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forbes.com - Ollie Barder - Why A Crash Won't 'Reset' The Games Industry
Why A Crash Won't 'Reset' The Games Industry
Forbes

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…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - GTA VI won't solve the video-game industry's problems
GTA VI won't solve the video-game industry's problems
The New York Ledger

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…

gizmodo.com - Kyle Barr - Lenovo Kills Its 'Game Boy' That Was Preloaded With Illegal Games
Lenovo Kills Its 'Game Boy' That Was Preloaded With Illegal Games
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

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…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Games Workshop Group slides Wednesday, underperforms market
Games Workshop Group slides Wednesday, underperforms market
MarketWatch

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…

mlb.com - Michael Avallone - Bucs' No. 1 prospect Hernandez impresses in Futures Game tuneup
Bucs' No. 1 prospect Hernandez impresses in Futures Game tuneup
MLB.com

As Seth Hernandez approaches the one-year anniversary of his first-day selection in the 2025 Draft, he has a goal in mind: getting to the Majors... quickly. To that end, MLB's No. 6 overall prospect appears to be on schedule, even as he competes in…

theatlantic.com - Charlie Warzel - Something Incredible Every Single Game
Something Incredible Every Single Game
The Atlantic

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.

forbes.com - Chuck Murr - Dodgers Prospect Josue De Paula Seeks Second All-Star Futures Game MVP
Dodgers Prospect Josue De Paula Seeks Second All-Star Futures Game MVP
Forbes

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…

forbes.com - Laura Sirikul - Amazon Music Presents: 'In The Paint' With LE SSERAFIM After WNBA Game
Amazon Music Presents: 'In The Paint' With LE SSERAFIM After WNBA Game
Forbes

Amazon Music Presents 'In The Paint' with LE SSERAFIM On Thursday, July 9, following Prime Video's exclusive coverage of the WNBA game between the Indiana Fever and the Phoenix Mercury, Amazon Music will release LE SSERAFIM's headlining performance…

nytimes.com - Jim Bowden - Top MLB Futures Game hitters to watch: Jesús Made, Eli Willits, Franklin Arias and more
Top MLB Futures Game hitters to watch: Jesús Made, Eli Willits, Franklin Arias and more
The New York Times

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…

bbc.co.uk - KT Tunstall and Nathan Evans to headline Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
KT Tunstall and Nathan Evans to headline Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
BBC

KT Tunstall, Nathan Evans and Saint Phnx are set to headline Glasgow's Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. The event will take place in the OVO Hydro on 23 July and officially kick-off 10 days of sporting action. Singer songwriter Callum Beattie…

mlb.com - Scott Merkin - After latest rehab game, Murakami could return to Sox lineup Friday
After latest rehab game, Murakami could return to Sox lineup Friday
MLB.com

CHICAGO -- Munetaka Murakami, who is recovering from a Grade 2 right hamstring strain he sustained beating out a double-play grounder against Detroit on May 29 at Rate Field, moved on to Game 2 of his rehab assignment for Triple-A Charlotte on…

japantimes.co.jp - Gearoid Reidy - Sony hits eject on the era of owning games
Sony hits eject on the era of owning games
The Japan Times

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…

standard.co.uk - Danyel Vanreenen - KT Tunstall to headline opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
KT Tunstall to headline opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Evening Standard

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…

forbes.com - Paul Tassi - New 'Fallout' Game Reportedly Coming From Obsidian, 'Avowed 2' Cancelled
New 'Fallout' Game Reportedly Coming From Obsidian, 'Avowed 2' Cancelled
Forbes

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…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - Republic of Ireland v Israel: FAI to continue with Israel games
Republic of Ireland v Israel: FAI to continue with Israel games
BBC

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…

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