Tag: gaming industry

Warner Bros Games restructures, all the better to drown us in Batman and Harry Potter games

Warner Bros Games restructures,…

Warner Bros Games has announced a new restructuring, six months after the departure of its president David Hadded, as…
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…
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…
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…
Every videogame showcase is a PC gaming show now

Every videogame showcase is…

Jody Macgregor, Weekend/AU Editor (Image credit: Future) This week: Between obsessing over the trailers for Mandrake and Innkeep, I’ve…
No, Geoff Keighley—Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was not made by a team of ‘under 30 developers,’ and devs say repeating the myth is ‘a dangerous path’

No, Geoff Keighley—Clair Obscur:…

While opening last night’s Summer Game Fest showcase, host and Game Awards founder Geoff Keighley noted how 2025 has…