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Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is aiming to be the "definitive" game for the setting, and I think it might be exactly that

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By Connor Makar
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Published on Aug. 29, 2026, 9:01 a.m. In a small room inside a crowded Koelnesse convention centre, a short presentation on Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is shown to a gaggle of tired writers. Creative Assembly's brand manager says they're hoping to make the definitive game in the 40k universe. After playing the game for a little while, I think they may have pulled it off.
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"Somebody will make the Half-Life 2 of AI" - after the Rideshare controversy, Saber CCO says something will come along and "change people's minds" about gen-AI

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By Connor Makar, Robert Purchese Verified
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Saber Interactive made headlines recently when its boss had an ugly spat with a former employee about the company's use of gen-AI in taxi game Rideshare Stimulator. Matthew Karch, Saber's co-founder and CEO, since apologised, and made sure Rideshare got proper AI disclosure labels on Steam. But a larger question mark over Saber's approach to gen-AI remained.
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Twitch suffers major outage following Grand Theft Auto 6's extended look gameplay trailer premiere

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By Connor Makar
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Popular livestreaming platform Twitch suffered a major outage soon after the premiere of the Grand Theft Auto 6 extended look on Netflix. The gameplay presentation, which was available to co-stream by content creators, was being reacted to live by top streamers including Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed the moment it went live on Netflix. This allowed many Twitch users to watch it without having to pay for a Netflix subscription.
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