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Hollywood still has time to avoid the gaming industry's disastrous consolidation endgame
21st Century Fox, Columbia, Tristar, Pixar, MGM, Turner, New Line, Lucasfilm, DreamWorks, Miramax, RKO—these were all, at some point, movie studios or production companies that weren't owned by a multibillion dollar empire like Disney, Sony…
Dead Space Creator Glen Schofield Announces Retirement From 'Day to Day' Work of the Gaming Industry
Dead Space creator Glen Schofield has announced his retirement from the 'day to day work' of the gaming industry. Schofield took to LinkedIn to break the news with an emotional video, thanking his fans, colleagues, and the industry for supporting…
MLB All-Star Game 2026 live updates: Today's rosters, batting order and our predictions
We've made it to the climactic event of All-Star Week, the All-Star Game between the AL and NL! The exhibition features the sport's best players and was so close last year that a home run swing-off was necessary to determine the victor. Citizens…
Xbox layoffs: What's next for the video game giant?
That was how game developer Morgan Goin felt when she found out she was being laid off from her job at Xbox-owned ZeniMax Online Studios (ZOS) last week. The senior encounter designer, who worked on popular fantasy role-playing game The Elder…
Is it Spain's tournament to lose? Re-ranking the World Cup teams with three games left
What a strange tournament they had. Unimpressive when drawing against Egypt and Iran, Belgium coasted past New Zealand to win the group on goal difference and then, after looking dead and buried against Senegal when 2-0 down in the 86th minute…
An All-Digital Gaming Future Makes Sense. Just Let Us Own Our Video Games
The video game industry has seemingly been hit with bombshell after bombshell of bad news, from Xbox layoffs to ballooning prices. But if that's not bad enough, I'm still reeling from Sony's recent announcement: Starting in 2028, the company will…
Game of Thrones 'ice and fire' coins launched by The Royal Mint
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The Royal Mint is launching two collectable “ice…
Famitsu at 40: Conspiracies, Clicks and the Future of Gaming Media
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg's journalists around the world. Today, Takashi Mochizuki interviews the leaders of Famitsu, Japan's famed gaming magazine…
MLB All-Star Game 2026: Predictions, live updates, takeaways
The 2026 MLB All-Star Game has arrived! Will the National League repeat following last year's walk-off win? Or will the American League come away with its 11th victory in 13 years? All-Star newcomers, such as Kevin McGonigle and Travis Bazzana, and…
Suni Lee, six-time Olympic medalist, returning to gymnastics ahead of 2028 L.A. Games
Suni Lee is returning to gymnastics, the American and six-time Olympic medalist announced in a video on Instagram on Tuesday, two years to the day before the opening ceremony of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. “I know what I'm capable…
MLB stars address salary cap, owners saying baseball is broken ahead of All-Star Game: 'Bad for the game
Major League Baseball is the last remaining big US sport that doesn't have a salary cap, and if you ask some of baseball's best players, it's clear they want to keep it that way. MLB's owners have united over the past few months, spurred on by…
Many of MLB's biggest names aren't playing in the All-Star Game. Is that a problem?
Back in 2013, before The Athletic even existed, our own Grant Brisbee went down a statistical rabbit hole and assembled his all-time Top 10 All-Star lineups. I'm going out on a limb here and guessing — mostly because I don't want to get…
Now the elder statesman, Mike Trout savors his All-Star Game return
PHILADELPHIA — In the summer of 2012, when Mike Trout became an All-Star for the first time, 10-year-old Jordan Walker was obsessed with riding the rollercoasters at Six Flags over Georgia in the suburbs of Atlanta. Sal Stewart, fresh off…
Jordan Walker announces himself in HR Derby thriller. Plus: All-Star Game still has potential
The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic 's MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. If they wanted to sell us on the new format, I'm not sure there could have been a better Home Run Derby to make the…
Future MLB All-Star Game locations: Announced venues and predictions beyond
Philadelphia hosts the 2026 MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park as part of the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations. One historic ballpark is confirmed for 2027, marking its first Midsummer Classic since 1990. The next decade could see…
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