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pcgamer.com - Andy Edser - In a lot of ways, we created the modern video game industry' says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
In a lot of ways, we created the modern video game industry' says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
PC Gamer

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theverge.com - Nilay Patel - Prediction markets are playing a dangerous game
Prediction markets are playing a dangerous game
The Verge

Today on Decoder, let's talk about prediction markets, which continue to insert themselves into the news cycle and the news itself in increasingly weird, unsettling, and potentially illegal ways. My guest today is Liz Lopatto, senior reporter at…

gamesindustry.biz - Sophie McEvoy - Industry veteran launches indie-focused talent agency Rocket Game Talent
Industry veteran launches indie-focused talent agency Rocket Game Talent
GamesIndustry.biz

Former PlayStation and Xbox talent leader Fiona Cherback has launched Rocket Game Talent, a boutique agency providing AAA hiring expertise and strategies for indie studios. Rocket Game Talent provides talent acquisition services to studios of all…

gamesindustry.biz - Vikki Blake - Cheer Games raises $4.5m in pre-seed funding
Cheer Games raises $4.5m in pre-seed funding
GamesIndustry.biz

Cheer Games has raised $4.5 million in its pre-seed round. The Barcelona-based team, founded by former leads at AppLovin's Lion Studios and creators of Hexa Sort, said the funding – led by Makers Fund with Play Ventures – will…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - Tottenham v Crystal Palace predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game
Tottenham v Crystal Palace predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game
BBC

Tottenham's home record is wretched - Wolves are the only top-flight team to have picked up fewer points than them on their own turf so far. The atmosphere there has been toxic all season anyway, and we are into territory where, if Tudor loses…

nytimes.com - Jason Jones - How Bobby Witt Jr. links the WBC, video games, his wedding and a burger chain
How Bobby Witt Jr. links the WBC, video games, his wedding and a burger chain
The New York Times

In one of the true great American debates, Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has taken his stance. It's Whataburger over In-N-Out. Regardless of what his West Coast teammates say. “They're always on me, like In-N-Out is better…

bbc.co.uk - Vicky Castle - University of Chichester lecturer celebrates 1,000 games in football milestone
University of Chichester lecturer celebrates 1,000 games in football milestone
BBC

A university lecturer has reached a milestone of taking part in 1,000 football matches in a variety of roles. Louis Langdown hit the landmark on Saturday as AFC Totton beat Dagenham & Redbridge 2-0 in the National League South. He has combined a…

arstechnica.com - Samuel Axon - After a rocky six years, Sony cancels future single-player PC game releases
After a rocky six years, Sony cancels future single-player PC game releases
Ars Technica

Sony no longer plans to bring current and future single-player games to personal computers, according to Bloomberg. The report specifically names last year's Ghost of Yotei and the soon-to-be-released Returnal successor, Saros, as games whose PC…

thestar.com.my - Jason Schreier - Sony pulls back from PlayStation games on PC
Sony pulls back from PlayStation games on PC
The Star Online

Sony Group Corp no longer plans to release its big PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major shift in strategy that sees the video-game maker returning to console exclusivity after six years of flirting with multi-platform releases, according to people…

standard.co.uk - Vicky Jessop - Gotta snatch em all: How fashion fell in love with gaming
Gotta snatch em all: How fashion fell in love with gaming
Evening Standard

At this year's London Fashion Week, one of the hottest tickets came from an unexpected source. Yes, there were the Burberrys and Tolu Cokers. But people flocking to east London on a rainy Saturday night were there for a very different reason: to…

the-sun.com - Jamie Harris - Fortnite reveals big game change as bitter Epic Games & Google feud finally ends
Fortnite reveals big game change as bitter Epic Games & Google feud finally ends
The US Sun

FORTNITE is set to return to the Google Play Store after it was dramatically pulled five years ago. Bosses of the game revealed that it'll be easily accessible to 3.9billion Android users worldwide “soon” after the company ended a…

bbc.co.uk - Andy Gray - Fionn McLaughlin: From gaming after school to F1 weekends
Fionn McLaughlin: From gaming after school to F1 weekends
BBC

Andy Gray BBC Sport NI Journalist When Fionn McLaughlin finished school, he would run straight up to his bedroom and start driving on the Formula 1 games. Now, two years on, he is getting ready to race on Grand Prix weekends for real in Formula 3…

nytimes.com - Eduardo Tansley - College football set to play games at London's Wembley Stadium for next 3 years
College football set to play games at London's Wembley Stadium for next 3 years
The New York Times

College football will be played at Wembley, the United Kingdom's largest stadium, for the next three years, with an option to extend the deal to a fourth year, organizers have told The Athletic. On Sept. 19, the Arizona State Sun Devils and Kansas…

mirror.co.uk - Nathan Ridley - FIFA to allow in-game World Cup adverts as ITV given headache after backlash
FIFA to allow in-game World Cup adverts as ITV given headache after backlash
The Mirror

FIFA will allow broadcasters to show adverts during their live coverage of World Cup matches. ITV will be among the channels able to cut away during the mandatory hydration breaks at this summer's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

gizmodo.com - James Whitbrook - The Plague That Changed the Course of 'Game of Thrones' History
The Plague That Changed the Course of 'Game of Thrones' History
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Although A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and the novellas that inspired it all focus on a smaller-scale perspective of Westeros, that's not to say they don't touch on major turning points in the history of the realm. In fact, its first season takes…

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