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A new report on Nvidia’s supply chain reveals that the current state of consumer electronics, especially the gaming GPU and RAM crisis, is not the result of organic silicon shortage. Instead, the problem comes from Nvidia reallocating manufacturing capacity to force-feed enterprise clients AI hardware that they don’t have the capacity to use, according to one report from industry analyst Ed Zitron, and a separate claim made by Bloomberg and Business Insider.

A brand-new patent from Sony is now published on USPTO and it describes a cloud-driven self-repair system designed to fix device glitches in the background. While the idea of never seeing another error code on your PlayStation or other Sony devices may sound like a dream for gamers and tech consumers, the underlaying AI powered mechanic that runs the whole thing has the potential to brick hardware An AI model is given authority to write and execute code directly on millions of devices worldwide.

PS5 emulator has achieved an unprecedented milestone which is a big step toward console game preservation and reverse engineering. PlayStation emulator KyTyPS5 is now booting and rendering the native PS5 version of Grand Theft Auto V on PC hardware at a fluid 60 frames per second. Although GTA 5 has been available on PC for over a decade, running the console version and enhanced native PS5 build via instruction translation a massive technological leap. However, the build is not fully playable yet.

Walking down the streets of Los Santos with an assault rifle, a rocket launcher, and a shotgun casually tucked into invisible pockets was one of the most fun things to do it Grand Theft Auto V. However, playing that way is now a thing of the past, sadly. Rockstar Games is doing something different with how you carry weapons in GTA 6, the studio is overhauling the franchise’s oldest open-world tropes in pursuit of immersion.

Rebel Wolves’ RPG title The Blood of Dawnwalker drew instant attention the moment it revealed its concept: human by day, vampire by night. Set against a European backdrop during the era of the Black Death, in which vampires reveal themselves and protagonist Coen sets out to reclaim the family taken from him, the premise also carries a strong Eastern European cultural flavor.

The fallout surrounding Rideshare “Stimulator” is now taking a new turn on Steam. After the widespread public backlash and scrutiny, Steam users have taken matters into their own hands, forcefully user-tagging the game with “Artificial Intelligence” tag after Saber admitted to AI use in their game. Interestingly, at the time of this writing, Saber Interactive is yet to put up the mandatory AI disclosure on the game’s Steam page.

We all know what is happening in the gaming industry right now, layoffs and studio closures left and right. So, in an industry plagued by widespread job losses and cost-cutting, hearing that a publisher is taking care of its employees is a great news to have. According to financial disclosures of South Korean developer Pearl Abyss, devs who contributed to the massive success of Crimson Desert got paid handsome bonuses.

AI and its use in game development is a hot topic of debate and most gamers demand transparency, and wish to protect human jobs that are often scarified for AI. Today, Saber Interactive and its new Rideshare “Stimulator” game has found itself in the middle of this debate. Video game narrative designer and writer Stella Sacco has claimed that she was replaced as the lead writer on the newly announced Saber Interactive game midway through development in favor of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Not many, but there is a portion of the gaming community that is patient enough to wait for discounts before buying GTA 6. Unfortunately, we have some bad news for them today. GTA 6 will maintain its $80 to $100 price point for a long time. It was expected, Take-Two did the same with Red Dead Redemption and GTA 5.

Remedy Entertainment has long been quite about Max Payne 1 and 2 remakes but we have some updates. The good news is that both games are in active development at Remedy. The bad news is that Remedy is looking at Rockstar Games to talk about it. Fans eagerly awaiting first-look screenshots, gameplay trailers, or a release window will have to wait on Rockstar Games before getting any concrete details.