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SAG-AFTRA’s AI Voice Acting Deal Was A Powder Keg Waiting To Go Off
This week's controversy was avoidable, but a wider reckoning over AI in voice acting is inevitable
As Video Game Industry Goes All-In On AI, Workers Race To Secure Their Rights
Execs want AI to be the next big thing, but workers won't accept it unless it's on their terms
At This Year’s Game Awards, Nobody Won
More so than ever, this was a show for products, not people
The Ultimate SNES Remasters Are ROM Hacks With CD Quality Audio
Game Remakes often add a fresh coat of paint at the cost of a game’s soul, but MSU-1 ROM hacks liven things up without erasing a game’s history.
Bandcamp Just Trying To ‘Keep The Lights On’ Following Epic Sale, Layoffs
"I worry that this multinational corporation swooping in to buy Bandcamp and lay off half the staff maybe doesn't fully understand what Bandcamp was"
27 Years Later, LucasArts’ Afterlife Is Brilliant, Brutal, And Few Know How To Beat It
It took me decades to beat an obscure LucasArts game. It deserves to be remembered.
Making A Skating Game Set In Palestine Has Become An Act Of Resistance
For the developers of "Palestine Skating Game," the game "has become more important now than at any other time."
Most Video Game Artwork Will Never Be Seen
NDAs and contracts keep most artist's work uncredited and locked away, forever