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Discord Rolling Out 'Teen-by-Default' Settings Globally Next Month, With Age Verification Needed to Disable Content Filtering - IGN
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (341+ words) Discord has announced plans to enforce a new "teen-appropriate" experience by default next month, requiring age verification to access restricted content or change content settings. In a blog post issued today, Discord said it was enhancing its age-appropriate protections for…...
Huge Success of Arc Raiders Gives Embark 'Financial Security and Employment Stability,' $75 Million Budget Estimate 'Not Too Far Off' - IGN
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (331+ words) Embark Studios CEO Patrick S'derlund says the success of Arc Raiders has given the team "stability [and] long-term security" as it continues to support its new extraction shooter through 2026. The studio head opened up about how the developer has changed…...
Sony Patents System to Generate AI Podcasts in the Voices of Your Favorite PlayStation Characters - IGN
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (414+ words) Sony Patents System to Generate AI Podcasts in the Voices of Your Favorite PlayStation Characters'IGN Sony Patents System to Generate AI Podcasts in the Voices of Your Favorite PlayStation Characters The podcasts could include personalized platform updates info and gameplay…...
IGN’s 2026 Back to Work Game-plan - IGN
1+ week, 1+ day ago (583+ words) You know that part of the year between Christmas and New Years when you have no idea what day it is, time loses all meaning, and guiltless gaming binge sessions run rampant? Well by now you're probably frighteningly aware of…...
Google's Project Genie Seemingly Causes Some Investors to Lose Faith in Roblox, Unity and...GTA 6 - IGN
1+ week, 2+ day ago (706+ words) Just one day after the announcement of Genie, Google's generative AI-powered virtual world creator, a number of major video game companies are seeing their stock prices tumble, seemingly because investors think you can just generate an entire video game with…...
Google AI Project Genie Allows You to Create Playable Worlds From Prompts, So of Course It's Been Used to Rip Off Nintendo Games Like Mario and Zelda - IGN
1+ week, 3+ day ago (185+ words) Google has begun selling access to Project Genie, an interactive world creation tool that lets you generate playable environments from a prompt " including those featuring Nintendo characters. The technology is certainly remarkable, as Google's Genie 3 models playable 3D spaces in real…...
Shipping Store Simulator 2037 - Official Announcement Trailer - IGN
1+ week, 4+ day ago (225+ words) Here's your look at gameplay and more from the Shipping Store Simulator 2037 announcement trailer for the upcoming management sim with robotic employees. Opening up Rocket Post for package pickup and delivery was a risky endeavor, especially when QuickBox dominates the…...
For the Allfather! — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Will Soon Sell $5 Voice Packs — and There's No Heretical AI Here - IGN
1+ week, 4+ day ago (366+ words) Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is getting the first of a number of planned voice packs at the end of February, each sold for $4.99. The first voice pack, which is not included in the Season Pass and thus has upset some players…...
GOG Under Fire From Customers and Even One of Its Own Employees After Users Call Out 'Fully AI' Sale Image - IGN
1+ week, 4+ day ago (394+ words) DRM-free PC storefront GOG.com has come under fire for promoting a sale with a 'fully AI' image, sparking a backlash from customers and even a member of the company's staff. Not everyone cares, though. "Downvote as much as you…...
RuneScape Developer Jagex Insists 'No Generative AI Will Ever Be Present in Any Asset That a Player Can Touch, Hear or Feel' - IGN
1+ week, 5+ day ago (240+ words) RuneScape maker Jagex has insisted it will never use generative AI to make content players actually see in-game, in one of the hardest stances on AI yet seen from a video game developer. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Jagex…...