AI may cause job loss? IBM's CEO Arvind Krishna weighs in - key takeaways

Phoenix Labs CEO and co-founder Jesse Houston and COO Jeanne-Marie Owens are stepping down from their roles, GamesIndustry.biz has learned.

According to CD Projekt Red's lead scene programmer, Filip Pierściński, the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update can cause heating issues.

A new Ahsoka theory might have cracked how Grand Admiral Thrawn will be making his return thanks to a key detail from Star Wars Rebels. 

Senators in the US propose government licensing for AI, including language models like GPT-4; Uttar Pradesh schools to introduce coding and AI courses for over 50 lakh students; AI cameras slash traffic violations in Kerala; AI transforming work- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

In a recent case of online job scam, a young engineering graduate named K Harshavardhan from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, lost a staggering Rs. 20 lakh while searching for employment. Harshavardhan had just completed his engineering degree and was eager to kickstart his career. He turned to the internet for job opportunities and joined a Telegram group called "Developer Professionals" on the advice of his friend Krishna Chaitanya Reddy. This group claimed to help young people find software jobs.

Nintendo already has a pretty strong holiday season lined up with the likes of Super Mario Bros. Wonder and the Super Mario RPG remake on the way, but it seems more news may be coming down the ol’ warp pipe. The company has traditionally held a substantial Nintendo Direct in September, doing so for four of the last five years. Well, if rumors are to be believed, the same will happen this year. As we’ve already reported, longtime Nintendo leaker NatetheHate has hinted a Direct is coming “soon-ish,” and website Universo Nintendo has gone further, suggesting we’ll see something next week between September 11 and September 15. Other insiders have also made hints something is on the way.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is getting a video game sequel – and it's set to release sooner than you might think. Outright Games, the publisher behind family-friendly titles such as PAW Patrol: Grand Prix and Jumanji: The Video Game, announced the adaptation will be launching on consoles and PC in 2024. 

Platforms have been locked for side-scrolling beat ’em up Mayhem Brawler II: Best of Both Worlds. Following its announcement in June 2022, the sequel is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. The digital launch is still penciled in for sometime in 2024. 

Twitter, also known as X, is opening the door to collecting people’s biometric data as part of a new user verification system, according to the company’s new privacy policy. 

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is teasing new VR technology that can turn any flat surface into a virtual keyboard. 

Just under a year ago, the chess world exploded in a cheating scandal: world champion Magnus Carlsen, who some consider the finest to ever play the game, accused opponent Hans Niemann of cheating. Carlsen first implied this and, shortly afterwards, resigned against the same opponent after one move and released a statement saying «I believe that Niemann has cheated more—and more recently—than he has publicly admitted.»

The Expanse: A Telltale Series is a new episodic adventure series from a reformed version of Telltale Games and Deck Nine (the team behind Life is Strange: Before the Storm and True Colors). Like the Telltale series of old this one largely focuses on story and player choice, which also means consequences, including characters dying. That said, with the right choices, you can largely avoid bad results for your team.