Ninja Theory staff were told on a call today the studio is being shut down by Xbox Ninja Theory is hoping a potential buyer can save the studio [via @theverge]

Microsoft could soon add “Buy Now, Pay Later” options to the Xbox website. Data miners recently found references to PayPal and Klarna in the site’s backend, suggesting the company is working on letting customers pay for purchases in installments. If the feature launches, players may be able to split the cost of Xbox consoles, accessories, subscriptions, and possibly some digital purchases into smaller payments. Microsoft hasn’t announced anything yet, so there’s no guarantee the feature will launch.

My weekend gaming rotation: Metro Last Light Redux - Ally X ☢️ L.A Noire - Ally X 🚨 Lies of P - PS5 Pro ⚔️ Silent Hill 2 - PS5 Pro 😱

A Yellowstone video game is a ‘priority’ for Paramount The company said they’re interested in building on the 'Sheridanverse,' which includes Landman and Tulsa King via: Polygon

Today, we want to share with you all that we are moving the release date of @ValorMortis to October 13th.

Paramount Games creative chief is skeptical that AI can significantly speed up making games 🎮 "We want human hands to be on our products" “If we say ‘by fans, for fans’, and then we put AI in ... Did the computer grow up collecting Ninja Turtles action figures? And comic books? And dreaming of skateboarding in the sewers?... No" "The reality is, those tools haven't reached the point of maturity yet where we can say there are truly meaningful savings to be found" "While there are perhaps accelerative properties to coding that we can achieve with AI today, actual content development and generation is not moving that much faster ... and certainly not improving the quality of the content that we can create" (via @thegamebusiness)

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