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Games industry legal trends to watch in 2026: AI, child safety, loot boxes and more
In December last year, we fetched our crystal ball and made some predictions on the legal trends that would impact the games industry in 2025. As others start to take the first steps into 2026, we look back and see where we have been right (+) and…
NFL Week 18 projected scores: Model predicts point spreads and totals for every game
Alex Highsmith and the Pittsburgh Steelers are underdogs at home against Baltimore in the battle for the AFC North title. Nick Cammett / Getty Images The final week of the NFL regular season is always messy. There are teams playing for their lives…
Ole Miss vs. Georgia live updates: College Football Playoff Sugar Bowl game score, predictions, latest
No. 6 Ole Miss takes on No. 3 Georgia in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal round at the Sugar Bowl. Follow along for live updates and real-time analysis from The Athletic 's college football staff. Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET TV: ESPN Streaming:…
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game
Nottingham Forest did not have a very good Christmas, losing three games in a row. Sean Dyche's side had plenty of possession against Everton on Tuesday but did not create many chances and were picked off. That was a bit of a surprise, because of…
AFC North Whiparound: Delving into the Steelers-Ravens division title game
Each week during the regular season and occasionally during the offseason, our AFC North writers tackle the pressing questions and biggest storylines around the division. This week, we discuss what to expect from the division championship on Sunday…
Penguins overcome special-teams slugfest in Kris Letang's 1,200th game: Observations
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby predicted during the holiday break that the spiraling Pittsburgh Penguins were about to get hot. He was right, and he's played a big role. But even he couldn't have predicted how the Penguins would get two points…
6 huge predictions for gaming in 2026
Every year, the video game industry gets a little harder to predict. With mass layoffs that upend studios and leave major games canceled, you never really know how exactly a year is going to shake out anymore. Remember when Embracer Group seemed…
NFL Week 18 schedule rankings: Top 5 Sunday rivalry games with lasting stakes
It's been 17 weeks of high drama, highlights and hijinks. Now, we cruise into the final Sunday of the NFL's regular season. Take, take me home (has anyone else noticed this Phil Collins banger in every Monday night broadcast?). Week 18 is the…
Our guide to every Week 18 NFL game: Matchup previews, predictions and what's at stake
The Week 18 NFL schedule brings some exciting matchups to wrap up the 2025 regular season. Carolina-Tampa Bay and Baltimore-Pittsburgh will decide winner-take-all games for the final spots in the playoffs (though Sunday's Saints-Falcons game could…
Prime Video's Beast Games Season 2 release date explained
YouTuber Mr Beast is bringing a brand new series of the hit competition Beast Games to Prime Video, and it lands sooner than you think. The first season, which ran from December 2024 to January 2025, achieved massive success, becoming Prime's…
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2025 - Kotaku
It can be tempting, in an era where there are simply way too many great games coming out every month, to give into list inflation. Top 10s become top 25s. Top 25s become top 50s. By 2030, we might even see our first top 100 GOTY list. Kotaku has…
Feel like your life is just a game? This book explains why
In the Domesday Book of 1086, C Thi Nguyen tells us, English surveyors measured land by the “hide”: the area an average family needed to sustain themselves. A useful measure, obviously, but you need local knowledge to use it. Some…
Editorial | New strategy for the Northern Metropolis may be a game changer
Just before the new year, Hong Kong's government unveiled details for a more agile, corporate-led strategy to accelerate development of the Northern Metropolis. It could be a game changer for a project that the city needs to ensure its future…
Badminton bosses eye dramatic change to scoring system to make games quicker
A proposal by the World Badminton Federation could see the nature of the sport shift dramatically, with each best-of-three game to be won by 15 points rather than the current 21. The potential change, according to some officials, is aimed at making…
Olympic men's hockey central: Schedule, rosters, how to watch Milan-Cortina Games
After two consecutive Olympic Games with no NHL players competing, the world's top professional hockey league is back for the Milan-Cortina Games. While the opening ceremonies for the Games is Feb. 6, the men's ice hockey tournament does not begin…
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