Its founder said that financialized crypto trading card games attract speculators rather than players.
Panic, the firm behind the Playdate handheld, now prohibits creative AI applications while preserving developer productivity aids.
A new free-to-play web game based on an arcade classic will give you the chance to earn real Bitcoin—but it won't be easy.
Cravin combines provably fair verification with a Fair Value Guarantee that returns the difference in Credits when an item lands below the box price, pairing auditability with a smoother user experience. For years, the industry’s consumer story has centered on spending. Stablecoin rails, merchant settlement, and checkout tools still dominate crypto’s retail pitch. The idea […]
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While blockchain gaming has yet to live up to its promise, some companies, and top brands, have not given up.
Metaverse land never recovered. The numbers now show how far it fell The biggest metaverse land deals of the 2021 and 2022 boom now map to four- and five-digit values when priced against current collection floors, rather than the six- and seven-figure valuations buyers once paid. The decline runs through the entire metaverse land trade. […]
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Malwarebytes has warned that a phishing campaign is mimicking the Pudgy World game to steal user credentials
Feds are looking to hear from victims after several games on Valve’s Steam platform were found to be distributing malicious software.
The longtime Warhammer designer backed Games Workshop’s generative AI ban, arguing the technology undermines creative work.
February is packed with high-profile releases, led by Japanese developers and bolstered by new Switch 2 exclusives and long-awaited revivals.
The privacy-focused browser developer is testing whether gamified competition can pull new users into Web3 gaming.
Blockchain game PGA Tour Rise is set to be one of the first major apps to launch on Skale’s new layer-3 network on Base.
January 2026 brings a rare slowdown, with a light slate that makes room for smaller games and backlog catch-up ahead of a busier February.
2026 is shaping up to be a huge year for games, with major sequels, long-awaited releases, and big new projects already lined up.
This year delivered a full-on ninja and samurai takeover, with a wave of new releases offering more katana-heavy action than ever before.
New research suggests complex cognitive challenges, from StarCraft II to musical training, can slow neural aging by years.
New industry data shows developers leaning on stablecoins and disciplined business models as blockchain studios adjust to cooling markets.
Postal: Bullet Paradise has been scrapped and the developer is shutting down after gamers claimed the trailer used generative AI assets.
AlphaTON will expand its investments in TON tokens, the Telegram mini app ecosystem, and the recently launched Cocoon AI network.
Solana’s memecoin trading registered $13.9 billion in monthly volume last month, the lowest print since February 2024, when the mania hadn’t yet caught fire. At the same time, Polymarket clocked $3.7 billion in volume, its best month since launch, while Kalshi posted $4.25 billion in volume, its second-best performance. Together, the two largest prediction platforms […]
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Famed GTA developer Dan Houser said models trained on synthetic data could degrade game quality as creators rapidly adopt AI tools.
There are a few more big games releasing before the year's up, including Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Marvel Cosmic Invasion.
Ubisoft’s experimental Teammates game demo is built around player voice commands with improvised dialogue generated by AI.
Square Enix says it plans to have generative AI handle 70% of QA and debugging work, slashing more jobs as it embraces automation.
It's a big month for gaming, thanks to the impending release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Kirby Air Riders, and a new Zelda game on Switch 2.
Mythical Games will leverage World's "proof of human" digital ID technology to distinguish real gamers from bots.
As part of the partnership, Mythical will build Mythos Chain, the first layer-3 blockchain atop World Chain, the layer-2 network built on top of Ethereum.
The gaming firms behind FIFA and PUBG are betting on AI to transform their workflows, saying it’ll enable more creativity from humans.
The Eve Online spinoff is moving to Sui due to a “deep philosophical” alignment on the future of the game.
John Smedley, the man behind EverQuest, H1Z1, and PlanetSide, has debuted his crypto shooter into an alpha playtesting phase.