Latest articles by Stevie Bonifield
'Nintendo has not had any contact with the Japanese government about generative AI': Nintendo denies anti-AI lobbying rumors
news Claims that Nintendo was participating in anti-AI lobbying with the Japanese government have been officially denied.
'Enjoy Cronos on Steam, wherever you are!': Bloober Team announces native Linux build for Cronos: The New Dawn
news Cronos: The New Dawn gets full Linux support after launching with Deck Verified status.
OpenAI hastily retreats from gung-ho copyright policy after embarrassing Sora video output like AI Sam Altman surrounded by Pokémon saying 'I hope Nintendo doesn't sue us'
news OpenAI updates its policy for copyrighted content in Sora after a wave of viral videos containing Japanese IP.
'A threat to creative expression and social progress': Advocacy groups respond to Roblox's new 'sensitive issues' label
news Women in Games, Out Making Games, and BAME in Games call for transparent age ratings rather than vague "sensitive issues" label.
'Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is still $19.99 with us': GameStop somehow openly brushes off Game Pass price hike
news Irked by the Game Pass price increase? GameStop vows to keep selling subscriptions at the old price.
One of the worst case scenarios for ID age verification is already here, with a Discord breach compromising some users' data
news The hackers "did not gain access to Discord directly," but some users' data is still at risk.
Scalpers are already selling the promise of an Asus ROG Xbox Ally X for over $2,000 when it's still available for pre-order at half the price
news The ROG Xbox Ally X is pricey enough as it is without paying a scalper double.
'Something we try might go wrong or it might not be good, but we'll address it': 2XKO director promises the team is committed to the new League of Legends fighting game
news Ahead of its early access release, 2XKO's director warns players it might not be perfect.
'The team wanted to present more than a postcard or a backdrop': Forza Horizon 6 devs credit road trips and Hot Wheels DLC for upcoming racer
news The Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels DLC was the practice run for Horizon 6.
Over half of Japanese game companies are using AI in development according to a new survey, including Level-5 and Capcom
news A survey of Japanese game companies showed that AI use has reached a tipping point.
Konami accidentally handed out goodies from Silent Hill f's $80 digital deluxe edition to $70 normies on Steam, but will snatch them back shortly
news Oops, everyone gets the deluxe version (but not for long).
After four long years, Mojang is finally making copper useful in Minecraft in its big September update
news Minecraft is also getting a sweet new underwater mount later this year in the Mounts of Mayhem update.
UK politician says Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams 'is being pushed to financial ruin' by Meta after publishing her exposé
news A Labour Party MP spoke out for the former Facebook employee in the UK House of Commons.
Japan's space agency officially ends decade-plus mission that carried Hatsune Miku into space one year after losing probe somewhere above Venus
news JAXA's Akatsuki Venus orbiter has officially been shut down well over a decade after launch.
Remember Boaty McBoatface the polar research vessel? Now we have Ctrl Alt Deleaf the leaf cleaning train
news The British public has given yet another vehicle a perfect, goofy name.
Internet Archive settles two-year lawsuit with record labels over music preservation program
news A settlement has been reached in a lengthy copyright lawsuit over early 20th century records.
Microsoft's new Gaming Copilot AI tool promises to be 'your personal gaming sidekick' but it mostly seems to do the work of a Google search, with the potential for 'hallucinations'
news Is Microsoft's "Gaming Copilot" a helpful assistant or just more bloatware?
FromSoftware is showing a sliver of mercy with a new QoL patch for Nightreign's super hard Deep of Night, but it hasn't gotten any easier
news Deep of Night is getting some balancing updates, but don't go thinking it won't still be brutal.
In a week dominated by Silksong and Borderlands, co-op roguelike Shape of Dreams still managed to launch on Steam as an instant top-seller
news Shape of Dreams peaked at over 30,000 concurrent players for its launch weekend.
Conan O'Brien played Borderlands 4 for charity, but somebody should have told him about the Claptrap mute button: 'He's my least favorite trash can'
news I am beginning to feel bad for Claptrap at this point.
Final Fantasy composer shares concern about 'stagnation' in game music: 'Frankly speaking, there’s less weird things now'
news "I believe directors and producers hold too much power in their hands even when it comes to the music."
The BioShock movie is still in the works, but scheduling conflicts mean it likely can't come out before 2027, maybe even later
news The BioShock movie director has his hands full through the next year.
Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor are just $25 bucks together on Steam right now, letting you become Cal Kestis on the cheap
news Pick up two of the best Star Wars games at a huge discount, now through September 23rd.
