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‘They Complained, Then Left With the Best Exclusivity Deal of All Time’ – The Story of PS2’s Blockbuster GTA Deal - IGN Inside the lucrative West Hollywood meeting where Sony secured Grand Theft Auto as a PS2 timed-exclusive.

Yes, I am a computer games deal making nerd and this is my jam: www.ign.com/articles/how...

Autumn and Arduino Bring Out the Best of Italy Qualcomm’s acquisition of Arduino brings full circle the inspiring story of Italy’s technology DNA centred on Turin.

tech.eu/2025/10/13/a...

Experimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music The late singer may have suffered from setbacks and only released three studio albums, but the range he displayed in this perfect catalogue was astonishing

Experimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

YouTube video by Mugen Official Gameplay Trailer | ANANTA

All Your Games Are Belong To Us. And I'm for it ❤️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhuqYZnHkW0

Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told Prepare to switch to offline systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.

...or offline (or other 3rd party backup services? With an offline element?): www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Major Publisher Abandons Steam Deck EA drops support for Steam Deck, leaving fans frustrated. Learn why this decision matters for portable gaming and cross-platform innovation.

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Newzoo: Since 2021, nearly half of single-player AAA games released within a three-month window | GamesIndustry.biz share.google/PCgpKCsvYX0V...

‘Raring to go:’ the German remote-driving firm that hopes to make private car ownership redundant Europe has been slow to embrace robotaxis but Germany will allow remote-controlled rental cars from December

Remote Working got a bit more complicated. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

I for one welcome our new digital lords 😃: www.euronews.com/next/2025/09...

..but not Hollow Knight: Silksong...Sorry, this is a joke. Don't @ me pl :-)

The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep… The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour

Finally going through some *very* old unread tabs on my browser. This one is provocative but interesting: softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...

Am partial to the odd graphic novel but can't manage the comic book fanaticism of many of my industry peers. Thoughts/expectations on this?

‘I didn’t realise the game’s impact for years’: the making of the original Football Manager When Kevin Toms created the first footie tactics simulation in the early days of the gaming industry, it became a phenomenon – and a source of cherished memories

‘I didn’t realise the game’s impact for years’: the making of the original Football Manager www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...

Sony sues Napster over $9.2 million in unpaid royalties Following reports earlier this year that Napster wasn’t paying all the royalties that were due to the music industry, Sony Music has now sued the streaming service. It says Napster hasn’t been paying ...

The names evoke 90's nostalgia but all the players have moved/streamed on: Sony sues Napster over $9.2 million in unpaid royalties completemusicupdate.com/sony-sues-na...

Lyrical Media Launches Indie Video Game Publisher Led by UTA, Take Two Vet Blake Rochkind; Three Titles in Development (EXCLUSIVE) Alexander Black's production company Lyrical Media has launched privately funded indie video game publisher Lyrical Games.

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Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China’s Controversial ‘996’ Work Schedule In an industry once known for cushy perks, some founders are now asking staff to commit to a 72-hour weekly schedule. You’re either in or you’re out.

Understand (and experienced) the "always on" mindset of early founders but is the call for "996" or "007" (midnight-midnight, 7 days a week, with staff rotation, apparently) dangerous machismo/fetishisation? www.wired.com/story/silico...

Microsoft analyzed 200K Bing Copilot chats, tagged the tasks, and measured how often AI helped. It excelled at info gathering and writing.

They built an “AI applicability score” showing which jobs benefit most. Nothing shocking though some are mad it suggests AI might replace them in these jobs.

Not legal advice.. but notice some videogame EULAs still reference the European Commission Online Dispute Resolution platform. It's being shut down 19th July. No doubt games counsel are busily updating, with so many other changes in the online realm: ec.europa.eu/consumers/od... #EULA #videogames

YouTube video by Macro LETHAL COMPANY ... For Noobs

Doing some research and came across er this. Not sure how educated I feel but absolutely fun:

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Rugby player's liability for collision upheld by Court of Appeal Tom Clark ran into Omar Elbanna at full speed while his opponent was without the ball, in breach of rugby's laws.

www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/rugby-p...

Wimbledon 2025: Sonay Kartal gets British women off to winning start Sonay Kartal becomes the first of the British contingent to progress on day one at Wimbledon with victory over 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko.

Was wonderful being able to see Sonny Kartal play at Queens a few weeks ago. Congrats on her first round win at #wimbledon2025 today. Boss name, boss moves 🎾 🎩
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis... #bbcsport #tennis

A Video Game Engine Just Broke a Huge Barrier for Nuclear Fusion. This Could Be the Key to Unlimited Power. Detecting high-speed particle collisions in a fusion reactor is very tricky, but video game tech makes the task surprisingly simple.

www.popularmechanics.com/science/ener...

Trampled Under Foot - Remaster Led Zeppelin · Physical Graffiti (Deluxe Edition) · Song · 1975

Was looking for something and fell down a Led Zeppelin worm hole until I found this to take me out 😃 open.spotify.com/track/4lPJoK...

The Thursday Night @ Develop in aid of SpecialEffect party! 2025 (w/ added Maraoke!) Help Simon Barratt raise money to support SpecialEffect

Going to Develop Brighton next Month? If not before, let's meet here :-) : I've #justsponsored Simon Barratt, who's fundraising for SpecialEffect on @JustGiving. Donate now www.justgiving.com/page/develop...

Collab Capital, led by Jewel Burks Solomon and Barry Givens, has closed a new $75M fund | TechCrunch The announcement of Collab Capital’s Fund II comes as Black-led and founded funds continue closing sizable funds.

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Purple-streaked background with the SAG-AFTRA logo in white at the top-center. Beneath it reads "VIDEO GAME CONTRACT TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED" in white and yellow lettering.

We have reached a tentative agreement with the video game bargaining group, which includes some of the largest video game companies in the world, and we are hopeful that our video game strike will be suspended in the coming days. #SagAftraStrong ow.ly/wZzx50W6Lwv

YouTube video by A24 Civil War | Official Trailer HD | A24

Saw this last year. Absolute fantasy of course but terrifyingly compelling on the big screen. youtu.be/aDyQxtg0V2w?...

I haven't experimented with grok but a brief skirmish at the other place unearthed what I expect to be the essence of its intended use case:

Sustain Can we just keep making games?

A bit late to this thoughtful and useful piece on making games sustainably. Also a lot of this is applicable to other creative pursuits I think. Cheers, @mode7games.bsky.social! open.substack.com/pub/modecoll...

“NASA Sounds the Alarm”: Massive Planetary Anomaly Detected Spreading Worldwide, Traced to Unknown Forces Beneath Earth’s Crust - Sustainability Times IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is a region of weakened magnetic field over South America, posing risks to space technology. 🛰️ Satellites passing through the SAA face exposure to hig...

Sounds like the start of a Netflix storyline... but glad NASA are keeping an eye on: www.sustainability-times.com/research/nas...