Tag: gaming industry

Dark and Darker developer did not commit copyright infringement, court rules, but has to pay Nexon nearly $6 million anyway

Dark and Darker developer…

A South Korean court has ruled that Dark and Darker developer Ironmace did not commit copyright infringement against Nexon,…
Google’s AI made up a fake cheese fact that wound up in an ad for Google’s AI, perfectly highlighting why relying on AI is a bad idea

Google’s AI made up…

First reported by Ars Technica, the “big cheese” of online search appears to have really curdled things, and in…
Valve bans games that rely on in-game ads from Steam, so no ‘watch this to continue playing’ stuff will be making its way to our PCs

Valve bans games that…

First reported by Gaming on Linux, Valve has added a new advertising page to its Steamworks developer documentation. The…
The PlayStation Network outage proves PC gamers were right to resist its mandatory sign-in requirement

The PlayStation Network outage…

Review-bombing campaigns are often motivated by half-baked culture war “controversies” about trans characters, queer developers, or supposed mafias of…
Sony offers 5 free days of PlayStation Plus but no explanation for 24-hour ‘operational issue,’ Capcom to extend Monster Hunter Wilds beta to make up for downtime

Sony offers 5 free…

Yesterday evening, the Ask PlayStation support account on Twitter declared an end to this weekend’s strange PlayStation Network outage,…
The PlayStation Network has been taken completely offline across all platforms for more than half a day, preventing online gaming, store purchases, game updates, and more

The PlayStation Network has…

The PlayStation network has been completely borked for 16 hours and counting at the time of writing, first going…
Rocksteady is looking to make a new singleplayer Batman game, but Warner’s Wonder Woman game is struggling

Rocksteady is looking to…

The good news out of Warner Bros. Games, according to a new Bloomberg report, is that after the flop…
Harrison Ford points to Troy Baker’s Indiana Jones for why he’s not worried about AI actors: ‘You don’t need artificial intelligence to steal my soul’

Harrison Ford points to…

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, legendary actor Harrison Ford again took the time to praise…
The organizers of E3 announce a new event called iicon, but it’s not open to the public and you probably don’t want to go anyway

The organizers of E3…

E3 died in 2023 but the Entertainment Software Association is still around, and it’s just unveiled its new idea:…
Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney voices support for $900 million Steam lawsuit: ‘Valve is the only major store still holding onto the payments tie and 30% junk fee’

Epic Games boss Tim…

Unsurprisingly, Epic Games CEO and frequent X poster Tim Sweeney has thoughts about the $900 million lawsuit against Valve…