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Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has launched a “comprehensive” audit of all in-game assets after admitting the use of AI-generated images in the final release should have been disclosed. After the hotly anticipated open world action game launched this week, players were quick to spot signs and paintings that looked very much like they were generated by AI . IGN’s Brendan Graeber found further examples of in-game images with the telltale signs of AI. Crimson Desert’s use of generative AI art put Pearl Abyss in violation of Steam's AI Content policy , which requires generative AI use to be disclosed on the game's store page. There was no disclaimer on Crimson Desert’s Steam store page as of yesterday, but today one is included as follow: AI Generated Content Disclosure The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this: Generative AI technology is used in a supplementary capacity during the creation of some 2D prop assets. Any such assets ...

Screamer isn’t subtle. Screamer is neon-soaked, maximum volume arcade racing that requires both the finesse of Wipeout and the tactics and aggression of Mario Kart, where dicing for position demands that you think offensively and defensively at all times. Requiring the use of both sticks to fling your car around corners – plus actively shifting the semi-automatic transmission at the perfect time to build crucial boost energy – it’s also a fascinatingly busy racing game. Confidently different, Screamer makes a good case for itself in a genre rarely recognised for a great deal of innovation, despite being let down on occasion by a few dud tracks that slow the pace too much, some unbalanced missions in its central tournament mode, and no clear characters to really care about in its story. Screamer’s twin-stick racing mechanics see the right stick used to dictate drift angle by swinging out the rear. The pendulum-like effect is a little overly pronounced in a few of the cars – which ...

When a new console launches, the majority of the conversation is defined by its specs. “Does it hit 60 frame-rates per second?” “How much RAM does it have?” “What’s its resolution?” But, as we’ve seen since the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, the hardware is only as good as the worlds it invites you to inhabit. The Nintendo Switch 2 launched with Mario Kart World, selling 17.37 million units worldwide , per Nintendo’s latest fiscal report. It was the best-selling console of 2025 in the U.S., both in unit sales and dollar sales, selling a total of 4.4 million units, and selling faster than the original Nintendo Switch over the same period. As we move into 2026, a surprising game has become the definitive system seller of the year: Pokémon Pokopia . If you’ve been watching your friends play in the Withered Wastelands like that SpongeBob meme, there is a perfect entry point. Nintendo has released a dedicated console bundle deal in the UK, specifically for Pokémon Pokopia. In thi...

When I reviewed MLB The Show 20 , I praised it as the best baseball simulation around while dinging it for playing too safe, recycling visuals, and leaning on marginal improvements instead of taking real swings. Six years later, I’m getting deja vu. Despite giving MLB The Show 21 a standing ovation for finally starting to mix up the formula in its jump to next-gen (at the time) consoles, I’m now sitting here with MLB The Show 26 struggling to articulate what's meaningfully different from the last few years. The iterative additions are better than usual this year — especially in Franchise mode — but the foundation hasn't moved an inch, and I can’t help but feel like MLB The Show 26 is little more than another full-priced update for the same live service game we’ve been playing since the 2010s. To its credit, MLB The Show 26 still plays excl o jellent baseball. The core simulation remains the most convincing recreation of the sport in any video game, and developer San Diego S...

Whether it’s Snake’s elevator ascent to the rainy cliffs of Shadow Moses or the climactic battle between student and mentor in the final moments of Snake Eater, Hideo Kojima and Konami’s epic spy thriller franchise, Metal Gear, is home to some of gaming’s most iconic moments. Telling a story that spanned multiple console generations and pushed the creative capabilities of video games to their limits, Solid Snake and Big Boss’ adventures are legendary, so much so that many claim they’re among the most important releases the medium has ever produced. Back in 2015, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain seemingly ended the franchise for good, with Kojima leaving Konami and the Metal Gear Solid IP behind to form his own studio. However, Konami has started resurrecting the series through re-releases and remakes, like Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater coming out later this year. With so many new players experiencing this world of undercover espionage, shady government conspiracy and gruf...

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Bungie has been teasing the fourth map in its recently released extraction shooter, Marathon – but it's not just another open region for looting gear, getting into fights, and extracting. Cryo Archive will be players' first taste of a raid-like instance in Marathon (and actually exploring the UESC Marathon ship), which will contain gameplay mechanics similar to ones seen in Destiny raids such as puzzles, in-match events, and evolving sequences of objectives. Bungie outlined everything you need to know about Cryo Archive in a recent blog post ahead of it going live on Friday, March 20 (and only available on weekends). The team also just dropped a teaser trailer that shows gameplay in Cryo Archive, which looks to be a cold and hostile section of the ship filled with rogue UESC bots that are sure to mess you up. You can watch the trailer below and listen to the dulcet tones of one Ben Starr (Verso in Clair Obscur, Clive in Final Fantasy XVI), presumably voicing the omnipresen...