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Immigration Buddhas and decolonizing play: Game devs still work to diversify industry

At GDC Festival of Gaming, diverse communities and gamers from other countries shared recent challenges.
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Is AI gaming ready for primetime?

At 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming, one startup bases stories on handwritten plots, while another seems to throw its hands up.
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At Game Developers Conference, game-workers keep unionization hopes alive

In an industry buffeted by layoffs, tariffs, and AI, United Videogame Workers organizers keep pushing for labor rights.
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Cool plays: 5 video games that hooked us in 2025

A Mexican folklore-inspired noir puzzle, a seamless RPG classic, a profound lesson on protecting kids, and more
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In ‘Demonschool,’ ’70s Italian horror films meet university life. Plus demons.

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Necrosoft's Brandon Sheffield on his rad new Giallo-influenced game, his journalism background—and why rents must come down.
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The retro sleuthing pleasures of Puzzle Spy International

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Oakland-based duo Mike and Talia Dashow's artful brainteaser game calls up '60s spy capers and Carmen Sandiego memories.
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Lo-fi, free-form, and plant-based: Game Developers Conference’s indie offerings

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Video game creators on the pleasures and pitfalls of pushing boundaries.
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Gaming the system: Immigration, incarceration explored during indie developers’ summit

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Can video games help to educate and empathize?
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Game devs revved up to beat the clock at 16th Global Game Jam

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The worldwide collaborative event creates community in a competitive industry, and bring more fun into the universe.
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The great leap backwards: Dan Salvato creates new games for retro consoles

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In an industry that’s incessantly reaching for new benchmarks, the developer explores what's been left behind.
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