Tag: gaming industry

An Xbox Games Showcase is coming in June and it sure looks like the next Call of Duty is going to be there

An Xbox Games Showcase…

Microsoft is holding an Xbox Games Showcase in June, which will be its first big online event featuring games…
Deliver Us Mars studio lays off all staff after funding efforts fall through

Deliver Us Mars studio…

Deliver Us Mars developer KeokeN Interactive has laid off its entire team after being unable to secure funding for…
The wild successes of Helldivers 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 send a clear message: Let devs cook

The wild successes of…

Like many at PC Gamer, I've been enjoying a healthy amount of Helldiving the last two months. Whether I'm…
US game devs celebrate as non-compete clauses, previously deemed ‘a trash way to keep the talent’, face a ban from the FTC—which would free up movement across the AAA industry

US game devs celebrate…

Workers from just about every industry in the US are celebrating a landmark announcement by the Federal Trade Commission…
PC Gamer magazine’s new issue is on sale now: Frostpunk 2

PC Gamer magazine’s new…

This month PC Gamer delivers world-exclusive access to Frostpunk 2, the gripping new city-survival game from 11 bit studios.…
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'…