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New Microsoft/Activision deal addresses previous CMA concerns in cloud gaming
The sale of Activision’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft substantially addresses previous concerns and opens the door to the deal being cleared, the CMA said today.
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Months after declaring Tomb Raider unaffected by layoffs, Tomb Raider dev hit with wave of layoffs
Embracer Group's bloodbath continues as Tomb Raider dev Crystal Dynamics reports layoffs
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Xbox consoles to launch by the end of next year, leak suggests
A leaked internal document shows Microsoft is planning a revamped version of the Xbox Series X, along with two other new products.
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Excluding trans women in women’s chess makes you a pawn of the patriarchy
Wait a bit, chess has separate competitions for men and women? Why? – The world’s top chess federation is banning trans women from competing until a review is made
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Unity Bosses Sold Stock Ahead Of Scummy Dev Fees Announcement
CEO John Riccitiello sold 2,000 shares a week before Unity revealed its Runtime Fee
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Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that?
Confusing, contradictory terms of service clauses leave potential opening for lawsuits.
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A first look at the 1TB black Xbox Series S
Microsoft’s smaller Xbox gets better.
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AI revolution in video games has industry players treading warily
From generating story lines to coding entire games to turning ideas into animation, artificial intelligence is front and centre at Gamescom, one of the video game industry's biggest fairs.
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New CrossOver 23 out for better Windows gameplay on MacOS, ChromeOS, and Linux
For when you really, really need to run a Windows program, but you really, really can't stand Windows.
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Nintendo Switch has just surpassed the Wii's total sales in the United States
Nintendo Switch hybrid handheld-console combo has pulled off a stunt that's making even Mario do a double jump. Nintendo Switch achieved an incredible
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AI now lets you have real conversations with NPCs in video games
Future video games could feature a near-infinite number of possible storylines.
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Microsoft has created a pizza-scented Xbox controller
Now your Xbox controller can stink instantly.
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Discord on Xbox will soon let you stream your gameplay to friends
Some Xbox Insiders can now start testing this new feature.
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Ubisoft will delete your account, along with your game library, if it's inactive for too long
Twitter user @PC_enjoyer, a piracy and anti-DRM advocate, tweeted a very phishing-like email from Ubisoft informing them that they have not been using their Ubisoft account. As...
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How a Mechanical Chess-Playing Turk gave Birth to the AI Debate 250 Years Ago
The Mechanical Turk quickly became a symbol of technological innovation and sparked the same heated debates we’re having right now about the nature of artificial intelligence, the limits of human ingenuity, and the possibility of constructing a machine capable of replicating human thought.
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Microsoft and Sony sign deal to keep Activision's Call of Duty on PlayStation
Microsoft and Sony have signed an agreement to keep Activision's best-selling Call of Duty series available on PlayStation, after the conclusion of the deal.
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Video game studios are so scared of AI they’re offering $7K bonusus for AI ideas
"Every week, we feel that we are going to be eliminated." Executives and politicians across the world worry about the havoc that next-generation artificial intelligence will wreak on industries from finance to health-care. For the $200 billion games sector, the revolution has already begun.
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Microsoft seems to think we’re getting a PS5 Slim this year
Microsoft also thinks Sony’s PlayStation handheld will be less than $300
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Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console
Key partners have development kits ahead of a planned launch…
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Is Mac on the verge of a gaming revolution?
Like Valve's Proton compatibility layer for Steam Deck, Apple has made the Game Porting Toolkit to let Windows games run on macOS - so we tested it.