Valve quickly reconfirmed that it plans to ship the Steam Machine and other recently announced hardware products “this year,” after […]
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“It doesn’t feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US
Was this trip really necessary? Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry. Artist’s conception […]
Google teases I/O 2026 with an interactive AI game challenge built with Gemini
Google is promoting its upcoming I/O 2026 developer conference with an interactive puzzle that lets players try their hands at […]
Which of these two arcades is the “world largest”—and does it matter?
While semantics count for some, gamers win either way. A few cabinets from Galloping Ghost, one of our two big […]
MS exec: Microsoft’s next console will play “Xbox and PC games”
Last summer, we here at Ars made the argument that the company’s next Xbox console should give up the walled […]
After a rocky six years, Sony cancels future single-player PC game releases
Finally, Bloomberg’s sources cautioned that Sony’s strategy for single-player releases could change again at some point in the future. Historically, […]
How strong is New York’s “illegal gambling” case against Valve’s loot boxes?
Skip to content Can’t win if you don’t play Lawyers tell Ars the state has a tough road ahead, even […]
New York sues Valve for enabling “illegal gambling” with loot boxes
Opening a valuable skin like this in a loot box is akin to winning a lottery, New York alleges in […]
Inside the quixotic team trying to build an entire world in a 20-year-old game
Stories and lesson learned from an impossibly large community modding project. The city of Anvil, rendered in The Elder Scrolls […]
New Microsoft gaming chief has “no tolerance for bad AI”
A gaming education Unlike Spencer, who spent years at Microsoft Game Studios before heading Microsoft’s gaming division, Sharma has no […]