Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15189440...
Macklemore Dares Others to Stand Up for Palestine (www.thenation.com)
Hi-Fi Rush Was The Hit Xbox Needed, And It Still Wasn't Enough For Them (kotaku.com)
Microsoft closes Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin and others (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Fake Beaches Are Popping Up Online And You Can Blame Pokémon Go Players (kotaku.com)
The Wandering Village is proof of TikTok’s impact on games (www.polygon.com)
Dave & Buster’s is adding real money betting options to arcade staples (arstechnica.com)
An Open Database Leaked Submissions to Utah’s Transphobic ‘Bathroom Bill’ Snitch Form (www.404media.co)
Archived version: https://archive.ph/xwq93
RIP Roll7, You Deserved Better Than This - Aftermath (aftermath.site)
Workers seek to alter the balance of power in Canadian video game industry (www.polygon.com)
Men Use Fake Livestream Apps With AI Audiences to Hit on Women (www.404media.co)
"Tales of Kenzera: ZAU" Understands the Complexity of Grief (www.pastemagazine.com)
Columbia University has a doxxing problem (www.theverge.com)
The Person Saving The Media You Love Is You (aftermath.site)
A Statistical Analysis of the "Name 100 Women" Challenge [Video analysis by Xenoxygene] (www.youtube.com)
NYU Game Center Faculty Write Letter Of Support For Gaza Protestors (aftermath.site)
AI Is Poisoning Reddit to Promote Products and Game Google With 'Parasite SEO' (www.404media.co)
North Korea is evading sanctions by animating Max and Amazon shows (arstechnica.com)
ESA says members won’t support any plan for libraries to preserve games online (www.gamedeveloper.com)
‘The Blair Witch Project’ Cast Ask Lionsgate For Retroactive Residuals and ‘Meaningful Consultation’ on Future Projects (variety.com)
Why Big Publications Like The New York Times Are Making Games (But Barely Covering Them) (aftermath.site)
Amazon is filled with garbage ebooks. Here’s how they get made. (www.vox.com)
I also highly recommend Dan Olson’s documentary that gets a shout-out in the article, although - at the time the documentary was made - AI had not been a big factor in the grift yet.
Why Warhammer 40K fans are freaking out over a female Custodes in the new codex (www.polygon.com)
Gamers Are Renting Their Idle GPUs to Generate AI Porn (www.404media.co)
Archived version if anyone hits a paywall