Treasure hunter who spent 10 years in prison for refusing to reveal where 500 gold coins are is finally free
Tommy Thompson – a former deep-sea treasure hunter behind one of the greatest shipwreck discoveries in American history – has walked out of prison after a decade behind bars, federal records show. Thompson was locked...
Nintendo is suing the US government over Trump's tariff policy
Nintendo of America has officially filed a lawsuit against the United States government over the sweeping tariff policy introduced by President Donald Trump's administration in 2025. The complaint was filed in the U.S. Court of...
Physical game sales in the US hit an all-time low
According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, physical game spending in the US totaled just $1.5 billion in 2025 – the lowest figure recorded since tracking began in 1995. Physical games still generate revenue, but the...
The US Department of Commerce blocked a nuclear weapon design indie game
Indie game Nuclear Design Bureau has run into a roadblock on its way to release – the US Department of Commerce blocked the title, concluding it may violate American export control laws. The situation was...
DeepSeek reportedly blocked Nvidia and AMD from early access to V4, giving Chinese suppliers a head start
According to sources speaking to Reuters, Chinese AI company DeepSeek has denied Nvidia and AMD early access to its upcoming V4 model update – the same company that rattled the US AI market last year...
OpenAI strikes a deal with the Pentagon hours after the Trump admin banned Anthropic
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense that would allow the company's AI tools to be used in classified military systems – with conditions that appear to mirror almost...
Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic over AI safeguard dispute
President Donald Trump has ordered all federal agencies to stop using Claude and other Anthropic products, escalating a heated standoff between the Department of Defense and the AI company over its usage restrictions. The order...
A UK redditor flew to New York to buy ten hard drives and saved nearly £3,000
A Reddit user going by cgtechuk did something that sounds absurd on paper: flew from the UK to New York City specifically to buy ten 28 TB external hard drives. The reason was a stark...
Fighting game community rallies behind Ludovic Mbock after ICE detention
The fighting game community has rallied in support of one of its own after news broke that longtime member Ludovic Mbock had been taken into ICE custody. Players from around the world quickly united in...
One third of game developers no longer want to visit the United States
GDC organizers published the 2026 State of the Game Industry Report based on a survey of over 2,300 game industry professionals. It revealed growing concerns about traveling to the US for developers. 31% of industry...
