Tag: gaming industry

D&D’s Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins un-retire, change teams to Critical Role’s Darrington Press after a combined 46 years at Wizards of the Coast, leaving jaws dropped

D&D’s Jeremy Crawford and…

Dear reader, it might not surprise you to hear this, given my professional, actual job is to write for…
This ‘tediously accurate’ map of our solar system with the moon scaled to a single pixel would still take 665 monitors laid end-to-end to show all at once

This ‘tediously accurate’ map…

On an Internet of Shit, a cool website feels newsworthy, and graphic designer Josh Worth has made a very…
Google is experimenting with AI-generated podcast-like audio summaries at the top of its search results

Google is experimenting with…

Google just launched its most impressive (and unsettling) addition to AI Overview yet, a new feature called “Audio Overview”…
Sony removes regional restrictions on four of its biggest games on Steam

Sony removes regional restrictions…

Sony has removed regional restrictions on at least four of its biggest games on Steam, making them available for…
‘Originally it was like, no, we are not interested’: It apparently took 5

‘Originally it was like,…

It might be hard to imagine in our Fortnite-ified era of shooters, but Fortnite, once upon a time, didn’t…
The maker of Prototype and Simpsons: Hit and Run returns from the grave just months after an out-of-the-blue update broke Prototype’s mods and added mysterious new credits

The maker of Prototype…

In news that will be deeply intriguing for a certain brand of rapidly-ageing millennial (me), it’s looking more and…
Videogame voice actors strike ‘suspended’ following agreement with game companies: ‘All SAG-AFTRA members are instructed to return to work’

Videogame voice actors strike…

A day after reaching a tentative agreement with major game companies over “critical AI protections” for voice actors, the…
‘Father of the Xbox’ predicts the end following Phil Spencer’s exit: The new CEO will be ‘a palliative care doctor who slides Xbox gently into the night’

‘Father of the Xbox’…

Phil Spencer’s surprise retirement announcement last week, coupled with the equally unexpected resignation of Xbox president Sarah Bond and…
After 10 months, SAG-AFTRA union has reached a ‘tentative agreement’ with major companies including EA, Warner Bros, and Epic over AI voice acting protections

After 10 months, SAG-AFTRA…

SAG-AFTRA, a large US-based union covering a ton of performing talent across multiple industries, has finally reached a “tentative…
There’s still no word on a Nier 3, but series mastermind Yoko Taro is writing a new Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series

There’s still no word…

As reported by IGN, Neon Genesis Evangelion is getting a new anime series with some serious talent at the…