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Hell Is Officially Breaking Loose For The Gaming Industry Thanks To AI
There's an upheaval happening in the video game industry right now, and it's a major threat to publishers and video game developers alike. The outcome of this paradigm shift won't be fully evident for years, but the cause is obvious: Artificial…
Games industry investors are 'sitting on the sidelines waiting for obvious slam dunks', says Undead Labs boss, with labour costs a key worry
Last month, State of Decay developers Undead Labs bought their own independence from Microsoft, after a deal with unnamed buyers fell through. The staff created a new holding company, Full Measure, to facilitate the buyout. Layoffs followed. Now…
Google experiments with an AI-powered gaming platform
The barriers to entry for game creation are rapidly diminishing as AI makes game development more accessible to people without traditional programming, design, or illustration skills. The latest example is an experiment from Google Labs. On…
Introducing Playground: Create and play custom games
If you can think it, you can play it. Create, play, and share custom games — no coding required. Software Engineer, AI Innovation + Research Your browser does not support the audio element. You can now build, play, and share custom games…
Paramount Games Studio and WB Games merge under Skydance following completion of $111bn acquisition
Paramount Games Studio and Warner Bros. Games will merge into one unit under Skydance overseen by Tony Driscoll. Earlier today, Paramount completed its $111 billion acquisition of WBD, resulting in both companies operating under the name Skydance.
How to run an indie game studio: Part 2, Defining your future
Last week, we established what a studio is, and how understanding its core components can help you find your studio's purpose. This week, we're going to start on the FIRM framework proper, starting with the first pillar, which concerns your…
Xbox bets on Gears of War: E-Day in battle of gaming giants
Gears of War, one of the video games that helped Microsoft's Xbox to win over millions of fans, is back. Prequel E-Day takes players back to where it all started, telling the origin story of humanity's conflict with The Locust - the series'…
The latest on Acuña (knee) and how his status impacts the Braves for NLDS Game 4
The Braves are on the brink. After a 3-1 loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday in Game 3 of the NLDS, they must win Game 4 to send the series back to Los Angeles for a decisive Game 5. It doesn't help that the status of one of their most important players…
2027 Island Games: Jersey's government to give £150,000 travel grant
Jersey's government has given a grant of £150,000 to help sports people with their travel and accommodation expenses for the 2027 Island Games. Competing in the week-long event in the Faroe Islands next summer had been expected to cost more…
Google, Unity Launch Platform to Create Video Games From Prompts
Alphabet Inc. 's Google and gaming tools developer Unity Software Inc. announced a new platform that will allow people to create video games from simple text prompts, marking the latest incursion of generative artificial intelligence into artistic…
Order of the Sinking Star: Jonathan Blow on making ' the biggest puzzle game ever
Laura Cress Technology reporter For ten years, Jonathan Blow has been working with a small team on what he believes is 'the biggest puzzle game ever made'. The American developer is renowned as one of the fathers of the modern indie game movement…
Order of the Sinking Star: Jonathan Blow on making ' the biggest puzzle game ever
For ten years, Jonathan Blow has been working with a small team on what he believes is 'the biggest puzzle game ever made'. The American developer is renowned as one of the fathers of the modern indie game movement, creating the genre-defining…
GamesIndustry.biz to host panel at Game Republic's Investment Summit at MCM Comic Con October 2026
GamesIndustry.biz will host a panel during Game Republic's Investment Summit at MCM Comic Con later this month. The Investment Summit will be held from 12:30 to 5:30pm in Capital Suite Room 1 at ExCeL London. The event features five talks on games…
What the £350 Grand Theft Auto 'collector's box' says about the escalating cost of gaming
As a parent (and partner) to a habitual collector, I do feel like an unwelcome portion of my life is occupied by an endless war against stuff. Surfaces in my home ceaselessly accumulate piles of random objects: a JoyCon wrist strap, a sticker…
Dodgers 3-1 Braves (Oct 6, 2026) Game Recap
ATLANTA -- — Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 in seven innings, Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in their NL Division Series.
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