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ESA says anti-deepfake act could 'devastate' video game industry
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has argued against SAG-AFTRA's Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (No Fakes) act, arguing that there isn't a clear distinction between harmful deepfakes and legitimate digital…
They expect you to die! The history of James Bond video games, from the good to the bad to the downright ugly
Bond finally arrived in an official video game capacity in 1984, courtesy of Parker Brothers. The game grouped several 007 adventures (Diamonds Are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker and For Your Eyes Only) together. Yet despite including…
ESA warns 'No Fakes Act' fails to distinguish between deepfakes and digital replicas used in video games
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has warned that a proposed deepfake bill could hurt the games industry by failing to distinguish between AI-generated content and digital replicas. ESA president and CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis has asked…
Atari Announces Two Retro Toy Story Video Game Releases
Posted in: Atari, Digital Eclipse, Games, Retro Games, Video Games | Tagged: toy story, Toy Story 3 Complete Edition, Toy Story: Retro Roundup! Atari is bringing back several old-school Toy Story video games across two titles, one as a collection…
Another Mid 1990s Video Game Mascot Revival May Be In the Works
A new rumor has arrived after Xbox Games Showcase that suggest another classic console platforming mascot may have a game in the works. Nostalgic gamers and retro fans had a bit of excitement during the Xbox Game Showcase over the weekend when Xbox…
Steven Kane On Adapating 'Halo' & Pressure From Video Game Fandoms
Halo showrunner Steven Kane has delivered an emotional plea for today's industry gatekeepers to resist the temptation to “let the data drive the creative.” Kane said there is a “risk” commissioners become overly reliant…
There's never been an easier time to boycott Microsoft, the most boring video game publisher in the business
When I talk to other journalists and random bus stop strangers about the idea of divesting from Microsoft and Xbox - worth doing for many reasons besides the company's dealings with the Israeli military - there is often an air of learned…
Predicting Oklahoma's Ratings in New EA Sports College Football Video Game
NORMAN — Before the 2026 college football season, OU fans will have the chance to lead the Sooners to the College Football Playoff — virtually. EA College Football 27, the newest installment of EA Sports' college football series, will…
The 10 Greatest Survival Video Games of All Time, Ranked
Video games offer expansive worlds where players can immerse themselves and take up any role they might want, whether that be a cowboy in Red Dead Redemption 2 or a monster hunter in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. However, other games offer a much more…
How Paramount Games Studio Plans to Balance 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,' 'Star Trek' and More Top IP With New Original Ideas for Video Games
Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison — a self-professed gamer — has finally hit the restart button on Paramount's gaming ambitions: His company unveiled Paramount Games Studio and splashy AAA title “Teenage Mutant Ninja…
Halo Boss Claims Adapting Video Games Is 'Time a Billion' Harder Than Books: 'Fans Will Hate Everything
Often, filmmakers and showrunners are reminded of the difficulty of pleasing gamers when trying to adapt a video game to the big or small screen. Few can attest to this truth like Halo showrunner Steven Kane, and he isn't being bashful about it…
Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5, an AI model that can build playable video games from a single prompt
🤖 Anthropic has launched Claude Fable 5, the first ‘Mythos-class' AI model capable of creating playable video games from a single text prompt 😮 AI researcher Ethan Mollick has demonstrated the model's capabilities by creating…
Xbox CEO Admits the Console Arms Race Has Gone Too Far
This is the first console generation ever in which hardware that's nearly 6 years old costs way more than it did at launch. And Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has finally stated what we all already know—that gaming is getting too damn expensive, and…
Eight trends I've noticed from watching hour of livestreams from Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and more
Did you spend hours of your weekend watching a relentless series of video game adverts? No? I don't blame you – Summer Game Fest, the collection of livestreams that has arisen in place of the giant annual E3 video game expo in Los Angeles…
Can't have anything in 2026-Steam is killing physical gift cards because, you've guessed it, scammers
All good things must come to an end, not necessarily due to the natural course of things, but due to total assholes roaming the world and ruining the fun for the rest of us. Now, due to scammers increasingly using physical Steam gift cards for…
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