Gaming
Regulators Move to Kill Game Gambling
New York is suing Valve, eight states are suing Roblox, and regulators already fined a prize-box maker. The billions games earn from random loot and item-betting just stopped being safe money.
Gaming
The industry's core assumption — that players pay, studios profit — is cracking from every direction at once.
Gaming
AI Voices Replace Game Actors
AI voices cost over ninety percent less, and ninety percent of studios already use AI. About $1.8 billion in yearly game voice and motion-capture pay is draining away — and the cheapest work goes first.
Gaming
Indie Games Vanish in the Crowd
Steam's record sales hide a brutal squeeze: the typical game now earns $249, the top 1% of titles take 90% of indie revenue, and barely 0.5% of 2024 releases are viable businesses.