XCOM veteran Jake Solomon's AI-powered, narrative-driven Sims rival bites the dust

Midsummer Studios is closing its doors, and I'm surprised to learn its 'Sims meets a sitcom' life game was leaning heavily on ...

Good game, bad dunk contest. The highs and lows of an eventful NBA All-Star weekend

In the early round, Lakers center Jaxson Hayes gave an effort that drew online criticism from his own fans. Orlando’s Jase Richardson took a horrifying fall onto his back and head when his arm hit the ...
The Escapist

Google’s Project Genie 3 generates playable game worlds, raising questions for future of game development

For the last few months, gamers have largely let big dev studios know that AI is non-negotiable in games. From the fears of Larian’s ongoing use, ARC Raiders’ voice-acting debacle, and even Gen AI art ...
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Some video games don’t have an ending. A good example is Don’t Starve #videogames #dontstarve

There’s a big new oil-and-gas merger, but shareholders aren’t happy Lady Gaga brings mayhem back to Grammys with 'Abracadabra' Driver flying Trump flag hits high school student during anti-ICE protest ...
The New York Times

Rangers’ loss to Sharks the latest example of costly starts to games: ‘Not a recipe for success’

The Rangers have given up 14 goals in the first five minutes of games this season, per NHL Stats. Stan Szeto / Imagn Images SAN JOSE, Calif. — The New York Rangers will have dud games over the final ...
IGN

"There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic."

Remedy Entertainment has spoken out to defend its publishing deal for Alan Wake 2, which saw the game launch on PC exclusively via the Epic Games Store. More than two years later, there's still no ...
Game Rant

Open-World Games Where The Player Is Feared by Everyone

Vlad Mazanko is Ukraine-based gaming enthusiast, writing about the industry since 2013 and covering everything from games and studios to movies and TV shows. He joined the Valnet family back in 2021, ...