<p>Valve removed a video game called Sniper: Phantom&#8217;s Resolution from Steam after users reported that its free demo contained malware. </p>

<p>As conventional AI benchmarking techniques prove inadequate, AI builders are turning to more creative ways to assess the capabilities of generative AI models. For one group of developers, that&#8217;s Minecraft, the Microsoft-owned sandbox-building game. The website Minecraft Benchmark (or MC-Bench) was developed collaboratively to pit AI models against each other in head-to-head challenges to respond [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Roblox announced Monday that it’s launching the first iteration of its 3D model, dubbed “Cube,” to allow creators to create 3D objects using generative AI. The company also launched an open source version so anyone off the platform can build on it. Announced last year at Roblox’s annual developer conference, the company is demoing Cube [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Discord on Monday announced the launch of its Discord Social SDK, a free toolkit that allows developers to leverage the platform&#8217;s social infrastructure to enhance their games&#8217; social and multiplayer experiences. The toolkit allows developers to improve their in-game experiences, whether players have a Discord account or not. Social integrations include a unified friends list [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Google announced new features around PC and mobile gaming today ahead of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), including new titles, control customization, and developer tools for making mobile games available on PC. The company first introduced Play Games for PC in 2022 in the beta phase. Over time, it has introduced the program to various [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Ahead of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Xbox revealed on Thursday that it’s experimenting with an AI-powered gaming sidekick. &#8220;Copilot for Gaming,&#8221; powered by Microsoft’s AI technology, is a voice-activated assistant designed to enhance the gaming experience and is designed to answer questions, complete tasks, and even criticize if you’re playing poorly.&nbsp; “It can trash [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Skich, a Tinder-like app for discovering mobile games, announced Thursday the launch of a new marketplace to put it in closer competition with alternative game stores like Aptoide and Epic Games. Skich Store, a new alternative mobile games store, will be available for iOS users in the European Union. The company plans to begin adding [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Elliot Wolf, the executive producer and son of “Law &amp; Order” creator Dick Wolf, is entering a new venture aimed at engaging true crime fans.&nbsp; He, along with co-founders Andrew Adashek (CEO) and Noah Rosenberg (CTO), are developing Wolf Games, a new startup that leverages AI to generate daily murder mystery games. The company also [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Mobile gaming giant Scopely on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Pokémon Go maker Niantic&#8217;s gaming division for $3.5 billion. </p>

<p>At least we can watch AI play Mario.</p>

<p>Framework, the company that is better known for its modular, repairable laptops, just released its first desktop computer. It’s a small desktop PC that punches above its weight. The most interesting part is what’s inside the device. Framework is one of the first companies to use AMD’s recently announced Strix Halo architecture, also known as [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Tuesday afternoon, Anthropic launched Claude Plays Pokémon on Twitch, a livestream of Anthropic&#8217;s newest AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, playing a game of Pokémon Red. It&#8217;s become a fascinating experiment of sorts, showcasing the capabilities of today&#8217;s AI tech and people&#8217;s reactions to them. AI researchers have used all sorts of video games, from [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Anthropic used Pokémon to benchmark its newest AI model. Yes, really. In a blog post published Monday, Anthropic said that it tested its latest model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, on the Game Boy classic Pokémon Red. The company equipped the model with basic memory, screen pixel input, and function calls to press buttons and navigate around the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Twitch on Wednesday announced it will begin limiting streamers to 100 hours of highlights and uploads, and will delete content if a channel exceeds the limit. The company said it&#8217;s introducing the change because highlights haven&#8217;t been effective in driving discovery or engagement, and because storage is costly. The storage cap goes into effect on [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Niantic, the company behind the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go, is looking to sell its game development business, Bloomberg reported.</p>

<p>Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware and steal their passwords with an infostealer called Vidar.</p>

<p>As gaming platforms like Roblox and Minecraft continue to grow in popularity among young children, and with platforms like YouTube consuming hours of their daily screen time, edtech companies face challenges in capturing their attention.&nbsp; Polymath aims to tackle this by combining gamified mechanics inspired by these popular games with adaptive math lessons to make [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Motorsports have long been a pay-to-play arena, with young drivers spending thousands of dollars just to get started in karting. Four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen knows this all too well, but he also sees a way to change it through sim racing, a virtual form of car racing that closely replicates real-world racing. It’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The gaming giant told affected users: &#8220;Consider fully reformatting your operating system&#8221;</p>

<p>After the PlayStation Network experienced a global outage that lasted for nearly a day, Sony says it will compensate PlayStation Plus subscribers by giving them an extra five days of service. The outage seems to have lasted from Friday evening until Saturday evening in the United States, with many PlayStation owners reporting difficulty loading their [&hellip;]</p>