It's safe to say Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been this year's biggest winner, sweeping awards shows across the board including a record number of victories at The Game Awards 2025. But the Indie ...

Autobiographical stories and mystery games resonated in a chaotic year. By Yussef Cole In its struggle to understand and make sense of life, art has a way of remaining relevant even when, in chaotic ...

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...

The CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has argued that platforms like Steam should not label games that are made using AI. Responding to a post on Twitter from a user who suggested that storefronts drop ...

Indie devs are using anti-gen-AI statements to make their games stand out. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a reporter who covers ...

When Nintendo revealed the Switch 2, it showcased the console's Game-Key Cards feature, which enables the storage of a small amount of data on the cartridge, with the remainder of the game being ...

Arc Raiders publisher Nexon has defended the game's use of generative AI, suggesting players should "assume that every game company is now using AI." Arc Raiders, like developer Embark's 2023 shooter, ...

Who doesn’t remember PC games such as Maniac Mansion, the King’s Quest series and the dubious adventures of Leisure Suit Larry or software such as Microsoft Works and Lotus Smart Suite? These titles ...

The video game industry is hellbent on harnessing the power of generative AI to boost productivity and dream up virtual worlds — while also cutting costs, of course. According to a recent Google Cloud ...

As this October’s Steam Next Fest wrapped up, two sentiments about the demos on offer stood out — “Wow, there are lots of good games here this time” and “Oh no, there’s AI garbage all over the place.” ...