Cyberpunk platformers, gallivanting geckos and other new indie games worth checking out

Gecko Gods — from publishers Super Rare Originals and Gamersky Games — is available now on Steam, PS5 and Nintendo Switch. It ...

Panic says the Playdate Catalog won't accept games made with generative AI

Panic, the company behind the tiny and excellent Playdate console, is taking a stand on generative AI. The company has ...
Dark Reading

War Game Exercise Demonstrates How Social Media Manipulation Works

In a game called "Capture the Narrative," students created bots to sway a fictional election, simulating influence in ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I vibe-coded a fully functional game with Claude Code, and it doesn't look vibe-coded at all

Claude code just turned me into something of a game developer ...
Frontiers

The code of life: a pilot bioinformatics curriculum for Brazilian high schools

Bioinformatics demands professionals skilled in both computing and the biological sciences, yet introducing these interdisciplinary concepts at earlier educational stages remains challenging. Here, we ...
Medical Xpress

Post-video game depression: Scientists create tool to measure the phenomenon

Experiencing a sense of loss and sadness after dozens of hours spent on a video game? Researchers from SWPS University and the Stefan Batory Academy of Applied Sciences examined the feeling of ...
Polygon

Grand Theft Auto faces no threat from AI, Take-Two boss says

When Google unveiled a new look at its experimental Project Genie generative AI tool earlier this year, AAA game companies like Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive saw their stock prices ...
Kotaku

Take-Two Boss Calls The Idea That AI Could Create Something Like GTA 6 ‘Laughable’

Strauss Zelnick does think AI can help speed up some parts of game development, but is skeptical it can do much more than that AI GTA 6 Rockstar Games Strauss Zelnick Take Two AI-generation tools and ...
The New York Times

Playing Games With the Décor

Dedicated rooms at home for board games, jigsaw puzzles and toys are making a comeback among the whimsical at heart. By Dina Cheney When the owners of a curiosity shop, Art of Play, renovated a condo ...
Polygon

The RAM crisis could completely change the way your games are made

There were a lot of reasons for developers to be stressed out at this year's Game Developers Conference. Layoffs at EA the day the event started put job insecurity in the air, generative AI's presence ...
Orange County Register

Angels to create their own TV network to carry games

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Angels took a step toward clarity with their television situation by agreeing to purchase a portion of Main Street Sports, essentially creating their own network. The deal has been ...
New Scientist

Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week

A clump of human brain cells can play the classic computer game Doom. While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step closer to useful real-world ...