Tag: gaming industry

Poll finds 100% of Japanese online game developers are using AI, though mostly for ‘user preference analysis’ and ‘user behavior prediction’

Poll finds 100% of…

AI is controversial for… well, any number of reasons—but particularly in game development, with studios even as beloved as…
Pathfinder 2e creators Paizo end partnership with Archives of Nethys, which offers most of the D&D alternative’s ruleset for free

Pathfinder 2e creators Paizo…

Pathfinder 2e’s developer, Paizo, gets a lot of slack from me—because all told, Paizo is incredibly generous. As a…
Ubisoft says AI is ‘as big a revolution for our industry as the shift to 3D,’ its magical AI NPCs are out of prototyping, and you bet it’s got ‘all our studios’ working with the tech

Ubisoft says AI is…

After a delay and some brouhaha, Ubisoft’s H1 FY26 financial report finally took place earlier today, and turned out…
Epic Games Store boss quits after 8 years to take up new role at Saber Interactive

Epic Games Store boss…

XAfter an eight year stretch as vice president and general manager of the Epic Games Store, Steve Allison has…
Ubisoft promises new Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon games are coming, but says this year will be ‘quieter’ than most

Ubisoft promises new Assassin’s…

Have you noticed that things have been kind of quiet on the Ubisoft front lately? Assassin’s Creed Black Flag…
There’s a difference between hard games and hardcore ones, and the distinction matters

There’s a difference between…

The welcome release of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection has brought a whole host of klassic fighting games to PC—and…
MrBeast’s pop up theme park in Saudi Arabia looks to be a masterclass in cynicism

MrBeast’s pop up theme…

Self-described idiot and YouTube sensation MrBeast’s latest venture has just been unveiled to the world—and like everything else he…
One week after going independent in the Xbox bloodbath, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games is looking for work

One week after going…

Just a week after South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games returned to independence amidst the latest round of sweeping…
Summer Games Done Quick raises $2

Summer Games Done Quick…

Summer Games Done Quick, the (self-explanatorily) summer version of Games Done Quick, has tallied a lovely $2.4 million in…
Warframe creative director says Destiny 2’s end is tragic, because even with hard work ‘the business side of this industry always gets the last remark’

Warframe creative director says…

Destiny 2 isn’t going anywhere, but it also isn’t… well, going anywhere. The game’s servers will still be running…