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The Best Video Games of 2026 (So Far)
For our list of the best video games of 2025, click here. 2026 has been a strange, strained year for the video-game industry. The squeeze of the AI industry and the Trump administration's tariffs has driven the cost of components so high that the…
Trump Attends 'Patriots Games' With Pat McAfee
Sports talk show host Pat McAfee sat beside President Donald Trump at the “Patriot Games” finale in Ohio on Tuesday, in the latest link-up between the president and the brash host. GENEVA, OHIO - AUGUST 11: U.S. President Donald Trump…
The tush push meets 'Madden': How EA Sports added the notorious play to the video game
Eyebrows furrowed, muscles tensed and hands gripped the field in anticipation. As the quarterback's bark broke the tension, linemen sprang out of their stances into brutal collisions, fighting over mere inches. Offense and defense clashed for hours…
Predicting the Vikings record game-by-game with Kyler Murray as QB1
The Minnesota Vikings have officially named Kyler Murray their starting quarterback for the upcoming season, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. That means former top-10 pick J.J. McCarthy will be demoted to QB2, with his future in the organization shrouded…
Winners crowned at Patriot Games next to Trump
President Trump visited Geneva, Ohio on Tuesday to watch two American athletes win the first-ever Patriot Games, which were created by his administration to increasingly showcase youth sportsmanship and promote strict biological sex categories in…
Supermassive Games will lay off up to 75 workers
Video game industry workers are facing yet more job cuts. Supermassive Games, the developer of Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, says it will lay off as many as 75 employees. 'We have made the difficult decision to begin a redundancy…
F-16 intercepts plane over Trump's Patriot Games in latest airspace violation
An F-16 fighter jet was forced to intercept a civilian plane over Geneva, Ohio, as President Donald Trump attended the Patriot Games, the second such incident in a week. North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement its jet had fired…
The Muni Brief: Stay In The Game
Redemptions, maturities, and coupon payments are set to hit a 24-month high over the next two weeks, adding a reinvestment bid even as new issuance continues at a healthy pace. July's returns disappointed, but the math still works: munis carry a…
Paedophile lured child to York bedroom with video games
A paedophile who used video games to trick a child into his bedroom during the 90s has been jailed. Ian Mark Wrightson, 54, who now lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, sexually assaulted the primary school pupil multiple times between 1990 and 1992…
AI will have the biggest impact on the future of gaming, developers say
Perhaps unsurprisingly, AI-assisted development is expected to have the biggest impact on the games industry over the next three years. That's according to the 2026 Gamescom dev Speaker Survey, which is intended to provide an overview of developer…
Where to watch NFL preseason games: Week 1 schedule
NFL Network's live preseason coverage kicks off Thursday with a doubleheader, as the Green Bay Packers visit familiar faces Mike McCarthy, Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. First-year Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh will also face his…
BAFTA Games Awards updates voting requirements and entry fees as it opens entries for 2027 ceremony
Entries for the 2027 BAFTA Games Awards are now open, alongside updates to its entry requirements, fee structure, and AI policy. The BAFTA Games Committee reviews eligibility criteria, voting, and campaigning rules annually. This year, the rulebook…
Ultrarare Nintendo Mario game cartridges discovered in Wisconsin
A few years ago, a pop culture store owner in Wisconsin mentioned to Jason Ganos, a well-known Nintendo game collector, that he had a box of Super Mario cartridges that had been sitting in storage for years. It stopped Ganos in his tracks. It…
Inside the Secret Service 'shell game' to hide US presidents in plain sight
Bernd Debusmann Jr White House reporter On 8 July, US President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One in plain sight of television cameras as he departed the Nato summit in Turkey. But when the mighty Boeing aircraft left Ankara, the president had…
Man Utd v Leeds: The first soccer game between two English sides at Croke Park, Dublin
A pre-season meeting between Leeds United and Manchester United is nothing new, but it can still be special. The Roses rivals will be meeting for the fourth time in eight summers when they face each other in Dublin on Wednesday (19:30 BST kick-off…
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