GAMEFAST — blog https://gamefast.org/blog/ Advancements in gaming through AI, and the headlines that matter. en Xbox has put a price on cloud playtime: $3.99 for 10 hours https://gamefast.org/blog/xbox-cloud-playtime-pricing/ https://gamefast.org/blog/xbox-cloud-playtime-pricing/ News Cloud playtime packs arrive on Game Pass in November. Monthly limits land at 5, 10 and 15 hours depending on tier. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Fortnite is back on iOS in Australia — a court found Apple broke competition law https://gamefast.org/blog/fortnite-returns-to-ios-australia/ https://gamefast.org/blog/fortnite-returns-to-ios-australia/ News The Federal Court of Australia ruled Apple must open iOS to third-party app stores. Apple says it will seek a stay and appeal. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Where studios actually use AI — and where they don't https://gamefast.org/blog/where-studios-actually-use-ai/ https://gamefast.org/blog/where-studios-actually-use-ai/ AI in Gaming 97% of studio leaders have used AI in some form during development. The interesting finding is which stages they use it in, and how badly they rate the integration. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 BioWare is closing after 30 years, and the next Mass Effect is going with it https://gamefast.org/blog/bioware-is-closing-after-30-years/ https://gamefast.org/blog/bioware-is-closing-after-30-years/ News EA is folding the studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Knights of the Old Republic, cutting roughly 400 jobs across the company. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Epic told developers to go "AI first" — and delayed its Disney shooter https://gamefast.org/blog/epic-goes-ai-first/ https://gamefast.org/blog/epic-goes-ai-first/ AI in Gaming A director's internal message reportedly read "No more hand-written code," with the game's art to be generated by "full AI workflows." Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Sony put AI upscaling on the base PS5 — and it isn't DLSS https://gamefast.org/blog/sony-ai-upscaling-base-ps5/ https://gamefast.org/blog/sony-ai-upscaling-base-ps5/ AI in Gaming Quick Spectral Super Resolution brings neural upscaling to every PS5, built with AMD. PS5 Pro keeps the version Sony calls the gold standard. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Capcom is rebuilding the RE Engine as an "AI-generation engine" https://gamefast.org/blog/capcom-ai-generation-engine/ https://gamefast.org/blog/capcom-ai-generation-engine/ AI in Gaming More than 2,000 developers use the engine behind Resident Evil. The REX project wants it to interpret code, automate playtesting and tune performance. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 "Quite often it's given me more to do" — the case that AI is adding work, not removing it https://gamefast.org/blog/ai-is-adding-work/ https://gamefast.org/blog/ai-is-adding-work/ AI in Gaming At the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, the people handling AI fallout described build reverts, six-fingered outsourced art, and AI-written grievance letters running nine pages. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000