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Tightening immigration rules will impact the games industry in 2026
With the games industry increasingly dependent on access to global talent, immigration policy changes expected in both the United States and the United Kingdom in 2026 are set to influence how studios recruit, relocate and retain critical…
Let the Games Begin
The 25th Winter Olympics formally kicked off today in Italy, where four separate parades at four far-flung sites reflected the geographical expansiveness of this year's Games. Check out the highlights. The opening ceremonies celebrated Italian…
Play The Athletic's 2026 Super Bowl predictions party game
This is a true toss-up. In the past 10 Super Bowls, five national anthems have been longer than two minutes and five have been shorter. The average performance is almost exactly two minutes — technically, 120.1 seconds. A head coach has been…
America's Game
The Super Bowl is one of our great secular holidays, rivaled only by Thanksgiving for its place in the American imagination. More than 125 million people watched the game last year, either for the contest itself or for the halftime show and the…
This Super Bowl, the game to watch is prediction markets versus sportsbooks
Forget the Seattle Seahawks versus the New England Patriots. This Super Bowl, the game to watch is prediction markets versus sportsbooks. For fans willing to risk money on the Super Bowl, the savvy financial move might be going with prediction…
Cristiano Ronaldo misses second consecutive Al Nassr game
Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of a second consecutive Al Nassr game after not being including in Friday's matchday squad to face Al Ittihad. The Athletic reported on Thursday that the 41-year-old was not included in the squad for the 1-0 win…
A Lightweight, Minimalist Torch Design Helps Kick Off the Winter Games
|A Lightweight, Minimalist Torch Design Helps Kick Off the Winter Games https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/milan-winter-olympics-torch-design.html For the past two months, the pre-Games relay of the Olympic torch has drawn crowds and…
Five must-watch Olympic hockey games as the hunt for gold begins
Red Light newsletter 🏒 | This is The Athletic 's hockey newsletter. Sign up here to receive Red Light directly in your inbox. Good morning, hockey folks. The Olympics are here! And so, too, is a pile of hockey news, including an outbreak, a…
Games For Change Joins London Games Festival 2026
Posted in: Conventions, Events, Games, Video Games | Tagged: Games for Change, London Games Festival London Games Festival 2026 will be getting some additional programming as Games For Change will be added to the programming Games For Change brings…
How Big Gaming Is Swallowing Up the Big Game
Bluesky The outcome of the 60th Super Bowl won't be known for another few days, but here's one surefire prediction: The game will be a bonanza for the legalized sports-betting industry. The American Gaming Association, the trade group for betting…
Man Utd vs Tottenham predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game
Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a variety of guests. His guest for week 25 is Gladiators star Apollo, real name Alex Gray, who supports Newcastle. Sutton says:…
What Lakers' post-trade deadline game vs. 76ers revealed about their roster
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers already didn't have much movement at Thursday's trade deadline and the first game on the other side of it looked like a team still trying to figure out who it is. The Lakers made one transaction at the…
The NHL's long and surprisingly weird history of players scoring 8 points in a game
This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of Darryl Sittler's legendary 10-point game. On Feb. 7, 1976, Sittler scored six times and added four assists to power the Toronto Maple Leafs to a win over the Boston Bruins. With the feat coming on a…
2026 Winter Olympics Live Updates: Opening Ceremony Will Formally Kick Off Milan Games
The Winter Games of Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo will formally kick off on Friday with opening ceremonies, where pledges of sportsmanship and peaceful competition will come against the backdrop of a fraying world order. Many details of exactly what will…
TV Licence £174.50 payment rule for people who use games and DVDs
The price of a TV Licence rose for many in 2025, with the Government increasing the price to £174.50 last April. This annual payment is generally mandatory for any households or businesses that watch live TV or access BBC iPlayer. However…
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