It's not a competition! The collaborative video game genre loved by players
Josef Fares has found big success with co-operative two player games. Why are more doing the same?
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Alibaba launches new version of AI assistant tool as competition heats up
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Microsoft Wants Copilot To Help Xbox Players Beat Games In Real Time
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Top 10 Most Expensive Video Game Buyouts Of All Time
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Learning a Shared Love Language — One That Includes Signing
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Lego Could Make A Big Change To Future Video Games
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Celeste Dev's Canceled Game Lives On, Sort Of
The Celeste dev's next game, Earthblade, was canceled back in December 2024 . While players now won't get a chance to check out the game, its composer uploaded several songs that were supposed to ...GameSpot - 3d -
Hail Macbeth Brings Shakespeare To Video Games With 1990s Spin
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Best Metroidvania Games To Explore In 2025
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Game Preview and How to Watch | Purdue vs. Michigan | The rubber match
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Game Publishers Have Too Many "Alarming" AI Loopholes, Says Striking Actors Union
Last July, SAG-AFTRA declared a strike against video game publishers over several issues, including pay and the lack of AI protections. That strike is now in its eighth month with no resolution ...GameSpot - 2d -
Player who shot all-time worst 89 on Stadium Course in contention in 2025 Players Championship
Max McGreevy co-holds the record for the worst competitive score at this Players venue, but opened in 68 this year.Yahoo Sports - 14h -
How Designing Video Game Golf Courses Built a One-of-a-Kind Community
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Rory McIlroy mum on video of him taking phone from University of Texas player heckling him
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No. 2 Houston leans on its defense to shut down No. 17 BYU and return to Big 12 title game
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It's not quite a Tiger-like vibe, even if crowds at Players Championship love big names
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Amazon GameLift Streams lets game devs deliver high-fidelity, low-latency games to players
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Netflix Games loses its vice-president of generative AI
After embracing generative AI as a core part of its gaming strategy, Netflix's vice president of generative AI has left the company.VentureBeat - 2d -
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Influencer under fire for taking baby wombat from its mother
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Xsolla unveils solutions for game devs ahead of GDC 2025
Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, announced a series of new and enhanced solutions for game developers ahead of GDC 2025.VentureBeat - 1d -
Rory McIlroy mum on video of him taking phone from University of Texas player heckling him
Rory McIlroy was interested only in his good start to The Players Championship on Thursday than discussing a heckling incident in which he took the phone of a University of Texas player who had ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
27 Best Horror Games To Play In The Dark In 2025
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China’s delivery platforms compete to offer better worker benefits
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Anthropic just launched a new platform that lets everyone in your company collaborate on AI — not just the tech team
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Every Game Delayed Right Now (2025 Edition)
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Defiance, The Video Game That Tied Into A TV Show, Is Coming Back To Life
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Comcast-owned NBC agrees $3bn deal to broadcast Olympic Games beyond 2032
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'The best game I've ever been involved in' - Slot on PSG defeat
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