 29 September, the deal follows an August report from auditor BDO that highlighted material uncertainty regarding the subsidiary Astralis CS ApS’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Microsoft has confirmed that Advanced Shader Delivery, a technology supplying pre-compiled shaders alongside titles, will expand to NVIDIA GeForce RTX hardware and the RTX Spark platform later this month. According to Microsoft, developers can utilize this feature to accelerate load times and minimize gameplay stutters caused by shaders.
Sony has announced the arrival of AI image upscaling for the standard PlayStation 5, with the new technology already available in Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yotei. Named Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), Sony positions the feature on the PlayStation blog as a lesser version compared to the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution found on the PS5 Pro.