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AI, Art, and Awards: When a Game’s Success Becomes Controversial

December 24, 2025 by Mintu

In an era where artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping creative industries, the video game world has become one of the most visible battlegrounds in the debate over ethical technology use. That tension reached a breaking point when Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, one of 2025’s most critically acclaimed role-playing games, had its Game of the Year and Best Debut Game honors rescinded by the Indie Game Awards. What initially looked like a triumph for artistic ambition and small-studio innovation quickly transformed into a cautionary tale about transparency, trust, and the evolving rules of creativity in the AI age. The controversy did … Read more

Rising RAM Prices Are Quietly Reshaping Game Development And Hardware Economics

December 20, 2025 by Mintu

How Rising RAM Prices Are Reshaping Modern Game Development

The global video game industry is facing a problem that rarely makes headlines but quietly influences nearly every modern release: memory has become expensive—shockingly expensive. What once followed predictable pricing curves has entered a period of instability driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure demand, supply chain concentration, and strategic stockpiling. The consequences of this shift are no longer theoretical. They are already affecting how games are built, optimized, and released. Larian Studios, the acclaimed developer behind Baldur’s Gate 3 and the upcoming Divinity title, has become one of the most visible examples of how rising RAM and SSD prices are reshaping … Read more

Fan-Made Timesplitters Rewind Emerges as Gaming’s Largest Free Remake Release

November 27, 2025 by Mintu

Timesplitters Rewind: How a Decade-Long Fan Project Became Gaming’s Largest Free Remake

The long-awaited release of Timesplitters Rewind marks one of the most astonishing achievements in fan-led game development history—an achievement that merges technological ambition, community persistence, and emotional dedication into what developers now describe as the largest free content video game ever created. After more than a decade of unpredictable approvals, shifting engines, collapsing team cycles, and the turbulent journey of the Timesplitters IP itself, Rewind has finally launched its early access build on PC. In an era where major studios increasingly depend on remakes, remasters, and nostalgic reworks for commercial success, Timesplitters Rewind stands apart not as a corporate product … Read more