Game developers association decries ‘financial censorship’ amidst payment processor crackdown on NSFW games, calls for ‘greater transparency and fairness in how adult games are moderated’

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The International Game Developers Association, a non-profit industry group that aims to “support and empower game developers around the world in achieving fulfilling and sustainable careers,” has weighed into the controversy over the delisting of NSFW games on Steam and Itch.io, calling for “greater transparency and fairness in how adult games are moderated and actioned … Read more

As the Chinese game industry flocks from mobile to AAA blockbusters, Phantom Blade Zero’s director says the quiet part out loud: ‘Good games are good. It’s not ‘big games are good.”

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Game director “Soulframe” Liang accidentally started his career by making free games in RPG Maker and releasing them online. Two decades later, he’s making one of the highest profile upcoming games in China, the “kungfupunk” actioner Phantom Blade Zero. I recently flew to Beijing to spend a few hours with the game and have come … Read more

Judge sends hangdog lawyer to AI school after he’s caught using ChatGPT to cite imaginary caselaw: ‘Any lawyer unaware that using generative AI platforms to do legal research is playing with fire is living in a cloud’

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As someone whose special interest is not going to prison, I’d be pretty keen on my lawyer not using AI to advise them in the courtroom. So I suppose I can be glad that I was not the debtor who enlisted the Semrad Law Firm in a bankruptcy case last year (via Damien Charlotin). The … Read more

She’s unreal: Fashion ad seen in Vogue stokes controversy by featuring AI-generated model, but the creators say ‘we don’t create unattainable looks’

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I accepted long ago that I have what can be generously described as ‘a face for radio.’ We can’t all be supermodels, so I focussed on building other skills. However, that doesn’t mean I think a career in modelling is a cake walk, or that models aren’t also hard-working creatives like me. As such, with … Read more

Glorious has fixed the main issues I had with this super-speedy 8K gaming mouse and at $55 I reckon it’s now a bit of a bargain

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Every now and then, a product crosses my desk that I really, really like, but has enough caveats that I can’t wholeheartedly recommend it. Case in point, the Glorious Series 2 Pro gaming mouse, a stripped-down, speedy-as-you-like rodent that feels lovely to game with, but with a price point (and software issues) that gave me … Read more

Team Group joins the mega memory kit clan, launching a set of 256 GB DDR5-6000 for gamers and creators who just never have enough RAM

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With PCs being ever more capable and expensive, lots of people are using their rigs for more than just gaming. Video editing, offline rendering, and generative AI are great ways to make a little extra on the side and use your computer to its fullest. However, these also need lots of RAM, more than games … Read more

Intel’s next-gen Panther Lake mobile chip will be a portable gaming beast with 50% more Xe cores than Lunar Lake, according to the latest shipping manifest leak

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Intel’s Lunar Lake mobile chips (shown above) actually have decent gaming chops. Which is why news of a significant graphics upgrade in Intel’s next-gen Panther Lake CPUs is so intriguing. According to a shipping manifest spotted by X user X86deadandback, Panther Lake sports 12 Xe3-spec graphics cores. That’s 50% more than the 8 Xe2 cores … Read more

How to get the corrupt mutation in Grow a Garden

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Grow a Garden loves rolling out an update with coinciding mutations for each and every crop, and the corrupt mutation is the next one to unlock if you’re making your way through the newest update. But unlike windswept, wet, and moonlit though, the corrupt mutation is slightly more challenging to get for your crops. Fortunately, … Read more

Bob Odenkirk on Mario: ‘I’ll kill him’

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You don’t reach the top of Hollywood without stepping on heads. It’s a rough game out in La-La Land, and only the most ruthless and bloodthirsty can survive long enough to get their star on the Walk of Fame. Like Bob Odenkirk, for instance, who gave us a taste of the killer instinct under that … Read more

Tryx Panorama SE ARGB 360 liquid cooler review

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When it comes to design, the mark of any good company is its ability to take criticism well. It’s such a critical element that’s often overlooked when we evaluate overall brands, but being able to take critique from a flawed product and then feed that back to the design team is incredibly advantageous on so … Read more