The use of AI in the surprise game-of-the-year contender has sparked a heated cultural and ethical debate, and raised existential questions for artists, writers and voice actors• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/info/ng-interactive/2021/nov/24/sign-up-for-pushing-buttons-keza-macdonalds-weekly-look-at-the-world-of-gaming">Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here</a>Arc Raiders is, by all accounts, a late game-of-the-year contender. Dropped into a multiplayer world overrun with hostile drones and military robots, every human player is at the mercy of the machines – and each other. Can you trust the other raider you’ve spotted on your way back to humanity’s safe haven underground, or will they shoot you and take everything you’ve just scavenged? Perhaps surprisingly, humanity is (mostly) choosing to band together, according to most people I’ve talked to about this game.In a <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/arc-raiders-review-us-against-the-world/1900-6418435/">review for Gamespot</a>, Mark Delaney paints a beguiling picture of Arc Raiders’s potential for generating war stories, and highlights its surprisingly hopeful tone as the thing that elevates it above similar multiplayer extraction shooters: “We can all kill each other in Arc Raiders. The fact that most of us are choosing instead to lend a helping hand, if not a sign that humanity will be all right in the real world, at the very least makes for one of the best multiplayer games I’ve ever played.” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/19/pushing-buttons-arc-raiders-generative-ai-call-of-duty">Continue reading...</a>

أدى استخدام الذكاء الاصطناعي في لعبة Arc Raiders إلى إشعال نقاش ثقافي وأخلاقي كبير داخل صناعة الألعاب، مما أثار أسئلة حاسمة للفنانين والكتاب وممثلي الصوت. بينما يتنقل اللاعبون في عالم متعدد اللاعبين مليء بالطائرات المسيرة والروبوتات العسكرية، يتم اختبار ديناميكيات الثقة والتعاون بين اللاعبين.

El uso de la IA en el juego Arc Raiders ha desatado un importante debate cultural y ético dentro de la industria de los videojuegos, planteando preguntas críticas para artistas, escritores y actores de voz. A medida que los jugadores navegan por un mundo multijugador lleno de drones hostiles y robots militares, se pone a prueba la dinámica de confianza y cooperación entre los jugadores.

L'utilisation de l'IA dans le jeu Arc Raiders a déclenché un débat culturel et éthique important au sein de l'industrie du jeu vidéo, soulevant des questions critiques pour les artistes, les écrivains et les acteurs de la voix. Alors que les joueurs naviguent dans un monde multijoueur rempli de drones hostiles et de robots militaires, la dynamique de confiance et de coopération entre les joueurs est mise à l'épreuve.

The use of AI in the game Arc Raiders has ignited a significant cultural and ethical debate within the gaming industry, raising critical questions for artists, writers, and voice actors. As players navigate a multiplayer world filled with hostile drones and military robots, the dynamics of trust and cooperation among players are tested.

How generative AI in Arc Raiders started a scrap over the gaming industry’s future

If you’ve ever refused to knock down a game’s difficulty level, or chased a purposefully pointless achievement, you might have this pernicious but pleasurable affliction• <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/info/ng-interactive/2021/nov/24/sign-up-for-pushing-buttons-keza-macdonalds-weekly-look-at-the-world-of-gaming">Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here</a>Studies on gaming’s effect on the brain usually focus on aggression or the cognitive benefits of playing games. The former topic has fallen out of fashion now, after more than a decade’s worth of scientific research failed to prove <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/jul/22/playing-video-games-doesnt-lead-to-violent-behaviour-study-shows">any causative link </a>between video games and real-world violence. But studies on the positive effects of games have shown that performing complex tasks with your brain and hands is actually quite good for you, and that games can be <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/nov/16/video-gaming-can-benefit-mental-health-find-oxford-academics">beneficial for your emotional wellbeing</a> and stress management.That’s all well and good, but I’m obsessed with the concept of “gamer brain” – that part of us that is drawn to objectively pointless achievements. Mastering a game or finishing a story are normal sources of motivation, but gamer brain is inexplicable. When you retry the same pointless mini-game over and over because you want to get a better high score? When you walk around the invisible boundaries of a level, clicking the mouse just in case something happens? When you stay with a game longer than you should because you feel compelled to unlock that trophy or achievement? When you refuse to knock the difficulty down a level on a particularly evil boss, because that would be letting the game win? That’s gamer brain. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jan/14/whats-behind-gamer-brain">Continue reading...</a>

ظاهرة ما يُعرف بـ 'دماغ اللاعب' تعكس زيادة الانخراط في ألعاب الفيديو، حيث يرفض اللاعبون غالبًا خفض مستويات الصعوبة أو يسعون لتحقيق إنجازات تبدو تافهة. يسلط هذا السلوك الضوء على التأثيرات النفسية والمعرفية للألعاب، التي كانت موضوعًا للعديد من الدراسات.

El fenómeno conocido como 'cerebro de gamer' refleja un creciente compromiso con los videojuegos, donde los jugadores a menudo se niegan a bajar los niveles de dificultad o persiguen logros aparentemente triviales. Este comportamiento destaca los efectos psicológicos y cognitivos de los juegos, que han sido objeto de varios estudios.

Le phénomène connu sous le nom de 'cerveau de gamer' reflète un engagement croissant envers les jeux vidéo, où les joueurs résistent souvent à abaisser les niveaux de difficulté ou poursuivent des réalisations apparemment triviales. Ce comportement met en lumière les effets psychologiques et cognitifs des jeux, qui ont été l'objet de diverses études.

The phenomenon known as 'gamer brain' reflects a growing engagement with video games, where players often resist lowering difficulty levels or pursue seemingly trivial achievements. This behavior highlights the psychological and cognitive effects of gaming, which have been the subject of various studies.

What’s behind the phenomenon of ‘gamer brain’

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