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Microsoft is ending its Gaming Copilot push on Xbox console and mobile, even though Copilot remains a major focus across much of the company. New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says the feature no longer fits where Xbox is headed. Gaming Copilot was introduced through the Xbox mobile app and Xbox PC app as an AI assistant for games. It was meant to help with

Ubisoft has publicly responded to a leaked Assassin’s Creed Invictus screenshot after it began circulating online. The image was shared by known Assassin’s Creed leaker xj0nathan, but Ubisoft said it had been heavily altered, likely with AI tools. The official Assassin’s Creed account said the image may have started from a private test, but warned that the altered version was spreading misinformation. Ubisoft also

Ubisoft is doing more than improving visuals for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. The remake also rebuilds core parts of how Edward moves, fights, and sneaks through the world. The goal appears to be simple: keep the pirate fantasy of the 2013 original, but make it feel smoother by modern Assassin’s Creed standards. Ubisoft says it worked closely with early playtest feedback to improve

A new Linux loader for PlayStation 5 has again shown that Sony’s current console has enough power to run PlayStation 3 games locally through emulation. After developer Andrew Nguyen released the loader, one user showed MotorStorm Pacific Rift running on PS5 through the RPCS3 emulator. The game appeared to run smoothly in the shared footage. That is notable because PS3 games are still not

Nintendo is reportedly working on a full remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2. The project is said to rebuild the original game from scratch rather than simply remaster the old version. The rumor comes from leaker Nash Weedle, who shared new details during the Attack The Backlog podcast. According to the claim, the project has been in

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says the company’s most advanced AI chips, including Blackwell and Rubin, should not be made available to China. His position is that the United States should get NVIDIA’s newest and strongest technology first because NVIDIA is an American company. At the same time, Huang argues that American companies still need to compete globally. In his view, exports help U.S. companies

LG Display has shown its third generation Tandem OLED technology at SID Display Week 2026, with upgrades focused on efficiency, lifespan, and brightness. The company says the new panel reduces power consumption by 18% while offering almost twice the durability of earlier OLED designs. That is important because OLED still has two main concerns in many devices: power use and long term wear. Better

AMD had a strong first quarter in 2026, with revenue reaching $10.3 billion, up 38% from the same period last year. The biggest driver was the data center business, where demand for EPYC CPUs and Instinct accelerators continues to grow as AI infrastructure expands. Data center revenue reached $5.8 billion, up 57% year over year. AMD says EPYC powered cloud instances grew nearly 50%

AMD has started sampling its Instinct MI450 GPUs to lead customers, with production shipments still planned for the second half of 2026 through the Helios rack platform. CEO Lisa Su says demand is already stronger than AMD originally expected, with customer forecasts now above its initial 2027 plans. The MI450 series is becoming important because AI deployments are shifting heavily toward inference. Training still

AMD CEO Lisa Su says the rise of agentic AI is creating stronger demand for server CPUs, but she does not see that as a replacement for AI accelerators. Instead, she describes the CPU demand as largely additive to the GPU market. The reason is how agentic AI works. Large models still need GPUs and accelerators to run heavy AI workloads. But once agents

LG’s new gram Book 15 gives Windows buyers more hardware, but Apple’s MacBook Neo still feels more polished LG’s 2026 gram Book 15 is trying to win over budget laptop buyers with a simple pitch: more screen, more ports, more upgrade options, and a low price. The laptop starts at $699, but it was listed at $599 during the comparison, which puts it directly

Halo Infinite has received an unexpected free update months after Halo Studios moved the game into maintenance mode. The update adds Firefight: Gauntlet, a new co op mode with roguelike inspired structure, random elements, and persistent upgrades during each run. Firefight is Halo’s cooperative horde mode, and Gauntlet gives it a more replayable setup. Four players enter a mission made of five battle arenas,

Microsoft is pulling back from its Gaming Copilot plans on Xbox. New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma says the company will begin winding down Copilot on mobile and stop development of Copilot on console. Gaming Copilot started rolling out in September 2025 after months of insider testing. It was meant to help players during difficult parts of games, answer questions about what they were

Microsoft is making more leadership changes inside Xbox as new CEO Asha Sharma tries to reshape the gaming division. Sharma, who previously led Microsoft’s CoreAI products group, is bringing several CoreAI executives into key Xbox roles while some longtime Xbox leaders step away. The move comes at a difficult time for Xbox. Microsoft’s latest Q3 earnings showed another revenue decline for the gaming division,

Microsoft Flight Simulator has received World Update 21, and this time the focus is Australia. The update adds a large set of visual improvements across the country, with Microsoft and Asobo calling it a new standard in realism for pilots. The update was built with data and work from Bing Maps, Vexcel, Gaya, and Asobo. It improves terrain, cities, coastlines, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and

valve’s new Steam Controller sold out almost immediately after launch, and scalpers are already trying to cash in. The controller normally costs $99, but second hand listings have appeared for as much as $399. That is a huge markup for any controller, even one made by Valve. The launch demand was real, but this is still a reminder of how quickly hardware hype turns

Forza Horizon 6 has gone gold ahead of its May 19 launch, and Playground Games is giving longtime Forza players a useful early bonus. If you played earlier Forza Horizon games or the 2023 Forza Motorsport reboot with the same Xbox Gamertag, you will receive extra cars in Forza Horizon 6 after finishing the Tokyo City introduction race with Mei. These are not basic

Steam’s April 2026 Hardware and Software Survey shows a clear split in PC gaming. New hardware keeps arriving, but many players are still using older GPUs, 16GB RAM, and Windows 10. That matters because it affects what developers can realistically target when building modern PC games. Windows is still dominant on Steam, with 93.47% share across surveyed players. But around a quarter of Windows

After months of hints, jokes, and community hunting, Diablo 4’s secret Cow Level has finally been found. The search was led in part by the Cow Level Discord community, and the reward is a Mythic Unique helm called the Cow King’s Crown. The item is strange by design. It has item level 666 and comes with silly day based effects that change depending on

Fallout co creator Tim Cain says the internet has changed how games are marketed, discussed, and even designed. In a recent YouTube video, Cain argued that many players no longer form opinions by looking at a game directly. Instead, they often adopt the opinion of an influencer they already like. Cain is not saying every influencer is bad. His point is more specific. The