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Why A Crash Won't 'Reset' The Games Industry
The video game industry won't be reset by a crash. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) With all the terrible news of layoffs and that the games industry is in a dire state, some people online have said a crash is the only way to fix things. It…
GTA VI won't solve the video-game industry's problems
Microsoft is rethinking its gaming business, and one of its first steps is shedding staff. The tech giant laid off 4,800 employees on Monday, accounting for roughly 2.1% of its global workforce. The cuts, which BI's Ashley Stewart first reported…
Lenovo Kills Its 'Game Boy' That Was Preloaded With Illegal Games
So long, Lenovo's Game Boy-like handheld ; we barely knew you. The PC maker has quietly ended all options to buy its licensed Lenovo G02 handheld—a device that could come stocked with a mountain of illegally sourced games from Nintendo's…
Games Workshop Group slides Wednesday, underperforms market
Shares of Games Workshop Group PLC GAW shed 3.65% to £200.40 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 1.66% to 10,489.04. Games Workshop Group PLC closed…
Something Incredible Every Single Game
Two hundred fifty years and two days into the American experiment, a 55-year-old bespectacled bald man from Liverpool enters a sterile hotel conference room in Atlanta, shaking his head. “It's all gone to hell, hasn't it?” he mutters.
Dodgers Prospect Josue De Paula Seeks Second All-Star Futures Game MVP
ATLANTA: Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Josue De Paula reacts after hitting a three-run home run during the 2025 All-Star Futures Game at Truist Park on July 12, 2025. He won the Larry Doby Award as the game's MVP. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty…
Football is a losing game
“My country needed me!” That line doesn't often excuse a working day of near-zero productivity, but there was a special quality to the country on the morning of 6 July. We hailed one another, weary and delirious, asking: “Where…
Top MLB Futures Game hitters to watch: Jesús Made, Eli Willits, Franklin Arias and more
Player evaluators from all 30 MLB front offices will once again be scouting the top talent at this year's Futures Game. The game takes place on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park as part of the league's annual All-Star activities and will feature a…
Sony hits eject on the era of owning games
Anyone of a certain generation will remember trading video game cartridges in the schoolyard, an essential part of a hobby where new titles cost more than a month's allowance. But the idea that games are something you can borrow or lend — or…
KT Tunstall to headline opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
KT Tunstall is to headline the opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The singer-songwriter, who is on a world tour, will return to Scotland to perform at the Hydro on July 23. The line-up also includes Nathan Evans & Saint…
New 'Fallout' Game Reportedly Coming From Obsidian, 'Avowed 2' Cancelled
Xbox just finished slashing 1,600 jobs this week, with another 1,600 coming before the end of the fiscal year. It's part of a long-term turnaround strategy for the brand that, on the other side of deep cuts, involves trying to make games that…
Republic of Ireland v Israel: FAI to continue with Israel games
The Football Association of Ireland's (FAI) General Assembly has endorsed a motion for Republic of Ireland to go ahead with their upcoming Nations League fixtures against Israel. The motion was passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) at…
Quote of the day by former Nintendo President Satoru Iawata correctly predicting dominance of digital games today
The way that consumers buy video games is changing, with Sony recently announcing that it would cease the production of new PlayStation game discs in January 2028 in a bid to push consumers towards more profitable digital purchases. It's a big…
'Era-defining' growth of women's cricket now outstripping men's game
Women's cricket is growing faster than the men's game in many areas of the world, according to the International Cricket Council chief executive, Sanjog Gupta, who has defended his organisation's reliance on the Indian market for driving expansion.
State of Origin 2026 Game 3 live: Qld Maroons v NSW Blues - latest updates
Queensland settle into the midfield arm-wrestle and almost catch out Bostock with a deep kick to the right corner. Then on tackle four with the Blues pummeling their way out of defence Klein pings the Maroons for slowing down the ruck! That came…
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