The developer behind The Alters has acknowledged that AI-generated text was used in small portions of the finished game. As reported by Eurogamer and others, players noticed that one section of The Alters featured a computer terminal that appeared to show AI-generated text – including the prompt used to generate the text. In addition, some … Read more
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The National Videogame Museum has partnered with the UK Pavilion at the World Expo 2025. Taking place in Osaka, Japan from July 18 to July 24, the museum’s showcase – titled ‘Videogames Transforming Lives’ – will feature interactive exhibits that “demonstrate the UK’s global leadership in inclusive and innovative game design”. This includes a collaboration … Read more
The games industry has seen round after crushing round of layoffs over the past few years – a consequence largely of an over-extended industry recoiling from dramatically higher interest rates, though some terrible strategic decisions and even some fairly misguided notions about the likely productivity impacts of generative AI have also played a role in … Read more
Halfway through the development of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, creator Hideo Kojima reportedly made significant changes to the game after playtesting results were deemed “too good”. According to one of the sequel’s composers, Yoann “Woodkid” Lemoine, Kojima felt that because players “liked it too much” it meant that “something [was] wrong”. “If everyone … Read more
Riot Games is “responsibly” opening up sponsorship from betting companies for tier one League of Legends and Valorant esports teams in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This comes as part of a larger esports strategy rethink that’s been underway by Riot since 2023. As shared in a lengthy blog post by Riot’s … Read more
Alex Boucher, founder and managing director of Analog, has been awarded an MBE for services to the gaming industry and entrepreneurship during the King’s recent birthday honors. Boucher – who also co-founded Game Dev Heroes and Games Growth Agency – previously worked at Biz Media for five years as MCV/Develop’s contract business development manager. He … Read more
It’s fair to say that April 30, 2025 was a watershed moment for the mobile gaming landscape. That was when the Epic vs. Apple ruling in the United States prohibited Apple from discouraging links to third-party storefronts, or collecting fees on any payments made outside the App Store (Apple is appealing the outcome). “This ruling … Read more
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Frontier Developments has announced it is removing use of generative AI in Jurassic World Evolution 3 following pushback and criticism. In a response to a thread on its Steam page, the developer said that following feedback it had “opted to remove the use of generative AI for scientist portraits” within the game. Following the game’s … Read more