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Roblox wants kids to vibe-code their own video games
Roblox wants you to make your next video game from your phone. On Thursday, the gaming platform company introduced Build, its AI-powered tool that can turn a written prompt into a basic playable game. The tool is housed inside the Roblox mobile…
How the Watch Dogs Video Game Series Mirrored and Predicted Real-World Digital Rights Issues
When Ubisoft's Watch Dogs 2 was released in 2016, it was a headtrip for those of us working on digital-rights issues in the Bay Area. During the day, I'd fight tech-authoritarianism from EFF's San Francisco offices and then, at night, I'd fight…
Only 1 Video Game Is Perfect for an 'Arcane'-Style Adaptation
It's been nearly two years since Arcane finished its run on Netflix, but the audience still misses it. With video game adaptations having quietly taken over Hollywood in recent years, demand for more series like the League of Legends series remains…
The 10 Best Spy Video Games of All Time, Ranked
The spy genre has given us some of the most iconic characters in pop culture. You've got James Bond saving the world with his high-tech gadgets, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) pulling off death-defying missions, and Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) uncovering…
Every Batman: Arkham Video Game, Ranked
It's safe to say that the Batman: Arkham franchise is one of the most beloved superhero video game series ever made. The amount of critical praise, financial success, and wonderful storytelling make this universe something truly special, a fresh…
8 Essential Spider-Man Video Games, Ranked
Being the most profitable superhero of all time, it only makes sense that the one and only Amazing Spider-Man has gotten a plethora of different kinds of media over the years—movies, toys, television shows, and, of course, video games. When…
Reddit, video games and other unexpected tools savvy travellers are using to plan and enhance their trips
Are we living in a golden age of travel-enhancing software, or a nightmarish low ebb? As a frequent flyer who has unironically called myself a 'wanderluster' more than once, I'm on the fence. On the one hand, there's never been a broader haul of…
Netflix, Just Pay People To Make Video Games, You Are Making This Needlessly Complicated
Netflix has been in the video game business for a while now, and for most of that time the company's presence has wavered between 'quiet surprise', 'irrelevant' and 'comedically inept' on the success scale. They invested in the concept of having…
NEET UG: Panshul Bansal grabs AIR 2 and a perfect Physics score, all without giving up video games
Close to 20 lakh students had appeared for the exam this year. Only 11.21 lakh of them qualified ; of which just 19 candidates crossed the 700 mark out of 720. Bansal was one of them. Like most of this year's toppers, he's barely out of his teenage…
'Colony' director Yeon Sang-ho talks sequel plans through novel, video game
EXCLUSIVE: South Korean zombie thriller Colony is set for a sequel but not on the big screen. Director Yeon Sang-ho has revealed details of a novel and video game that will continue the story of the hit feature with a new cast of characters.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sells more than 3 million copies in a week
ASSASSIN'S CREED™ BLACK FLAG RESYNCED SELLS MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES IN A WEEK Strong Launch Momentum Continues as Player Appreciation Grows and New Game+ Is Announced PARIS – July 17, 2026 - Today, Vantage Studios, a Ubisoft…
Beneath The Hill - Kotaku
Beneath The Hill is a first-person survival horror game about entering a cave beneath a village to investigate a strange beating heard below. The game focuses on lantern-based exploration, sound-sensitive goblin encounters, simple melee combat, and…
Leveling Up: How Mistik Studios is putting Indigenous culture on the gaming map
When you think about the Canadian video game industry, you might think of large gaming studios in cities like Toronto or Vancouver. Over here in Saskatchewan, a new gaming studio is proving the Prairies can be just as competitive, as Indigenous and…
FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims' crypto wallets
U.S. prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games that contained malware to Steam, the popular PC games platform. Once victims downloaded and installed the games, the malware was designed to infect their computers, steal…
Sky-high prices risk disaster for a console market struggling to grow | Opinion
Nobody needs to hear again about how the crisis in component costs is causing havoc on the hardware side of the games industry. That particular bell has been tolling for some months now, and we're resigned to not being able to do anything much…
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