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Meta has quietly expanded testing for "Forum," a new standalone app designed around Facebook Groups to directly compete with Reddit. The app turns Facebook Groups into a dedicated, searchable Q&A hub featuring AI-generated discussion summaries and nickname-based posting.

NetEase’s LeiHuo studio (known for Justice Mobile and Naraka: Bladepoint) has officially secured a publishing license in China for a new title "Peach Blossom" (桃花), targeting both mobile and PC. No official details regarding gameplay or genre have been revealed yet.

Roblox is officially launching Web Play beta, allowing creators to test their games directly in Chrome on Windows, macOS, and Android before a public rollout. The initial release uses WebGL, with a migration to WebGPU planned ahead of the full public release later this year.

Roblox reports that over 80% of its top 100 games now use AI, according to its latest shareholder letter. Steal an Egg and Huss Valley are almost entirely AI-generated, while more than 70,000 games have been created using Roblox Build.

RUMOR: Ubisoft has reportedly cancelled the Assassin's Creed Jade game in partnership with Tencent.

New NetEase game "Stupid Never Dies" registers a measly 399 peak players on Steam.

Pokémon UNITE will end service in March 2027, bringing its run on Switch and mobile to a close.

Tencent reveals the gameplay trailer for its new open-world rpg game, Ordinary Oddness.

Tencent's new open-world game, Ordinary Oddness @O_Oddness_EN , is set to be revealed soon!

ByteDance/Nuverse have delisted the game from Google Play, it likely wasn't ready for the new regional test yet, but it should arrive soon.

Roblox rolled out a simpler path to publish games. Creators can now invite up to 10 early testers to preview in the app before going public, and games without age-restricted content only need one confirmation question instead of the full questionnaire.

Roblox is giving developers more control over in-game communication. Custom Quick Words let creators replace the default categories with phrases tailored to their games. The phrases are automatically translated based on each player's chat language, subject to availability.

Roblox is getting a new hero shooter, Prime Heroes, developed by SuperGaming, is set to launch in October with 6 playable heroes in Early Access and 16 more in development.

Epic Games is pushing AI deeper into game development. Bloomberg reports its delayed Disney shooter, featuring Marvel & Star Wars characters, will use AI-generated code and art workflows. The project was targeting March 2027 but now has no confirmed release date.

A new close look at WonderPaws, new cozy life sim game from Farlight 84 devs, coming next year to PC, Android, and iOS. Wishlist already available on Steam, console version to be announced later.

Google has launched Playground in the US, an AIGC-powered platform for creating browser-based games without coding, featuring tiers linked to Google One. Future support for Unity Spark promises 3D and multiplayer experiences.