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A guide to identifying cheating in online video games in 2026

Serafim Pinto is the CTO and co-founder of the anti-cheat solutions provider Anybrain. The cheating landscape in video games is drastically different in 2026 than in previous years. Advancements in generative AI (GenAI) coding have opened the…

Acclaim Announces New Harlem Globetrotters Video Game

Posted in: Acclaim, Games, Video Games | Tagged: basketball, Harlem Globetrotters, Namo Gamo, Super Basketball Classics Featuring the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters Super Basketball Classics Featuring the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters has…

Video Game Developer Heart Machine Voluntarily Recognizes Staff Union

The indie video game studio Heart Machine has voluntarily recognized a union formed by staff members. The developer behind 2021's Solar Ash and 2016's Hyper Light Drifter agreed to recognize a wall-to-wall union representing all non-managerial…

Voice actor from Halo video game tells Trump team to cut him from Iran strike video

A voice actor, from the popular video game series Halo, has condemned the Trump administration's use of his speech in a clip shared by the White House to promote the Iran war. The video, posted to official White House social media accounts last…

10 Greatest Anime Without a Video Game Adaptation

When there's anime, there are video games. For years, anime has been the source of some of the biggest games in the industry, from Dragon Ball FighterZ to Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm. Yet, these hits are just the tip of the iceberg. With…

10 Video Game Failures That Wrecked the Studio

The video game industry runs on big bets. Studios spend years developing a single title, investing huge budgets in technology, marketing, and talent with the hope of creating a hit. But when a highly anticipated game fails, the consequences can be…

It feels like a video game, but in real life': Gen Z's love of analog 'grandma' hobbies jump from Pokemon to bird-watching, scrolling to needlepoint

By age 23, Emma MacTaggart was already noticing how rare her free time was — and how it was seldom screen-free. She was working long hours in investment banking and once she was finally able to log off after work, she would turn to her…

Top Video Game Stocks To Follow Now - March 9th

Turtle Beach, Motorsport Games, and Alliance Entertainment are the three Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Video game stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business is creating…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says company is 'long on gaming' amid rumors of 'sunsetting' Xbox due to AI

Xbox employees and players can rest assured that the console's future is safe from the threat of artificial intelligence, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says. That's per an internal Q&A with incoming Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Windows Central reported…

EA's Battlefield Studios hit with layoffs despite 'Battlefield 6' success

Unfortunately, 2026 has been no different in the video game industry, and yet another AAA giant has had to announce a round of in-studio layoffs. EA has reportedly laid off staff across Battlefield Studios, which includes DICE, Ripple Effect…

IGN Entertainment is exclusive media sponsor for Nite to Unite 2026

IGN Entertainment is the exclusive media partner for this year's Nite to Unite fundraiser. The event supports the ESA Foundation's work to advance diverse and underrepresented voices in the games industry. Taking place tomorrow (March 10), Nite to…

GDC 2026: All the news, interviews, demos and more

This week, people from all over the global games industry converge in San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference, now in its 37th year. This year, the event has a slightly different name — GDC Festival of Gaming — and a slightly…

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks on AI, KPop Demon Hunters, and Harry Potter

Today, I'm talking with Chris Cocks, CEO of Hasbro. You know, Hasbro — the toy and game company that makes some of the most iconic products in the world, from toy lines like Transformers and My Little Pony to board and tabletop games like…

Heart Machine workers secure voluntary union recognition

Employees at Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash developer Heart Machine have unionized with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The wall-to-wall union comprises 13 frontline employees and has been voluntarily recognized by the LA-based…