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Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
16 hours ago

Flipmod / Ambit Narrative Design (A.N.D)

Flipmod is a modular shading system designed for public spaces in subtropical cities, promoting climate responsiveness and public engagement.
Gadgets
fromWIRED
6 years ago

The Best Game Controller for Every Kind of Player

A good controller significantly enhances gaming experience, with various options available for different platforms and features.
Data science
fromMedium
6 hours ago

Context matters... A lot

Large language models excel at tasks but struggle with context, leading to potentially misleading answers despite their capabilities.
fromwww.engadget.com
1 day ago

Apple Arcade just got two indie gems

Dredge+ is the complete edition of the game, with all released DLC content. This is pretty much a perfect video game that combines fishing with bone-chilling horror.
Board games
fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

Today's Atlantic Trivia: Video Games

Nintendo was founded in 1889, the same year the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris, starting as a manufacturer of Japanese playing cards.
Games
fromEngadget
17 hours ago

Look Outside's April 1 update that let you kiss enemies is now a permanent 'smooch mode'

"If you started a game on April 1st and kissed the wounded neighbor, that save file is now permanently in smooch mode!" Coulombe posted on social media.
NYC LGBT
#minecraft
Independent films
fromFast Company
20 hours ago

Brief oral history: How 'A Minecraft Movie' rode the chicken jockey to the top of the box office

Minecraft's adaptation into a film successfully merges its gaming roots with a new narrative, appealing to both existing fans and newcomers.
Independent films
fromFast Company
20 hours ago

Brief oral history: How 'A Minecraft Movie' rode the chicken jockey to the top of the box office

Minecraft's adaptation into a film successfully merges its gaming roots with a new narrative, appealing to both existing fans and newcomers.
fromEngadget
18 hours ago

VR game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City launches on April 30

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City will be released on April 30 for the Meta Quest, Steam VR and Pico, retailing for $25.
Video games
Parenting
fromKotaku
1 day ago

8 Things To Never Say To An Adult Lego Fan - Kotaku

Adult fans of Lego, known as AFOLs, significantly contribute to Lego's success, driven by nostalgia and disposable income.
Marketing
fromForbes
2 days ago

The Great Convergence: Why The Creator Economy's Future Belongs To Those Who Unite Social, Brand, And Talent

The entertainment industry is shifting power to creators, with traditional advertising losing relevance as the creator economy rapidly expands.
Tech industry
fromFortune
2 days ago

Do creators still need Adobe in the AI era? | Fortune

Adobe must adapt to AI rapidly while maintaining trust with enterprise customers reliant on its software.
Film
fromVulture
2 days ago

What the Heck Is Going On in the Back Room in Backrooms?

A24's horror film Backrooms features a furniture-store employee discovering endless, eerie back rooms filled with unsettling sights.
#ai
fromFast Company
2 days ago
Silicon Valley food

'Fruit Love Island' is TikTok's most popular AI-generated series. It's now facing trouble in paradise

fromFast Company
2 days ago
Silicon Valley food

'Fruit Love Island' is TikTok's most popular AI-generated series. It's now facing trouble in paradise

Marketing tech
fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence
3 days ago

Flipsnack's Living Visuals signals the shift to immersive AI-driven content

Interactive content generates higher engagement than static formats, transforming digital content production expectations in commerce and B2B environments.
fromKotaku
3 days ago

World Of Warcraft's First Official LGBTQ Pride Event Discovered By Dataminers - Kotaku

Darkspear Dash will be available on the Feathermoon-US server from June 27 to June 29, right when Running of the Trolls is set to take place this year and during Pride Month.
SF LGBT
UX design
fromMedium
4 days ago

The ground is shaking: Why designers must flip the script on AI

AI tools extend cognitive capabilities but lack physical understanding, creating a disconnect in design processes.
US politics
fromKotaku
5 days ago

Is A Epstein Version Of Five Nights At Freddy's Really Going Viral?

Five Nights at Epstein's is a viral game reportedly sweeping through U.S. classrooms, featuring controversial characters in a recreation of Five Nights at Freddy's.
Education
fromFast Company
5 days ago

The anti-boredom tech tool kit for meetings and classes

Engaging participants in meetings or teaching can be challenging, but tools like Padlet can enhance collaboration and participation.
Wearables
fromFuturism
5 days ago

Neuralink Patient Using Brain Chip to Carry Out Important Life Task: Playing World of Warcraft

A paralyzed man uses a Neuralink implant to play World of Warcraft hands-free, showcasing rapid adaptation to the technology.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
6 days ago

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Aesthetics and Video Games

Video games possess unique aesthetic value that challenges traditional philosophical frameworks of games and fiction.
Agriculture
fromKotaku
6 days ago

President Trump Is Now Posting Animal Crossing AI-Slop

The White House promotes support for farmers through AI-generated content despite ongoing trade issues harming the agricultural sector.
#online-gaming
fromLondon On The Inside
1 week ago
Digital life

Cultural Codes in Gaming: How Innovation Is Rewriting the Rules

Online gaming design adapts to local behaviors and cultural expectations, moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach.
Video games
fromFast Company
2 days ago

Meet the 'Club Penguin' superfans giving the game a second life

Club Penguin was a popular virtual world for tweens, but it faced shutdowns and attempts at revival after Disney's closure.
#pokemon
Games
fromKotaku
1 day ago

How A One-Off Pokemon Anime Gag Led To One Of The Best Games Of The Year - Kotaku

The butterfly effect of a small event in the Pokémon series led to significant developments, including Ditto's role in a major game.
Games
fromKotaku
1 day ago

How A One-Off Pokemon Anime Gag Led To One Of The Best Games Of The Year - Kotaku

The butterfly effect of a small event in the Pokémon series led to significant developments, including Ditto's role in a major game.
#playstation-5
Games
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Why is gaming becoming so expensive? The answer is found in AI

PlayStation 5 prices have risen significantly due to increased demand for computing power driven by AI, alongside global economic disruptions.
fromKotaku
2 days ago

New Lego Contest Teases Big Pokemon TCG Crossover

Lego has announced a new Lego Ideas contest that will see one fan's Pokémon card build turned into a real set. The so-called 'Pokémon Trading Card Game Challenge' is all about fans submitting designs for Lego sets of between 400 and 2500 pieces that recreate an original 'dynamic' Pokémon TCG card.
Board games
#tiktok
Social media marketing
fromTheWrap
3 days ago

TikTok Creators Will Be Able to Send Cameos to Fans Without Leaving the App

TikTok creators can now offer personalized Cameo videos directly within the app, enhancing fan engagement and monetization opportunities.
Games
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs | TechCrunch

TikTok has introduced a secret emoji game in DMs where users bounce across alligators to compete for high scores.
Social media marketing
fromTheWrap
3 days ago

TikTok Creators Will Be Able to Send Cameos to Fans Without Leaving the App

TikTok creators can now offer personalized Cameo videos directly within the app, enhancing fan engagement and monetization opportunities.
Games
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs | TechCrunch

TikTok has introduced a secret emoji game in DMs where users bounce across alligators to compete for high scores.
#mindseye
Video games
fromEngadget
2 days ago

MindsEye will litigate its own launch 'sabotage' controversy in DLC form

Build a Rocket Boy plans to reveal evidence of corporate sabotage in a new mission for MindsEye.
Video games
fromEngadget
2 days ago

MindsEye will litigate its own launch 'sabotage' controversy in DLC form

Build a Rocket Boy plans to reveal evidence of corporate sabotage in a new mission for MindsEye.
Media industry
fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

New "vibe coded" AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community

Gaming Alexandria faced backlash for using AI-assisted machine translations of historical gaming documents, with critics arguing the inaccurate translations damage credibility, while supporters contend AI tools are necessary to make hundreds of thousands of untranslated pages searchable.
Video games
fromGamesBeat
2 days ago

Inside Clix Gaming's creator-powered business strategy

Cody 'Clix' Conrod is launching Clix Gaming, a brand and business centered on his success as a top Fortnite player.
Games
fromEngadget
2 days ago

A Palworld horror-themed dating sim spinoff is on the way

Palworld: More Than Just Pals is a dating sim with horror elements where players can romance and eat creatures from the original game.
#rec-room
Video games
fromEngadget
3 days ago

Rec Room, a Roblox-style VR game, is shutting down

Rec Room is shutting down due to profitability challenges despite having over 150 million users.
Games
fromFast Company
2 days ago

Rec Room is shutting down, despite the popular game reaching over 150 million users. Here's why

Rec Room is shutting down in June due to unsustainable profitability despite having over 150 million players since its launch in 2016.
Video games
fromEngadget
3 days ago

Rec Room, a Roblox-style VR game, is shutting down

Rec Room is shutting down due to profitability challenges despite having over 150 million users.
Games
fromFast Company
2 days ago

Rec Room is shutting down, despite the popular game reaching over 150 million users. Here's why

Rec Room is shutting down in June due to unsustainable profitability despite having over 150 million players since its launch in 2016.
Marketing
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

AI will power Fandom from spectator to co-star

Generative AI enables media companies to maintain constant fan engagement by scaling personalized content creation beyond traditional production limits, transforming passive consumers into active co-creators within brand-safe parameters.
Artificial intelligence
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Take AI's Job And Respond To Real Prompts In New Game

A browser game called 'your ai slop bores me' lets players role-play as AI to answer questions and earn tokens, reversing the typical AI-human dynamic by having humans provide hastily-rendered advice to other players.
Video games
fromThe Atlantic
2 days ago

Working a Fake Job Is a Great Pastime

Retro Rewind, an indie store simulator, captivates players with its nostalgic retail management experience, contrasting sharply with high-action games like Resident Evil Requiem.
#board-game-crowdfunding
#fan-edits
Social media marketing
fromwww.cnn.com
2 weeks ago

Gen Z's fan edits are a staple of internet culture. Movie studios are finally buying in | CNN Business

Movie studios hire fan editors to create viral content targeting Gen Z and millennials, with platforms like HBO, Netflix, and Lionsgate leveraging fan edits for marketing and franchise revival.
Social media marketing
fromwww.cnn.com
2 weeks ago

Gen Z's fan edits are a staple of internet culture. Movie studios are finally buying in | CNN Business

Movie studios hire fan editors to create viral content targeting Gen Z and millennials, with platforms like HBO, Netflix, and Lionsgate leveraging fan edits for marketing and franchise revival.
Online Community Development
fromWIRED
4 weeks ago

Why Fandom Discourse Feels Extra Cringe Right Now

Heated Rivalry revitalized Tumblr's fandom community, drawing former users back to the platform and creating positive fan spaces contrasting with hostile discourse on other social media platforms.
Games
fromEngadget
3 days ago

BOXROOM lets you build a cozy game room for your Steam library

Customize a virtual space to showcase your game library with personalized furniture and game displays.
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

'Your AI slop bores me': The viral website that lets humans answer your questions like ChatGPT

In a world looming with the threat of ai stealing your job, save humanity by stealing ai's job. According to Maroju, inspiration for the site came from a frustration for AI art and its proliferation, making artists' lives worse and also just filling the Internet with low-effort generic slop.
Web design
Board games
fromMedium
2 weeks ago

Are games really "dumbing down"?

The Elder Scrolls evolved from a struggling franchise after failed games Battlespire and Redguard into one of gaming's most influential RPG series.
#indie-games
fromEngadget
6 days ago
Video games

Beat-based dungeon crawlers, card-battling soccer sims and other new indie games worth checking out

Albatross Interactive is developing Terminal War, a 4v4 shooter inspired by the canceled Factions mode from The Last of Us.
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago
Games

15 Incredible Indie Games Made Computer Worlds A Must-Watch

Computer Worlds is a new showcase celebrating innovative indie games, featuring 15 trailers and 16 released titles to highlight unique games struggling for visibility in a risk-averse market.
Video games
fromEngadget
6 days ago

Beat-based dungeon crawlers, card-battling soccer sims and other new indie games worth checking out

Albatross Interactive is developing Terminal War, a 4v4 shooter inspired by the canceled Factions mode from The Last of Us.
Games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

15 Incredible Indie Games Made Computer Worlds A Must-Watch

Computer Worlds is a new showcase celebrating innovative indie games, featuring 15 trailers and 16 released titles to highlight unique games struggling for visibility in a risk-averse market.
Games
fromWGB
1 week ago

Street Fighter 6's Alex Controversy Explained: Why Fans Are So Weirded Out

Street Fighter 6 controversially alters Alex's backstory, changing his relationship with Patricia from a sisterly bond to a romantic one.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
1 month ago

This charming pixel art game solves one of AI coding's most annoying UX problems

Pixel Agents is a Visual Studio Code extension that transforms Claude Code AI agent monitoring into an intuitive 8-bit video game interface, solving the usability problem of tracking multiple concurrent AI coding sessions.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Crimson Desert Players Debate If The Game Secretly Uses AI Art

Crimson Desert's launch week faced criticism over controls, stock drops, mixed reviews, and debates on AI-generated art in-game.
Video games
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Epic and Disney now let Fortnite creators make Star Wars games

Epic Games and Disney launch Star Wars-themed custom game creation tools for Fortnite creators, with publishing available starting May 1st, deepening their partnership following Disney's $1.5 billion investment.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

In the killer world of online gaming, there are no hits any more just survivors

Highguard's rapid failure demonstrates that modern online games face extreme pressure to deliver immediate returns, leaving no room for player learning curves or developer iteration.
Video games
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

Nvidia Wants To Yassify Video Games | Defector

Nvidia introduced DLSS 5, a generative AI technology for gaming that uses neural rendering to enhance graphics, though early demonstrations show artificial-looking results similar to AI image generation artifacts.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

I Miss When Multiplayer Games Weren't Changing All The Time - Kotaku

A patch increasing gunshot volume in Marathon created a more aggressive multiplayer environment, prompting nostalgia for older games that remained static after release rather than undergoing constant balance changes.
Video games
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Meta exec hopes VR teens will stick around

The VR gaming industry faces its roughest period in decades, with Meta cutting over 1,000 jobs and shutting down studios, while revenue growth relies heavily on free-to-play titles popular with young players.
#animal-crossing
Books
fromDefector
1 month ago

Fanfiction's Total Cultural Victory | Defector

Fifty Shades of Grey's transition from fanfiction to mainstream publishing transformed the industry, proving fanfiction-originated romances can be highly lucrative and culturally influential.
UK politics
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Anti-Extremism Visual Novel Sparks Goth E-Girl Extremist Meme

A British government-funded anti-extremism game unintentionally turned its racist goth antagonist into an alt-right meme and AI fan-art phenomenon online.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

I Fell In Love With Highguard And Now It's Gone Forever - Kotaku

Highguard, a multiplayer shooter that shut down after three months, provided deeply enjoyable late-night gaming experiences despite initial bland impressions and negative community reception.
Information security
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Steam Hit People Playground Gets Hit With A Save Wiping Virus

People Playground's Steam Workshop was infected by a malicious mod that spread to other mods, wiping in-game saves and prompting immediate updates and mod deletion.
Video games
fromMedium
3 weeks ago

The calm and charm of cosy games in a chaotic world

Cosy games have become a major cultural movement, with titles like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley selling tens of millions of copies by offering players safe, peaceful worlds without failure states or time pressure.
Marketing tech
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

The in-game advertising landscape: It isn't child's play

In-game advertising integrates branded placements into game environments to reach a large, mature gaming audience, but requires data-driven strategy for effectiveness.
Marketing
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

How brands can align their interests with the interests of gamers

Brands can increase engagement and reach diverse audiences by integrating ads into interactive gaming experiences and aligning brand goals with player interests.
Artificial intelligence
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Animal Crossing-Like Cozy Sim Bullied Into Revealing Gen AI Use

Heartopia used AI-generated content in puzzle artwork and in-game chat and added an AI disclosure after players raised concerns about undisclosed usage.
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Resident Evil Requiem Modders Have Removed The Spiders

Mods to remove spiders from games are pretty common because it turns out spiders themselves show up in a lot of games, and for some players, their presence can be a dealbreaker. Whether they're low-level enemies in an RPG dungeon or giant bosses, if your phobia is bad enough, it can keep you from playing a game entirely.
Video games
Marketing
fromGamesBeat
1 month ago

Creators and developer studios are approaching the business of UGC in very different ways

Developer studios operate across multiple platforms while individual creators typically focus on a single platform, producing divergent strategies for brand integrations in virtual worlds.
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Google's Project Genie lets you generate your own interactive worlds

This past summer, Google DeepMind debuted Genie 3. It's what's known as a world world, an AI system capable of generating images and reacting as the user moves through the environment the software is simulating. At the time, DeepMind positioned Genie 3 as a tool for training AI agents. Now, it's making the model available to people outside of Google to try with Project Genie.
Artificial intelligence
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

This Guy Built One Piece's Marineford In Minecraft...In Hardcore

YouTuber stan616 spent 80 days building a One Piece Marineford recreation in Minecraft Hardcore mode using over a million blocks, requiring manual mining and crafting while managing constant mob threats and permanent death consequences.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

GameSir x Hyperkin modular controller could be the endgame accessory for mobile gamers - Yanko Design

The X5 Alteron controller gets the best of both worlds: GameSir's ergonomic engineering that makes it the first choice for gamers, and Hyperkin's knack for designing retro controllers. What sets the modular controller apart is the swappable module system that allows gamers to completely change the layout from symmetrical to asymmetrical thumbsticks, to changing the D-pad and face buttons. Designer: GameSir and Hyperkin
Gadgets
Video games
fromEngadget
1 month ago

The creators of Mixtape want to make a great hangout video game

Mixtape is a narrative adventure about teenage friends' final summer together, celebrating music, idleness, and suburban '90s Americana as they face adulthood.
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

The 20 Best New Game Mods of 2025

As impressive as the teams of developers that create games are, sometimes I am more blown away by the passion of the communities that build up around them, and what comes out of them. As more and more games are being made with software that is more available for general public use, like Unreal Engine, Blender, and Unity, this means that fans are able to try their hand at making custom creations to add into their favorite games, or even full-blown tools that help others do so. From clever randomizers to giant adjustments to the base game, these are some of the best fan mods and creations released in 2025.
Video games
Video games
fromInverse
2 months ago

Star Wars Just Crossed Over With Gaming's Most Beloved Sci-Fi Shooter

A PC mod transforms Halo: Reach into an authentic Star Wars shooter with new maps, ships, sound design, and multiplayer modes.
Video games
fromwww.gamespot.com
2 months ago

Finally, You Can Have A Little Friend In A Jar

CES highlighted experimental gaming hardware like Razer's AI 'Project Ava' and camera-equipped 'Project Motoko' headphones that observe gameplay and offer tips.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's a loving mockery, because it's also who I am': the making of gaming's most pathetic character

Baby Steps uses deliberate frustration and an inept, awkward protagonist to transform player irritation into empathy, identification, and unexpected affection.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Fallout 4 Mod Turns Todd Howard Into A Deadly Cardboard Cutout

A Fallout 4 mod replaces a mutant snail with a cardboard cutout of Todd Howard that kills the player on contact and adds chaotic effects like exploding NPCs and raining dogs.
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

The Best Confirmed Hytale Mods So Far

Hytale, developed by Hypixel veterans and re-acquired by its founder, launches early access with mod support via CurseForge despite known bugs and unbalanced content.
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Cyberpunk 2077 VR Modder Locks Out Subscribers After New DMCA: 'People On The Web Are Thirsty For Blood' - Kotaku

In light of the above facts, I'm being forced to take immediate action. I'm making unavailable all versions of the mods and also all the posts related to the wonderful work we have done here together for years, so that there will be no ground for further claims,
Video games
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

'Focus, M' Creator Says The Mario Meme's Spread Was Unexpected

'Focus, M' from a parody AAA Mario clip went viral, sparking widespread online conversation and annoyance across social platforms.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Gaming's new coming-of-age genre embraces millennial cringe'

A key difference between the millennial generation and that of gen Z is that millennials did not grow up curating an online image on social media, and therefore had a much lesser terror of being perceived. We'd put up entire albums of terrible, blurry photos from a single night out, write nonstop on LiveJournal, produce appalling juvenilia and then post it on fanfic or art forums.
Video games
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