Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Deluxe Edition has been reduced to $7.99 on the PlayStation Store for both PS4 and PS5, representing an 80 % discount. The action‑RPG, which holds a 3.88‑star rating from more than 264,000 user reviews, now includes the Super Pass, granting access to four Super Packs and a bonus fifth pack. These packs add characters such as Future Trunks from Dragon Ball Super, additional fusions, transformations, missions and new locations. The base game lets players create and customize their [...]

An official Pokémon social‑media account posted a 30‑second clip showing crystal‑clear graphics of Wingull, the player avatar and Mr. Briney chasing each other in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. The footage, which could only be captured by a Switch or Switch 2’s built‑in recording feature, does not match the original 2002 Game Boy Advance output, leading observers to conclude the games are being run on an emulator. Dataminers noted that the recent Switch ports of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen contain [...]

Indie developer Rado Klasa claims that Golden Horn Studios’ new title, Potato Please, copied his physics‑based potato‑peeling game, 1,000,000 Potatoes, after seeing a trailer on September 20. Klasa, who released his game in July, accuses the studio of using AI to replicate the concept, noting identical Soviet‑style settings and gameplay mechanics. Steam curators have flagged Potato Please as an “AI imagery rip‑off,” while Golden Horn denies the allegations, asserting independent development and offering to share project files. The dispute has sparked [...]

Blizzard’s upcoming Diablo 5 will unfold across three timelines—past, present, and future—within a world already conquered by Diablo. Game director Joe Shely explains that the past recounts Diablo’s initial takeover, the present features the current battle against Hell’s minions, and the future shows how Dread Commanders reshape Sanctuary into biome‑specific hellscapes. Narrative director Jennifer Hepler notes that players can revisit locations to see them altered by different commanders, creating a dynamic, procedural environment. Blizzard aims for the “best [...]

Konami’s latest survival horror, Silent Hill: Townfall, has launched on PlayStation 5 and received strong early reviews. Developed by Screen Burn Interactive and co‑published with Annapurna Interactive, the game scores 81 on Metacritic and 82 on OpenCritic. Critics praise its atmospheric design, first‑person exploration, and balanced use of melee and stealth combat. Reviewers note challenging puzzles and occasional confusion but highlight the CRTV feature that aids enemy tracking. The title is slated for release on September 24, 2026.

Rockstar Games updated its modding policy earlier this month, tightening restrictions on user‑generated content for its franchises. The new guidelines forbid modifying official storylines, missions, characters, or combining assets across titles, and limit multiplayer mods to the licensed Creator Platform or direct Rockstar approval. Mods that alter game operation on unapproved platforms or monetize content without permission are disallowed. The changes aim to protect intellectual property while still allowing community creativity within set boundaries.

Artificial intelligence is moving from front‑line chatbots to core functions across the iGaming sector. Operators of online casinos, sportsbooks, poker rooms and live‑dealer platforms are deploying machine‑learning models, predictive analytics, natural‑language processing and real‑time data pipelines to automate fraud detection, compliance checks, personalization and risk management. While conversational AI improves tier‑1 support—handling deposit queries, account verification and game rules with intent recognition and sentiment analysis—risk engines now assess transaction patterns, betting behavior and other signals to generate [...]