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Nvidia's DLSS 5 Shows Us What AI Will Do to Games
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Nvidia's DLSS 5 Shows Us What AI Will Do to Games

Nvidia's new DLSS 5 upscaling technology sparked widespread revulsion when revealed at GTC 2026. Yet the backlash reveals something deeper than graphics preferences: a fundamental anxiety about art, control, and what we lose when machines decide how games should look.

Fortnite's Showdown Season Swaps Hardware for Hype
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Fortnite's Showdown Season Swaps Hardware for Hype

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 arrived with real-world gaming hardware on the line and HBO's Game of Thrones characters in the shop. But Epic's recent V-Bucks price increase has cast a shadow over the festivities.

The Lunch Break Test: How Age of Empires Learned to Welcome Newcomers
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The Lunch Break Test: How Age of Empires Learned to Welcome Newcomers

When Ensemble Studios developed the first Age of Empires in 1997, studio head Tony Goodman used an unconventional method to test difficulty: he'd start a scenario, go to lunch, and check if the player had been defeated. If so, the level needed adjusting.

When a game fails, Remedy shows there's another way
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When a game fails, Remedy shows there's another way

FBC: Firebreak bombed commercially. But instead of taking it offline, Remedy made an unusual promise: the game will stay playable for years. It's a rare act of responsibility.