YouTube Just Blocked This Popular Hack for Free Background Play

YouTube is working to block free background play in third-party browsers and their extensions in an effort to encourage ...
Futurism

Indie Developer Deleting Entire Game From Steam Due to Shame From Having Used AI

An indie game developer experienced a moment of profound moral clarity, and is now deleting his partially-AI-made game from the digital storefront Steam. The game, dubbed “Hardest,” is a free-to-play ...
gematsu

Multiple Ecco the Dolphin games officially in development

“Several new Ecco the Dolphin products and games” are officially in development, developer A&R Atelier announced. A&R Atelier is a studio founded in Half Moon Bay, California by veteran game ...
Polygon

Sony patented AI-generated video game tutorials this year, and it sounds like a nightmare

Tutorials might well be the bane of the video game industry's existence. Teaching a player how to do something is surprisingly difficult to do. Even if a developer crafts an educational and ...
The Verge

In 2025, AI became a lightning rod for gamers and developers

Gen-AI showed up in the year’s biggest releases including game of the year. Gen-AI showed up in the year’s biggest releases including game of the year. is a reporter who covers the business, culture, ...
Engadget

Mewgenics, the next game from The Binding of Isaac's developer, will arrive next February on PC

Indie game developer Edmund McMillen hosted a Reddit AMA today offering some more details about his upcoming game Mewgenics. For starters, the Steam release date for this turn-based cat-breeding RPG ...
Android Authority

Valve just opened the door to Android games on Steam

Valve has confirmed that Android games are now welcomed and supported on Steam. The company says the Steam Frame headset also supports the same APKs that developers are using for mobile and Meta Quest ...
Digital Trends

Android games are coming to Steam, starting with the Frame VR headset

What’s happened? Alongside the new Steam Frame headset, Valve has made a significant move in the gaming and hardware ecosystem by welcoming Android games on Steam. Why is this important? The move ...
TechCrunch

Epic Games CEO calls Google’s antitrust settlement a win for Android’s ‘vision as an open platform’

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is calling Google’s proposal in its antitrust settlement with the Fortnite maker a “comprehensive solution” that “genuinely doubles down” on Android’s vision of being an ...
Ars Technica

Google settlement with Epic caps Play Store fees, boosts other Android app stores

Google has spent the last few years waging a losing battle against Epic Games, which accused the Android maker of illegally stifling competition in mobile apps. Losses in court left Google to make ...
PC Gamer

Amazon Games is making major layoffs as it shifts focus away from MMOs to its Luna cloud gaming platform: 'We have made the difficult decision to halt a significant amount of ...

The VP of Amazon Games says the layoffs are part of the 14,000 announced today, but represent broader "strategic changes" at the gaming division. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...
Android

Samsung Releases Official Galaxy XR Videos Showcasing Features, AI & Tutorials

Samsung has released a series of official videos for its new Galaxy XR headset, offering promos, unboxings, and detailed how-to guides. The videos highlight the headset’s AI-powered experiences, setup ...