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Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2 released last month after a lengthy, difficult development, one that saw the project taken off original developer Hardsuit Labs by publisher Paradox Interactive and handed over to The Chinese Room. When it finally burst from its coffin, the critical reaction ranged from mildly positive to firmly negative, with our own Fraser…

It’s becoming harder and harder to know what the rules are when it comes to generative AI. With Meta, X, and even the UK government behind opt-out models, it feels like AI is in a “steal first, ask permission later” state. All of that could go some way to explaining why hundreds of thousands of…

At the Korean gaming conference G-Star 2025, Katsura Hashino, creative producer and game director at Atlus, presented a talk alongside fellow Atlus art director, Shigenori Soejima exploring the impact of visual storytelling: “When experience becomes memory—designing lasting impressions through art and structure”. Hashino also discussed how he’s gearing up for what sounds like a literal…

Pay no attention to the well-heeled gentlemen whispering ‘What if it’s a bubble?‘ behind the curtain—AI is the all-revolutionising tech that’s here to change the world. Ubisoft reckons AI is a revolution for games on par with “the shift to 3D.” EA’s buyers plan to lean on AI to make its $20 billion debt disappear….

Last week, TSMC reportedly opened an investigation into ex-employee Lo Wen-jen, who moved from retirement to a position at Intel. Lo held a position as the vice president of corporate strategy before retiring from TSMC in July. Lo was once involved in the research into mass production of chips at the Taiwanese chipmaking giant and…