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Why Liquidnitro Is Convinced It Can Thrive Amid The Gaming Crisis
The gaming sector faces huge challenges despite record revenues Consumers globally spent more than $201 billion on gaming last year according to data from Newzoo, an all-time high, yet this remains an industry in crisis. Surging game budgets and…
Games for Change report aims to ground parental gaming concerns in 'evidence rather than fear'
Non-profit organisation Games for Change has published a white paper exploring how parents approach video games, and how to shift their focus away from 'fear-driven narratives focused on addiction, violence, and excessive screen time.' Authored by…
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South of Midnight wins Game and Experience of the Year at Games for Change Awards 2026
Games for Change has revealed the winners of its 2026 awards, naming Compulsion Games' South of Midnight as Game and Experience of the Year. Hexecutable's Consume Me received Best Narrative, Best Gameplay, and the Indie Breakout Award. Paintbucket…
Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026: Flagbearers confirmed for opening ceremony
Matthew Henry BBC Sport Journalist Five-time Commonwealth champion bowler Alex Marshall and two-time judo champion Sarah Adlington will be Scotland's flagbearers at Thursday's Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow. With five golds, one…
Hasbro records $56m write-down and cancels 'several games' scheduled for 2028 and beyond
Hasbro has recorded a $56 million impairment charge against its video game portfolio, confirming it has cancelled 'several' games scheduled for release in 2028 and beyond. In a presentation to shareholders, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks revealed the…
Microsoft is bringing original Xbox games to PC
Xbox backward compatibility for PC allows classic Xbox console games to officially run on Windows. Xbox backward compatibility for PC allows classic Xbox console games to officially run on Windows. Tom Warren is a senior correspondent and author of…
Commonwealth Games 2026: What is the event being held in Glasgow?
Jonty Colman BBC Sport journalist The Commonwealth Games are a major international multi-sport event held every four years involving countries that are part of the Commonwealth. The 2026 Games - taking place between 23 July and 2 August - are being…
ESPN Veteran Addresses Pat McAfee-Linked Layoffs After Phillies, Dodgers Game
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 09: American sports analyst Pat McAfee before the Indiana Hoosiers versus Oregon Ducks College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on January 9, 2026, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by…
Commonwealth Games quiz: Can you name every host city?
The Commonwealth Games 2026 are happening between 23 July and 2 August 2026 in Glasgow, with 215 golds up for grabs. Inspired, we want you to name all of the past hosts. Only the most knowledgeable of sports fans will get 100%! After more quizzes?
Xbox Brings OG Console Games to PC, and There's a Good Reason Why
Some of your favorite OG Xbox titles may finally be available on PC, 26 years after they first hit the scene. It's a move that makes the current-gen Xbox consoles seem even more like relics of a dying ecosystem. That's because Xbox needs to bring…
Seed Is A Survival Game That Wants To Be A Metaverse
I picked up Seed when I saw the early access key offer in my inbox on a bit of a whim. I vaguely remembered hearing about this game years prior, and being vaguely interested in its promise of an MMO sandbox life-sim sort of situation in which…
Poinpy, a perfect video game, is back and it's completely free on mobile
Nothing gold can stay, as Robert Frost once wrote. But maybe it can go away for a while and come back again. Such is the case with Poinpy. The mobile game debuted in 2022 and it was available exclusively to Netflix subscribers. However, the…
Sir Chris Hoy backs Glasgow to put on a show as host city at Commonwealth Games
Sir Chris Hoy is backing Glasgow to get behind the Commonwealth Games in the same way it did 12 years ago. Glasgow stepped in as last-minute hosts for the 2026 edition after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out in 2023. Scotland's biggest…
Microsoft is bringing original XBOX games to your PC and handhelds
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Microsoft is rolling out XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC. Players will now be able to play original XBOX games on PC and handhelds. You'll also be able to enhance the experience with features such as 4x…
Analysts Explain How PlayStation Ending Physical Games Will Destroy The Used Games Market
Every stakeholder has been chiming in on PlayStation's decision to stop making physical disc games. But we haven't really heard from professionals about how this will affect the used games market, until now. DATA Intelo has shared a surprisingly…
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