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Remedy offers update on ‘FBC: Firebreak,’ details coming improvements — “We’ve seen many players come into the game and leave within the first hour.”

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The developer has just launched its first significant venture into PvE multiplayer gaming, titled FBC: Firebreak. This game draws inspiration from well-known peers like Left 4 Dead and Warhammer 40K: Dark Tide, while nestled within the offbeat sci-fi setting of Control. In this universe, strange physics and entities have the power to bend reality itself, with everyday objects such as post-it notes transforming into fearsome monsters.

Razer has made one of the most insane wireless gaming mice EVER — even if it won’t be my next mouse

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As an observer, I can attest that these mice are tailored for gamers who demand top-tier performance – precision, responsiveness, and unwavering reliability. These are not just any mice; they’re Razer’s best-selling models and highly sought after by competitive esports players. Among them, the latest addition, the DeathAdder V4 Pro, truly stands out as a champion.

Elon Musk says we’re in the “intelligence big bang” — after warning that a power crunch could kill the AI revolution this year

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While AI holds immense potential benefits, it also raises significant worries about its impact on humanity. As per AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy, there’s practically a 100% chance that uncontrolled AI development could lead to the extinction of humanity. His solution? Preventing the creation of such technology from the outset.

Is Grounded 2 on Xbox Game Pass? — Here’s what we know

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In approximately two weeks, one of the highly anticipated Xbox games for 2025, titled Grounded 2, is about to be released. This sequel is a surprise from Xbox Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment, following their successful 2020 survival game where you play as young teenagers who have been shrunk down to ant size. The new game retains the same premise as Grounded, but Obsidian is adding more content, including a larger map called Brookhollow Park that will surpass the first game’s Backyard, new RPG buildcrafting options, rideable insect mounts like ants and orb weaver spiders, and additional features.

Watch Blizzard’s insane China drone show for World of Warcraft’s 20thanniversary — Blizzard also announces a crazy, China-exclusive “Raid Rush” server that I wish the rest of the world could play

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In an extraordinary showcase, drones took on the likenesses of characters hailing from the game, such as Arthas, Xal’atath, Chen Stormstout, and Alexstrasza. They then assembled a dragon based on the Mists of Pandaria expansion and a 20th Anniversary logo for World of Warcraft.

Minecraft lets you get the Lava Chicken song in-game — but it’s absurdly rare

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In the recent Minecraft 1.21.94 Bedrock update, defeating a rare creature known as the Chicken Jockey (a baby Zombie riding a Chicken) now rewards the Lava Chicken music disc. This elusive creature is not easy to encounter in the game, as only 15% of spawned Baby Zombies have the tendency to mount another creature, and an even smaller fraction of those will be found on a Chicken.

According to Minecraft’s wiki, each Baby Zombie has a 5% chance to search for a nearby Chicken, but the probability that this event occurs ranges from 0.25% to 0.4875%. It’s safe to say that many Minecraft players have never encountered one during Survival mode in their gaming experience.

Should you be lucky enough to spot a Chicken Jockey, defeating it will earn you the unique Lava Chicken music disc.

Oblivion Remastered and Metal Gear Solid Delta co-developer Virtuos faces layoffs — with 270 workers cut

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As an onlooker, I’ve learned that Andres claims Virtuos is delving deeper into the realm of generative AI, making it compulsory for their workforce to undergo training in this area. He also suggests that Virtuos signed a “royalty-free” contract for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, implying they aren’t entitled to any royalties based on the game’s sales or milestones.

Unfortunately, this information coincides with a continuous wave of layoffs sweeping through the gaming industry. For instance, Electronic Arts let go of hundreds of employees, closed Cliffhanger Games, and shelved a Black Panther game in development. Respawn Entertainment teams were also affected.

Sony Interactive Entertainment recently downsized about one-third of Bend Studio’s workforce, following the cancellation of a new live service game from them in January.

Microsoft has reportedly trimmed its gaming workforce at an unspecified scale earlier this July, resulting in the closure of The Initiative, the studio responsible for the Perfect Dark reboot, and the cancelation of several projects, including a new MMORPG from ZeniMax Online Studios.