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thestar.com.my - Cecilia D'Anastasio - Women in games industry paid 24% less than men, survey shows
Women in games industry paid 24% less than men, survey shows
The Star Online

Women working in the video-game industry earn 24% less than their male colleagues on average, according to a new survey – a wider gap than in the US at large that suggests the sector is still struggling to shed its male-dominated culture.

404media.co - Emanuel Maiberg - The Video Game Industry's Existential Crisis (with Jason Schreier)
The Video Game Industry's Existential Crisis (with Jason Schreier)
404 Media

The video game industry has had a turbulent few years. The pandemic made people play more and caused a small boom, which then subsided, resulting in wave after wave of massive layoffs. Microsoft, one of the major console manufacturers, is shifting…

pluralistic.net - Cory Doctorow - Pluralistic: The games industry's self-induced traumatic brain injury (17 Nov 2025)
Pluralistic: The games industry's self-induced traumatic brain injury (17 Nov 2025)
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

The games industry's self-induced traumatic brain injury: Amnesia is video games' default state. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Sony DRM nonpology; Misprinted prefab houses; Canada's repair law can't be fixed; BNL's…

forbes.com - Paul Tassi - The Six 2025 Game Of The Year Nominations And The Inevitable Snubs
The Six 2025 Game Of The Year Nominations And The Inevitable Snubs
Forbes

The Game Awards is going to have to be close enough to the video game Oscars at this point, as no one is putting anything else out that is going to come close to its viewership. So, when it announces its nominees and eventually crowns the winners…

forbes.com - Charlie Fink - ManaMind Introduces Game Playing AI To Test Titles In Production
ManaMind Introduces Game Playing AI To Test Titles In Production
Forbes

ProductionGame studios ship enormous productions into a market with zero tolerance for mistakes. Due to the amount of games published every year, today's players have very little tolerance for issues like broken quests, menu crashes, or unfinished…

nytimes.com - Jeff Zrebiec - Ravens turned to 'Hurricane' with the game on the line - and Mark Andrews delivered
Ravens turned to 'Hurricane' with the game on the line - and Mark Andrews delivered
The New York Times

CLEVELAND — If the Baltimore Ravens make something of this season, if they're able to survive their 1-5 start and put themselves in position to play meaningful football in January and maybe even February, they're going to look back to this…

mashable.com - George Yang - The Game Awards 2025 nominations reveal a clear frontrunner
The Game Awards 2025 nominations reveal a clear frontrunner
Mashable

The Game Awards 2025 has finally revealed its nominees for categories such as Best Racing Game, Best Sports Game, and the coveted Game of the Year. This has been one of the best years for gaming in recent memory. Nintendo launched the Switch 2, the…

nytimes.com - Mark Critchley - Manchester United and AFCON: When will players travel? Which games will they miss?
Manchester United and AFCON: When will players travel? Which games will they miss?
The New York Times

Bryan Mbeumo will not be appearing at next summer's World Cup after Cameroon's failure to qualify last week, but he will be part of their AFCON 2025 campaign next month. Amad and Noussair Mazraoui should also be at the tournament, representing Cote…

nytimes.com - Doug Haller - I covered an Indiana football game for the first time in 30 years - and I was amazed
I covered an Indiana football game for the first time in 30 years - and I was amazed
The New York Times

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Memorial Stadium upper press box has not changed much, but everything else has. The packed house, a sea of red, the campus buzz and, of course, an undefeated Indiana University football team. On Saturday, I covered my…

lifehacker.com - Michelle Ehrhardt - How to Watch Any NFL Game
How to Watch Any NFL Game
Lifehacker

The YouTube TV and Disney blackout is over, and customers should already see Disney's channels—including ESPN—back in their lineups. The resolution comes after two weeks of negotiations, during which Google issued compensation to…

bbc.co.uk - Tom Richardson - Game Awards 2025: Clair Obscur leads nominations - BBC News
Game Awards 2025: Clair Obscur leads nominations - BBC News
BBC

Image source, Sandfall Interactive Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the pack at this year's Game Awards with 12 nominations. The critically acclaimed role-playing game (RPG) is up for Game of the Year, as well as three entries in the best…

scmp.com - Ann Cao - How League of Legends is still China's top PC game after 15 years
How League of Legends is still China's top PC game after 15 years
South China Morning Post

US video game developer Riot Games, creator of League of Legends, retains bragging rights to the most popular PC game in China nearly a decade and a half after its launch. First introduced in 2009 and brought to the mainland in 2011, the…

bleedingcool.com - Gavin Sheehan - Soilpunk Fairytale Game The Regreening Announced
Soilpunk Fairytale Game The Regreening Announced
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Games, Indie Games, Video Games | Tagged: Positive Impact Games, The Regreening We got our first look at the new cozy simulation soilpunk fairytale game The Regreening, currently in the works for Steam The Regreening is a cozy soilpunk…

dailymail.co.uk - Daily Mail Reporter - Win thousands in cash with Daily Mail's Premier League Predictor game
Win thousands in cash with Daily Mail's Premier League Predictor game
Mail Online

Do you like football and winning free money? If so, look no further. On Saturday the Premier League returns after the international break, and with it comes Daily Mail Sport's red-hot game beloved by fans across the land: Predictor. Predictor asks…

gamespot.com - Eddie Makuch - Arc Raiders' Use Of AI Is 'Good For Gaming,' Helldivers Boss Says
Arc Raiders' Use Of AI Is 'Good For Gaming,' Helldivers Boss Says
GameSpot

Arc Raiders is out now and putting up big sales and player numbers, and it's achieved strong results thus far amid debates and discussions about how the PvPvE game implements AI technologies. Now, industry executive Shams Jorjani, the CEO of…

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