Why the World’s Best AI Systems Are Still So Bad at Pokémon

As advanced models stumble through a 1990s Game Boy classic, Pokémon is a surprisingly revealing test of what AI still can’t ...

This open-source tool uses AI to translate Japanese retro games on the fly

Developer Bertrand Quenin recently released an open-source project called "Interpreter" that aims to provide real-time translation for Japanese retro games. The tool can capture Japanese text ...
Post and Courier

Columbia-based chess program expands to Charleston schools, aims to broaden who plays the game

NORTH CHARLESTON — On a recent fall afternoon, a group of students at Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori Elementary leaned over a chessboard, their eyes fixed on coach Susan Key as she pointed at each piece ...
Game Rant

The Last of Us Director Criticizes Use of AI in Game Development

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...
Game Rant

Monopoly GO: Wizard's Chess Rewards and Milestones

Umama Ali is an experienced content writer with a passion for gaming. He has been immersed in video games for as long as he can remember. When he is not playing video games, he can be found playing ...
Variety

Amazon Sells Battle Arena Video Game ‘March of Giants,’ Including Full Development Team, to Ubisoft

Amazon Games has sold its multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game “March of Giants,” including the entire Montreal-based development team working on the upcoming project, to French gaming ...
GamesRadar+

Amid The Game Awards hubbub, Xbox quietly announces a January Developer Direct featuring the Fable and Forza Horizon 6 studio

While The Game Awards 2025 soaked up all the attention in the gaming world, Xbox quietly announced that its annual Developer Direct showcase is returning next month, with Playground Games set to ...
Polygon

Horses developer says studio likely won’t make another game after Steam delisting

While most of the gaming world’s attention may currently be focused on the upcoming Game Awards, one story tells us more about the state of the industry than the shining lights of the Peacock Theater ...
GamesRadar+

"I feel a strong need to prevent Japanese-style game development from being lost": 40-year games veteran argues Japan devs should make "unapologetically Japanese" games

Originally released on the PlayStation 1 in Japan in 1999, cozy life sim Milano's Odd Job Collection returns today, December 9, with its first official Western release. For 11-year-old protagonist ...
The New York Times

Indian boy, aged 3, becomes youngest rated chess player in history

Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha has become the youngest player in chess history to earn an official FIDE rating at the age of three years, seven months and 20 days. Born in 2022, Sarwagya — from Sagar in the ...
The Verge

13 years later, the bold and terrifying sci-fi game Routine is finally here

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Now, nearly a decade and a half on, Routine has been released on Steam and Xbox. Better yet — miraculously, even ...