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Rockstar firings are a "deeply concerning case" that'll be looked into, says UK prime minister Keir Starmer
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Rockstar firings are a "deeply concerning case" that'll be looked into, says UK prime minister Keir Starmer

Rockstar Games' firing of more than 30 workers just over a month ago has once again been brought up by UK politicians, with prime minister Keir Starmer calling it a "deeply concerning case" which will be looked into by government ministers. Rockstar have been accused of union busting by the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain over the firings, with the union having filed legal claims against the company. The dismissals reportedly followed a discussion on a union-focused Discord server i

AMD's FSR Redstone upgrades are a match for DLSS, even if they slay a sacred cow to do it
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AMD's FSR Redstone upgrades are a match for DLSS, even if they slay a sacred cow to do it

Today, AMD are prodding the launch button for FSR Redstone: a suite of upscaling, frame generation, and ray tracing upgrades that, just maybe, might stop Nvidia DLSS 4's campaign of strutting across the canteen and slapping FSR’s lunch tray over in front of all the other graphics card technologies. To achieve this, FSR has become the monster it fights. Gone are the technologically simplified, GPU-agnostic measures employed by previous FSR versions; Redstone deals exclusively in more sophi

Doom co-creator John Romero's shooter was a casualty of Microsoft's cuts, but it's being "completely redesigned" into a smaller game
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Doom co-creator John Romero's shooter was a casualty of Microsoft's cuts, but it's being "completely redesigned" into a smaller game

Romero Games, the studio founded by Doom co-creator John Romero and Brenda Romero, are marching on despite losing staff after Microsoft suddenly pulling funding for their next shooter amid mass layoffs this summer. Romero says the project isn't living on in its previous guise, but is instead having elements pulled from it as part of a near-total redesign into a smaller game. Read more

Sins of a Solar Empire 2's AI will now only hate you if you give it a good reason
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Sins of a Solar Empire 2's AI will now only hate you if you give it a good reason

As players got their teeth in Sins of a Solar Empire 2 at launch last year, they began to report odd behaviour from the galaxy's computer-controlled factions. It wasn't that the NPC commanders resisted human expansion, but it was as though they hated humans. Not only would these groups reject any peaceful overtures, turning up their noses at ceasefire agreements and gifts of resources – the idea of an alliance was practically out of the question – but the computer-led nations seemed

GTA Online mansions prices and locations
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GTA Online mansions prices and locations

Whether you're in the market for the Richman Villa of the Tongva Estate, here's where to find the new GTA Online mansions and how much they cost.

OneXPlayer X1 Air review
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OneXPlayer X1 Air review

Is it a tablet, is it a handheld gaming PC, is it a laptop... you know where this is going.

Wheel World's chill racing made it the feel-good trip of the summer
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Wheel World's chill racing made it the feel-good trip of the summer

The wind in your face. The clunk of a gear change. The chill in your skull-haunted handlebars. All sensations that are, presumably, enjoyed by cyclists worldwide, and can be felt for yourself in the game behind door number ten: Wheel World! Read more