I've spent the past several weeks mildly obsessed with Pluribus, the new Apple TV show from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan. A highlight of the series is the arresting performance from lead actor ...

Tutorials might well be the bane of the video game industry's existence. Teaching a player how to do something is surprisingly difficult to do. Even if a developer crafts an educational and ...

Abstract: In the domain of game artificial intelligence, tutorial systems have seen limited advancement despite their critical role in onboarding players. Traditional tutorials often neglect ...

Pluribus season one has ended. As the wait for season two of the Apple TV series begins, newly minted fans of lead actor Rhea Seehorn are discovering something fans of her work on Better Call Saul ...

Editor’s note: Variety was part of the jury for The Game Awards 2025.

The Game Awards announced its nominees for Game of the Year 2025 during a livestream on Monday, and while there were some expected picks, it was certainly a big, big year for indies. Clair Obscur: ...

If you’re getting ready for the Arc Raiders open beta, there’s a clever trick you’ll want to know before diving in. Players have discovered a way to bypass the game tutorial and keep your starting ...

Beyond a frustrating ChatGPT vibe coding incident, I've been showing my game "Character Limit" to others via my iPad, it's about to be available on Steam, and the App Store is next. After a favorable ...

Here are the first 54 minutes of Dying Light: The Beast, captured on an RTX 5090 in 4K, 60FPS, Max Settings. The First 54 minutes includes the game tutorial mission, first boss encounter, and first ...

Following today’s event, Apple is now rolling out the first Release Candidate version of the operating systems announced during WWDC25, as well as for Xcode 26. Here are the details. This year, ...