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scmp.com - Carol Yang - Why the Iran war could be a 'game-changer' for EVs - and China's car industry
Why the Iran war could be a 'game-changer' for EVs - and China's car industry
South China Morning Post

Surging oil prices driven by the US-Israel war on Iran could accelerate the global adoption of electric vehicles – a sector that helped China overtake Japan to become the world's largest seller of automobiles last year. “The closure…

destructoid.com - Scott Duwe - Epic Games CEO blames 'industry-wide challenges' for 1,000-plus layoffs, multiple Fortnite game modes shutting down
Epic Games CEO blames 'industry-wide challenges' for 1,000-plus layoffs, multiple Fortnite game modes shutting down
Destructoid

Over 1,000 Epic Games employees are being laid off today as multiple Fortnite game modes are being shut down for good, CEO Tim Sweeney announced. In a letter to employees today, Sweeney blamed a “downturn in Fortnite engagement that started…

nytimes.com - Josh Yohe - Egor Chinakhov draws comparisons to Pastrnak as his game blossoms in Pittsburgh
Egor Chinakhov draws comparisons to Pastrnak as his game blossoms in Pittsburgh
The New York Times

PITTSBURGH — Kevin Hayes, a healthy scratch in recent weeks, was strolling through the press box in Raleigh during a recent intermission. The veteran was just shaking his head. “Unbelievable,” he muttered. He was talking about…

nytimes.com - Jenny Catlin - How to watch Minnesota Twins: 'Field of Dreams' game, TV channels to know in 2026
How to watch Minnesota Twins: 'Field of Dreams' game, TV channels to know in 2026
The New York Times

The Minnesota Twins finished last season at 70-92. The year didn't just end, either. It unraveled. By the deadline, the Twins had shifted from tinkering to selling, and the franchise's short-term identity went with it. The headline from that…

gamesindustry.biz - Alex Forbes-Calvin - Starbreeze's Payday-focused future starts with a co-developed VR game
Starbreeze's Payday-focused future starts with a co-developed VR game
GamesIndustry.biz

In the last decade, Sweden's Starbreeze has very much become the Payday company. Payday 2, which launched in 2013 and has sold over 40 million units, helped the firm through its darkest days. The company bet the house on 2023's Payday 3, with…

nytimes.com - Sean McIndoe - Ranking a busy night of big games. Plus: Who fed the Blue Jackets rocket fuel?
Ranking a busy night of big games. Plus: Who fed the Blue Jackets rocket fuel?
The New York Times

Red Light newsletter 🏒 | This is The Athletic 's hockey newsletter. Sign up here to receive Red Light directly in your inbox. Good morning to everyone except anyone who wears one of those jerseys where it's two teams sewn together, unless…

techcrunch.com - Amanda Silberling - Epic Games cuts 1,000 jobs, says Fortnite engagement is down
Epic Games cuts 1,000 jobs, says Fortnite engagement is down
TechCrunch

Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees on Tuesday, according to a company memo that was posted on Epic's blog. “The downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025 means we're spending significantly more than we're making, and we have…

gamesindustry.biz - Sophie McEvoy - TIGA: UK games dev sector faces 'most severe downturn on record'
TIGA: UK games dev sector faces 'most severe downturn on record'
GamesIndustry.biz

The UK games development sector is experiencing the 'most severe downturn on record,' with its employment rate falling 4.5% year-on-year. According to the TIGA Making Games in the UK report, between May 2024 and September 2025, 491 companies cut…

nytimes.com - Keith Law - What I'm seeing from MLB prospects: Kade Morris, Breyson Guedez shine in Spring Breakout game
What I'm seeing from MLB prospects: Kade Morris, Breyson Guedez shine in Spring Breakout game
The New York Times

The final Spring Breakout game of the 2026 Cactus League season featured the Athletics prospects hosting the second game for the Brewers prospects (since one team in each spring training league has to play two games). This gave us all a second look…

thestar.com.my - Kilian FICHOU - PEGI chief: No 'silver bullet' for video game age restrictions
PEGI chief: No 'silver bullet' for video game age restrictions
The Star Online

PARIS: The head of Europe's video game rating system, PEGI, has warned against supposed 'silver bullet' child protection solutions such as age verification, in an interview with AFP. A new set of PEGI (Pan-European Game Information) age ratings…

espn.com - ESPN staff - NHL playoff watch: What's at stake in all 15 games on Tuesday
NHL playoff watch: What's at stake in all 15 games on Tuesday
ESPN

There was just one game on the NHL schedule on Monday, but to make up for it there are 15 on the docket Tuesday! Whether it's a matter of playoff positioning or jockeying for position in the draft lottery standings, each contest has stakes on the…

mlb.com - Oz 'The Mentalist' Pearlman Post-Game Show - May 8
Oz 'The Mentalist' Pearlman Post-Game Show - May 8
MLB.com

The Cincinnati Reds will welcome fans to a night of mind-bending entertainment with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see renowned mentalist Oz Pearlman in person for a special post-game show on Friday, May 8, 2026. Pearlman, widely known as…

theverge.com - Emma Roth - Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld 'is no longer sustainable'
Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld 'is no longer sustainable'
The Verge

The rising cost of storage is making the Next 2 too expensive to build, according to Ayaneo. The rising cost of storage is making the Next 2 too expensive to build, according to Ayaneo. RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage Emma…

theguardian.com - Andrew Pulver - Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story review - fitting tribute to a barnstorming trailblazer
Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story review - fitting tribute to a barnstorming trailblazer
The Guardian

It may seem as, if in the streaming era, every conceivable football story has already been told. But that's clearly not the case: here is an uplifting film that has important things to say about racism and empowerment in the game via the life story…

hollywoodreporter.com - Alex Weprin - Epic Games Slashes 1,000 Jobs, Citing 'Downturn in 'Fortnite' Engagement'
Epic Games Slashes 1,000 Jobs, Citing 'Downturn in 'Fortnite' Engagement'
The Hollywood Reporter

Epic Games, the studio behind Fortnite, is slashing more than 1,000 jobs as it deals with a “downturn” in engagement with its flagship game. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney announced the cuts to staff Tuesday. “The downturn in Fortnite…

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