5 underrated sci-fi books to read if you loved Pragmata
…AI system with questionable (and murderous) intentions. While Illuminae is a heftier book, we dare you not to finish this one in a day (or 10–12 hours, like the game). It…
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Microsoft Gaming is now just Xbox, as new leaders promise big changes
…end of "Microsoft Gaming" and a reevaluation of the Xbox team's "approach to exclusivity, windowing, and AI," Chief Content Officer Matt Booty and CEO Asha Sharma said in a memo to…
Level-5 shares signs of life for Professor Layton and Decapolice
…It's a notable mission statement considering that Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino came under fire last year for making positive comments about AI's future in game development. From there, the…
Action RPG devs make a desperate plea for relevance with horny female armor
…were the product of a vague AI prompt for a female character in a dark fantasy. Perhaps this outcome was unavoidable: on the whole, the game doesn't have a unique aesthetic…
Pragmata review: A game that shoots for the moon and sticks the landing
…Ideas that may have reflected a frightening potential in 2020, when Pragmata was announced, are our reality in 2026. Jobs are already being lost to AI, including those in the games journalism…
Nintendo's next big sequel gives you permission to get intricately stupid
…Fiddling with a limited creation suite to approximate Betty Boop is the game. Living the Dream takes that to the next level in as many ways as it can. It’s not…
Magic: The Gathering Arena developers are officially trying to unionize
…Those issues include protections over layoffs and remote work, guardrails over generative AI usage and mandatory crunch time, and increased transparency and equity in the workplace. “At Wizards, we’re organizing for…
Recent Fortnite layoffs are the result of gaming pretending it's big tech
…last week’s DLSS 5 debacle , in which gamers loudly rejected an AI-powered upgrade they never asked for and didn’t want. Video games is a tech industry, for sure, but…
The best and worst April Fools' Day jokes from gaming companies
…The social accounts for Crusader Kings 3 got in on the fun with a video showcasing the power of "all-new CKSS technology" that would AI slop-ify the game's graphics…
First teaser for Alien: Isolation's long-awaited sequel doesn't feature a Xenomorph, but it's very eerie
…Creative Assembly's horror game is considered the best Alien game ever made, with the aggressive AI of the Xenomorph still being impressive in 2026. Although Alien: Isolation quickly became beloved in…