Based on patents, analyst projections, reports, and the inclusion of ARKit on the latest iPhone handsets, Apple is indeed interested in the Augmented Reality (AR) market, but Apple CEO Tim Cook recently delivered a bold affirmation that the technology to spin the illusion of high-end AR just isn't here yet. Until that technology hurdle is solved, Apple will likely be out of the AR race, and Mr. Cook affirms the company wants to be the best--not the first.

"There are rumors about companies working on those - we obviously don't talk about what we're working on," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a recent interview with the Independent. "But today I can tell you the technology itself doesn't exist to do that in a quality way. The display technology required, as well as putting enough stuff around your face - there's huge challenges with that. The field of view, the quality of the display itself, it's not there yet."

Microsoft has pledged itself as a pioneer of the AR and VR ecosystem and development space with its Windows 10 Mixed Reality platform, which isn't the first such platform, but is one with a wide net. The platform has courted key OEMs like Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS and even Samsung--all of which who have made or are working on Windows 10 MR headsets with VR functionality and planned AR interactions in the future. But Apple isn't interested with being first, says Mr. Cook--they want to be the best, and deliver a quality experience.

GOG.com, the purveyor of classic PC games of yore, is discounting a range of beloved RPGs to celebrate the 10th anniversary of CD Projekt RED's magnum opus Witcher trilogy.

Seeing as it's Geralt & Friends' 10th anniversary, the Witcher series headlines the sale with up to 85% off. The discount sees The Witcher 3 Game of the Year edition on sale for just $19.99, and The Witcher 2 and the original Witcher game down to a pittance of $2.99 and $1.50, respectively (seriously if you don't have those yet, give them a whirl).

If you already own The Witcher games, and are looking for some classic Bethesda goodies, GoG has Fallout and Fallout 2 at 50% off, alongside Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 3 at 40% off, alongside Morrowind and Oblivion at 40% of as well.The sale of The Witcher games lasts until October 25, whereas the sale prices on the weekly titles lasts until October 23.

Cyberpunk 2077, the most ambitious game CD Projekt RED has ever taken on, is on track...but that track is very, very long and winding.

It's been a long time since Polish game developer CD Projekt RED has discussed their massive new project Cyberpunk 2077. The teaser trailer dropped in January 2013, and over four years later, we don't have a lot of solid info. Outside of brief snippets from earnings calls and financial reports, the publisher has been quite vague on the topic...however we've collected a nice little treasure trove of updates in our back catalog of content.

Based on rumors that employee morale is low, and worries that Cyberpunk 2077 might actually be cancelled because it simply got too big to handle, CDPR released a statement clearing things up. Cyberpunk 2077 has not been cancelled, and while work is quite slow, co-founder Marcin Iwinski and studio head Adam Badowski affirm the game is "progressing as planned, but we are taking our time." In regards to the lapse of updates, the duo say "silence is the cost of making a great game." You can find a snippet from their joint statement below.

There's a fictional video games system called the Okama Gamesphere in the new South Park game, and every time you turn it on, it needs to update. Sound familiar? It should.

I play my Xbox One about once a month, but it seems every single time I turn it on I have to either download an update of varying size (sometimes as big as 3GB+) to play games online, or do what I normally do and simply play offline. It's frustrating as hell, and Microsoft has been lambasted for it left and right, but now they've officially been lampooned for it by the masters of parody.

In the new South Park: The Fractured But Whole game from Ubisoft San Francisco and South Park Studios, the player character (The New Kid, aka the Farting Vigilante, ButtLord, and/or The Amazing Butthole) has an Okama Gamesphere in his room. Older fans will remember the Okama Gamesphere; it's a bit obscure in South Park lore, a golden oldie.

In somewhat of a conflict of interest, Gaming Media giants IGN have acquired Humble Bundle, the discounted gaming, book and software retailer that has raised over $106 million for charity since its inception 7 years ago.

Humble Bundle posted a blog post, Jeffrey Rosen- Humble Bundle cofounder and CEO said "Announcing our biggest bundle ever: Humble Bundle is proudly joining the IGN family! We will continue to bring you all of our humble products, but with more resources and help from IGN."

"We chose IGN because they really understand our vision, share our passion for games, and believe in our mission to promote awesome digital content while helping charity. I can't think of a better partner than IGN to help Humble Bundle continue our quest."

Discord have recently announce that their free VoIP application will include Verified Servers. Verified Servers allows for game developers and publishers to help promote their product, distrubtion of official news, showcase their server in-game, custom branding for discord.gg link and other methods of expanding the game's community.

Discord Verified Servers will be indicated via a checkbox next to the game server name, similar to how Twitch indicate their verified accounts. The verification process is fairly straight forward- a server must be owned and moderated by the game developer or publisher that meets Discord's requirements, and follow Discord's community guidelines that includes enabling explicit content filter to remove illegal or malicious content.

The advantages of Discord's Verified Servers is obvious but it remains to be seen how many developers will take advantage of the program other than for social interaction.

There's good news and bad news for Age of Empire fans, the bad news is that only days before the scheduled October 19 release, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition has been delayed until Early 2018. The good news? Developer Forgotten Empires will invite thousands of extra players into the closed beta to allow for more in-depth testing, multiplayer balancing and other elements associated with beta testing.

When we set out to re-release the original Age of Empires (as 'Age of Empires: Definitive Edition'), we had many debates over the extent of restoration that we should undertake. The challenge of re-releasing a classic is just that: it's a classic and it deserves to be treated with careful reverence. At the same time, in a living, thriving genre, norms continually evolve, technology advances, and player expectations change. This is as true for RTS as for any other genre. So, the challenge is to recreate the experience not as it *actually* was but as we all remember it. How can we modernize the game while preserving the fun, discovery and magic of that first experience?

To that end, rather than a final release of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition on October 19, we will instead be inviting thousands more players from the community into our closed beta between now and launch to allow for more in-depth testing across single player campaign, multiplayer balance, fine-tuning the lobby, etc.

The developers of Crazy Justice, a game I've only just come to learn about by developer Black Riddles Studio, will support cross-platform play between the PC, Xbox One, and even the Nintendo Switch.

Crazy Justice is powered by Unreal Engine 4, and is a new third-person shooter that features destructible environments courtesy of NVIDIA's PhysX technology. The game will see you taking control of heroes that have to save the world from evil, with plenty of missions along the way, new heroes, new special weapons, and more so that you can take evil down.

You can build your own custom skill decks, where you can construct barricades, walls, turrets, and other defense systems to keep the evil hordes at bay. Crazy Justice will be a multiplayer-focused game that still sports a single-player campaign, but the cross-platform play between so many platforms is awesome. Black Riddles Studios, kudos - you deserve the praise for this. Other game developers: learn from BRS.

Skyrim was a phenomenally successful game, but it was a solo experience... until now. The developers of Skyrim Together, a new co-op mod for Bethesda's infamous RPG, is now here. Check it out below:

The team is aiming for alpha and beta releases starting this year, with a release before the end of the year. But, with a complicated process like modifying Skyrim for a cooperative adventure, I can see Skyrim Together being delayed through to 2018. The team is currently showing off the following in the video:

Qualcomm is heating up its battle against Apple, with the chipmaker wanting to see the iPhone banned from sale in China.

According to sources close to the matter, Qualcomm has filed lawsuits with a Beijing intellectual property court, with the company claiming patent infringement while seeing injunctive relief. Qualcomm is fighting Apple over power management and touchscreen technology, something Apple calls Force Touch, in their current-gen iPhones.

Qualcomm says that there are even more examples of their technology being used on Apple devices, which Apple is making a mountain of cash from. Qualcomm spokesperson Christine Trimble, said that Apple hasn't paid its supplier to use that tech in its devices. Qualcomm said: "Apple employs technologies invented by Qualcomm without paying for them".