Amid a wave of high-profile layoffs in the video-game industry, including a recent studio shutdown at Ubisoft Entertainment SA's Halifax office, artificial intelligence is emerging as a lightning rod for debate because some are linking its use to job cuts, but others say the decisions are being driven by dollars, not technology.

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Sheffield is preparing to level up the mission to save the nation's video games for posterity with a new cultural history project.