Base PS5 Finally Gets Its Own Version of PSSR Upscaling
The new feature for PS5 is called Quick Spectral Super Resolution, or QSSR, and it uses a streamlined neural network to improve image detail and stability without the PS5 Pro’s dedicated machine-learning hardware.
Gears of War: E-Day is the Highest-Rated Gears Game in Over 15 Years
The Coalition’s critically acclaimed Gears of War prequel combines the series’ strongest combat in years with hardware ray tracing, Nanite environments, real-time destruction, and hundreds of dynamically shadowed lights.
The Witcher 3 Remastered Makes an 11-Year-Old RPG Feel New Again
This week's extensive upgrade for The Witcher 3 modernizes the game's visuals, combat, progression, controls, and interface, plus there's even a particularly impressive native version for Nintendo Switch 2.
Control Resonant Is a Fantastic Evolution of Remedy’s Formula
After enjoying its SGF demo and spending several hours with the full game, I’m impressed by Remedy’s ambitious combination of aggressive melee combat, open-ended exploration, and characteristically surreal worldbuilding.
Over 85% of Japanese Game Developers Now Use Generative AI, According to TGS Report
CESA reports that over 85% of Japanese game developers use generative AI at least occasionally, while studios are prioritizing human review, restricted tools, and policies against using raw outputs unchanged.
Steam Quietly Made a Huge Discoverability Change for Indie Games
Valve appears to have personalized Steam’s Discounts & Events grid, transforming a previously negligible source of traffic into thousands of monthly store-page visits for some smaller games.
New Free-to-Play Pokémon Rival Aniimo Launches Today on PC and Consoles
Pawprint Studio’s free-to-play RPG combines open-world creature catching, real-time combat, transformations, and multiplayer, although its beta tests produced sharply divided impressions.
XPRIZE Offers $3.5 Million to Filmmakers Imagining a Better Future
The Future Vision XPRIZE is funding optimistic science-fiction concepts, including Zero One Creative’s adaptation of a real mission targeting Alpha Centauri.
Blender’s OVERGROWN Teaser Is a Proof of Concept for Open Filmmaking
Blender Studio has released the first OVERGROWN teaser, revealing its painterly post-human world and demonstrating the open-source tools and workflows it hopes to develop into a feature-film playbook.
What to Play: Top-10 Best Games From Steam Programming Fest 2026
Discover 10 of the best games featured in Steam Programming Fest 2026, including programming puzzles, hacking simulators, automation games, and creative coding experiences.