Ars Technica

Syntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rules

Researchers from MIT, Northeastern University, and Meta recently released a paper suggesting that large language models (LLMs) similar to those that power ChatGPT may sometimes prioritize sentence ...
Digital Trends

Xbox dev becoming more Windows-like, prepping devs for the future of the console

This is important because: When development looks the same on Xbox and Windows, studios spend less time fighting tools and more time shipping fixes and features. Players should feel that in day-to-day ...
GameSpot

GameStop Declares The Console Wars Officially Over With Halo On PS5

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Following the announcement that Halo: Campaign Evolved will be coming to PS5 as well as Xbox Series X|S and PC, GameStop has leveraged its position as ...
gematsu

Fantasy adventure open-world action RPG Silver Palace announced for console, PC, iOS, and Android

Publisher Elementa and developer Silver Studio have announced Silver Palace, a fantasy adventure open-world action RPG built on Unreal Engine 5, planned for release across console, PC, iOS, and ...
PC Gamer

Helldivers 2 dev explains why the PC version takes a million years to update and has 3X the filesize of the console versions: old, undemocratic hard drives

Brendan Armstrong is a deputy technical director at Arrowhead Game Studios and has taken to the Helldivers 2 subreddit to explain something that's always bothered me, but I didn't know I needed the ...
PC Gamer

Battlefield 6 is 'secretly console first,' says half-joking dev who has bravely risked resurrecting 2000s-era console vs PC bitterness

"We don't want to, obviously, tear down or destroy any of the legacy that Battlefield has, which is, first, a PC game," they added. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Ars Technica

Today’s game consoles are historically overpriced

Today’s video game consoles are hundreds of dollars more expensive than you’d expect based on historic pricing trends. That’s according to an Ars Technica analysis of decades of pricing data and price ...
The Verge

Google will verify Android developers distributing apps outside the Play store

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...
TechCrunch

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their ...
9to5google

Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading

To combat malware and financial scams, Google announced today that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices starting in 2026. This ...
Android Authority

Google wants to make sideloading Android apps safer by verifying developers’ identities

Google will soon verify the identities of developers who distribute Android apps outside the Play Store. Developers must submit their information to a new Android Developer Console, increasing their ...
Android Police

Apps distributed outside the Play Store will soon be tied to verified developer identities

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...