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Ice-Pick Lodge founder Nikolay Dybowski departs Pathologic dev
Pathologic players recently uncovered allegations of abuse and kidnapping against Dybowski, and called on Ice-Pick to act.
March 15, 2025
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Frogger and Call of Duty 4 headline nominees for 2025's Video Game Hall of Fame
The Strong Museum's Hall of Fame candidates for 2025 include some familiar faces and fresh new pickings.
March 7, 2025
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Free-to-play browser game Urban Dead taken offline by UK's online safety law
Urban Dead is being shut down just months before its 20-year anniversary.
March 5, 2025
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Massachusetts game dev among those suing Trump administration over anti-trans passport policy
The lawsuit argues in part that policies denying Americans gender-affirming identity markers on their passports can harm the safety of game developers.
Feb. 11, 2025
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UK government rebuffs pleas to prevent live-service games from being disabled
UK regulators found developers aren't required to keep older games around indefinitely, and will not change consumer laws.
Feb. 6, 2025
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Treyarch co-founder pleads guilty to crashing drone into firefighting plane during LA fires
Under his plea deal, Akemann will pay the $65,000 repair bill for the Super Scooper plane and perform 150 hours of community service for wildfire relief.
Feb. 4, 2025
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Awesome Games Done Quick raises $2.56 million with its first charity marathon of 2025
'Thank you to everyone who made this marathon possible, and to all of you for your amazing generosity & support!'
Jan. 14, 2025
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Astro Bot, Balatro, and Metaphor: ReFantazio sweep the 2024 Game Awards
Astro Bot took had the most Game Award wins, followed by a tie between Balatro and Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Dec. 14, 2024
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Astro Bot and Balatro headline Game Awards' 2024 nominees
Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth hold the most Game Award nominations this year at seven apiece.
Nov. 19, 2024
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Roblox's new safety updates keep teen players from unrated experiences
If Roblox creators want their work seen by players under the age of 18, they'll need to fill out a questionairre by December 3.
Nov. 12, 2024
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Call of Duty QA workers rally against Activision Blizzard return-to-office mandate
The CWA alleges Activision Blizzard and Microsoft are refusing to accomodate QA staff with certified medical conditions with their 'strict' return-to-office policy.
Oct. 30, 2024
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Twitch axes in-chat badge identifying game developers
Along with getting rid of the badge, Twitch is restarting its organization reviews that let accounts see stream analytics, manage games, and build Extensions.
Oct. 22, 2024