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fastcompany.com - Chris Morris - Grand Theft Auto' maker Take-Two plots its next move in a consolidating gaming industry
Grand Theft Auto' maker Take-Two plots its next move in a consolidating gaming industry
Fast Company

Consolidation is all the rage in the video game world these days. In the past year, Ubisoft created a new gaming subsidiary with Chinese tech giant Tencent, while Electronic Arts announced a $55 billion deal led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment…

digitaltrends.com - Sudhanshu Kumar Mangalam - GTA 6 release deadline has a human cost, which isn't unusual for the gaming industry
GTA 6 release deadline has a human cost, which isn't unusual for the gaming industry
Digital Trends

Delays have already pushed Grand Theft Auto VI further down the calendar, and the latest accounts from inside Rockstar Games suggest the schedule pressure hasn't eased. Instead, employees describe a situation where the burden of meeting…

nytimes.com - Chris Branch - An asburd amount of goals, plus 3 Game 7s
An asburd amount of goals, plus 3 Game 7s
The New York Times

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic' s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Make a hard decision today. Coming up: 😮‍💨 😵‍💫…

wsj.com - Prediction Bets Are (Mostly) a Losing Game
Prediction Bets Are (Mostly) a Losing Game
Wall Street Journal

Instead, casual traders are bleeding cash while a small number of sophisticated pros—including trading firms with access to vast streams of data— eat their lunch, according to a WSJ analysis of platform data and interviews with…

nytimes.com - Sean Gentille - K'Andre Miller showed why Hurricanes coveted him with diving Game 1 highlight
K'Andre Miller showed why Hurricanes coveted him with diving Game 1 highlight
The New York Times

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jaccob Slavin knows a good stick when he sees one. The Carolina Hurricanes defenseman is one of the NHL's best at his position, a reputation built on the way he uses that piece of equipment to erase scoring chances, break up…

nytimes.com - Lukas Weese - Canadiens vs. Lightning live updates: 2026 NHL playoffs Game 7 start time, picks and predictions
Canadiens vs. Lightning live updates: 2026 NHL playoffs Game 7 start time, picks and predictions
The New York Times

Follow our live coverage of tonight's Game 7 between Montreal and Tampa Bay The Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning square off in the lone Game 7 of the first round in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Buffalo Sabres await the winner in the…

nytimes.com - Eric Koreen - Cavaliers finally wear down weary Raptors in Game 7 win, will face Pistons next
Cavaliers finally wear down weary Raptors in Game 7 win, will face Pistons next
The New York Times

Through 6 1/2 games, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors scored the same amount of points. That's how even these two teams played in their first-round playoff series. The start of the second half is where the No. 4-seeded Cavaliers jumped…

bbc.co.uk - Top-10 finish for Cornish search and rescue team at SAR Games
Top-10 finish for Cornish search and rescue team at SAR Games
BBC

A Cornish search and rescue team has secured a top 10 finish on its international debut at the SAR Games. The annual competition, which was held in Norway, tests participating teams in scenarios such as search operations, simulated emergency…

nytimes.com - Eduardo Tansley - George Wickens: My game in my words - The goalkeeper who matched Ederson's assists record
George Wickens: My game in my words - The goalkeeper who matched Ederson's assists record
The New York Times

George Wickens is a goalkeeper on the up, quite literally, with Lincoln City, who will be one league away from the Premier League next season after their promotion to the English second tier following 65 years away. During the campaign, Wickens'…

sportsnet.ca - @Sportsnet - Bright future': Raptors fans react to Game 7 loss to Cavaliers
Bright future': Raptors fans react to Game 7 loss to Cavaliers
Sportsnet.ca

The Toronto Raptors are heading home. The Raptors were bounced from the playoffs with a 114-102 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 on Sunday night. The loss ended a season that saw the Raptors bounce back in a big way, improving their win…

independent.co.uk - Isabel Keane - Trump ridiculed for not knowing how popular card game works
Trump ridiculed for not knowing how popular card game works
The Independent

President Donald Trump faced online mockery after sharing an AI -generated image of himself holding many Uno cards, captioned “I have all the cards,” which social media users interpreted as a misunderstanding of the game's objective.

independent.co.uk - Josh Marcus - The California tax proposal that has billionaires gaming for 'economic 9/11'
The California tax proposal that has billionaires gaming for 'economic 9/11'
The Independent

A proposed tax on California billionaires has dropped like a bomb on state politics, splitting the Democratic party and galvanizing the state's Big Tech executives in opposition. The initiative hasn't formally qualified for the ballot yet, but…

mirror.co.uk - Stephen Killen - Premier League cult hero in horror injury as game abandoned and wife shaken up
Premier League cult hero in horror injury as game abandoned and wife shaken up
The Mirror

Premier League icon Stephen Ireland was hospitalised after suffering a serious injury during a Veterans Cup final. Ireland, 39, turns out for the star-studded Wythenshawe Vets side that has taken the Cheshire Vets League and the online world by…

espn.com - Anthony Gharib - Cleveland Cavaliers troll Drake, Toronto Raptors after Game 7 win
Cleveland Cavaliers troll Drake, Toronto Raptors after Game 7 win
ESPN

The Cleveland Cavaliers took down the Toronto Raptors 114-102 in Game 7 on Sunday, then made sure to poke fun at one of Toronto's biggest fans: Drake. Cleveland shared a photo on social media of an ice structure similar to what Drake put in…

foxnews.com - Rachel Wolf - Your kid's gaming habit could be building a future career, new survey shows
Your kid's gaming habit could be building a future career, new survey shows
Fox News

Many parents worry about screen time and video games keeping their children from learning and developing crucial skills. However, a new study suggests that these same tools can be used to enhance learning experiences. K12, a U.S.-based online…

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