SAG-AFTRA announces a strike starting on Friday against major video game studios, including EA, after talks for a new contract broke down over AI protections
Some key information: … Jason Nelson / Decrypt : Video Game Actors and Performers to Strike Over AI Protections Dennis Patrick / Gameranx : SAG-AFTRA Has Approved Game Industry Strike Kalhan Rosenblat...
A September 2023 survey of 3,000+ game developers: 84% were somewhat or very concerned about the ethics of using generative AI and 35% were impacted by layoffs
but here's why that's not a bad thing Jason Nelson / Decrypt : Half of Game Devs Use AI, But Creatives Are Wary: Survey Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle : A third of developers saw layoffs at th...
A look at the disastrous 2022 for NFT-based games, after interest from EA, Ubisoft, Zynga, Niantic, and others, as the community grew more niche and scam-filled
The NFT gaming community only grew more niche and scam-filled in 2022 — Less than 12 months ago, it felt as if 2022 … Tweets: @starl3xx , @realjonahblake , @realjonahblake , @michaelcarusi , and @mi...
Gamers, who have accepted pay-to-play models and paid digital items, have largely succeeded in rejecting the video game industry's efforts to incorporate NFTs
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Developers at EA, Zynga, Ubisoft, and others describe internal turmoil and disapproval over executive-level decisions and plans to use crypto and NFTs in games
Patrick Klepek / VICE : Tweets: @motherboard and @cecianasta Tweets: @motherboard : An internal culture war is playing out across the video game industry, with developers (and players) pitted against...
Black game developers say the video game industry continues to struggle with diversity, as a report shows 4% of devs were Black in 2021, up from 2% in 2005
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A look at preserving video games for research, including the legal challenges mounted by game companies and the technical challenges of playing old games
For decades, champions of the video game industry have touted gaming's cultural impact as the equal of literature, film and music. Tweets: @kalervideo , @washingtonpost , @launcherwp , and @eff Tweets...
A deep dive into the debate surrounding video game addiction, as the scientific understanding of what it means to be addicted continues to evolve
The latest research suggests it's not far-fetched at all — especially when you consider all the societal and cultural factors that make today's games so attractive. Tweets: @cecianasta , @ferrisjabr ,...
Three prominent men in the video game industry were accused of sexual assault in one day this week, re-igniting a broader debate about #MeToo and the industry
the men who do the most damage also have career-ruining levels of industry clout. but also: creeps, better pack your bags. your day is coming. Lucy O'Brien / @luceobrien : The stories I've heard from ...
Video game industry is coming under increased pressure from static triple-A prices, a turn towards the cloud, developer burnout, and slower release schedules
Joshua Rivera / Kotaku : Tweets: @ohemgeelizabeth , @philhornshaw , @gwotaku , @alexhern , @satchelprice , @alexhern , and @alexhern Tweets: @ohemgeelizabeth : My only issue with this article is it f...