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Tag: gaming industry

I’m so sick of games that shoot themselves in the foot just to boost phoney player engagement numbers

I’m so sick of…

Trade Prince Gallywix counting his ill-gotten gains or Bobby Kotick enjoying post-Blizzard life? (Image credit: Blizzard) This isn't the…
Baldur’s Gate 3 actors tear into AI voice cloning: ‘That is stealing not just my job but my identity’

Baldur’s Gate 3 actors…

Eurogamer took to the red carpet at the BAFTA awards to check in with the voice actors behind Baldur's…
I tried two demos of machine learning AI NPCs, and they didn’t convince me AI will lead to anything that immersive sims like Deus Ex haven’t already done better

I tried two demos…

My favorite news story of 2023 had nothing to do with AI—or at least I didn't think it did…
‘Devs are getting ground up as collateral damage’: Fallout: New Vegas lead says burnout has replaced crunch as ‘the primary hazard of the game industry’

‘Devs are getting ground…

Crunch (imposing long periods of major overtime to meet a deadline) has been a major spectre in the games'…
Roblox executive acknowledges ‘you can say, okay, we are exploiting child labour,’ but would prefer you saw them as job creators

Roblox executive acknowledges ‘you…

Acknowledging that your company's practices could be seen as exploiting child labor is a bold move, even if you…
FCC will vote on bringing back net neutrality regulations on April 25

FCC will vote on…

The FCC has announced that it will vote on a proposal to restore net neutrality on April 25, a…
A software quirk caused Discord’s April Fools’ video to accidentally rack up more than 1

A software quirk caused…

Like just about every other company in the Western world, Discord rattled off an April Fools' gag yesterday about…
US government denies ESRB’s AI-powered face-scanning ‘age estimation’ proposal, but it’s probably not gone for good

US government denies ESRB’s…

In 2023, the Entertainment Software Rating Board, along with digital identity company Yoti and “youth marketing solutions” provider Superawesome,…
This year’s best April Fools’ Day gaming gags: Bears, bugs, and 97,000 floppy disks

This year’s best April…

Over the years I've devolved from a fun-loving scamp into a crusty curmudgeon—practically a coot at this stage—when it…
1998’s Unreal was a big deal, but its free editing tool was the true game changer—and the origin of countless careers

1998’s Unreal was a…

Recruitment into game development is a many-tentacled thing in 2024. You might decide to study a degree in one…