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Kabam consolidating LA office and making layoffs
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (298+ words) It's unclear how many roles have been eliminated at the Marvel Contest of Champions developer. Marvel Contest of Champions developer Kabam is consolidating its office in Los Angeles in a move that has resulted in an unknown number of layoffs....
Rockstar's legal setback and Play Station swaps 'PC' for 'AI"
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (568+ words) Plus: Don't Nod is fighting for survival and Firezide Chat introduces you to the people behind the games. We have liftoff. England 4, Croatia 2. A positively titillating performance from Thomas Tuchel's ravenous Three Lions, who lived up to their namesake by…...
Pocketpair lead on generative AI: Gamers don't want it
1+ day, 14+ min ago (493+ words) Pocketpair communications director and publishing manager John Buckley doesn't see gen AI ever becoming too prominent. Pocketpair communications director and publishing manager John Buckley affirmed the company, which is behind the popular Palworld, doesn't use generative AI because players don't…...
'A new industry with a new identity:' Canadian devs in 2026
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (978+ words) We spoke to developers at Toronto Canada's XP Game Summit to see how they are getting by in increasingly tumultuous times. Now in its fifth year, Toronto Canada's XP Game Summit'a sister conference to the long-running Montreal International Game Summit'offered…...
Vampire Survivors dev 'reviewing' Fortnite collab after AI news
22+ hour, 1+ min ago (379+ words) Poncle voiced its doubts mere hours after the collaboration's announcement. Vampire Survivors developer Poncle is "reviewing" its collaboration with Epic Games'to feature items based on the game in Fortnite'after the company announced a slate of AI-powered features coming to Unreal…...
Report: Pokemon Go scans may have been used in AI drone training
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (525+ words) Nearly 30 billion scans made by players may be used for drones and military robots. Nearly 30 billion scans made my Pok'mon Go players have reportedly been sold to a military drone technology company. The report, conducted by Trouw and published on…...
ESA says anti-deepfake act could 'devastate' video game industry
1+ week, 1+ day ago (687+ words) The No Fakes Act makes no distinction between harmful deepfakes and legitimate digital replicas, ESA argues. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has argued against SAG-AFTRA's Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (No Fakes) act, arguing that there isn't…...
How Replaced devs fixed lore display bloat with a stylish gadget
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (700+ words) The Wingman was 'born out of design necessity.' Replaced, a 2. 5 D pixel art adventure game released by Sad Cat Studios and Thunderful Publishing in April, originally had a lore problem. The narrative team wanted to feature a vast number of…...
Global Game Jam debuts micro-grants and Valnet sinks to new lows
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (439+ words) Plus: The Witcher 3 is getting a new expansion and Destruction All Stars is shutting down. It's heatwave season in Blighty so I'm writing this from safety of one of the few air conditioned cafes in Manchester. I'll be undertaking the…...
Embracer chairman: Cost control 'does not get enough respect"
4+ week, 1+ day ago (444+ words) 'The reality is that we have worked hard to retain as many people as possible through a very difficult period.' In the letter, he offered a mea culpa to investors disappointed by what he described as "negative value creation" that…...