Half-Life 3 Exists, Scandals Around Larian and Sandfall Intaractive Due to AI - The Most Interesting of the Week

A brief digest of everything that has happened to the entertainment industry around the world over the past week.

• Half-Life 3 exists, the game has not been canceled -this time the proof was found in Dota 2
• The cancellation of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has begun -the hit was stripped of the Game of the Year award for using AI in development
• A gaming journalist called the desire of the authors of Lords of the Fallen 2 to add attractive female characters to the soulslike "shameful"
• Battlefield 6 developers shared their plans for 2026and confirmed the return of the Little Bird
• Streamer Shroud promoted Arc Raiders,and is now thinking of quitting the game due to the influx of cheaters
• Starfield will survive the "Cyberpunk effect." The studio is preparing a large-scale update -rumor
• The creator of Kingdom Come stood up for Larian and suggested that everyone start getting used to AI,because these tools save money and time
• A new farm and social functions will be added to Stardew Valley -new details of update 1.7 have been revealed
• Didn't take off: MOBA-royal battle from veterans of Valve, Blizzard and Riot Games is closing
• The rise in RAM prices has affected Larian and the new Divinity -the studio had to do significant optimization
• The authors of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 explainedwhy the beginning of the game was conceived as difficult
• The actor who played Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3 criticized the use of AI,mentioning the developers of ARC Raiders
• The new Divinity will not be an action RPG -Larian spoke about the new project and the use of generative AI
• Activists are unhappy that the second key role in Resident Evil Requiem went to Leon
• Survival in the style of Red Dead Redemption 2 -Westlanders announced