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Google just unveiled Genie 4 and it could change video games forever
Google DeepMind, the tech giant's primary AI research and development laboratory, has played a major part in the development of Genie, a world model that's capable of generating interactive virtual worlds. The original Genie model launched back in…
Video Games Should Cater To More (Types Of) Men
Gaming discourse in online town squares often boils down to a recurring complaint: the video game industry no longer caters to men. Charitably, this broad, inclusive-sounding protest resembles outcries for racial and queer representation in media.
Rockstar Games employees may vote to create the largest video game union in UK games history, and it's all happening around the release window of Grand Theft Auto 6
A date has been locked in for Rockstar Games employees to vote on whether to recognise their developer union. If successful, it will become the largest recognised union across the entirety of the UK video games industry. The vote, which runs from…
A24's Massive 180-Page Elden Ring Script Hints at a Nearly Three-Hour Epic That Could Break Video Game Movie Norms
A few new details on the story for A24's Elden Ring movie have emerged, including its possible runtime. And, if that remains the case, it's going to be epic. Deadline reports that writer-director Alex Garland's screenplay, based on FromSoftware's…
Mass Effect' Voice Actors Show Support for Fans and Developers After BioWare Shutdown
Although Mass Effect fans may have an uphill battle on their hands to save the franchise, they are far from alone. Both Commander Shepard voice actors recently went live on Instagram to share their support, not just for disappointed fans, but for…
Epic Officially Confirms It's 'Vibe Coding' Unreal Engine 6 and Future 'Fortnite' Updates
Epic continues to be all-in on AI. In a recent statement to This Week In Video Games, Epic's executive VP of development Marcus Wassmer clarified the specifics around how the company is using AI for Unreal Engine 6, Fortnite, and just about…
Halloween: The Game Adds Free Tower Farm Map In Latest Update
Posted in: Games, Gun Media, Halloween, IllFonic, Video Games | Tagged: Gun Interactive, Halloween The Game Halloween: The Game has a new map in time for the haunting weekend, as players head to a farm map inspired by the film Halloween 5…
Why Party Plenums Matter So Much to Xi
Welcome to Foreign Policy 's China Brief. The highlights this week: The Chinese Communist Party begins its fifth plenum, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits Dandong, and China's first entirely AI-generated animated feature flops at the box…
Popular Christian YouTuber releases biblical fantasy novel meant to challenge today's dark content
Bible teacher and popular YouTuber Daniel Maritz is now sharing his take on the battle between light and darkness as the new co-author of the biblical fantasy novel 'Lightborn: Dawn of Darkness.' Maritz, who co-wrote the book with his brother…
'Hi Sandy. Are You Well? This Is Wrong.' 2 Doom Creators Are Arguing Over the Legendary First-Person Shooter's History
The 1993 first-person shooter Doom is legendary. Its place in history is both untouchable and inarguable. The details of that history, though, are currently being debated on social media. Not by fans, mind you, but instead by two of the very people…
Indie Games Fund in Africa: Meet the selected studios
Clockwork Acorn (South Africa): A South African indie game studio founded in 2014 by industry veterans dedicated to making timeless games, supporting local talent, and creating a positive impact through their work. Jetstream is an elegant puzzle…
EA shuts down legendary game studio BioWare after recent high-profile disappointments, controversies
Electronic Arts shut down BioWare, the longtime video game studio behind the 'Mass Effect' and 'Dragon Age' franchises, after years of disappointing releases and controversy over its games' identity-politics themes. BioWare, founded in 1995, has…
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Interior Night studio head Charu Desodt appointed chair of BAFTA Games Committee
Interior Night studio head Charu Desodt has been appointed chair of the BAFTA Games Committee. Desodt succeeds former Larian studio head Tara Saunders, who has since joined Lego Digital Play as senior people partner. 'As my tenure as chair of the…
Capcom publishes latest financial report with 'highest-ever' game sales, largely thanks to Resident Evil
PC Guide is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read More Capcom has published its financial results for Q2 2026, including results for the entire first half of the current fiscal year. The…
It Sucks, Man': What It's Like To Be The Person Telling A Colleague They've Been Laid Off
If one thing has defined the video game industry over the past five years more than anything else–more than the games themselves, the achievements and the money made– it's layoffs. As platform holders and studio owners (especially…
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