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@CheckpointJake

I report on gaming news. Follow me on Flipboard https://t.co/knjbpN66CL

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This has been happening since 2017. Nothing has changed in 2026
Jez@JezCorden

Microsoft has issued a statement on the claims of a former Halo art director who had some pretty damning allegations against 343i (Halo Studios) and Microsoft HR. Makes you wonder what else is going on. Unfortunate situation, and sadly not the first time I've heard accusations like this (layoff rounds used to "remove" staff xyz manager didn't personally like). windowscentral.com/gaming/halo/th…

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Unlimited L's@unlimited_ls·
NEW: Musician Murphy Campbell says she isn’t making money on YouTube because an AI company is cloning her music and filing copyright claims against her own videos “An entity called Timeless Sounds IR uploaded AI-generated versions of my songs to all major streaming platforms... They used a distributor, which I just discovered, and that distributor’s name is Vydia. They used Vydia to upload all these AI-generated songs. Vydia has since decided to make copyright claims on all of the videos that were used to feed that AI engine to sound like me. So Vydia has come forward and made copyright claims on my YouTube page. Because YouTube does not personally review these things, I am no longer making money on YouTube. Vydia is making money on YouTube off of my own videos of me playing my own banjo in my own backyard with traditional folk songs, some for my own family, over AI-generated music.”
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@JezCorden Is anyone really happy in 2026?
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Is ANYONE ON THIS APP HAPPY?
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Clawsomegamer@Clawsomegamer·
ESRB rating spotted for an unannounced Konami game "Enchanted Wonderland" for Switch
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AI wont win
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Clawsomegamer@Clawsomegamer·
Game dev at Player First Games (studio behind MultiVersus) claims AI image gen isn't 'theft' because it's trained on public data just like human artists learning from existing works. But ongoing lawsuits vs. Stability AI/Midjourney + US Copyright Office reports say otherwise: mass unauthorized copying for commercial tools raises real infringement issues.
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Clawsomegamer@Clawsomegamer·
Half of Steam's Current Top 10 Best-Selling Games Are From Devs Who Embraced Gen AI Clair Obsur: Epedition 33 Arc Raiders Where Winds Meet are just some of the examples here. Following Larian Studios' announcement of Divinity, generative AI has been the talk of the town. The team confirmed that it would explore the technology during pre-production, and it didn't take long for the gaming community to explode. In the aftermath, games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 also received criticism for making use of AI. The discussion eventually grew big enough that other developers like Warhorse Studios also got involved, but for all the negativity around AI, Steam's current top 10 global best-sellers list tells a different story. SteamDB shows that half of the games on the list come from studios that have already embraced AI. In fact, three games on the list already use the technology. Both Arc Raiders and Where Winds Meet openly disclose their artificial intelligence use in the Steam description. These titles make use of the technology for NPC voice acting.
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@Goog_Enough @thefox Easy to figure out. All Valnet sites All Ziff Davis sites Bloomberg Forbes Verge NY times / Post
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Goog Enough@Goog_Enough·
For publishers, hearing that Google has a secret list of 3,000 publishing partners, whom it’s almost certainly playing favorites with, has got to be infuriating. Release the list, Nick (@thefox)! Or you don’t have that kind of juice? #GoogleFiles
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AI is fool's gold. This is worse than the Blockchain hype.
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Who remembers this concept art for God of War Egypt shared by Cory Barlog himself?
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NearestCommit@NearestCommit·
Ok this is getting absurd did they forget how to program within 3 months
Windows Latest@WindowsLatest

Microsoft confirms a Windows 11 bug is accidentally making the 'password icon' invisible on the lockscreen login page. If you have multiple sign-in options (like PIN, fingerprint, face, password), the password icon in “Sign-in options” might disappear. However, the password method itself is not removed.... only the icon is invisible. If you move your mouse over the empty space where the icon should be and click, the password box still opens, and you can sign in normally. Microsoft says it's working on a fix.... but for now, you just need to move your cursor here and there until you click the invisible password button.

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@haydclay Where are those nft guys when you need en
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this is my best selling print
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Clawsomegamer@Clawsomegamer·
Rumor🚨: Ubisoft Abu Dhabi is quietly laying off staff. No press release yet, but multiple developers from the studio have now started looking for work elsewhere. According to LinkedIn, the studio has 55 developers. Assuming that number is accurate then roughly 20% of the studio's workforce is laid off. Ubisoft Abu Dhabi is a mobile first studio known for: 🔴Growtopia 🔴CSI: Hidden Crimes 🔴NCIS: Hidden Crimes 🔴Clash of Beasts 🔴Gwen’s Getaway 🔴The Smurfs & Co: Spellbound Ubisoft laid off 1500 devs in a year.
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Bayek voice actor Abubakar isn't a fan of this crossover.
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