The first Android 17 beta is now available on Pixel devices

Google also says Android 17 Beta 1 debuts new performance optimizations with better management of system resources. The OS will use what Google calls generational garbage collection, featuring more ...
Pocket Gamer.biz

New release roundup: Cadence, Goblin Sushi, Shiren: Serpentcoil Island, and more

While the deals and the stats of the gaming world are important, nothing would happen without the research, funding and, of ...
Developer Tech

Android 17 beta intros continuous Canary updates for developers

Google has shipped Android 17 beta 1 to developers and introduced a continuous "always-on" Canary release channel for updates.
IGN

Making a splash.

It's official: "several" new Ecco the Dolphin games are in development. Last summer, the creator of Ecco the Dolphin pleased many fans by announcing that not only were remakes of the original games ...
Futurism

Indie Developer Deleting Entire Game From Steam Due to Shame From Having Used AI

An indie game developer experienced a moment of profound moral clarity, and is now deleting his partially-AI-made game from the digital storefront Steam. The game, dubbed “Hardest,” is a free-to-play ...
Android Police

Android 16 adds new way to see when apps are using your location

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Game Rant

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

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for GameRant since 2015. She kicked off her video game journey after meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. After years of playing them, she decided ...
Engadget

Mewgenics, the next game from The Binding of Isaac's developer, will arrive next February on PC

Indie game developer Edmund McMillen hosted a Reddit AMA today offering some more details about his upcoming game Mewgenics. For starters, the Steam release date for this turn-based cat-breeding RPG ...
gematsu

Zero36 Studio and CCG Lab announce Star Wars digital collectible card game for PC, iOS, and Android

ByteDance subsidiary Zero36 Studio and CCG Lab have announced a collaboration with Lucasfilm Games to develop a new Star Wars digital collectible card game for PC, iOS, and Android. “The opportunity ...
Game Rant

Bethesda's Todd Howard Comments on AI in Game Development

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for GameRant since 2015. She kicked off her video game journey after meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. After years of playing them, she decided ...
GamesRadar+

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is making a game set in the same world as his new novel about devs who create a "self-loathing" AI, and is "dabbling" with using real AI in its ...

Games Marvel Rivals owner Netease says heck no we didn't shut down our AI department or warn devs off it Grand Theft Auto Google's Project Genie is "not even in the same ballpark" as a real game ...
IGN

Megabonk Developer Withdraws Game From The Game Awards, Saying It Doesn't Qualify for Debut Indie

"i really appreciate the nomination, support and votes, but it doesn't feel right in this category. you should vote for another one of the amazing debut titles, they are all amazing games! "thanks ...