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chinadaily.com.cn - Gaming industry opens a whole new chapter - Business
Gaming industry opens a whole new chapter - Business
中国日报网

Online game Zhu Xian features in a gaming industry expo in Shanghai. [Photo/VCG] Zhang Wenxiu loved reading Zhu Xian, or Jade Dynasty, the smash-hit supernatural novel which created a stir online. The paralegal from Nanjing in Jiangsu province was…

forbes.com - Paul Tassi - 'Helldivers 2' Director: 'Make Good Games, Don't Make A Contemporary Political Statement'
'Helldivers 2' Director: 'Make Good Games, Don't Make A Contemporary Political Statement'
Forbes

Heading into 2025, it seems that debates about the video game industry being “woke” or “anti-woke” in various ways will not end, and may only get amplified from here. “DEI,” diversity, equity and inclusion…

venturebeat.com - Dean Takahashi - Why Yat Siu believes 2025 will be the year for real blockchain games
Why Yat Siu believes 2025 will be the year for real blockchain games
VentureBeat

I don't know if there is anyone who has made a bigger bet on blockchain games than Yat Siu, executive chairman of Animoca Brands. His company has made 540 investments into Web3 gaming startups. And it is no surprise that Siu is bullish on the…

gamesindustry.biz - Sophie McEvoy - DoubleU Games acquires Paxie Games for up to $67m
DoubleU Games acquires Paxie Games for up to $67m
GamesIndustry.biz

DoubleU Games has acquired Turkish studio Paxie Games for up to $67 million. The South Korean firm has obtained a 60% stake in the Merge Studio: Fashion Makeover developer for $27 million. The remaining 40% will be acquired over the next three…

newsweek.com - Rahul Majumdar - The most anticipated games releasing in January 2025
The most anticipated games releasing in January 2025
Newsweek

✓ Link copied to clipboard! It's a new year and an ambitious one at that with many blockbuster video games on the schedule. With heavy hitters like Grand Theft Auto 6, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Death Stranding 2 coming our way, it's…

theguardian.com - Tom Regan - Games to look forward to in 2025: Date Everything!
Games to look forward to in 2025: Date Everything!
The Guardian

Like many great things, Date Everything! started off as a joke. Envisioning a game where a lonely remote worker starts chatting up their furniture, Final Fantasy voice actors Ray Chase and Robbie Daymond soon became obsessed with the concept. What…

mirror.co.uk - Kimberly Nhundu - Netflix responds to rumours Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Squid Game season 3
Netflix responds to rumours Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Squid Game season 3
The Mirror

Netflix has addressed reports that Leonardo DiCaprio will feature in Squid Game 3, just hours after rumours started circulating on social media. The Korean hit show debuted its second instalment on December 26 2024, and raked in a staggering 68…

digitaltrends.com - Giovanni Colantonio - 4 big predictions for where video games are going in 2025
4 big predictions for where video games are going in 2025
Digital Trends

Well, 2024 is officially behind us — and thank goodness for that. The last 12 months has been a constant roller coaster ride, taking the world through a series of unprecedented events. While the video game industry wasn't as quite as…

nytimes.com - Scott Phillips - NFL Week 18 odds, picks for every game: Playoff spots at stake in regular season finales
NFL Week 18 odds, picks for every game: Playoff spots at stake in regular season finales
The New York Times

With the postseason lineup largely solidified, Week 18's drama is confined to a trio of AFC games, two NFC clashes and the race to the bottom for the top pick in the 2025 draft. “Thursday Night Football” has been exchanged for a…

gameranx.com - Andrew McKay - Xbox Game Pass Games 2025
Xbox Game Pass Games 2025
Gameranx

Xbox Game Pass is generally regarded as one of the best deals in gaming. Xbox fans have access to some of the best games on the market at present alongside a large catalog of older games as well. Klobrille shared a list of expected Game Pass games…

cosmopolitan.com - Tamara Fuentes - Squid Game season 3: is 'Jack and Jill' the first game?
Squid Game season 3: is 'Jack and Jill' the first game?
Cosmopolitan

If you're just like us, then you've definitely have already completed your Squid Game season 2 bingewatch. Fans can't stop thinking about that heartbreaking finale that not only left Gi-hun back to square one, but hinted at a much more dangerous…

comicbook.com - Evan Valentine - Squid Game's Season 2 Traitor Elevates The Series
Squid Game's Season 2 Traitor Elevates The Series
ComicBook.com

Squid Game's big comeback to Netflix rocketed the charts to become one of the biggest arrivals in the streaming service's history. With millions of viewers once again diving into this contest with life-or-death consequences, season two brought the…

comicbook.com - Marc Deschamps - Xbox Game Pass Losing Exoprimal and More in January
Xbox Game Pass Losing Exoprimal and More in January
ComicBook.com

A new month is upon us, and for Xbox Game Pass users, that always means new games coming, and some old ones going away. While Xbox has yet to reveal the Game Pass lineup for the month of January, we now know what games will be leaving the service…

ajc.com - Todd Holcomb - 11 Georgia players in Under Armour All-America football game
11 Georgia players in Under Armour All-America football game
ajc

Carrollton's Julian Lewis and Savannah Christian's Elijah Griffin are among 11 Georgia players playing their final high school games Thursday in the Under Armour All-America Game in Deland, Fla. ESPN will televise the game, played at Spec Martin…

newsweek.com - Ryan Smith - Squid Game 3': Did Netflix just accidentally reveal the release date?
Squid Game 3': Did Netflix just accidentally reveal the release date?
Newsweek

✓ Link copied to clipboard! Days after the release of Squid Game 's highly-anticipated second season, social media is abuzz with speculation that Netflix has accidentally revealed the date of the third installment of the Korean hit. Debuting…

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