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Google’s new Nano Banana 2 Lite image model is its fastest and cheapest yet
They may not look as good, but Nano Banana 2 Lite images only take a few seconds to create.
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IO Interactive look set for layoffs as their external partner for Project Fantasy pulls out
Update: Bloomberg have reported that IO’s external partner on Project Fantasy was indeed Xbox. Sigh. It’s another one of those days, as layoffs are essentially imminent yet again, this time at 007 First Light and Hitman developer IO Interactive. The studio shared a post earlier today regarding their as-of-yet not formally revealed Project Fantasy, in…
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I attended a Tomb Raider and Horizon developer’s boss design masterclass and came away both weary and enchanted
The following sparkling insights about boss battle design are from Marcin Matuszczyk, principal gameplay designer on Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, and a former developer of Outriders and Horizon Forbidden West. He was speaking to an audience of budding Bowser-builders and Sephiroth-sculptors during a presentation at Digital Dragons this year. That said, gamedev panels can…
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Nivalis has a new name and a release date that will make your autumn backlog even bigger
It’s looking like autumn will be a nice little season for the cyberpunk genre. There’s the long awaited Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, which got a lush looking trailer earlier this week. And now, Cloudpunk developer Ion Lands are here with a concrete release date for Nivalis, and a slightly new game for the futuristic restaurant managing…
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Ground Branch, a first-person tactical shooter from an original Rainbow Six dev, is finally hitting v1.0 after eight years in early access
I don’t want to call Adam Smith lazy, but since first writing about Ground Branch’s Kickstarter campaign back in 2012, he’s not given a single update on the tactical shooter’s development. He’ll say that he’s not got a moment to spare, what with being the writing director over at Larian, but I say it’s just…
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Nigel Farage received £270,000 from gold marketer he promotes
Reform UK leader’s Direct Bullion payment is double his fee from 2025UK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage received £270,000 from a gold marketer for which he is a brand ambassador, his single biggest payment as an MP.The Reform UK leader has been criticised in the past over his £400,000-a-year second job promoting the idea…
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UK watchdog plans to break Apple and Google’s ‘effective duopoly’ on mobile app stores
CMA says developers should be able to steer users away from app stores for payments to increase competitionBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s competition watchdog is challenging Apple and Google’s “effective duopoly” over mobile platforms by allowing developers to steer users away from their app stores to make purchases.The Competition and Markets Authority argues that…
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GTA 6 developers at Rockstar Games pushing to pursue official union recognition following 2025 sackings: “The union is now stronger than ever”
Grand Theft Auto 6 has finally locked its 19th November release date and pre-orders are now open. It should be cause for celebration, but with the lack of a proper physical release and after the firing of employees last year (a move considered to be “union-busting” by former and current staff), Rockstar Games is getting…
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“I would fail, and here’s why I would fail” Why Baldur’s Gate 2 co-lead turned down Hasbro’s request to make Baldur’s Gate 4
After Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian passed on the opportunity to make a sequel, brand owner Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast went looking for someone else to do it. And, as it turns out, the company already works with some of the leads behind Baldur’s Gate 2. Read more
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Generative AI is a “virulent plague” and even using it to eliminate “drudgery” has downsides, reckons long-time Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider
Former Dragon Age wordsmith David Gaider isn’t keen on the use of generative AI in game development, at least in the tech’s current form. In the veteran developer’s view, even if it can be used as a means to speed up the handling of more mundane tasks – which is the way many execs have…