Our 2025 ESA Essential Facts report is LIVE! 🎮 205.1M Americans play video games—older players are rising, most parents who play do so with their kids, and much more. Read the full report & latest industry insights: theesa.com/facts #ESAEssentialFacts

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The secret diary of a video game horse mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-s… via McSweeney's

Everyone is already using AI (and hiding it) vulture.com/article/genera… via Vulture

No kings left in games superjoost.substack.com/p/no-kings-lef… via Joost van Dreunen

Has the era of the tiny team begun? bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

👉Coming up next Wednesday! Be there! More info: meetup.com/bostongamedev/…

AI is here to stay possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/her… by mike cook

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Studio culture as a product youtube.com/watch?v=_brdJI… via Deconstructor of Fun VIDEO

Federal funding cuts ‘devastate’ games research and development gamedeveloper.com/design/trump-f… via Game Developer

How to accommodate neurodiversity in game development gamesindustry.biz/how-to-accommo… via GamesIndustry

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Novels and movies offer closure. Should video games, too? nytimes.com/2025/07/18/art… via @NYTimes

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It’s not just a game anymore afterbabel.com/p/its-not-just…

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Where does the game industry and its workforce go from here? gamedeveloper.com/business/indus… via Game Developer

The unnerving future of AI-fueled video games nytimes.com/2025/07/28/art… via The New York Times