Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is getting backlash after attacking Gabe Newell following the Steam Deck OLED price hike and saying he needs the money to buy more superyachts. Valve says the increases are due to rising RAM and SSD component costs, but Sweeney wasn’t buying it. “Valve needs the extra revenue to continue maintaining its megayachts.”

Epicurious welcomes back Chef Eunjo Park as she elevates instant ramen into 9 gourmet dishes. From Sapporo Ichiban French onion soup to fried chicken tenders, check out Chef Eunjo’s recipes to level up your instant ramen at home.

Epic Games is working to make Unreal Engine 5.8 run better and faster so games can reach higher frame rates while keeping nice lighting. A new Lumen Medium Quality mode is now in testing and runs about twice as fast as the high quality mode, making high frame rates easier on handheld consoles and other devices. MegaLights is now ready for full use with less noise and better performance for smooth 60 frames per second gameplay, and the preview also adds new tools to help developers test and improve their game scenes.

Epic Games is exploring new AI tools to help make its games, including in the art department. Fortnite manager Stephanie Arnette shared this at Gamescom Latam and explained that Epic is testing AI to support its games because many workers worry it will take their jobs, but they claim that want to make teams work faster and easier, not to replace people. Remember that Epic cut more than 1,000 jobs recently to save money. She added that Epic keeps full control over AI in Fortnite, so outside partners cannot use their own AI tools without approval. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said earlier that AI will be part of almost every new game, so special labels like "Made with AI" are not needed, and the company already has an AI tool called Developer Assistant to help with Unreal Engine and Fortnite Creative.