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Microsoft confirm their PC game-running Project Helix should be in devs' hands by 2027, and packs next-gen AMD innards
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Microsoft confirm their PC game-running Project Helix should be in devs' hands by 2027, and packs next-gen AMD innards

Microsoft have shared some more details about the hardware Xbox's next-gen console - the PC game-running Project Helix - will be packing. The new box is set to run on AMD-built tech with support for FSR upscaling, and should start to rock up on developers' desks as of 2027. That last bit means it'll likely release in 2028 at the very earliest. Read more

"Valve does not cooperate with gambling sites" - Counter-Strike publishers issue rare public defence of lootbox mechanics, following New York lawsuit
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"Valve does not cooperate with gambling sites" - Counter-Strike publishers issue rare public defence of lootbox mechanics, following New York lawsuit

In an unusual show of candour, Valve have spoken out publicly against a lawsuit filed in New York, USA that accuses them of "letting children and adults alike illegally gamble" via loot boxes in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2. With the caveat that I am no Atticus Finch-esque legal expert or even a Louis Tully-grade bumbler, I find Valve's rebuttal to be a mixture of whataboutery and tactical mitigation, with a couple of fair points. It basically sidesteps what I think is the laws