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Penguin Colony is not messing around with its statement on the Palestinian genocide, banning sale in Israel and calling out the games industry in-game
You might remember 2021's Umurangi Generation, developed by Māori studio Origame Digital. It placed its focus on its first-person photography system as much as its very direct anti-colonial and anti-neoliberal criticism, stemming partly from…
Xbox 'Business Strategist' Claims Video Game Industry Is 'Pretending to Not Use AI,' Deletes Twitter Account After Deluge of Replies
An Xbox staff member went viral this week for taking to social media to tell 'the truth that nobody wants you to know': that the video game industry is 'pretending' to not use AI. Xbox Business Strategist, Brandon Stirrup, tweeted to say he'd used…
NFL Paris game to go forward with heightened security amid unrest
A game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints in Paris on Sunday will go ahead as planned with ramped up security, the NFL said on Tuesday, after a weekend of violence that engulfed the French capital. French officials will…
A 5 Year Old's War Game - Kotaku
End a war that has lasted for many pages. Command your armies on a turn-based strategy map, then lead your crayon drawn soldiers into real time battles Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com The DRM maker is trying to figure out who the pirate it is…
Alastair Chalmers: Hurdler aims for Olympic Games qualification in 2027
Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport and Danny Parkinson, BBC Channel Islands British 400m hurdles champion Alastair Chalmers said he wants secure Olympic qualification next year. The 26-year-old from Guernsey reached the semi-finals at the last Olympic Games…
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Maker Cygames Wants To Release Three Games Per Year Under New Small-Games Label - Kotaku
Last month, Cygames announced the opening of an all-new games label dedicated to releasing smaller, original titles. The first of these, Where the Seeds Fall, will be released next month. To promote the release, the head of the new branch of the…
Brighton podcast: Albion Unlimited - Hurzeler heads to 100th game
On the latest Albion Unlimited podcast, BBC Radio Sussex's Brighton reporter Johnny Cantor and former Seagulls Warren Aspinall and Guy Butters analyse the 5-0 win over Crystal Palace, the upcoming Conference League tie against Jablonec and the…
Netflix used to tell investors it was excited about video games and podcasts. Now it's gone silent.
For years, Netflix has been telling investors how excited it is about its move into video games. More recently, it has also started talking up its move into podcasts. But when the company released its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, the streamer…
Big 12 commish mulls new event if conference title games end
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Amid reports of plans to expand the College Football Playoff to 24 teams, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark said the league would pivot if expansion were to eliminate conference championship games and would 'replace' them.
3 HOFers, a Game 163 and a future Commissioner: The wild story of the Brewers' 1st season -- in Seattle
The Mariners weren't Seattle's first Major League team. The Brewers were. Eight years before the Mariners played their first season in 1977, the Seattle Pilots became the first Major league club to call the Emerald City home. That team, after just…
Masahiro Sakurai Says Gaming Needs Originality Or It 'Will Die Slowly' - Kotaku
For the last 16 years at Tokyo Game Show, Masahiro Sakurai has handed out awards centered on game design to celebrate games that do things differently. This year, however, was the final year for this event, and in a new interview, he shared a…
Paddy Power owner Flutter to cut 1,400 jobs after UK gaming tax hike
The world's leading online sports betting and iGaming operator Flutter, who owns Paddy Power, is slated to cut up to 1,400 jobs in the UK and Ireland Flutter announced the axing on Tuesday, blaming the UK government's decision last year to increase…
I have seen the future of sports games and it is called just volleyball
Earlier this year, I embarked on a pivotal journey, one that I'm sure upon finishing will change me for good: I started watching Haikyu!! It's my first sports anime (when you're a chubby little muffin like I was, you take more interest in Not…
A Big Overhaul Of Xbox Game Pass Is In The Works
It sounds like Microsoft isn't done making big changes to its big subscription service. Xbox Game Pass already lost day-one Call of Duty earlier this year in exchange for a price cut, but the Netflix-like program will reportedly be getting an even…
Michael Carrick: I feel backing of Man United board but need to win games
COMO, Italy -- Michael Carrick has said he feels the backing of the Manchester United board -- but admits it will only continue if he starts winning games. United, who face Como in the Champions League on Wednesday, are on a run of six games…
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