Nobody: The Turnaround

In January of 2021, F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby left copyright. In response, two developers organized a game jam on itch.io to celebrate their new ability to "steal" The Great Gatsby. But how does copyright — and also patents — affect video games, and who do copyright laws protect? Simone de Rochefort looks at the games produced by Gatsby Jam and what the creators of the game jam have to say about copyright and the proliferation of ideas.#thegreatgatsby #videogames

While Microsoft itself just set a record for the biggest single-day market cap swing in history, the company's Xbox division is struggling. How will new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma turn things around? In a memo to staff obtained by The Verge, Sharma shared the top Xbox priorities for the current fiscal year and beyond. These included four main buckets--Core, Content, Creation, and Connection. Some of the efforts include making Minecraft "the world's creator platform" and getting Xbox games to become "global franchises." She also wants to "strengthen" the Xbox platform, "led by console" and undertake

Many of the exciting features we love about games like Hades 2, from weapons to style, owe their existence to a simple game about islands in the sky.

During last week's Gen Con, Riftbound, the League of Legends trading card game (TCG), boasted a massive presence. Fans were able to enter two different booths to get their hands on cards and exclusive merchandise, as well as meet some of the talent behind the game's creation and design. GameSpot was onsite for the show, and had the opportunity to interview Riftbound Game Director Dave Guskin, during which we learned that the team behind the popular TCG is significantly smaller that you might think. At the end of our time with Guskin, the longtime designer reflected on how the game isn't even a

An entertaining co-op horror excursion that can sometimes feel a bit too oppressive.