2025-07

EA Sports is teasing the announcement of a new college basketball game. This would mark the publisher’s first return to the the college side of the sport since 2009.In a cryptic tweet, the publisher posts a photo of an EA Sports-branded basketball (posted above) along with the message “Bring the Madness. Let’s run it back.” This would, of course, be a reference to March Madness, the NCAA's yearly college basketball tournament. NCAA March Madness was also the name of EA's defunct college basketball series, which was released annually from 1997 to 2009 and rebranded in 2008 to simply NCAA Basketball. The franchise was discontinued in 2010 in the wake of then-pending lawsuits surrounding the use of collegiate players’ likenesses in video games.EA did not share any additional information, but it announced the resurrections of its College Football and PGA Tour franchises...

The Alters developer 11 Bit Studios has responded to fan accusations it used generative AI text and translation in the game, and has promised an update to both to replace the AI-generated content with handcrafted assets....

As of June 30, these are the biggest movers and shakers for MTG, including some notable price changes for Final Fantasy cards and more....

Last week, it was discovered that The Alters, 11 Bit Studios’ sci-fi narrative management game, included undisclosed use of generative AI in its background flavor text, translations, and image assets. The ensuing anger from players has sullied the reputation of the otherwise well-received title, and the developer has issued a response.The Alters launched on June 13 to positive reviews, but the discourse began this past weekend when players began sharing their discoveries of AI prompts for background flavor text as well as translated subtitles. One Bluesky post showed a screenshot of a computer display with generic science text accompanied by a prompt reading, “Sure, here’s a revised version focusing purely on scientific and astronomical data.”Other players found the localization of various languages has clear evidence of being generated using AI due to bizarre or outright incorrect translations, or simply displayed...

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As of June 30, score 6 months of free Amazon Prime for young adults, plus deep discounts on Pokémon TCG and Magic: The Gathering boxes at Amazon—some up to 56% off compared to market prices....

After 16 years, college basketball is coming back to EA Sports. ...

Bandai Namco is holding a Summer Showcase this week on Wednesday, July 2. The digital event will feature new information on upcoming games as well as a couple of exclusive reveals. The showcase begins at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET. In terms of new announcements, a trailer teases the reveal of a new My Hero Academia game and an exclusive trailer reveal for Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. The showcase will also feature a gameplay deep dive for Digimon Story Time Stranger. Furthermore, expect updates for the following titles:Code Vein IIThe Blood of DawnwalkerDeath Note Killer WithinEverybody’s Golf: Hot ShotsLittle Nightmares IIIPatapon 1+2 ReplayShadow LabyrinthSuper Robot Wars YTekken 8You can watch the Bandai Namco Summer Showcase live on YouTube and Twitch. Which game are you most excited to see during the presentation? Let us know in the comments. ...

Nintendo veteran Takaya Imamura, best known for his work on F-Zero, Star Fox, and The Legend of Zelda, has said that there were "so many amazing people" in Nintendo, he felt "inferior" enough that it was a relief to eventually leave the company....