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Google’s AI helped me make bad Nintendo knockoffs
- Jay Peters
- Jan 29, 2026
This week, a new generative AI tool from Google let me create bad knockoffs of 3D Nintendo worlds. Check out my version of something like Super Mario...
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Half of developers think gen AI is bad for the gaming industry
- Andrew Webster
- Jan 29, 2026
While generative AI is being adopted at various levels of game development, a new survey suggests that developers increasingly think the technology is...
- Technology
Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective
- Stevie Bonifield
- Jan 29, 2026
Gaming on Linux has already come a long way over recent years, with improvements to Valve's Proton and more gamers switching to Linux, but the newly-f...
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What Netflix’s Warner Bros. deal could mean for TVs and remotes
- Janko Roettgers
- Jan 29, 2026
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscriber...
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A is 20 percent off at Best Buy today only
- Cameron Faulkner
- Jan 29, 2026
If you’ve been considering picking up the latest Pokémon game for the Switch 2, there’s good reason to do it today, as Best Buy is knocking $14 off th...
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Deezer opens its AI music detection tool to other platforms
- Emma Roth
- Jan 29, 2026
The music streaming service Deezer is giving other companies access to its AI song-detecting tool. The tool, which identifies, tags, and excludes AI-g...
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The rise of the slopagandist
- Mia Sato
- Jan 29, 2026
The violent federal occupation of Minneapolis - and the subsequent killings of two residents at the hands of immigration agents - began with a vlog. N...
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A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near a school
- Kris Holt
- Jan 29, 2026
Waymo said one of its robotaxis struck a child, who sustained minor injuries. The incident took place in Santa Monica, California, on January 23. The...
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Honda vehicles used to proactively report road safety issues in nation-first pilot
- Matt Tate
- Jan 29, 2026
Honda and DriveOhio have teamed up on a new road safety initiative in which Honda vehicles are being used to collect real-time data that can advise ab...
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Arco is a brilliant and beautiful sci-fi film inspired by animation legends
- Andrew Webster
- Jan 29, 2026
Classic 2D animation may not be as prevalent as it once was, but some of the stuff we're getting over the last few years has been incredible. That inc...
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Sen. Warren pushes Altman for guarantee OpenAI isn’t seeking government bailout
- Robert Hart
- Jan 29, 2026
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pushing OpenAI for assurances it won't seek a government bailout if it doesn't turn a profit. In a letter to CEO Sa...
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Netflix is eating Hollywood — because it has to
- Nilay Patel
- Jan 29, 2026
On today’s episode of Decoder, I’m talking about the bidding war over Warner Bros. Discovery, which is the biggest story in the entertainment industry...