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Modern consumers crave 'events', and the games industry needs to provide them | Opinion
For almost as long as the games industry has existed, the conventional wisdom around sequels has remained the same: strike while the iron is hot. If you have a hit game, ensure you get a sequel out the door before the public loses interest. If you…
SpecialEffect's annual UK video game industry charity football match raises over £63,000 for physically disabled gamers
Video game charity SpecialEffect has once again hosted its One Big Game football event, bringing developers from all across the UK games industry together to raise money for a good cause. And with the event now over, more than £63,000 has…
A simple, restorative baseball game. Plus: Trade-deadline weirdness
The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic 's MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. The Field of Dreams game was a blowout, but the presentation was still cool. Plus: Stark's Weird & Wild column takes…
NFL preseason scores and live updates: Falcons' James Pearce suspended; latest news and analysis from tonight's games
The first week of the preseason continues tonight with three games: Broncos at Falcons, Buccaneers at Jets and Dolphins at Commanders. All three games kick off at 7 p.m. ET. The NFL suspended Atlanta edge rusher James Pearce Jr. for eight games…
Answering your Phillies questions with 39 games to go and so much at stake
The Phillies hit some baseballs into the cornfield Thursday night, and maybe that's what everyone needed. It was a refreshing nine innings after weeks of struggling to push the boulder uphill. The Phillies have 39 games to play, and they, of all…
Two 60-minute games? Three 45-minute halves? Why Premier League clubs are playing weird friendlies
For almost 150 years, regulation time in football matches has consisted of 90 minutes to determine a result — but many teams appear to have had other ideas this pre-season. Liverpool will play a total of 180 minutes against Serie A side Como…
A.J. Brown tried to get Drake Maye into Patriots preseason game vs. Colts
The Patriots were never planning on playing Drake Maye in their first preseason game against the Colts on Thursday night. But that didn't stop the franchise quarterback from suiting up and leading his fellow quarterbacks onto the field for the…
Timberwolves to retire Kevin Garnett's jersey after their Feb. 28 game vs. Celtics
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves will retire Hall of Fame forward Kevin Garnett ‘s No. 21 jersey after their game against the Boston Celtics this season. The team announced Friday that the ceremony will take place…
The Best Video Games Of 2002
It is the end of Kotaku ‘s first Warp Week, in which we've take you back in time to a specific year in video game history to look at the good, the bad, and the strange. This time we set our sights on 2002, reflecting on the PlayStation 2…
How live dealer casinos work: Technology, games & what to expect
Live dealer casinos bridge the gap between playing on a screen and sitting at a real table, but how exactly do they do that? Rapidly growing in popularity thanks to the expansion of online gambling, improved technology, and increased trust, live…
Red Sox to play Royals in MLB's Iowa 'Field of Dreams' game in 2027
Will the Red Sox play in heaven in 2027? The Sox and the Royals are scheduled to play in MLB's “Field of Dreams” game next year, in Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 12. MLB made the announcement Friday, a day after the Phillies and Twins…
Escobar: The New Great Game, Revisited
It took only a few Yemeni missiles on Saudi refineries to wake up “leadership” vectors of the Ummah; not over 100,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by the death cult. The Mecca Sunni NATO pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan…
5 Free Steam Games Like Blade Runner
Released back in 1982 by Ridley Scott following inspiration taken from Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner cemented itself as one of the greatest movies of all time. Followed by a sequel in recent years, Blade Runner…
Niko Partners: India games market exceeds $1bn, forecast to reach $1.2bn by end of 2026
India's games market exceeded $1 billion in revenue for the first time in 2025, up 14.8% year over year to $1.04 billion. According to Niko Partners, revenue is forecast to reach almost $1.2 billion and up to $1.77 billion by 2030 – a…
The Hundred's costly makeover still leaves English cricket playing a waiting game
It was a story about English cricket that took flight in the final days of July. A viral clip that prompted headlines around the globe. A cut-through moment for a sport always hunting for them and unrelated to the international game. Unfortunately…
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