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It's Game Over for the woke videogames industry
The videogames industry is crashing. That diagnosis is no longer just coming from disgruntled YouTubers. Tim Sweeney, the billionaire boss of Epic Games, told Edge magazine in September that the industry is in the midst of its worst crisis since…
Who is Shigeru Miyamoto? Nintendo games designer to get Japanese honour
The legendary games designer behind Mario, Legend of Zelda, and many other famous video games, will be given a very important honour in Japan next week. Shigeru Miyamoto will be presented with the Japanese Order of Culture by the country's Emperor…
Paris Games Biz showcased a guarded optimism in the face of turmoil, both locally and in the industry at large | Opinion
The games industry has spent several years persisting in the face of commercial and financial turmoil; to that it has now added civil unrest as a small group of publishers, investors, and developers gathered for the third Paris Game Biz in a city…
Epic Games CEO calls Steam's AI disclosure policies 'a political act'
CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has once again slammed Steam's AI disclosure policy, calling the company's position on AI disclosure 'a political act'. Responding to a tweet in which someone called Valve's AI disclosure policy ' absurd ', Sweeney…
5 Game of the Year Games That Aged Like Milk
Just like the film industry has award for Best Picture and the music industry has Song and Album of the year, the video game industry has used various Game of the Year awards to celebrate the very best in video games within a given year. There are…
Hellraiser: Revival Is Gross Enough To Redeem Games As Art
Hellraiser: Revival is the perfect addition to horror writer Clive Barker's boundlessly horny franchise because it's also disgusting. Like the 1986 novella “The Hellbound Heart” and the several movies full of nipple-ripping and…
Matiks raises $10M to expand its math and puzzle gaming platform
Over the past decade, head-to-head brain games like QuizUp rocketed in popularity, reaching at one point millions of users. After that, battle royale games like Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds had their moment in the spotlight. Lately…
Microsoft And Epic Games Suddenly Agree That AI Is Theft
The past four weeks have been something of a wake-up call for the video game industry. You've read the headlines, so you know the deal by now: AI advancements spearheaded by Claude Opus 5.5 have turned the world of coding on its axis.
The Chase's Bradley Walsh lands new game show with huge twist
A brand new series with a huge twist starring Bradley Walsh is coming to screens in a matter of days. The Chase host is set to front a brand new quiz show but this time on a rival channel. The presenter has become a firm favourite on ITV's hit quiz…
Yoto is a game-changer for screen-free play - but is the 4th gen even better?
Sign up for our free weekly newsletter for hot deals, best buys and expert reviews I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Encouraging screen-free entertainment, the Yoto is a…
Bookies fear budget hit but gaming machine self-harm killed off the old-fashioned shops
Has it really been almost a year since racing's last bout of Budget-related anxiety? Apparently so, because having successfully persuaded Rachel Reeves to exempt racing from a (modest) hike in betting day in 2025, here we are again, nervously…
Seven in 10 parents let kids play video games without checking age ratings
Seven in 10 parents let their children play video games despite not being fully clued up about age ratings or what's actually in the games. Research involving 2,000 parents with kids aged seven to 16 revealed they felt more clueless about gaming…
Predicting when the Vikings will lose their first game as the NFL's last undefeated team
Are the Minnestota Vikings officially on fraud watch? After starting the season 6-0, largely on the back of an insanely good defense, the Vikings should theoretically be hopeful about making a Super Bowl push. Yet, history indicates the opposite in…
Mckenna Grace's 'Hunger Games' Method Dressing Journey
Method dressing is ubiquitous for high-profile stars promoting their new projects. But actress Mckenna Grace has taken the approach a step further while promoting “ The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” referencing costumes…
What the claw arcade game tells us about the cost-of-living crisis | Zoe Williams
About a decade ago, the financial crash was almost a decade old. Unrelatedly, my kids were under 10, so I was spending a lot more time in arcades. There's a particular game involving a metal claw – it goes by the name of claw-game. You put…
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