Cal Baptist returns to March Madness, drawing UCLA again at Pauley Pavilion

Cal Baptist is back in the women’s NCAA Tournament and drew another tough matchup with top-seeded UCLA at Pauley Pavilion.
Game Rant

MLB The Show 26 Devs Explain the Harsh Reality of Making an Annual Sports Game

GameRant chats with MLB The Show 26 developers Chris Gill and Ramone Russell about the difficulties and triumphs of making an annual sports game.
Game Rant

Some Gamers Will Get to Play Overwatch Creator Jeff Kaplan's New Game Later This Month

Jeff Kaplan's latest project begins its first public playtest soon, giving select players an early chance to try its survival action gameplay.

Tar Heels look to make the most of a home assignment in the women’s NCAA Tournament

North Carolina looked like a bit of a long shot to serve as a host in the NCAA Tournament when the regular season wound down.
Chalkbeat

Buying a ‘loot box’ in an online game? Some of the swag could help public schools under a Colorado bill.

A bill aimed at enhancing data privacy for children would also subject online gaming add-on transactions to a 5% fee.

An indie asking for $250,000 is 'a drop in the bucket' says Tunic's publisher, but indies are in a 'survival' era because companies think that 'isn't profitable enough' to fund

Finji CEO Rebekah Saltsman says that indie games are just trying to survive in an era where publishers don't want to invest in a game that was "only ever going to make $500,000." ...

You are not in control: How games use player agency to explore addiction

The interactive nature of video games makes them uniquely suited to help people understand and recover from addiction.
ABC4 Utah

Parent shocked after child played “Five Nights at Epstein’s” game on school computer

One Granite School District parent is sharing her concerns after she said her son accessed and played a Jeffrey Epstein-themed game while at school, calling for the district to do more to protect ...