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Square Enix has announced that after three years, the Kingdom Hearts franchise on PC will be shedding its Epic Games Store exclusivity. Almost the entire series is hitting Steam in June.

Microsoft showed off a new feature of Copilot, an AI game assistant for Xbox and PC games like Minecraft. In a demonstration, a player asked Copilot how to make a sword in Minecraft.

Paradox has once again delayed the launch of its upcoming The Sims rival Life By You. The publisher says the title needs more development time before it's ready for Steam early access.

Microsoft has released the final launch trailer for Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, the third-person action-adventure single-player game from developer Ninja Theory that will be released on May 21.

The UK has launched the independent UK Semiconductor Institute. It will help bring together government, universities, and the private sector to help the country's semiconductor sector do well.

Player First Game released a new trailer for the MultiVersus game ahead of its May 28 launch. It reveals two new characters: Jason from the Friday the 13 movies and The Matrix's Agent Smith.

The UK government's AI Safety Institute will launch a San Francisco-based office in the summer. It wants to expand its expertise in AI by having easy access to the creators in San Francisco.

The UK government is formulating proposals to help rights holders learn if their content has been used to train AI models. It aims to have these proposals ready before the election in autumn.

The CMA is no longer looking into Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI, where it was given a minority stake. This means the regulator doesn't believe the partnership is a threat to competition.

This weekend's PC game deals include bundles for Monster Hunter and beat 'em up titles, freebies on Epic Games Store and Steam, cooperative free events to try, rare Minecraft discounts, and more.

Ubisoft has revealed the final PC hardware recommendations for its upcoming free-to-play shooter XDefiant. Also, preloads are available for both the console and PC versions ahead of its May 21 launch.

Playground Games has announced a new free content update for Forza Horizon 5. Dubbed "Horizon Retrowave," it brings new cars, fresh synthwave music, neon lights, new character items, and more.

Star Citizen is hosting a massive free-fly event, offering everyone access to its sci-fi universe as well as almost all its ships and vehicles. The free-to-play promotion lasts for 12 days.

Developer Arkane Austin will release one final update for its vampire shooter Redfall. The update will add a much-wanted offline mode to the game along with single-player pausing and more.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft has decided to launch Activision's 2024 Call of Duty game as a Day One title for the Xbox Game Pass subscription service for an October launch.

The Creative Assembly development team is reportedly working on three more entries for its long-running Total War RTS game series. One of those games is allegedly based on the Star Wars universe

Leaks on social media have reportedly shown a new third-person shooter called Deadlock. This is rumored to be the next major new game from Valve, and it may be officially announced soon.

Intel 31.0.101.5522 WHQL driver is now available for download with optimizations and support for the upcoming Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Starfield May Update, XDefiant, and Wuthering Waves.

The Summer Game Fest X account has announced that the live-streaming event will officially reveal a new title from 2K Games that's part of one of its "biggest and most beloved franchises" on June 7.

As part of its quarterly financial report, publisher Take-Two Interactive stated that Grand Theft Auto VI from Rockstar Games will launch in the fall of 2025 for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Activision, now owned by Microsoft, has opened a new game development studio called Elsewhere. The team is working on an all-new "narrative-based and genre-defining AAA franchise."

Xbox Free Play Days has two games for Xbox Game Pass Core and Ultimate members to try for no extra cost this weekend: The theme park building title Planet Coaster and the co-op entry Killing Floor 2.

The Epic Games Store's first mystery giveaway from its Mega Sale promotion has turned out to be Dragon Age Inquisition - Game of the Year Edition. The BioWare RPG is free to claim for an entire week.

One of the UK's biggest mobile networks, Three, has announced connectivity improvements on one of the UK's major transportation networks. It hopes that this will help turn London into a smart city.

Palworld, the surprise game hit of 2024, is now available on the Nvidia GeForce NOW cloud gaming service for Steam owners of the game. Four other games were also added to GeForce Now this week.

Minecraft, one of the most popular modern games, is celebrating its 15th birthday. To mark the occasion, Microsoft put the game on sale, allowing you to save up to 70% on different platforms.

AMD's latest WHQL-certified driver, 24.5.1, lands with support for Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, and F1 24, as well as AI acceleration and development support.

Tomorrow is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and Microsoft is using the occasion to officially reveal the Proteus Controller, a third-party modular Xbox game controller that's coming this fall.

Ubisoft has canceled the 2021-announced The Division spin-off entry Heartland. The development resources from the free-to-play survival game are being diverted to Rainbow Six Siege and XDefiant.

Starfield 1.11.36 update is now live across PC and Xbox, bringing updated local maps, ship interior customization much like on outposts, frame rate targeting and graphics options on Xbox, and more.

Assassin's Creed is returning this November with a brand-new entry focused on feudal Japan. Shadows will feature two protagonists, letting players take the roles of being shinobi or samurai.

Microsoft's latest Xbox software update for May concentrates on the PC platform, as it officially adds support for playing certain Xbox Cloud Gaming titles with a mouse and keyboard.

Tango Gameworks will release one more and final patch for its acclaimed action game Hi-Fi Rush later today. The game's physical editions from Limited Run Games are also still in the works.

Microsoft has released its latest Xbox Transparency Report, which claims that the company has seen the online safety of its gamers improve with the use of new tools and reporting features.

Over 100 games on the Xbox 360 store just received discounts of up to 90% off. Microsoft says it is working with publishers to offer sales on the classic titles before the store's closure.

Games Workshop will stream the 2024 Warhammer Skulls event on May 23. This will reveal news and updates for current and upcoming video games in the Warhammer/Warhammer 40,000 franchise.

The second half of May will carry 11 fresh titles for Xbox Game Pass membership holders. This includes Xbox's Hellblade II, EA's Immortals of Aveum, CI Games' Lords of the Fallen, and more.

Helldivers 2 sets a new PlayStation sales record with 12 million copies sold, making it the fastest-selling PS title ever. While server issues affected the launch, over 458k played on Steam alone.

There have been some interesting statements, plus a trademark filing, that suggest a reveal of the next game in id Software's Doom first-person shooter series could happen at the Xbox Games Showcase.