Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss recently addressed the game's underwhelming visuals on PlayStation 5 with an easy fix. Unfortunately, the graphics issues players are running into now aren't so easily fixed, as they're the result of generative AI, something Pearl Abyss confirmed in a recent apology posted to X.

"During development, some 2D visual props were created as part of early-stage iteration using experimental AI generative tools," the game's developer shared. "These assets helped us rapidly explore tone and atmosphere in the earlier phases of production. However, our intention has always been for any such assets to be replaced, following final work and review by our art and development teams, with work that aligned with our quality standards and creative direction."

Pearl Abyss noted that "some of these assets were unintentionally included in the final release" of Crimson Desert, which certainly explains the prevalence of horses with too many limbs and humans with warped faces.

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The latest update for Crimson Desert, Version 1.00.03, is now rolling out, bringing a huge range of gameplay improvements, bug fixes, and quality-of-life changes shaped by player feedback. The patch is currently available on Steam, with other platforms to follow. PlayStation 5 users are expected to receive the update later today, while Xbox players can expect it on March 26.

One of the biggest criticisms of the game has been its clunky and convoluted controls. This patch aims to fix a slew of those. In a statement accompanying the update, the developers emphasized their ongoing commitment to refining the player experience: "However, this is not the end of our control improvements; we will continue to improve both controller and keyboard/mouse controls moving forward."

In addition to control fixes, the developers appear to be making the game more accessible by adjusting difficulty--especially in boss fights and combat. Updates include reducing the health and attack power of certain enemies, lowering stamina consumption when blocking, and easing ambush encounters near the Reed Devil boss stage. Specific bosses, such as Kearush the Slayer, have had their attack patterns adjusted, while successful parries now build stun gauges more quickly. Visibility of boss weaknesses has been improved, and several bugs affecting combat have been resolved, including issues with fire arrows not igniting enemies, bosses behaving erratically, or weaknesses not applying correctly.

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A report revealed who will portray Abby's main companions in Season 3 of HBO's The Last of Us adaptation, but the casting of one of these characters is raising questions and debates.

Per Deadline, Michelle Mao will play Yara, and Kyriana Kratter is set to portray her younger brother, Lev. As in the game, Lev will be depicted in the television show as a 13-year-old transgender boy. Kratter, who is 15 and played breakout character KB in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, is understood to be cisgender.

While there is no doubt about Kratter's acting skills, the casting decision has attracted criticism online. Naughty Dog cast transgender actor Ian Alexander as Lev in The Last of Us Part II, but HBO and the show's production team did not cast a trans actor in the role despite holding what Deadline described as an "inclusive casting call" with "young actors of different backgrounds auditioning." Naughty Dog boss and previous co-showrunner of the HBO show, Neil Druckmann, is not involved in the production of Season 3.

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New information has come to light about projects from Sony's Firesprite studio that never materialized, including a Breaking Bad video game.

MP1st reported that Firesprite was working on a Breaking Bad VR game for PlayStation VR in 2017 and 2018. The game was said to be more akin to an "experience," similar to 2017's Stranger Things: The VR Experience.

According to the report, the Breaking Bad game would have taken players to famous places from the TV show, including Walter White's backyard with its pool where many notable story moments from the series took place. Another location would have been the New Mexico desert, where Walt and Jesse took part in many wicked deeds, including cooking meth and killing people.

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Two weeks after launch, Marathon's pinnacle activity Cryo Archive went live on March 20. The new endgame activity has been well-received so far, but with its strict entry requirements, many players aren't quite ready for the intricate mode just yet. Naturally, this has led to some player feedback, and Bungie says it's listening to fans about how Cryo Archive can be improved.

"Congratulations to all the runners who’ve been battling it out in the floating death fridge we call Cryo Archive," game director Joe Ziegler wrote online. "We've been watching and ingesting all the thoughts and feedback that we're hearing, aggregating it and taking it down in notes. After this weekend, we’ll spend some time looking into feedback and thinking of the next iterations we want to make."

Ziegler added that any improvements will take some time time implement, and Bungie is looking at the mode's scheduling--it's only open on weekends--and if it'll be possible to play solo. The studio also wants to examine if Subroutines can be a guaranteed drop in the future.

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The next Xbox Partner Preview event is coming this week, Microsoft has announced. The event will take place on Thursday, March 26, promising news about titles from Sega, GSC Game World, and Owlcat Games, as well as "brand-new reveals."

There will also be "world premieres and Xbox Game Pass announcements," Microsoft said.

Some of the games confirmed for the Xbox Partner Preview include Stranger Than Heaven, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn.

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Capcom management has explained how the company will utilize generative AI content in its games going forward, and the answer is that it will not do so.

During a shareholder meeting transcribed by Automaton, Capcom said, "Our company will not be implementing any AI-generated assets into our video game content."

Instead, Capcom will look to "actively utilize" AI technologies to help the process of making games become more efficient, which is what many other developers have also said.

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The Minecraft theme park land inspired by the game, Minecraft World, will open at a UK theme park in the UK in 2027. Developer Mojang and Merlin Entertainment announced the opening date and more details for the attraction during Minecraft Live recently.

Mojang and Merlin first announced plans for the park in 2024. It's set to open in 2027 at Chessington World of Adventures. Fans can take a 35-minute direct train from London to the park, or drive themselves.

Minecraft World will feature the first Minecraft-themed roller coaster, along with themed retail and dining options. "Working closely together with Mojang Studios we are meticulously creating an authentic world that the global community of Minecraft fans will want to immerse themselves in and experience the game in a whole new way," Merlin boss Angela Jobson said.

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Chief PlayStation 5 architect, Mark Cerny, has confirmed that AI-powered frame generation will come to PlayStation platforms in the near future, before stopping short of confirming which ones and when.

In an interview with Digital Foundry, Cerny explained that PSSR 2, the latest version of the PlayStation 5 Pro exclusive upscaler, stems from the same co-developed algorithm AMD is using with FSR 4 (or FSR Redstone, as it is now known) on PC. It's that same co-development that has helped AMD also include frame generation in its latest iterations, and makes Sony well-poised to include this in its own capacity in the near future.

"Just to clarify a few things about the collaboration with AMD, the new PSSR uses the same core co-developed algorithm as FSR Redstone's Upscaling," Cerny explained. "FSR Frame Generation is also based on co-developed technology (or as my good friend Jack Huynh puts it, 'co-engineered technology'). I’m very happy with how that work is progressing, and an equivalent frame generation library should be seen at some point on PlayStation platforms."

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A new DISSIDIA story unfolds in modern Tokyo, where legendary FINAL FANTASY warriors assemble to save the world from destruction. Defeat the boss faster than the enemy team in exhilarating, action-packed battles in this 3v3 Team Boss Battle Arena.

Project: AFTERSHOCK is a narrative-driven Arcade Hacking Roguelite set in a dystopian future. You are Dr. Rudolf Reinhardt Richter, who was once known as "The Architect". You built the nation's neural grid. The Regime branded you a traitor and buried you in a cell to silence you. But last night's suspicious "earthquake" shattered the prison walls. Now, you are operating from a forgotten bunker you built 20 years ago. In front of you is a legacy terminal. The Regime is hunting for digital footprints, but they are blind to your analog signals. They think the quake is over... But the real shockwave is coming.