GPT 5.3 Codex, OpenAI's new agentic coding model, helped create itself

GPT-5.3 Codex merges the advanced coding capabilities of GPT-5.2 Codex with the reasoning and professional knowledge of GPT-5 ...
Futurism

Indie Developer Deleting Entire Game From Steam Due to Shame From Having Used AI

An indie game developer experienced a moment of profound moral clarity, and is now deleting his partially-AI-made game from the digital storefront Steam. The game, dubbed “Hardest,” is a free-to-play ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Montenegro opens first free-for-all game dev hub

Project received €100,000 from EU funds. Training programmes in Unity, Blender and Unreal Engine are set to start between February and July, 2026. The first free-for-all game dev hub has opened in ...
PC Gamer

An indie dev worried about being seen as a ripoff after discovering a game similar to the one they were making, but then the original dev responded: 'Don't be discouraged'

"There's plenty of room to do Gunforged better than I did," says its creator. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
Variety

Xbox Game Studios Boss on Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Call of Duty’ Movie, Launching ‘South of Midnight’ for PS5 and Switch 2, and Big Plans for Dev Direct in January (EXCLUSIVE)

Microsoft’s Xbox is heading into The Game Awards Thursday with 10 nominations and major promotional plans for the second season of its “Fallout” TV series on Amazon. The company also had some big news ...
Engadget

Mewgenics, the next game from The Binding of Isaac's developer, will arrive next February on PC

Indie game developer Edmund McMillen hosted a Reddit AMA today offering some more details about his upcoming game Mewgenics. For starters, the Steam release date for this turn-based cat-breeding RPG ...
TechSpot

JavaScript turns 30: From 10-day prototype to the backbone of the modern web

Why it matters: JavaScript was officially unveiled in 1995 and now powers the overwhelming majority of the modern web, as well as countless server and desktop projects. The language is one of the core ...
Military.com

Elden Ring Dev Could Have Big Game Awards Announcement Planned

While most associate FromSoftware with its Souls series and now Elden Ring, the developer also has another prized franchise that has its own set of ravenous fans. And for those fans, there could be ...
GamesIndustry

Indie dev Chequered Ink puts together $10 10,000 game assets pack so developers "don't feel the need to turn to AI"

Chequered Ink, a UK company producing fonts, game assets, and indie games, has released a pack of 10,000 game assets "to give budding developers an alternative to AI." Containing over 9000 graphics ...
GamesRadar+

Megabonk dev dropped out of The Game Awards on a technicality, but now the roguelike is back with a Player's Voice nomination: "We're more back than ever"

Action Games "I felt empty inside. I needed more Silksong": Hollow Knight Silksong player builds ultimate boss with Reddit-voted mods RPGs As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets snubbed at the 2026 ...
IGN

Megabonk Developer Withdraws Game From The Game Awards, Saying It Doesn't Qualify for Debut Indie

"i really appreciate the nomination, support and votes, but it doesn't feel right in this category. you should vote for another one of the amazing debut titles, they are all amazing games! "thanks ...