Valve adds credit card-based age checks for UK users to access “mature content” games on Steam; Discord and others are using selfies for verification
UK's Online Safety Act requires blocking minors from accessing mature content Asha Bardon / CBR : Steam Now Needs Your Age & ID Verified When You Buy Mature Video Games Richard Devine / Windows Centra...
A group of cross-discipline video game workers in the US and Canada announce United Videogame Workers, a direct-join industry-wide union organizing with the CWA
United Videogame Workers-CWA union formed for industry employees in the US and Canada Andy Chalk / PC Gamer : Game developers launch North America's first industry-wide union ‘to build worker power ir...
In a California lawsuit, Epic accuses Samsung and Google of conspiring to deter users from rival app stores via Samsung's Auto Blocker, and plans to tell the EU
again — and now Samsung, too Matthew Broersma / Silicon UK : Epic Sues Google, Samsung Over App Store Barriers Jenny Darmody / Silicon Republic : Epic takes aim at Google again - and Samsung too Charl...
Steam hit 37M+ concurrent users on August 25 for the first time, up from the previous record of nearly 33.7M in January 2024, after Black Myth: Wukong's release
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Microsoft will make Recall an opt-in feature, encrypt its search index database, and require Windows Hello authentication and proof of presence to view timeline
enhancing Recall's security and making it an opt-in decision Jacob Siegal / BGR : Microsoft's changes AI Recall feature after intense criticism C. Scott Brown / Android Authority : Microsoft finally r...
Online card game Balatro, created by a solo Canadian developer who goes by the handle LocalThunk, has sold 500K+ copies on Steam at $15 each in just two weeks
Red Hot Poker — There are some games that keep you entertained for a weekend. Zack Zwiezen / Kotaku Australia : Balatro Might Be Delisted On Switch, But Has Still Sold 500K Copies Ben Lyons / Gamere...
Microsoft unveils a Copilot keyboard key, shipping in new PCs and laptops from its partners, the first major change to the PC keyboard layout in nearly 30 years
adds dedicated AI Copilot key to all future PCs Lily Polanco / New.blicio.us : Windows PCs Get Dedicated AI Key as Microsoft Bakes Copilot into Hardware Sharon Goldman / VentureBeat : Microsoft adds C...
Unity acknowledges “the confusion and frustration” around its planned install fees but argues that “more than 90% of our customers will not be affected”
We have everything! … Kyle Thomas / Game Rant : Unity Thinks Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Will Shoulder Engine Fees Harrison Thomas / Dot Esports : Unity shuts down offices, cancels town hall meeting a...
Experts: the FTC faces hurdles to appeal the Activision ruling as the facts work in Microsoft's favor; some question the judge's standard on harming competition
but their $69 billion deal isn't a sure thing yet John Quintet / iPhone in Canada Blog : Microsoft-Activision Deal Allowed to Proceed, Rules Judge Matt O'Brien / TIME : Judge Declines to Block Microso...
Italy's privacy regulator temporarily bans ChatGPT and probes OpenAI, claiming the company has no legal basis for “mass collection and storage of personal data”
The Privacy Layer for ChatGPT — Safely leverage ChatGPT for your business without compromising privacy. John Hendel / Politico : 5 questions for Brenda Darden Wilkerson Adaeze Uche / MakeUseOf : Why...