Ubisoft to close Finland studio, cut 70 jobs in Singapore
French video games group Ubisoft said on Oct 14 that it planned to close a studio in Finland and cut 70 jobs in Singapore as it tries to return to profitability.
Cloud gaming and AI threaten to make home consoles extinct
Games streamed over the Internet will grow to a US$38bil (RM155.1bil) market by 2035 and may eventually kill off the dedicated video-game console as a mass-market product.
Fortnite-maker Epic Games makes 'huge pivot' with AI, CEO says
Fortnite-maker Epic Games is making a "huge pivot" towards using artificial intelligence (AI) to boost video game development, CEO Tim Sweeney said on Oct 12.
‘Silent Hill: Townfall’ review: Late-game falloff hampers strong start
Townfall, developed by Screen Burn Interactive and published by Konami Digital Entertainment and Annapurna Interactive, wants you to be confused.
E-Day’s six-year journey inside the rapidly changing Xbox industry
The pressure is on for the sci-fi game Gears of War: E-Day as an Xbox exclusive, with "blood, sweat, and tears" extending beyond its virtual battlefields.
Google, Unity launch platform to create video games from prompts
Alphabet Inc's Google and gaming tools developer Unity Software Inc announced a new platform that will allow people to create video games from simple text prompts.
Could a video game treat childhood ADHD? Studies point to a complicated answer
Three studies offer different answers on game-based ADHD treatment, from improved attention scores to results that were no better than a control game.
Someone hid a Minecraft easter egg inside the White House’s new AI chatbot
The government's new AI assistant is designed to help Americans navigate federal agencies. Early users discovered it had another surprise.
'Gears of War: E-Day' review: Prequel leans into horror, successfully
The "Gears of War" franchise has never been afraid to lean into the horrors of war. At its core, it's a war story, one of scars and trauma and the terrible things people do by choice and by necessity. But not until "Gears of War: E-Day," the latest entry in the 20-year-old first-person shooter series, has horror itself been so integral to the story. It's as if the "Gears" characters were dropped into a "Resident Evil" game – and it works far more often than it doesn't.
Preview: 'Rayman Legends Retold' updates a speedy but addictive platformer
A generation may have missed these gems, so Ubisoft is bringing the series back with 'Rayman Legends Retold'.
