Incention is launching a platform to bring AI and blockchain to Hollywood, and it is working with Hollywood writer David S. Goyer.Read More
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Trump calls for tariffs on computer chips, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals from Taiwan
Donald Trump called for tariffs on foreign computer chips, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals from places like Taiwan in the near future.Read More
Phoenix Labs is laying off majority employees, 2 years after Forte deal
Phoenix Labs, the maker of Dauntless and Fae Farm, has laid off a majority of its staff two years after it was quietly acquired by blockchain gaming firm Forte.Read More
DeepSeek-R1 is a boon for enterprises — making AI apps cheaper, easier to build, and more innovative
AI labs might be in panic mode, but enterprises are here to reap the rewards of the effects caused by DeepSeek R1.Read More
Midwest Games launches shadow publishing support for games
Midwest Games, which is focused on indie games in the Midwest and elsewhere, introduced a new service support model, shadow publishing.Read More
Is DeepSeek really sending data to China? Let’s decode
DeepSeek-R1 can collect and store on servers located in China, but there’s an easy way to circumvent this.Read More
Calm down: DeepSeek-R1 is great, but ChatGPT’s product advantage is far from over
For now, ChatGPT remains the better-rounded and more capable product, offering a suite of features that DeepSeek simply cannot match.Read More
Ubisoft lays off 185 as it ‘restructures’ multiple European studios
Ubisoft confirmed that it’s laying off yet more employees and closing its Leamington office as it restructures in Europe.Read More
The Walking Dead games hit $1B in revenue and the Netflix show hits 1.3B viewing hours in 2023
Franchises don’t get better than The Walking Dead. It has enormous hits on everything from comic books to TV shows to games. The games alone have generated more than $1 billion in revenues, and the Netlix show drew 1.3 billion viewing hours in 2023, according to a report by Owl & Co. And during that year it was the third-most watched TV s…Read More
Day of the Devs will return to SF in March for GDC 2025 event
The Day of the Devs indie dev gaming show is returning to San Francisco in March for an event during the Game Developers Conference 2025.Read More