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Hideo Kojima pulls out of GDC at the last minute

Kojima was set to deliver the first GDC keynote in five years, but announced today that he'll be unable to attend.

PC Gamer

Developer Sentiment Turns Against Generative AI, According to New GDC Survey

The industry is rejecting AI.

Operation Sports

GDC Report Highlights Ongoing Layoff Crisis in US Games Industry

The industry is becoming more and more perilous.

Operation Sports

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Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'

The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.

PC Gamer

Nearly one-third of non-US game developers have cancelled plans to travel to the country because of immigration and gender identity policies

GDC's 2026 State of the Game Industry survey says that number jumps to nearly half among LGBTQ+ devs.

PC Gamer

One third of US games industry workers were laid off in the last 2 years, GDC survey says

Almost half of laid-off respondents say they've been unable to find new work.

PC Gamer

Should game developers be forced to declare any usage of AI? Epic's billionaire CEO Tim Sweeney is against it — "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"

A closer look at the ongoing dispute over AI use in games, Tim Sweeney’s stance on disclosure, and how recent releases highlight the shift toward AI-assisted development.

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NATO signs major Google deal to ensure secure sovereign cloud

Google Cloud scores multi-million dollar deal with NATO.

TechRadar

Even a rebrand may not be able to save America’s most storied gaming event

In this week’s newsletter: since 1988 the Game Developers Conference has been a core part of the gaming calendar – but exorbitant costs and Trumpism put that at risk

The Guardian - UK

How Mycopunk's devs turned a school project with zero funding into a 'Very Positive' Steam launch: 'We wanted to make our own dream version of Deep Rock or Helldivers'

"You put yourself in a situation to be lucky. And I think we absolutely did that."

PC Gamer

The best way to manage gamer unease about generative AI in video games is ‘to be direct about it,’ says one developer

Developers using AI in game development and content creation say it may help reduce costs and expand the lifespan of games.

Fortune

Overseas-trained dentists working in McDonald’s as millions lack NHS care

MPs urged to slash bureaucracy preventing dentists from abroad plugging huge gaps in dental care

The Guardian - UK

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra – Everything we know so far about the upcoming superhero game

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is a new Marvel game starring Captain America and Black Panther that's coming in 2026, here's everything you need to know

GamesRadar

Indie Game Developers All Say One Thing Would Make Video Games So Much Better

At the GDC Awards, Inverse had the chance to talk to winners during the ceremony, and here's what indie developers said the industry needs to change the most.

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'You must have played this before!': Balatro's creator impressed bystanders with his Balatro skills at GDC, and nobody knew who he was

Like a king moving anonymously amongst his subjects.

GamesRadar

Balatro creator LocalThunk stays so anonymous, a GDC attendee couldn't believe how he "crushed" the roguelike's base difficulty: "'Wow you must have played this before!'"

"I guess you could say that"

PC Gamer

Videogame collectibles don't have to suck, argues seasoned dev: 'I'm lookin' at you, Korok Seeds'

Making Collectibles Count.

GamesRadar

Astro Bot went through 23 pitch iterations before its director promised PlayStation "happy gameplay" and "overflowing charm," though it did once end with robot decapitation that made "some people really upset"

Even the most cheerful universe isn't immune to light body horror

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Random characters kept swearing in Obsidian's font-obsessed murder-mystery when its procedural error system ran amok: 'Naughtiness abounded'

Ah, Scheiße.

GamesRadar

Ex GTA 6 dev says free and live service games are "eating everyone's time," and combined with "open world fatigue," it's getting harder to make players explore

Who has the time anymore?

PC Gamer

The Witcher 3 devs had to practically remake the game engine to make official modding possible

At GDC 2025, CD Projekt Red devs offered a deep dive into making REDKit, and how they want The Witcher 3 to continue on forever.

PC Gamer

Gabe Newell's cult of personality is intense, but a Valve exec who worked with him says his superpower is how he 'delighted in people on the team just being really good at what they did'

It's kind of a team fortress, too.

PC Gamer

'We made one big mistake': Destiny 2 developer reveals how a small team dedicated to player retention led to a 20 hour server outage and character rollback

A small team tasked with making the game better did a lot of good, but also made one major error.

PC Gamer

'We all got laid off', says former Deck Nine narrative designer, after no-one was around to pick up Life is Strange: Double Exposure's GDC Awards win

Bleak.

GamesRadar

Biggest announcements from the Game Developers Conference 2025

From Helldivers devs potentially speaking at the UN to Netflix's first MMO to a new, industry-encompassing union

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