Russians are finally standing up to Putin – and its children

Thousands of children are threatening to flee the country over a Roblox ban, according to a pro-Kremlin figure ...

Roblox is introducing new safety measures. But a grim discovery in 5+ restricted roleplay game reveals possible gaps

The private online space was made accessible to five-year-old gamers in a ‘mislabelling’ error — but it was not the only one.
TechSpot

2008's Spore was among the games that sold a single physical copy in the US last month

WTF?! Remember Spore, the PC game that released in 2008 to rave reviews? Last month, just over 17 years since it launched, somebody in the US bought a physical copy of Maxis' genre-blending title. It ...
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
Autoblog

Amazon’s 256-Piece Craftsman Tool Set Is on Sale for Only $93

“One of the best tool kits I have ever owned.” The Craftsman 256-Piece Mechanics Tool Set is on sale for $93, which is $76 off the original $169 price tag. This item boasts over 80 five-star ratings ...
Variety

Roblox to Require All Users to Verify Age With Facial Estimation Tech to Access Chat Features Beginning in December

Roblox will launch facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features beginning next month. The gaming platform has also implemented age-based chats to limit ...
Fox Business

Roblox CEO says child safety is industry-wide issue, plans tools to keep bad actors off platform

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Efforts to safeguard children from ...
PC Gamer

A brainrot-themed Roblox game is taking a brainrot-themed Fortnite game to court for being 'a copy'

Third Person Shooter Remember Postal? In the last 48 hours publisher Running With Scissors has announced a new game, insulted fans, apologized, canceled the game, the studio making it denied ...
Entrepreneur

How AI Is Transforming Ad Copy (and the Free Tool Helping Marketers Do It Smarter)

If you’ve ever spent hours (or days) trying to write the perfect ad headline only to watch your campaign flop, you’re not alone. Most business owners and marketers waste valuable time and money ...
GamesRadar+

Halo: Campaign Evolved leads call AI "a tool in a toolbox" comparable to others like Photoshop, but assure "the people are the ones who are creating the game"

Games Elder Scrolls and Fallout boss Todd Howard says AI is a useful "tool" in game dev, but "not in generating things" because "the human intention of it is what makes our stuff special" Third Person ...
Engadget

EA partners with the company behind Stable Diffusion to make games with AI

Electronic Arts has announced a new partnership with Stability AI, the creator of AI image generation tool Stable Diffusion. The company will "co-develop transformative AI models, tools, and workflows ...
Nature

Four game-changing immunology tools to watch

Advanced tools and techniques are giving researchers a detailed look at the body’s defence system. From spotting single cells in action to improving or replacing animal models, the methods described ...