In August, the family of Adam Raine sued the AI company OpenAI after their 16-year-old son died by suicide on April 11th. The family claims Adam had been discussing suicidal thoughts with ChatGPT for months and believes OpenAI released ChatGPT-4o with known safety flaws. Their lawyer stated that the family believes tragedies like Adam’s were preventable.
Xbox president Sarah Bond recently hinted to Mashable that the next Xbox will offer a top-quality, carefully selected gaming experience. Now, Phil Spencer has confirmed that Xbox will continue making consoles, and a new one is currently in development. This should reassure fans who were concerned Microsoft might stop producing Xbox hardware.
A new trailer just dropped for Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, a fast-paced first-person shooter. It’s designed to feel like the classic shooters you loved from the 90s – think Wolfenstein 3D, Duke Nukem, and the original DOOM.
The game will be available on both consoles and PC, and both versions—the standard edition and the console version—will be included with Game Pass.
Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition is coming to the new Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, letting players enjoy the game on the go. This re-release will also be available on existing platforms in 2025. It’s the second Bethesda game planned for the Switch 2, joining Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, also set to launch in 2026. With the game recently optimized for handheld devices like the Steam Deck and Xbox Ally, the developers seem well-equipped to get it running smoothly on Nintendo’s new console. It makes you wonder if other Bethesda titles, like DOOM: The Dark Ages, might follow in the future.
The Outer Worlds 2 continues the story of the well-loved 2019 RPG, offering a similar blend of humor and sharp political commentary often found in games like Fallout. This time, Obsidian Entertainment is building on everything players enjoyed in the first game – making the worlds bigger and more detailed, and giving players even more choices in how the story unfolds and how they develop their character.
This month’s selection of games is quite varied, but Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are really getting the best deals. I’m excited because I know at least one of these games will keep me entertained for hours!
Recent concerns suggest that some AI labs might struggle to create more powerful AI because they’re running out of the high-quality data needed for training. This is also causing scrutiny of Microsoft’s large investment in OpenAI, particularly as OpenAI shifts towards becoming a for-profit company.
To generate excitement before its release, reviews for the upcoming Xbox game, The Outer Worlds 2, are now available. Critics have been given access to the game and are sharing their opinions with the public.
Square Enix has released a new trailer to build excitement for the HD-2D remake bundle, offering a first look at how the classic stories of Dragon Quest I and II have been updated for today’s players.