How to use the management clipboard in Schedule 1

Intuitive isn’t the word I’d use to describe Schedule 1, in large part thanks to its odd controls and menus. The management clipboard is by far the most egregious tool at your disposal, though it’s also one of the most important, so you really do need to get to grips with it. After fiddling about…

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Major Japanese studios and publishers were having a great time in 2025, right up until the weekend because of the (you guessed it) ‘insultingly dumb’ US tariffs

In an industry already tanking a bunch of hits, full of layoffs and studio closures, the Japanese games industry seemed to be an exception in 2025—as noted by an analyst last month, five out of eight major publishers and studios hit all-time share price highs at the start of this year, with their only real…

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‘They chewed me up pretty good’: A US plaintiff attempted to use an AI avatar to argue their court case and the judges were far from amused

AI has many uses—or at least that’s what we keep being told—but one area where it might do some good is helping with the notoriously complex legal process. After all, should you find yourself faced with the task of self-representation in an upcoming court case, perhaps an AI may be able to present your arguments…

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Preppered: an existential platformer is a game that’ll make you pay not just for your choices, but your sucky platforming skills, too

Preppered: an existential platformer, which releases today (April 7, if you’re reading this from the future), is shaping up to be a fascinating little exercise in interactivity. As you might’ve surmised from the title of the thing, it’s 100% a platformer—the ‘existential’ bit comes from the looming doom that’ll haunt your every step. Especially the…

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