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In context: The AI boom has had its share of controversy. Whether it’s the accuracy of large language models or companies rushing shoddy AI products just to be the first with something, no matter how bad, there are two sides […]

In a nutshell: A recent patent filing shows Sony is considering a dedicated “gameplay rewind” button for future PlayStation controllers. Several outlets are reporting that the button would work like a “save state” feature seen in some emulators that would

We’ve seen this movie before: It’s been a while since we’ve heard the phrase, “Too big to fail.” While the US government has learned to avoid that language because of its negative connotations, that is not stopping it from considering

The near equilibrium is understandable, considering many PC gamers also have consoles and vice versa. However, many more factors have contributed to the narrowing of the divide, like the increase in cross-platform gaming and the rising casual-gamer market. Read Entire

A while back, we shared a list of our favorite games to chill out with – perfect for those moments when you just want to relax without engaging your brain or senses too much. Titles like Flow or Firewatch are

The cost of justice: The European Court of Justice (the EU’s Supreme Court) has upheld a lower court’s ruling that Google must pay a £2.4 billion fine for market abuse. The decision came after a 15-year David and Goliath battle

A hot potato: As expected, all the companies that make it hard for you to cancel service are throwing cases to the courts over the FTC’s C2C rule. The amendment to the Negative Options Rule of 1973 severely hampers a

Back in the early days, the internet was a very different creature from what it is today. To most, it would be unrecognizable, consisting primarily of bulletin board systems with no multimedia, aside from a few low-res inline images. These

A hot potato: Linus Torvalds is sick and tired of trying to “fix” Linux to work on Intel’s faulty processors. In his view, Linux isn’t broken, so why should he (and other FOSS developers) fix anything? Intel is the one

A hot potato: Large language models and generative AI are topics that most video game developers would rather avoid. As tempting as using these tools is to replace human labor, the negative blowback is far too intense for most companies