This week's Microsoft news recap is here with rumors about a new Game Pass tier, recalled feature updates for Windows 11, gaming news, and more.

Everything you may have missed from the past week.

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NVIDIA DLSS 5, arriving this fall, introduces a real-time neural rendering model that infuses pixels with photoreal lighting and materials. DLSS 5 is the company’s most significant breakthrough in ...

NetEase Games will cut off funding to Toshihiro Nagoshi-led Nagoshi Studio in May as part of its efforts to shrink game development activities, a company spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg. According ...

NetEase Games will be cutting off funding to Nagoshi Studio in May, according to a spokesperson that spoke with Bloomberg. Nagoshi Studio is led by Yakuza franchise creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and the ...

Indie game developer Grimtaste Studios and publisher DreadXP dropped a new demo this week for their upcoming rural gothic visual novel mystery game Runt. The demo will give you a chance to experience ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Game developer Hjalmar Vikstrom, a video game industry veteran who worked at Grin and Avalanche Studios before co-founding GTFO developer 10 Chambers, ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions that are advertised as artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistants, but also harbor ...

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