Nexon Says Its AI Approach “Doesn’t Replace Creative People, it Frees Them to Create,” While Boasting It’ll Make Games With Fewer People

Nexon, the parent company behind Embark Studios and its massive PvPvE extraction shooter hit ARC Raiders has long been a supporter of AI and Generative AI (GenAI) entering the game development workflow. It was Nexon's CEO, Junghun Lee , who last year said that players should assume all game makers are using GenAI , which got a rousing rejection from several game developers at the time.

So it's no surprise that in the company's latest Lee and the company's recently appointed executive chairman (and head

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Numerous Users Apply For RMA As ASUS’s Lackluster Packaging For The Flagship PG32UCDM3 QD-OLED Monitor Is Damaging The Product

ASUS cut corners on the packaging of its most expensive QD-OLED 4K gaming monitor, resulting in DOA, according to several reports.

Cutting corners on a flagship product seems like something ASUS would do. It's infuriating to see how one of the major hardware makers is trying to cut costs on an essential packaging material that is supposed to protect the product. We aren't talking about any budget or mid-range monitor here; we are talking about ASUS's flagship QD-OLED offering, which


Deus Ex Creator’s New Multiplayer Immersive-Sim Thick as Thieves is No Longer PvPvE, Moving to Co-Op/Single-Player Focus

Thick as Thieves was first introduced as a PvPvE multiplayer immersive-sim from OtherSide Entertainment , the studio founded by Warren Spector, the original creator behind the Deus Ex franchise. Alongside Paul Neurath , a creative director who worked on classic titles like System Shock 2 and Thief with Spector back in the day, the game seemed like an interesting blend of their stealth and immersive-sim chops with modern-day multiplayer sensibilities. Well, not anymore, as it is effectively cutting out the PvP component.

Announced in a on the

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Apple Is Reportedly Buying Up “All Available” Mobile DRAM At Very High Prices To Starve Out Its Competitors

When push comes to shove, Apple is apparently not afraid of playing dirty, and appears all-in on leveraging its unparalleled heft and resources to starve out competitors, as appears to be the case with the Cupertino giant's apparent cornering of all available mobile DRAM.

TF Securities analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, recently noted that Apple could substantially boost its market share in the ongoing chaos in the memory sphere by absorbing stratospheric memory chip prices and sacrificing some of its already-hefty margins to freeze the prices of its


Control Resonant Has “The Biggest Gameplay Team in Remedy History,” New Gameplay Showcased in Dev Deep-Dive

Control Resonant is the long-awaited sequel to 2019's Control , yet another Remedy game praised for its execution on practically every front, but unable to find the commercial success its biggest fans believe it deserves. That said, the game is still one of Remedy's most successful titles ever, and the studio seems primed to ensure that it's sequel will be able to achieve that level of instant commercial success it has always chased by trying to match the quality of the team's storytelling

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Early Renders Of The Pixel 11 Pro XL Show Google Going All-In On Its Revamped Camera Bar And Thinner Bezels

Google's Pixel 11 series appears to be all about refined iteration rather than breaking the mold and starting anew. Recently, we saw some of the first CAD renders of the Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro . Now, we can add the Pixel 11 Pro XL to the proverbial mix, replete with the series-defining camera bar revamp and thinner bezels, thank heavens!

Android Headlines has now published CAD renders for Google's upcoming Pixel 11 Pro XL. As such, the device is


“Strong Launch, No Staying Power”: Nexon Believes The First Descendent Ultimately Did Not Work

Nexon has its capital markets briefing it presented to investors just days ago on March 31, 2026, containing a litany of thoughts and insights into the publisher, where it has seen success over the last year, and where it has stumbled. Those stumbles, according to president and chief executive officer Junghun Lee , include the company's third-person UE5-powered looter-shooter, The First Descendent , which Lee is very candid about in his thoughts on how the game is performing nearly two

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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Reaches Space Aboard The Artemis Moon Mission

Apple has just clinched for itself unparalleled bragging rights as its iPhone 17 Pro was recently seen being playfully tossed around by astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis Moon Mission.

For thousands of years, Space felt like a rarefied realm, evoking a hefty dose of fascination and mystery among humans. And this fascination has only grown stronger as beyond-Earth travel became increasingly viable.

Predictably, brands have periodically latched on to space missions and astronauts to boost their own visibility. For instance, back in 2020, the


TSMC’s US Expansion Plans Grow More Aggressive With Twelve Planned Arizona Fabs, as Sole Reliance on Taiwan Appears to Be a ‘Dead End’

TSMC's US fab network is growing at an unprecedented pace, and according to a new report, the chip giant is eager to build a 'GigaFab' cluster in Arizona that rivals Taiwan's output.

The Taiwan chip giant has managed to pivot towards America's semiconductor industry, and several factors have influenced this shift, which we'll discuss later. However, according to a , it is disclosed that TSMC's plans for the US have already "exceeded expectations", and that now, the


The Last of Us Online Was “Almost 80% Complete” When it Got Cancelled, Says Former Director

The Last of Us Online , otherwise known as Factions , was one of the casualties of Sony , and perhaps more accurately, Jim Ryan's push for PlayStation to churn out ten live service games to try and find something that would stick and become a new cash-cow for the company. Like most of those projects, The Last of Us Online was ultimately cancelled , but according to former game director Vinit Agarwal , the game was incredibly close to getting out the door before it was shuttered.

Speaking on the ,

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