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rockpapershotgun.com - Ashley Schofield - 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
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
Rock Paper Shotgun –

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…

ign.com - Jacqueline Thomas - Xbox 'Business Strategist' Claims Video Game Industry Is 'Pretending to Not Use AI,' Deletes Twitter Account After Deluge of Replies
Xbox 'Business Strategist' Claims Video Game Industry Is 'Pretending to Not Use AI,' Deletes Twitter Account After Deluge of Replies
IGN –

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…

bearblog.dev - euro truck simulator 2 and the gaming industry
euro truck simulator 2 and the gaming industry
ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ Bear Blog –

Lately I've been playing Euro Truck Simulator 2 quite a lot, some people don't find it fun because it's a simulator at the end of the day, but I disgress, I find it relaxing with how simple it is at the end of the day, 'just deliver this package…

kotaku.com - Alicia Haddick - Umamusume: Pretty Derby Maker Cygames Wants To Release Three Games Per Year Under New Small-Games Label - Kotaku
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Maker Cygames Wants To Release Three Games Per Year Under New Small-Games Label - Kotaku
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More –

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…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - Brighton podcast: Albion Unlimited - Hurzeler heads to 100th game
Brighton podcast: Albion Unlimited - Hurzeler heads to 100th game
BBC –

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…

businessinsider.com - Peter Kafka - Netflix used to tell investors it was excited about video games and podcasts. Now it's gone silent.
Netflix used to tell investors it was excited about video games and podcasts. Now it's gone silent.
Business Insider –

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…

espn.com - Myron Medcalf - Big 12 commish mulls new event if conference title games end
Big 12 commish mulls new event if conference title games end
ESPN –

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.

mlb.com - Manny Randhawa - 3 HOFers, a Game 163 and a future Commissioner: The wild story of the Brewers' 1st season -- in Seattle
3 HOFers, a Game 163 and a future Commissioner: The wild story of the Brewers' 1st season -- in Seattle
MLB.com –

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…

independent.co.uk - Henry Saker-Clark - Paddy Power owner Flutter to cut 1,400 jobs after UK gaming tax hike
Paddy Power owner Flutter to cut 1,400 jobs after UK gaming tax hike
The Independent –

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…

kotaku.com - Alicia Haddick - Masahiro Sakurai Says Gaming Needs Originality Or It 'Will Die Slowly' - Kotaku
Masahiro Sakurai Says Gaming Needs Originality Or It 'Will Die Slowly' - Kotaku
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More –

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…

rockpapershotgun.com - Oisin Kuhnke - I have seen the future of sports games and it is called just volleyball
I have seen the future of sports games and it is called just volleyball
Rock Paper Shotgun –

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…

kotaku.com - Ethan Gach - A Big Overhaul Of Xbox Game Pass Is In The Works
A Big Overhaul Of Xbox Game Pass Is In The Works
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More –

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…

espn.co.uk - Rob Dawson - Michael Carrick: I feel backing of Man United board but need to win games
Michael Carrick: I feel backing of Man United board but need to win games
ESPN –

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…

espn.com - James Olley - Raya says Arsenal aren't bothered by 'boring' label: We play to win games
Raya says Arsenal aren't bothered by 'boring' label: We play to win games
ESPN –

MUNICH -- David Raya said he and his teammates are unconcerned if people label Arsenal 'boring' as Mikel Arteta suggested only a 'very small minority' have an issue with the team's style of play. The Gunners face Bayern Munich on Wednesday having…

dailyiowan.com - Allyson McGowan - Column | 'Dressmaker' is the latest cozy fall game taking over the internet
Column | 'Dressmaker' is the latest cozy fall game taking over the internet
The Daily Iowan –

The seasonal migration from the sunny outdoors to the snug indoors happens every year, and as the climate shifts, so do people's hobbies. As the weather cools, the video gaming community heats up, with the cozy fall game genre seeing the biggest…

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