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EA’s Laura Miele Says AI Is Boosting Creativity and Speed in Game Dev
Electronic Arts is once again putting AI at the center of its development strategy, with Laura Miele saying th…
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Ryse’s Lost Sequel Plans: The Beautiful Game That Could Have Been
Ryse: Son of Rome may be one of gaming’s most fascinating what-ifs: a visually stunning launch title that impr…
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Boss Fight Design Secrets: 5-Act Structure for Great Battles
Great boss fights are not just harder enemies with bigger health bars. They are carefully staged encounters bu…
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Godot Bans Most AI Code Contributions, Allows Completion Tools
Godot is drawing a firm line in the sand on generative AI, and that decision could ripple far beyond one engin…
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Game Republic New Horizons Investor Zone Adds Tencent, Xbox & Games London
Game Republic New Horizons is shaping up to be one of the more interesting industry events on the calendar, es…
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Godot Cracks Down on GenAI Code Slop from Contributors
Godot’s latest policy shift is a big moment for game development, especially for indie creators who rely on op…
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Indie Game by University Grads Recoups Costs in 22 Hours on Steam
A newly launched indie game from a team fresh out of university has already become one of the most encouraging…
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Spyro Fans Prove Their Power: Toys for Bob Teases New Colorful Games
Spyro fans may finally be seeing the payoff for years of passionate support, as Toys for Bob has made it clear…
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Housemarque Veteran Harry Krueger Talks Cosmic Division, Lean Studio & AI
Harry Krueger’s new studio, Cosmic Division, is already saying a lot with very little: small team, big ambitio…
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Tim Sweeney Slams Steam’s AI Labels as a Threat to Game Dev Success
Tim Sweeney has fired another shot in the ongoing debate over AI in game development, this time criticizing St…
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Steinmeier to Open Gamescom Congress, Highlighting Games’ Economic Impact
Gamescom is set to get an unusually high-profile moment this year, as German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier…
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Sonic Producer: Indie Devs Teach AAA Studios How to Survive
Takashi Iizuka’s latest comments tap into a growing truth across the games business: while AAA studios still d…
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Destiny 2 Ends Live Service With Final Update in June 2026
Bungie has confirmed that Destiny 2’s final live-service update will arrive in June 2026, marking the end of a…
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Marvel’s Blade Reportedly Not Cancelled, Despite Jeff Grubb Rumors
Marvel fans can probably exhale for now: despite online chatter suggesting Arkane Lyon’s Blade project might b…
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TurtleWoW Shuts Down, Moonwhisper Games Teases New MMO Adventure
TurtleWoW’s shutdown marks the end of one of the most talked-about World of Warcraft private server projects i…
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Sunday Papers: Amazon’s AI Game Cancelled, Crimson Desert Birdwatching & More
This week in gaming culture, the conversation swings wildly between corporate AI ambitions, delightfully whole…
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Remedy CEO Says Control Resonant Is a Triple-A Game on a Small Budget
Remedy says Control Resonant is shaping up as a triple-A experience built with unusually tight financial disci…
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Stellar Blade Sequel Goes Solo: Shift Up Will Self-Publish Eve’s Return
Shift Up has confirmed that the next Stellar Blade is moving forward with the studio handling publishing dutie…
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Xbox First-Party Studios Team Up for Project Helix, Blizzard Assists Fable
Xbox is doubling down on collaboration with Project Helix, a unified push that brings first-party studios clos…
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How American McGee Used 'Dildo Snails' to Shut Down EA's 'Sexy Alice' Pitch
American McGee has shared a behind-the-scenes tale from the making of Alice: Madness Returns that’s equal part…
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Gunzilla Games Accused of Leaving Staff Unpaid for Months Amid Payroll Chaos
Multiple current and former Gunzilla Games staff have publicly alleged months-long salary delays, missed contr…
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When Social Media Helps: Devs Share Bite-Sized Game-Dev Tips on Bluesky
Social media isn’t always a boss fight; sometimes it’s the friendly NPC who hands you a clutch buff. A recent …
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Valve's Erik Wolpaw: AI Won't Replace Game Writers (But Could Aid NPCs)
Summary: Valve veteran Erik Wolpaw believes AI won’t dethrone human game writers anytime soon, but he does see…
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Garry Newman defends AI in s&box: 'It makes my job so much easier'
Facepunch Studios founder Garry Newman sees AI as a practical boost for building s&box and the games that will…
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Highguard Shutdown Confirmed: Servers Offline After March 12, 2026
Highguard, Wildlight Entertainment’s ambitious multiplayer shooter, will go offline after March 12, 2026. The …
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Unity CEO: New AI Will Let Anyone Build Full Games with Natural Language
Unity is gearing up to showcase a major upgrade to its AI tooling that, according to CEO Matthew Bromberg, aim…
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Warhorse's Daniel Vavra to Head Kingdom Come: Deliverance Film/TV Adaptation
Daniel Vavra, the creative force behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance and its sequel, is stepping away from day-to…
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Roblox Unveils Text-to-3D Beta as Google's Genie Roils Game Stocks
Roblox just rolled out a text-to-3D beta that lets creators and even players spin up interactive objects from …
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Koo to Be Kind: Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation Unveils Dog Pal
Beast of Reincarnation just introduced its goodest boy, Koo, and the vibes are powerful: a haunting, story-dri…
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Ex-Xbox Exec Larry Hryb Joins Fractional, Consulting Firm for Game Studios
Ex-Xbox veteran Larry Hryb has joined Fractional, a new consulting collective built to help game studios tap s…
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Ubisoft Fires Assassin's Creed Lead Over Return-to-Office Criticism
Ubisoft has reportedly let go of an Assassin’s Creed team lead after he publicly criticized the publisher’s re…
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GTA 6 Won't Use Generative AI, Take-Two Says Worlds Are Handcrafted
Summary: Take-Two has made it clear that Grand Theft Auto 6 will not lean on generative AI for its world, doub…
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ConcernedApe Debunks Rumors: Haunted Chocolatier Still in Development
Haunted Chocolatier is very much alive. Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone stepped in to clear the air, reaffirming th…
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GDC 2026 Survey: 52% Say Gen AI Harms Games, Unreal Beats Unity as Top Engine
The latest State of the Game Industry survey from the newly rebranded GDC Festival of Gaming paints a complex …
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Valve Updates Steam AI Policy: Developers Must Disclose Generated Content
Valve has refreshed its Steam AI policy, tightening the focus on transparency around AI-generated content. Dev…
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Former Bungie Art Director Joseph Cross Stands By Marathon’s Art
Former Bungie art director Joseph Cross has voiced strong confidence in Marathon’s visual direction despite a …
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Drops in Two Weeks, Team Cherry Teases Ambitious DLC
After years of radio silence and lore-deep speculation, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally landing in just two…
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devcom Becomes gamescom dev: Developer Conference Joins the gamescom Brand
After eight years, one of Europe's most important developer events is changing its name. The devcom developer …
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Why I'm Giving Vampire: The Masquerade, Bloodlines 2 Another Chance
After a rocky reveal cycle, studio changes, and a community split over direction, I’m choosing to meet Bloodli…
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New Bioshock in Trouble: Cloud Chamber Reshuffle Sparks Layoff Fears
Rumors, reports, and a studio reshuffle have put the next Bioshock under a harsh spotlight, with sources sugge…
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Devcom Cologne Preview: New Roundtables, AI Survey & Minh Le Keynote
Two weeks out from Devcom in Cologne, here’s your quick-hit preview: expect a bigger expo vibe, a brand-new st…
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Rayman Remake Scrapped in 2021, Michel Ancel Advises New 'Project Steambot'
A planned Rayman remake was reportedly shelved back in 2021, but the limbless legend might be spinning back in…
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Team Cherry Confirms Hollow Knight: Silksong Release Date, Sept 4, 300K Live
Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has a date. Team Cherry confirmed a September 4 release, and the reveal drew o…
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Michael Ironside Spotted, Will Gamescom 2025 Reveal Splinter Cell Remake?
Whispers of a Michael Ironside airport sighting have rekindled hopes that Ubisoft could finally show the Splin…
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Strauss Zelnick Promises BioShock 4, 'Great Is the New Great' Raises Eyebrows
Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick says BioShock 4 is still coming, but his curious line that “great is the new great”…
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Nintendo's Sakurai Warns: Triple-A Games Need AI to Survive Rising Costs Crisis
Nintendo's beloved Game Director, Masahiro Sakurai, recently delivered a stern warning to the industry, urging…
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Inside Clair Obscur: How Two Actors Bring One Character to Life in Expedition 33
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is being praised far and wide, deservedly, for its remarkable storytelling and emo…