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How AI is warping the video game industry
Artificial intelligence has swept through the tech industry, video games included. While many industry heads are declaring AI the wave of the future, so far integrating AI into gaming has had a rough start. Its presence is inspiring pushback from…
The death stranding of the video game industry
The death stranding of the video game industry…
The Video Game Industry Is A Mess, But Something Will Come After
With regular news of layoffs dominating the headlines while game developers commiserate over anxieties around the future of both the industry and America, it can be easy to succumb to doom and gloom. But things don't just end. Call it optimism or…
The 13 Best New Video Games Of 2026 So Far
Another year begins and that means it's time to start our Game of the Year watch. Every year we round up the games that have resonated with us as we keep an eye out for this year's best. 2026 has already had some certified bangers just in the first…
The Big Debate: What role should AI have in video game narrative?
This article is part of AI Week. Daniel Griliopoulos (left in the above picture) is a journalist turned games writer, who has worked on titles like Total War: Warhammer 3, Rimworld: Anomaly, and Tides of Tomorrow, as well as co-authoring the book…
The Trump administration treats war like a video game
On March 5, whoever runs the official X account of the White House went on yet another posting spree—sharing short videos in which footage from the war in Iran was entwined with scenes from sports, movies, television and video games. A…
Red Storm Entertainment Laying Off 105 Developers And Ending Video Game Development
Ubisoft's restructuring continues in secret, this time affecting Red Storm Entertainment. As reported by Insider Gaming, Ubisoft is laying off 105 developers in the North Carolina based studio. Tom Henderson later confirmed that Red Storm was doing…
12 under-the-radar new video games you should watch out for this spring
Crimson Desert this, Crimson Desert that. When people haven't been talking about Nvidia's DLSS 5/AI fiasco, they've been chatting about the much-hyped (and decently received) RPG this month. But there are plenty of other exciting games…
Crimson Desert's bafflingly convoluted controls are already frustrating players: 'That's basic f*cking video game functionality
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15 Video Games Nobody Knew They Really Wanted
Sometimes the most successful video games are the ones nobody asked for. Whether it was a strange concept, an unfamiliar developer, or a risky shift in direction, these titles didn't exactly inspire confidence before launch. Some even looked like…
'I Want To Play Video Games And Chill Out': Man Refuses To Help Wife With A Baby, Gets A Harsh Reality Check
Becoming a parent is one of life's most exciting chapters—and one of its most exhausting. Sure, watching your child experience the world for the first time fills your heart in ways you never expected. But the feeding, the cleaning, the…
Promising Video Game Stocks To Follow Now - March 20th
Turtle Beach, Alliance Entertainment, Motorsport Games, Allied Gaming & Entertainment, and Brag House are the seven Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Video game stocks are shares of publicly traded…
ByteDance is selling its Moonton game unit to Savvy Games for a cool $6 billion
Following discussions first reported on earlier this year, ByteDance has agreed to sell its games unit Moonton to Savvy Games Group for $6 billion. Moonton is known for mobile titles popular in Asia like Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, which has been…
The Wheel of Time fans are concerned about AI use in the franchise's new projects
Yesterday, Variety revealed that multiple new projects inspired by Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time fantasy novels are heading fans' way. They are currently in development by the IP owner, iwot Studios. The studio will also work with Thomas Vu…
Nvidia's Huang pitches AI tokens on top of salary as agents reshape how humans work
Jensen Huang proposed giving engineers 'AI tokens' in addition to their base salary. Huang also envisions Nvidia will one day employ hundreds of thousands of AI agents, outnumbering its 42,000 human workers. AI agents have stoked fears that they…
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