US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.

The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.

Before Guardians of the Galaxy, Chris Pratt proved his action-star potential in Zero Dark Thirty, now streaming on Netflix.

The teenaged developer of a joke game titled This Game Costs 200 Dollars almost made over $1 million before thousands of players refunded it.

This may be the best price I've seen for a solid entry-level 3D printer.

Australia will cut the price of installing solar panels on warehouse and factory rooftops, the Australian Financial Review reported, in the latest move by the government to…

Tech is being used to watch for wildfires but firefighters are still needed to put them out.

Many singles face extra costs for housing, bills, food and holidays but there are ways to ease the burden.

In less than a week, Spider-Man: Brand New Day raked in $1 billion worldwide and had the biggest box office opening weekend in Hollywood history. The feature has been a reminder…

The advertising watchdog said Jaded London's marketing email made smoking seem appealing.

Rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have again been caught trying to disrupt servers and software—and leaving instructions for future bad behavior.

The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.

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A new Spider-Man: Brand New Day fan theory may help explain the ending of the film.

SoftBank Group Corp.’s stock faces a critical test this week as investors seek reassurance that the company’s AI value extends beyond its debt-fueled bet on embattled ChatGPT…

Prices of lab monkeys in China have surged, complicating new drug development trials and increasing the need for primate imports from neighboring countries.

Everyone else still has it for $439, including Amazon.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day almost had even more MCU cameos, and one of them may have fixed a slight plot hole.

Musk kept inflating the already-big promises being made by SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen and Gwynne Shotwell on the company's first call.

Tom Holland and Zendaya could set some astonishing records this year thanks to Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey.

Lucid's new CEO Silvio Napoli listed four must-win priorities, including the successful launch of its midsize EV, finishing a factory in Saudi Arabia, cutting expenses, and…

Coupang Inc. reported a larger-than-expected loss, underscoring the damage from a massive personal data leak that resulted in heavy administrative fines in South Korea, its…

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A new report suggests that Halo: Campaign Evolved had a fairly troubled development.

AI is reshaping the Philippines' outsourcing industry, raising questions over the future of the industry.

Ardeth Bay is returning in The Mummy 4, as is his original actor Oded Fehr, who gave fans a sneak peek at what the character looks like after all these years.

The Trump administration shared the details of its plan with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs on Tuesday. For now, the public remains in the dark.

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Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.

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$1.25 billion program restored, but judge ruled race provision unconstitutional.

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Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls will be released on Thursday, Aug. 6. Here's what time it'll come out in your time zone.

Nate Baxter, CEO and President of Scott'sMiracle-Gro, appeared on the program following the company's recent investor day. He shared that although he has recently assumed the CEO…

EA has officially completed its $55 billion acquisition to an investor group comprised of Saudia Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners.

The purchase illustrates just how interconnected Elon Musk's universe of companies are.

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Steve Westly, founder and managing partner of The Westly Group and a former Tesla board member, says SpaceX will be able to compete with the leaders in AI but it will not be…

Driven by demand for AI capacity, AMD's data center revenue more than doubled year-over-year in its latest earnings report, reaching $6.7 billion. That's up from $5.8 billion in…

SpaceX's AI revenue grew more than three times to $2.6 billion from the year before, mostly because of deals that the company made to provide compute to other AI companies,…

US pipeline operators are racing to expand their capacity to help power new data centers.

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Larian Studios celebrated the third anniversary of Baldur's Gate 3 by sharing more fun, outrageous, and head-scratching player statistics.

SpaceX’s revenue exceeded Wall Street’s expectations in the company’s first quarterly financial report following its blockbuster initial public offering in June. Elon Musk’s…

SpaceX doubled its revenue compared to last year, according to its first quarterly earnings since going public in June.

With rising hardware costs, maybe Microsoft should double down on making Project Helix a premium gaming PC.

GraniteShares founder and CEO Will Rhind discusses the market reaction to AMD's and SpaceX's earnings report on "Bloomberg The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)

Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.

SpaceX reports revenue of $7.8 billion for the second quarter, topping Wall Street estimates. But Elon Musk's company reported an operating loss of $1.26 billion from its AI…

Saudi Arabia's PIF, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, and Silver Lake have officially acquired EA in a $55 billion deal to go private.

New findings by the Electronic Frontier Foundation aim to warn app developers that some of the third-party code they place in their apps may also collect their users' location…

Elon Musk's space company posted its first earnings as a public company ahead of a major insider share unlock.

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With the closing of the market today comes the second-biggest acquisition in gaming history

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. tumbled in late trading after giving an underwhelming sales outlook, a sign shareholders expected more of a return from the global expansion of AI data…

Pinterest Inc. gave a revenue outlook for the current quarter that disappointed investors worried about the company’s momentum despite posting strong user and revenue growth for…

Electronic Arts has officially become a private company. Last September, EA announced that an investor group led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and…

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Match Group Inc. gave a revenue forecast for the current quarter that narrowly missed analysts’ estimates, suggesting its dating sites still need to attract more younger users as…

Even after refunds, a surprising number of people kept the expensive game on Valve's platform

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When a slim case doesn't cut it.

Final Fantasy VII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi opened up on the game’s connection to the Advent Children film, saying that more than one of FF7’s spin-offs are going to tie…

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Motorola packs it all in for this foldable, providing great screens, cameras, performance and features, even if it does end up a bit expensive.

Anthropic has been on a cloud partnership spree in recent months, and its latest move is reportedly a $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta.

Beast of Reincarnation’s Koo is just trying to be included and then he smoke-bombs your ass

A judge has allowed Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. to use noteholders’ cash to keep operating for the next four weeks, after a two-day court fight over how the company will pay…

Wrinkles, available on both iOS and Android, essentially acts as an AI-powered audio tour guide that reveals hidden history and local stories.

The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by Nvidia and grown to over 120 companies, already has proposals out for defending against AI agents.

US telecommunications companies connected their systems to data centers and related infrastructure in a way that exposed them to cybersecurity vulnerabilities, potentially opening…

Packs down to the size of a smartphone, cord included.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is no longer among the top 10 highest-rated MCU films on Rotten Tomatoes.

A developer on Spike Chunsoft's remake of the cult mystery visual novel says the game was delayed so he could play the next Grand Theft Auto

Concrete slabs and stairs are included in the recent snapshot update

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blames an extortionist for planting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in a public chat to get the app temporarily removed from Apple's App Store on…

After speaking with Polygon, Eli Roth clarified that generative AI appears in a small portion of a few scenes in Ice Cream Man.

The Gears of War: E-Day early access multiplayer beta starts on Thursday, Aug. 6. Here's what time it starts and when it ends.

Koei Tecmo has partnered with a generative AI startup to create an AI chat RPG that lets you talk with Ryza from the Atelier Ryza series.

As layoff negotiations drag on, some workers are calling for a new strike

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Tactical RPGs have gotten way more popular since Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and it's time other developers took note

Artists like Olivia Rodrigo and Raye are catching flak from collectors and fans for selling incomplete records

Executives at Coinbase, Visa and Mastercard said they plan to support multiple stablecoins, suggesting Open USD is another payments rail rather than a direct replacement for USDC.

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Tesla's Shanghai factory is busier than ever but might be cut loose.

Hank Green, a popular YouTuber and science communicator, said he is stepping back from production amid intense criticism over his use of AI. Green described his AI usage as "not…

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Samsung seeks to turn 800 million Galaxy phones into wallets for digital assets and blockchain payments, backed by a deeper play in crypto infrastructure.

Bingers is a new TV and movie tracker that revives the social features fans loved with TV Time, while adding support for importing their viewing history.

The streamer was interviewing R&B artist Steve Lacy about the movie and got a ‘gigaviral’ moment spoiling one of the big twists

Sirius Academy West in Hull is giving parents the chance to make sure uniforms conform in advance.

As we approach Avengers: Doomsday, we look back at 18 years of Marvel

A security vulnerability in the cryptocurrency hardware wallet Coldcard is allowing hackers to drain the crypto from victims’ wallets. The total losses amount to more than $130…

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal requested the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probe Trump's memecoin.

Lol, they finally put guns in Fire Emblem

The camera flash will evolve into a multicolor LED that illuminates when your phone is face down.

'This deal is consolidation, no question — and I wonder whether new ownership optimizes for the safe bet, more sequels, more mega-franchises, over that breadth'

Cyberpunk 2077 and RoboCop: Rogue City will barely trouble your wallet

Congress set ownership limit at 39%, but FCC claims authority to kill the rule.

Spotify says Merlin, which represents more than 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming AI-powered remix and covers…

Payments will run on the bank’s proprietary blockchain and be routed automatically through its existing client interface.

Tech companies and developers have been scouring the U.S. for places to build data centers, and they’ve been drawn to Texas’ loose regulations and seemingly abundant power supply.…

The acquisition, which was announced in June, brings Vibe.co into Walmart Connect, Walmart's connected TV advertising platform.

‘I don’t think even the director and writers know’

Facing a growing drone threat, the Pentagon is poised to sign a first-of-its-kind contract for “Enduring High Energy Lasers”—and make directed energy weapons an official part of…

An analysis of the last seven years of Tesla earnings calls shows just how little attention Musk pays to Tesla's car business.

Three 4K UHD movies for just $39 is a heck of deal

Federal officials will update the outbreak sometime "this week," a spokesperson said.

The new Spidey ads follow a previous comment from BMW's SVP, who stated that ads would never appear in its cars as they're 'a private space'

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Retail investors and large whales are buying as bitcoin trades near its 200-week moving average.

Chevy's 721-hp hybrid ups the ante with few compromises, but at a steep cost.

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The blockchain-based prediction markets platform is reportedly returning to investors months after a $15 billion funding round.

The Italian bank tripled its holding of iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF stake as total bitcoin ETF holdings fell 35% to $69.3 million.

But there's more than one reason why the game about sexy boys has seen revenue fall off a cliff

Tomos Morgan visits farm in Vale of Glamorgan to explain how the hot and dry spell affects crops.

Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened. In a new court filing, Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or accessed confidential…

The move brings the custodial tokenization model to eligible U.S. investors as competition over blockchain-based equities intensifies.

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has set up a paid service to give Wall Street firms access to Truth Social's most influential accounts.

“We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says.

They'll be able to buy the 16-17 Saver railcard up until the day before they turn 18.

Crypto Watchdog has taken to warning people in DC about the hazards of digital assets, and its director won't say who is backing it.

A migration wave followed a $292 million Kelp bridge exploit, with announced LayerZero-to-Chainlink moves now totaling $14.5 billion.

The custody bank has selected Galaxy to provide staking infrastructure as it broadens services for institutional crypto investors.

An application to stop the two-runway operation is rejected, with judges calling it "unarguable".

Co-development studio Vertpaint has appointed former Sumo Group co-founder and CEO Carl Cavers OBE as non-executive director and shareholder. Read more

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The cold wallet maker said the flaw behind roughly $114 million in losses remains live, with specific models and firmware still exposed.

From wired to wireless to ultralight, we've tested dozens of gaming mice to find the best for work, your next MMO, and everything in between.

Player relationship and marketing platform FirstLook has launched Creators.gg to connect studios with creators of any size, rather than limiting opportunities to those with the…

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ESPN unveiled an “AI tells detection” tool during broadcasts of the 2026 World Series of Poker. Is it a neat computer-powered party trick, or a real threat to poker’s future?

At the Madeira Games Summit in May, Michal Bujko, senior business development manager at Modma Studios, asked a question: If we were looking back at 2026 five years from now, what…

A draft rulebook proposes that sending crypto offshore must be conducted through an authorized provider and be reported to the central bank’s FinSurv.

Bitcoin advanced as the market settled down following the weekend’s hack of Coldcard wallets and sales by Strategy even as sentiment remained in “extreme fear.”

Ati Robotics assembles its robots in India and uses just a few Chinese parts—a strategy that could pay off as the Trump administration cracks down on Chinese humanoids.

Puck’s Matthew Belloni says AI has quietly become part of everyday filmmaking. The battle now isn’t whether Hollywood will use the technology—it’s who controls what’ll come next.

It is the latest development in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the Home Office over data privacy.

Higher oil prices boost the energy giant's results while environmental groups accuse it of profiteering.

Earlier this week, BlackRock expanded its U.S. tokenized cash platform which involved offering onchain shares of an existing fund, plus a new daily reinvestment stablecoin fund.

What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.

Hashdex's DEFI, the smallest of the funds, held $14.7 million under management, compared with $47.08 billion for BlackRock’s IBIT.

Roblox could become the first game to be classified as a very large online platform (VLOP) under European legislation. Read more

In 2018, more than 20,000 employees walked out to protest how Google handled allegations of sexual harassment. Here’s how they organized it from inside the company.

Open-weight AI models are having a moment in the wake of recent turmoil at US tech giants. For French AI lab Mistral, that’s the the best thing that could have happened.

The duties were imposed over claims that 60 US trading partners have failed to tackle forced labour.

Japan may have spent as much as $36.6 billion buying yen in the first joint US-Japan action to support the currency since 1998. Bitget Wallet’s Alvin Kan says it can slow a…

The planned Gelephu Mindfulness City says 3iQ will run part of its bitcoin treasury on a market-neutral basis, a shift from holding the coins as a long-term national asset.

Jim Cramer says he's dumping his bitcoin over quantum computing fears, but his track record of crypto and bank calls has buoyed the crypto community.

XRP holders can now borrow RLUSD against their coins on Ethereum without selling, through a $280 million vault that had never accepted an XRP-linked asset before.

As temperatures rise, the chillers might not be the only thing supermarkets are adjusting.

SGP-0003 bundles a fee overhaul with a doubling of the disinflation rate. It needs 40 million more SOL of validator support in two weeks to reach a vote.

Every major token except ether is green on the week, with BTC up 1.9% over 24 hours and Asian equities selling off on AI-trade jitters.

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A 12-year-old bitcoin wallet moved $31 million on Monday, part of a broader wave of dormant coins shifting since the Coldcard hack.

How amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub

The service reportedly costs up to $100,000 (£74,170) per month and offers access to posts from influential accounts milliseconds before they appear online.

Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.

The wedding industry is facing last-minute costs to cope with the heat and October bookings are up.

Fenix Flexin’s hit song “Rubberz” has hip-hop fans arguing over whether it was generated by AI. Some say they have proof it’s machine-made, but will anyone care?

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The risk of more debris hitting the moon is on the rise as the space race heats up.

Atari has released its consolidated financial results for the full 2025-26 fiscal year, reporting revenue growth of 66% year-on-year to $65 million (€56.0 million), its highest…

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Most hospitals and health care providers use electronic health records instead of paper charts to note patient vaccinations, diagnoses, and procedures. AthenaOne, Epic, and Oracle…

At $25,305, you won't find many new cars for less. But you get what you pay for.

Fresh attacks on alternative shipping routes have left tankers facing an increasingly complex situation, analysts say.

Razer has acquired the assets of the cloud-based live streaming platform, StreamElements. Read more

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Generative AI platform Reforged Labs is shutting down after three years due to challenges scaling beyond the gaming sector. Read more

Trump's DOJ says citizens should no longer be able to enforce environmental laws.

Game distributor Rokky has partnered with Revolution Software to co-publish its Broken Sword franchise in China. Read more

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Incidents of fuel being taken without payment have risen by a fifth in five months, according to industry analysis.

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Smart mowers are an expensive alternative to old-fashioned yard work, but they’re finally good enough to consider if you’d rather sip an iced tea and watch a robot tame your lawn.

Xbox consoles now cost significantly more in the UK, with one model increasing in price by 43%.

Automotive lights are better than they've ever been, but there's a trade-off.

We’ve come a long way since exclusively $1,000+ OLED gaming monitors. Alienware’s latest display brings the price down to a shocking $350, though it comes with some important…

The communication-free form of breaking up has become ubiquitous. “I no longer had to bear her energy,” a man who ghosted his partner of four years tells WIRED.

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I tested modern locks, lights, climate controls, and more in a historic home that I very much wanted to keep historic.

Your next drive-thru order might be taken by a bot. And you might not even notice.

Internal documents show ICE's DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI…

Tencent-owned Lightspeed LA has undergone layoffs as it "shifts the creative and development direction" of its debut title, Last Sentinel. Read more

More relaxed mortgage regulation opens the door for some first-time buyers, but it comes with risk.

The $100 earbuds look and sound better than earbuds nearly twice the price—as long as you can stomach just average noise canceling.

Steve Eimers, also known as the “Guardrail Guy,” is done calling out license plate readers after two that appeared in his videos were vandalized.

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Xbox consoles in the UK and Europe will increase from between £130/€150 and £170/€200 following worldwide price hikes announced in late June. Read more

Both countries have said that they will not hesitate to conduct joint interventions in the future.

The strong box office performance gives a boost to Disney ahead of the much-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.

A German engineer wanted a cheaper cigarette. The popular crooner Bing Crosby wanted a vacation. Satisfying both desires inadvertently led to the invention of the laugh track.…

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From how galaxies form to the beginnings of the universe, the images from the space telescope are giving cosmologists new data to explore—and theories to build out.

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As more big companies invest in glasses that record audio and video and pack AI on board, privacy concerns are only getting louder.

New EU rules stipulate that people must be told when they’re interacting with AI or looking at AI-generated or -edited content, leading to fear of “disclosure fatigue.”

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Christopher Nolan's impressionistic remix of Homer's epic poem finds the man behind the myth.

The actual presentation of FIFA's plan to part-privatise the World Cup raises many more questions than it answers.

Reddit may still be considering ending its licensing deal with Google.

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Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.

Clement Delangue said he didn't want cyber attacks on other companies to become "normalised".

For much of this year, each new week has brought with it a new impetus for a rash of articles on Microsoft’s Xbox misfortunes. From deep wounds like layoffs and project…

Asha Sharma has outlined key priorities to help Xbox recover after it reported a $1.7 billion decline in revenue last year. Read more

Unity has launched dedicated engine support for Netflix platforms, making it easier for developers to ship titles on the streaming platform's ecosystem. Read more

Edward Killiwick was on the flight that issued a distress call, before it landed safely at Heathrow earlier this month.

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Sony reported flat sales in its Games & Network Services (G&NS) segment for its first quarter, but operating income rose 37%, primarily due to US tariff refunds. Read more

Meredith's DIY Hardware and Ironmongery has been at Yate Shopping Centre, near Bristol, since 1965.

The $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts is set to close on August 4 following approval from all required regulatory bodies. Read more

Kris DeVault is desperate. His son, Brody, was born in March 2023. It wasn’t long before he started to show signs of developmental delay, says DeVault. As time went on, Brody…

Roblox has announced its second-quarter financial results, highlighting substantial year-over-year revenue growth, despite a minor shortfall in net bookings. Read more

Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.

Given a rising number of publishing misconduct allegations, IEEE in 2022 created the Publishing Ethics Team as a centralized department to assist in handling claims. The group…

As of this week in Montana, any biotech company with an experimental drug has a clear path to selling it to consumers. Companies whose drugs have been through preliminary…

Following the release of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey film on July 17, daily active users of Assassin's Creed Odyssey increased significantly across all platforms. Read more

If you’re wondering what dark matter is, you’re not alone. Astronomers don’t know. But they’ve determined that this invisible material must be far more abundant than the stars and…

In February 2024, a young man lay somewhere on the frozen shore of James Bay, Canada, surrounded by snow and darkness, succumbing to hypothermia. When he failed to get home on…

Pokémon Go generated over $48.5 million in in-app purchase revenue during its 10th anniversary week, according to AppMagic data. Read more

The number of active creators and streamers after launch is the clearest predictor of success for player-versus-player first-person shooter games, rather than the total hours…

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Since the indie boom of the 2010s, one piece of advice commonly given to smaller studios has been the value of merchandise. Read more

It is impossible to make large language models fully secure against hacks because of a fundamental flaw in how they work, a team of researchers argue in a paper presented at the…

Grand Theft Auto 6 download codes will expire in Japan on May 8, 2027. Read more

Microsoft has published its latest financial results, with Xbox revenue down 7% for the full year and 10% in the fourth quarter. Read more

Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.

In June 2024, a small company called Zanskar purchased a geothermal power plant in New Mexico that was failing fast. The water coming from the underground reservoir was getting…

When we last heard from Fiona Sperry in December, she had just put the entire team at Three Fields Entertainment on notice of redundancy. Read more

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Capcom's strategy of remaking classic Resident Evil titles is generating the financial resources needed to develop new games and IP, according to producer Masachika Kawata. Read…

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday infrastructure–in some places. It helps write emails and software code, filters job applications, powers…

Krafton experienced record second-quarter growth, with revenue rising 94.9% to ₩1.29 trillion ($889.1 million), while operating profit also rose 67% to ₩410.9 billion ($283.1…

The UK Games Fund has announced its largest group of funded companies since its launch in 2015. Read more

Double Fine Productions has reduced its workforce by 25% following its full separation from Xbox earlier this week. Read more

In shaping her career, Peru native Mariana Costa has asked herself a question: What can I do to make life better for women in Latin America? The answer she landed on was training…

New data from the ASGC Games Industry Layoffs Tracker predicts job losses will reach 14,259 by the end of 2026, representing a 78% increase over an initial forecast for the year.…

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2025 was a very bad year for Mike Bithell. In August, he announced that the majority of full-time staff were being let go from Bithell Games, with 11 jobs being made redundant.…

Capcom has released its Q1 financial results, reporting significant growth in net and ordinary profit driven by strong sales of Pragmata and catalogue titles – particularly its…

Atari has partnered with Twin Galaxies to launch the Atari World Championships. Read more

John Hight, the president of Wizards of the Coast, will be stepping down on September 1. The news was given through a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on July 27. Read…

Games for Change (G4C) has announced that its annual festival will be hosted in a new city during odd-numbered years, starting with Arizona in 2027. Read more

Xbox has provided an explanation for yesterday's hours-long outage, which prevented players from signing in, accessing their libraries, and playing games. Read more

Labels and adhesives can prevent paper from being recycled but there's new tech aimed at changing that.

The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has published new collections documenting the history of E3, the industry trade show that ran from 1995 to 2021. Read more

Atari has signed a deal with Universal Pictures to develop 10 of its game IPs into feature films. Read more

Cyan Worlds has confirmed a new title in the Myst franchise is now in early development. Read more

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UK co-development house CodeDev, also known as The Unreal Guys, has launched a specialist optimisation division called The Performance Guys, built explicitly to tackle…

Last month, London hosted the Valorant Masters, one of the biggest dates in the calendar for Riot Games' tactical shooter. Read more

Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show has announced that id Software co-founder John Romero will headline the business area conference of this year's event in Bangkok, with a keynote…

The EU AI Act's deepfake transparency rules present an interesting challenge for game studios. The obligation is broader than the popular understanding of a deepfake, extending…

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Unlike many budding engineers, K.J. Ray Liu wasn’t inspired to enter the field by tinkering with electronics or following in the footsteps of a family member. Growing up in…

The past five years of writing about the games business has come with a helping of cognitive dissonance so severe that it often felt like whiplash. Record success one week; record…

The games industry is stifled by a culture of fear that prioritises algorithmic trends and market research over the creative conviction and personal taste required to produce…

Ubisoft CFO Frédérick Duguet said it expects Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced to "deliver superior financial performance" due to lower production costs. Read more

Indie hit Meccha Chameleon was a breakout success in June, ranking as the second-highest PC title in revenue behind Fortnite, according to Newzoo. Read more

Ubisoft has published its first quarter financials, with net bookings reaching €255.8 million. Read more

The EU Commission has cleared the $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Read more

Microsoft has begun testing ad-supported game streaming on Xbox. Read more

Bethesda union OneBGS has said it has filed a legal complaint against the developer "for continuing to violate labour laws in Canada." Read more

Jeff Gattis, general manager for Amazon Luna and Amazon Game Studios, has clarified his earlier comments that sequels to 007: First Light will be "done by MGM and, theoretically,…

The ESA Foundation has provided 31 university students with scholarships worth $5,000 to $10,000 to support careers in game development and esports. Read more

Amazon's cloud gaming service Luna is now available for Prime Video subscribers with Fire TV in the US and UK. Read more

Amazon has announced that its Luna video game streaming service will be incorporated into Prime Video, allowing Prime subscribers to play games directly through the video app. It…

Delphi Interactive's success with FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition and 007 First Light has created new opportunities with major brands, according to CEO Casper Daugaard. Read more

The UK government's £30 million Games Growth Package "is already making an impact" a year on from its launch, according to UK Creative Industries Minister Ian Murray. Read more

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Xbox is introducing backwards compatibility for PC and handheld devices, starting with four original titles: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies:…

The exhibition area of Gamescom 2026 has hit a new milestone and is, for the first time, completely booked up this year. Read more

One summer day in 1941, a British radio operator was monitoring German military frequencies and heard something unexpected in her headphones. A later report called it “strange new…

Total video game sales in the US fell by a fifth year-on-year, with total projected video game sales estimated to have dropped from $5.7 billion to $4.5 billion between June 2025…

Hasbro has recorded a $56 million impairment charge against its video game portfolio, confirming it has cancelled "several" games scheduled for release in 2028 and beyond. Read…

For a decade now, LA-based talent management company Loaded Holdings has been building up its video games business. Read more

Non-profit organisation Games for Change (G4C) has published a white paper exploring how parents approach video games, and how to shift their focus away from "fear-driven…

Games for Change has revealed the winners of its 2026 awards, naming Compulsion Games' South of Midnight as Game and Experience of the Year. Read more

Xbox has begun offering the starter edition of Game Pass to Meta Horizon+ subscribers. Read more

Mighty Doom developer Alpha Dog Games has reemerged as an independent studio after being shut down by Microsoft in 2024. Read more

Major benchmarks measure what AI can do. None measure whether it does what you mean: the distance between what you ask an AI to do and the unspoken assumptions about how you want…

Esports communications consultancy The Story Mob has rebranded as a "strategic player culture advisory" to better serve the broader games industry. Read more

In January last year, gaming startup Studio Atelico launched the Atelico AI Engine, which operates on-device rather than relying on costly cloud solutions. Six months later, the…

Nintendo has requested the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that accused the company of failing to pass on tariff refunds to consumers. Read more

Unity 7 will enter beta testing in December 2026, with its full release scheduled for Q1 2027. Read more