Tag: gaming industry

Remember Boaty McBoatface the polar research vessel? Now we have Ctrl Alt Deleaf the leaf cleaning train

Remember Boaty McBoatface the…

As reported by Metro, the British public has voted to name the savior of their railways: Ctrl Alt Deleaf,…
Internet Archive settles two-year lawsuit with record labels over music preservation program

Internet Archive settles two-year…

The Internet Archive has survived another legal battle in its seemingly endless war to defend digital preservation in the…
Far Cry 2 and Assassin’s Creed Hexe creative director launches a new studio, a few months after surprise exit from Ubisoft

Far Cry 2 and…

Just a few months after his surprise departure from Ubisoft, where he’d been serving as the creative director on…
CCP Games is no more: EVE Online studio changes its name as it goes independent and enters an AI research partnership with Google DeepMind

CCP Games is no…

Some big changes out of EVE Online developer CCP Games today, including that it is no longer called CCP…
Here are 55 new photos of Gabe Newell’s $500 million superyacht for your peasant eyes

Here are 55 new…

Earlier this week Gabe Newell made a surprise appearance in an ad for Oceanco, the company he liked so…
Developer of NSFW games says Valve won’t let them add adult content in updates, now it has to be DLC

Developer of NSFW games…

Since the anti-porn crusaders Collective Shout pressured payment processors to get adult games removed from storefronts, things have been…
Bank of America thinks Take-Two should charge more for Grand Theft Auto 6

Bank of America thinks…

There are two big questions preoccupying Grand Theft Auto fans these days: Will Grand Theft Auto 6 be delayed,…
Xbox creator becomes first console designer to bake bread using wild yeast illicitly collected from Microsoft campus

Xbox creator becomes first…

A game designer, producer, and director who had a hand in developing games like System Shock, Terra Nova, and…
MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy lays off even more people

MindsEye developer Build a…

A week after the release of the anticipated MindsEye DLC Blacklisted, which in case you hadn’t heard was utterly…
Microsoft ends Copilot AI on Xbox to help ‘get the business back on track,’ as new CEO simultaneously welcomes AI executives into the fold

Microsoft ends Copilot AI…

A CNBC report says there’s been a significant leadership shakeup at Microsoft’s Xbox division, and if you’re not a…