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techradar.com - Rene Millman - VPN brands troll the gaming industry's digital-only push with fake physical services
VPN brands troll the gaming industry's digital-only push with fake physical services
TechRadar

Proton, Windscribe, and PureVPN launched a satirical campaign to make fun of the gaming sector's digital shift PlayStation said it will stop releasing games on discs in 2028 The satirical stunt highlights growing consumer concerns about digital…

nytimes.com - Chris Kirschner - Yankees snap 7-game losing streak, but the good news ends there
Yankees snap 7-game losing streak, but the good news ends there
The New York Times

NEW YORK — After a painfully inept week for the New York Yankees, they have won a ballgame. The Yankees' seven-game losing streak is over. They beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Friday night. The Yankees' elixir could not have come at a better…

seekingalpha.com - Millennial Dividends - SK Hynix US Listing Is A Game-Changer For The Memory Industry (Pending:SKHY)
SK Hynix US Listing Is A Game-Changer For The Memory Industry (Pending:SKHY)
Seeking Alpha

SK Hynix (SKHY) is listing ADRs on Nasdaq at $166/share, aiming to close its valuation gap with Micron amid a memory-chip super cycle. SKHY's Q1 2026 revenue surged 198% YoY, operating margin exceeded 70%, and it dominates HBM with 56-58% market…

nytimes.com - Oliver Kay - World Cup last 16 bracket predictions: Picking biggest shocks, best games and who wins
World Cup last 16 bracket predictions: Picking biggest shocks, best games and who wins
The New York Times

The last 16 of the World Cup is set and some of the game's biggest sides are still fighting for the title. All three co-hosts are still present too, with the U.S. facing Belgium, Canada taking on Morocco and Mexico hosting England at the Azteca.

forbes.com - Hannah Abraham - Enola Holmes 3 Review: The Game Must Go On
Enola Holmes 3 Review: The Game Must Go On
Forbes

Enola Holmes heads to her wedding...alone “I'm not a lady yet,” detective Enola Holmes declaims passionately, standing on top of a carriage in a wedding dress and fleeing veil, wielding a gun. Less than five minutes into her…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Games Workshop Group falls Friday, underperforms market
Games Workshop Group falls Friday, underperforms market
MarketWatch

Games Workshop Group PLC GAW shares shed 1.58% to £211.40 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.25% to 10,679.03. Games Workshop Group PLC closed 10.20%…

nytimes.com - Sarah Shephard - World Cup set for one of hottest games ever. This is what happens to a player's body in extreme heat
World Cup set for one of hottest games ever. This is what happens to a player's body in extreme heat
The New York Times

The heat has arrived. The first two weeks of this World Cup were relatively mild but with a heatwave gripping large swathes of the United States, temperatures have soared. The Athletic 's weather expert Aaron Mentkowski reports that an Extreme Heat…

nytimes.com - Fabian Ardaya - Dodgers are threatening to put NL West on ice with a 13-game lead
Dodgers are threatening to put NL West on ice with a 13-game lead
The New York Times

The Los Angeles Dodgers have not won the National League West yet. However, when they clinch, they will look back at Thursday's game. It was the night that all but sealed things by July 2, when they erased an early six-run deficit and made anyone…

bbc.co.uk - Simon Spark - Schools adopt 'flexible approach' for early morning England game
Schools adopt 'flexible approach' for early morning England game
BBC

Some schools across the region are adopting a 'flexible approach' to when pupils arrive for class on Monday following England's World Cup game in the early hours. The match against Mexico kicks off at 01:00 BST, and millions of people are expected…

forbes.com - Christian Stadler - GTA 6 And Take-Two Interactive: The 'Rebel Strategy' Driving A Gaming Titan
GTA 6 And Take-Two Interactive: The 'Rebel Strategy' Driving A Gaming Titan
Forbes

Take-Two is a blockbuster machine with games like GTA 6 but also has annual revenue through sports and mobile games. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to sell up to 40 million copies in a single day when it…

blog.google - Nicola Julius - We're investing $1 million in Africa's indie game developers.
We're investing $1 million in Africa's indie game developers.
The Keyword

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to incredible storytelling, which fuels the game development scene in what is one of the world's fastest-growing gaming markets. But while the talent is immense, there is a significant investment gap. To address this…

gamesindustry.biz - Lewis Packwood - Where did all the UK game events go?
Where did all the UK game events go?
GamesIndustry.biz

A recurring question in the UK games scene is why such a significant territory can't sustain its own major consumer event, in the style of the US PAX, the French Paris Games Week or German titan Gamescom. The country's largest video game consumer…

engadget.com - Kris Holt - PlayStation just struck a hammer blow to game preservation
PlayStation just struck a hammer blow to game preservation
Engadget

While there are other issues to consider here — like the impact on people who lack a fast, stable internet connection and companies that specialise in physical games — nixing discs entirely is terrible for game preservation. The…

fansided.com - Christopher Kline - Predicting the full MLB All-Star Game rosters after voting concludes
Predicting the full MLB All-Star Game rosters after voting concludes
FanSided

Projected full rosters for the upcoming MLB All-Star Game feature a mix of fan-voted starters and predicted reserves for both the NL and AL. The National League roster is heavily carried by Phillies and Braves stars, while Toronto fans successfully…

kotaku.com - Ethan Gach - The Fallout Over PlayStation Killing Gaming Discs Is Everywhere
The Fallout Over PlayStation Killing Gaming Discs Is Everywhere
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

It's been 48 hours since Sony revealed that it's killing off PlayStation game discs by 2028. It's a policy shift that many felt was inevitable but is also coming sooner than expected, and the uproar over the move isn't dying down. Who knows if any…

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