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The RPCS3 team announced on X that the emulator now fully plays Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 on PCs after developer elad335 fixed a synchronisation issue. This milestone brings the playable list to 79.95% of the PS3 library, covering 797 games total.
Norwegian developer Funcom initiates restructuring and layoffs following the console release of Dune: Awakening on September 22. Long-time leader Rui Casais departs after 22 years as the company appoints Scott Junior as new CEO. The move shifts the studio from full production to live service operations for the game.
Steam Next Fest 2026 launches today with 8,202 playable demos, more than double last year's count. Last June, roughly 17 percent of demos disclosed generative AI use, though concerns about AI slop and game cloning persist among developers.
Google DeepMind researchers revealed four Gemini 4 Argon agents defeated Minecraft's Ender Dragon without human help. The autonomous team split tasks, shared tips, and recovered items over 27.23 hours, writing 2,783 programs and dying 605 times. The experiment cost $810 or $1,620 depending on the price tier, marking the first end-to-end autonomous Minecraft completion using only standard tools.
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