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Kingdom Hearts 4 is back, but Disney’s wider Kingdom Hearts push is the real story
Kingdom Hearts 4 has new D23 footage, Coco and a 2027 release window — but Disney’s new anime and billion-dollar retail acknowledgement make the wider franchise push more interesting.
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The AI memory boom is starting to make gaming hardware more expensive
AI datacentres are reshaping the memory market, and gamers are starting to feel it. Microsoft, Valve and AMD now point to rising component costs affecting consoles, handhelds and graphics cards.
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OpenAI says ChatGPT ads are now rolled out in the UK — here’s what it uses to choose them
OpenAI says ChatGPT ads are now rolled out in the UK. Here’s how conversations can affect which adverts appear, what advertisers receive and what controls users have.
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The UK’s new subscription rules could get complicated for gaming
New UK subscription rules will add a 14-day cooling-off period after trials and some long-term renewals. For gaming services, deciding what counts as a fair proportionate refund could be the difficult part.
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AI-native games could change gaming — if developers remember to make them fun
AI-native games promise characters, worlds and systems that can respond dynamically to players. The real question is whether that makes games better — or just gives developers more ways to generate content.