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GTA 6: Can you cheat on someone with a video game character?
Imagine your partner spending hours flirting with someone else, trying to hold their hand and taking them on dates. Most people would have questions. But what if that someone only exists inside a video game? The latest instalment in Rockstar's…
AI Cloning Threatens To End Public Playtests For Video Games
Moonlighter developer Digital Sun has announced a change of plans over a public beta for its forthcoming “tower defensevania” ReVamp, based on the recent spate of games being reverse-engineered and cloned using the latest version of…
AI Cloning Could Become the Biggest Threat to Video Game Playtests
Just over a week ago, during the Triple-i Initiative showcase, developer Digital Sun announced the long-awaited public playtest for its upcoming 'Tower Defensevania' ReVamp. Now the developer is walking that back, instead offering a much smaller…
Video game's release could cost US economy $1B in lost productivity in just one day
The US economy could lose $1 billion in productivity in one day when the new “Grand Theft Auto” video game drops – as thousands call out sick and take vacation, experts said. Companies are bracing as a frenzy builds around…
Lucca Comics Chief Emanuele Vietina on Celebrating the Crossover Between Movies and Video Games: 'It's All Part of a Specific Vision'
Lucca Comics and Games director Emanuele Vietina is understandably proud of the lineup he's assembled for the 60th edition of this unique event, to be held Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in the Tuscan town of Lucca, which seamlessly spans the full gamut of geek…
With GTA 6's Dating System Incoming, a Surprising Percentage of Adults Think Investing in a Video Game Relationship Is Cheating
GTA 6 is coming in November and focuses on a relationship between its dual protagonists, Jason and Lucia. The recent GTA 6 launch trailer featured three steamy intimate scenes in the shower, and, according to GTA 6 previews, Jason and Lucia can…
Prime Video Deserves Credit For Finally Pulling Off A Video Game Show 20 Years In The Making
In many ways, TV has gotten a lot worse in the age of streaming. The seasons are getting shorter, the gaps between them are getting longer, and every show with the slightest whiff of success gets driven into the ground, dragging on endlessly like…
Star Wars Just Crowned Its Best Video Game Jedi, Bar None
Star Wars video games ride a rickety roller coaster that teeters and shakes as they wax and wane. For instance, while Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was a phenomenal first outing for the Soulslike/Metroidvania franchise, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 's…
Astro Industry Wars - Kotaku
Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com How many times am I allowed to put ‘Running around with Mega Raichu in Pokemon Legends: Z-A ' on here? By Kenneth Shepard Published December 26, 2025 From our time with The Last of Us Part II Remastered…
AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work
Since its earliest days, the video game industry has been built on developers creating clones of competing games, with varying levels of originality and varying levels of enforcement from game platforms. Now, though, AI coding tools are making that…
Edgerunners Season 2 Brings Back Hideo Kojima's Cyberpunk 2077 Character - Kotaku
Cyberpunk Edgerunners' second season is out tomorrow, and while I didn't love the 10-episode story, I'm always down to return to Night City. There are so many familiar sights, and sometimes familiar faces, to see every time we go back. This time…
Entertainment 360, Griffin Gaming Launch HITpoint to Bring Characters, Stories to Film, TV
Game on! Talent management and production company Entertainment 360 (Game of Thrones, Ripley, Stick), based in Century City, and Santa Monica-based gaming-centric venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners have teamed up to launch HITpoint…
What Street Fighter (2026)'s Box Office Means For The Future Of The Franchise
Another week, another fighting-video-game-turned-movie with uncertain prospects as a theatrical franchise. 'Street Fighter' was aiming to succeed where 'Mortal Kombat' failed at the box office. Hitting theaters over the weekend, it was the big…
Indiana Jones Future Is No Longer Movies (And That's Okay)
Indi ana Jones is undoubtedly one of the most iconic adventure heroes in movie history. That said, even the world's greatest adventurer/archaeologist can't outrun time forever. For over 40 years, Harrison Ford has brought Indiana Jones to life with…
How To Launch A Low-Budget Influencer Marketing Campaign
Andy Tsen, CEO and Co-founder at Ramen. Every game developer needs to know how to bootstrap an influencer campaign for their project. While my company, Ramen, develops tools and platforms to empower game creation, we also make games…
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