Speltonael Dev Omado: Ideas Alone Do Not Make Games Fun
games 1 sources · Sep 2

Speltonael Dev Omado: Ideas Alone Do Not Make Games Fun

Omado's talk pushes back on the common good-idea explanation for indie hits, arguing Speltonael's fun came from seven layers of polish added during development rather than the letter-dial concept itself.

GameBusiness.jp
FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon over Hidden Ad Auction Surcharge
industry 1 sources · Sep 2

FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon over Hidden Ad Auction Surcharge

The suit targets the auction mechanism itself, arguing the second-price auction advertisers were told about was not what they got, and the hidden surcharge meant the price was set by Amazon rather than by the market.

GIGAZINE
ChatGPT Ads Hits $1 Billion Annualized in Under 200 Days
industry 1 sources · Sep 2

ChatGPT Ads Hits $1 Billion Annualized in Under 200 Days

Ads have become a working fourth revenue stream for OpenAI alongside subscriptions, enterprise services, and the paid API, and the company is scaling them across regions while insisting the ad system cannot influence answer content.

GIGAZINE
Sega Sets Moonlighter 2 Package Release for PS5 and Switch 2
games 1 sources · Sep 2

Sega Sets Moonlighter 2 Package Release for PS5 and Switch 2

Sega takes over the Japanese physical release while 11 bit studios continues to sell the digital editions and the PC and Xbox Series X|S versions, splitting the sequel's distribution across two publishers.

4Gamer.net