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eurogamer.net - Ed Nightingale - Mario + Rabbids creator's next game spoofs Bloodborne and more, in a mascot platformer parody of the games industry starring a badger
Mario + Rabbids creator's next game spoofs Bloodborne and more, in a mascot platformer parody of the games industry starring a badger
Eurogamer.net

The creator of Mario + Rabbids has revealed his next game, and it's a send up of the games industry as a mascot platformer: Bradley the Badger. Davide Soliani - affectionately known as Ubisoft Crying Man - joined with writer Christian Cantamessa…

bbc.co.uk - Tom Richardson - Game Awards 2025: Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is game of the year - BBC News
Game Awards 2025: Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is game of the year - BBC News
BBC

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been named game of the year at this year's Game Awards. The French-developed role-playing game (RPG) cleaned up in 9 of the 10 categories it was up for, with further wins in best narrative, best music and best…

bbc.co.uk - The Game Awards 2025: Which family-friendly games won? - CBBC Newsround
The Game Awards 2025: Which family-friendly games won? - CBBC Newsround
BBC

Some of the worlds biggest and best game makers came together last night to celebrate at The Game Awards. The awards, now in their eleventh year, recognise some of the top games people have been playing this year, as well as looking ahead to some…

nytimes.com - Jayson Stark - Is baseball ready for Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame? Surveying people in the game
Is baseball ready for Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame? Surveying people in the game
The New York Times

ORLANDO, Fla. — Uh-oh. Here he comes, heading for the on-deck circle, for the first time in four decades. It's … the Hit King! Ladies and gentlemen, are we ready for this, coming up in December 2027 — Pete Rose, Hall of Fame…

nytimes.com - James Pearce - Arne Slot to hold talks with Mohamed Salah over selection for Brighton game
Arne Slot to hold talks with Mohamed Salah over selection for Brighton game
The New York Times

Arne Slot will hold talks with Mohamed Salah today as the Liverpool head coach insisted: “I have no reasons for not wanting him to stay.” The Dutchman says the outcome of those discussions at Kirkby will determine whether the…

nytimes.com - Austin Mock - NFL Week 15 projected scores: Model predicts point spreads and totals for every game
NFL Week 15 projected scores: Model predicts point spreads and totals for every game
The New York Times

Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers have a matchup in Denver where our projection model sees value. John Fisher / Getty Images Week 15 of NFL action could spell the end of postseason hopes for some teams, while others are still jockeying for…

theguardian.com - Ralph Jones - 'If we build it, they will come': Skövde, the tiny town powering up Sweden's video game boom
'If we build it, they will come': Skövde, the tiny town powering up Sweden's video game boom
The Guardian

On 26 March 2014, a trailer for a video game appeared on YouTube. The first thing the viewer sees is a closeup of a goat lying on the ground, its tongue out, its eyes open. Behind it is a man on fire, running backwards in slow motion towards a…

gamespot.com - Jason Fanelli - The Game Awards 2025: All The Biggest Announcements
The Game Awards 2025: All The Biggest Announcements
GameSpot

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. It's December, and for the gaming industry, that can only mean one thing: The Game Awards is bringing new trailers…

nytimes.com - Alex Valdes - Buccaneers blow big lead in a big game - and they're big mad about it
Buccaneers blow big lead in a big game - and they're big mad about it
The New York Times

Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes but also a crucial late interception Thursday. Nathan Ray Seebeck / Imagn Images After squandering a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter and a chance to take control of the NFC South division race, Tampa…

pbs.org - Jeffrey Brown - A look at some of the best video games of 2025
A look at some of the best video games of 2025
PBS

The video game industry is getting ready to celebrate its top achievements at the annual Game Awards, an award show dedicated to honoring the very best in game design, storytelling, music, and more in gaming. The show, now in its 11th year has…

gamesindustry.biz - Rob Fahey - The Game Awards showed that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has made an indelible mark on the industry | Opinion
The Game Awards showed that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has made an indelible mark on the industry | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz

The promotional calendar for the games industry is basically organised around two poles. At one end you have the cluster of events orbiting around the black hole where E3 used to be in late May/early June; in theory, that's where publishers set out…

gamespot.com - Heidi Kemps - Man, The Game Awards Trailers Got Really Gross This Year
Man, The Game Awards Trailers Got Really Gross This Year
GameSpot

When I watch game reveal events, I expect some gross stuff. Blood, headshots, maybe a decapitation or two for good measure. I'm hardly a squeamish individual--I love a bit of satisfying gore every now and then. Thing is, I have to know what I'm…

nytimes.com - Steven Louis Goldstein - NFL Week 15 schedule rankings: Top 5 Sunday games with the most 'must-win' energy
NFL Week 15 schedule rankings: Top 5 Sunday games with the most 'must-win' energy
The New York Times

As we run further into the NFL's marathon regular season, the Sunday TV lineups become more of a mystery box. Yeah, the league's broadcasters can flex a game into prime time, but they can't outright rearrange matchups, so late-season slop is always…

nytimes.com - Trip Gabriel - D.L. Coburn, Playwright With a Solo Hit, 'The Gin Game,' Dies at 87
D.L. Coburn, Playwright With a Solo Hit, 'The Gin Game,' Dies at 87
The New York Times

D.L. Coburn, whose play “The Gin Game,” about two prickly residents of a retirement home baring their souls over hands of cards, won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for drama, ran for 517 performances on Broadway and has been performed around…

gamespot.com - Levi Winslow - Ben Starr's Face At The Game Awards Suits 2025 Perfectly
Ben Starr's Face At The Game Awards Suits 2025 Perfectly
GameSpot

Sometimes you get caught on camera at something like a baseball game, and your face is forever immortalized with whatever cheese or grimace you made. Ben Starr understood that as, when the camera cut to him during a The Game Awards segment, the…

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