Square Enix is collaborating with the University of Tokyo’s Matsuo Laboratory on a research project to use AI to make game development more efficient. The company also ran an internal contest asking for AI-related ideas, and several of the winning concepts are now being developed as active projects.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A has been a hit since launching last month, selling over 5.8 million copies in its first week. Players are excited to revisit the Kalos region and experience the return of Mega Evolution.
After a year off, the latest installment in the popular Football Manager series, Football Manager 26, launched on PC, consoles, and mobile devices on November 4th. However, the launch was rocky, with players quickly leaving negative reviews across all platforms. Common complaints included problems with the user interface, missing features, bugs, and an overall lack of refinement. Currently, the game has over 3,000 “Overwhelmingly Negative” reviews on Steam, and averages just 1.83 and 2.1 stars on the PlayStation and Xbox/Microsoft Stores.
Despite being a major hit for EA and DICE, Battlefield 6 has had some problems. This week, the developers fixed a glitch in the new Strikepoint mode that let players unfairly earn up to 2 million experience points. They had to temporarily limit XP gains in that mode while they work on a lasting fix. While a permanent solution’s release date is unknown, players are hoping it will arrive with next week’s update, which is expected to bring back the Lock-Guided Missile for the IFV.
Two new indie games are making waves. Egging On, created by Polish studio Egobounds, is a challenging platformer where you play as an egg, carefully navigating levels while battling the forces of gravity. Whiskerwood, published by Hooded Horse, is a city-building game with a unique twist: you manage a colony of mice constantly under the thumb of demanding cats. Developed by Minakata Dynamics, it requires players to balance the needs of their mouse citizens with the taxes imposed by their feline rulers, featuring complex systems similar to games like RimWorld and Timberborn.
Gauntlet is a much more unpredictable game mode in Battlefield 6 than the others. Each match plays out differently, offering a unique experience. The mode features eight mission types, but only four will appear in any given match. Here’s an overview of all the missions, along with strategies to help you win.
The open beta for Football Manager 26 was initially exciting, promising a strong return for the series. However, players quickly found the beta version was full of bugs and difficult to use. Issues continued to mount, turning what should have been a positive experience into a frustrating one. When the full game launched, it didn’t meet player expectations.
It feels like a clear attempt to quickly make money. They reuse popular elements from a successful game, but deliver a noticeably lower-quality product that was clearly rushed. Often, these mobile versions aren’t even similar to the original game – sometimes they’re completely different, like a simple pinball game or something equally strange.
My Hero Academia is a hugely popular and well-known action anime, currently the most prominent superhero series available. While the original manga finished in 2024, the anime is now airing its final season. Alongside the conclusion of the story, My Hero Academia has launched several exciting projects, including a worldwide fan poll.
Market sage JA Maartunn, known for his flair for the dramatic, announces we are entering a “mid-bull phase,” a fancy way of saying-LTHs are finally saying, “Time to take a break,” after stuffing their virtual wallets for months. As he wryly notes, “LTHs build bottoms; STHs build tops,” which sounds like a poetic way of describing an old man planting a tree just as the young sprout theirs.