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How Brazil's government boosts the local game industry
How can governments—be they federal, regional, or otherwise—support the video game industry? The topic has come up a number of times in the traditional Western video game industry, with the general answer being some variation on two…
Spurs vs. Thunder live updates: 2026 NBA playoffs Game 5 start time, picks and predictions
The Western Conference finals returns to Oklahoma City tonight for Game 5, with the Thunder and Spurs tied 2-2 in the series. Follow our NBA writers for news, updates and analysis on tonight's game. Tipoff: 8:30 p.m. ET, 5:30 p.m. PT Watch: NBC…
How Real-World Gaming Became A Business Built On Escapism
Immersion has become the product. Modern escape rooms are engineered less around puzzles alone and more around emotional intensity, sensory theatre and memory-making The modern high street has spent years searching for a convincing reason to make…
Surface Installation Game Changer Brings Benefits To Pros And Owners
Game-changing new installation system makes surfaces like tile safe to remove and reinstall intact. MagFace | Bassi Group International Srl Construction systems rarely break into mainstream news coverage, unless there's a catastrophic failure, like…
China executes man for murdering prominent gaming tycoon
Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court Chinese authorities have executed a man for murdering his associate, billionaire gaming tycoon Lin Qi. In 2020, a disgruntled Xu Yao poisoned Lin for sidelining him shortly after he helped him land a…
Pratt accuses Bass of 'illegally gaming the election'
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt on Tuesday accused incumbent Mayor Karen Bass (D) of violating city election laws by appearing near voting centers on her campaign social media accounts. A lawyer for Pratt, a former reality star from…
Hurricanes-Canadiens Game 3 takeaways, grades, early look at Game 4
The Carolina Hurricanes took a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals over the Montreal Canadiens with a 3-2 overtime win Monday night in Montreal. It marked the first time that the Hurricanes have led a conference finals series in coach…
'Scandalous' Lenovo gaming handheld comes preloaded with classic game ROMs
A budget retro gaming handheld carrying Lenovo branding and loaded with thousands of copyrighted game files has surfaced on AliExpress, and the company has confirmed it is real. The Lenovo G02 [aliexpress] sells for roughly $73 and was initially…
The best gaming phone of 2026 has never been cheaper
With Memorial Day sales plummeting the price of Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra, is now finally the time to get one? The company's most powerful phone yet is equipped to make light work of the most demanding mobile games. As stated in our hands-on…
Samsung just put the first 6K OLED gaming monitor up for pre-order
Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. Samsung's 2026 monitor lineup goes up for order today, headlined by the industry's first 6K gaming monitor and an expanded run of OLED Odyssey panels. Preorder a qualifying model through 9:59 a.m. EDT on…
007 First Light' is the James Bond game we've been waiting for
A month before the release of 007 First Light, I traveled to Los Angeles to play an early five-hour selection of the new action-adventure game from IO Interactive; and almost immediately, I knew this was going to be one of the more meaningful games…
Dungeons and Dragons - DnD Beyond's Latest Upgrade Is a Game Changer
After years of very slow updates and development, DnD Beyond seems to finally be incorporating some of the most highly-requested features into the official Dungeons and Dragons VTT Maps tool. DnD Beyond's Maps tool has made some incredible…
Sony abruptly shuts down online multiplayer game Destruction AllStars
Hope you weren't planning to queue up for the PS5 launch window title. Destruction AllStars was one of the early wave of games available when Sony released the PlayStation 5, but it doesn't seem to be sticking around for the console's next act.
No Place for Football review - battling ice and snow to play the beautiful game in Greenland
As the football-industrial complex churns out ever more eyeball-aimed product, precision engineered to trigger either triumphalism or nostalgia (or both), there's occasionally room for stories like this about Greenland's eight team championship…
NBA betting tips, DFS picks for Tuesday: Will the Thunder respond in Game 5?
ESPN's basketball daily cheat sheet is your pregame destination before you lock in daily fantasy and betting decisions for that night's games. Here you'll find our top insights for the slate, including players to target for your daily fantasy…
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