Following the acquisition, the Cinemersive Labs team will join SIE's Visual Computing Group (VCG) and contribute to our broader efforts in advancing state of the art visual computing within games. This includes applying machine learning to enhance gameplay visuals, improve rendering techniques, and unlock new levels of visual fidelity for players.
We really believe that creative control should always stay with the game creators, the game development team, and with the AI features that we are experimenting exploring, this is really to support the vision of the team. Ultimately, we want to bring AI that helps broaden the game's reach, deepen engagement and keep players coming back to your games to many more games across the catalog.
Sony is giving away five different games for PS Plus subscribers this April, including the remastered versions of the first three Tomb Raider games and the new Lords of the Fallen, which is a Souls-like action RPG.
Microsoft seems more determined than ever to combine Xbox and Windows - to the point that its next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will play PC games too. Today, we learned Helix will go alpha in 2027. But the company isn't waiting for Helix before it points Windows gamers in the Xbox direction. Starting in April, it's bringing its full-screen Xbox mode to every kind of Windows 11 PC, including laptops, desktops, and tablets.
The Xbox Core controller is widely regarded as one of the best gamepads available. Whether you're gaming on an Xbox console, PC, or Android device, the first party Microsoft controller is always a solid choice. C urrently, the special edition Ice Breaker blue version is on sale for $50, down from its usual $80 price, giving you a remarkable $30 discount. It's rare to see the fancy colorways like this one go on sale for so much. It's currently down to the same price as the basic carbon black model.
Developer Direct 2026 will feature two upcoming titles from Playground Games, Fable and Forza Horizon 6. The studio will share the first extended look at Fable and debut gameplay for Forza Horizon 6, an Xbox Wire post confirmed. Playground Games will also share gameplay from Fable, which is set to release in 2026 after a string of delays. The game is confirmed for PC and Xbox Series S/X.
The higher bitrate streaming option will let subscribers with an Xbox Series X or S, Xbox One X or Xbox One play their games at a higher resolution, provided the game and their display supports it. Microsoft previously only offered 1440p streams on select Fire TVs, LG TVs, Samsung TVs, web browsers and the Xbox PC app.
Thirteen years after vanishing at the end of the original game, cursed horror author Alan Wake is trapped in an alternate dimension and determined to write his way out, while FBI agents close in on the mysterious town of Bright Falls. Why we love it: A thoroughly entertaining blend of detective procedural and surrealist survival horror. Read the full review.