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pcgamer.com - Justin Wagner - Saber CCO Tim Willits blames layoffs on games industry overspecialization: 'Studios that have a couple hundred employees that work on one game are going to struggle'
Saber CCO Tim Willits blames layoffs on games industry overspecialization: 'Studios that have a couple hundred employees that work on one game are going to struggle'
PC Gamer

With mega-games like GTA 6 on the way, it's hard not to feel like games are always getting bigger—both the software itself, and the teams that make it (GTA 6 has an entire dedicated NPC team 'art-directing' its every background character).

kotaku.com - Zack Kotzer - Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Says The Industry Is Crashing
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Says The Industry Is Crashing
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

Hardware is getting more expensive. Games are becoming pricier to make and buy. Employment numbers ain't looking so hot. Also there's this lil war disrupting the economy. It's not the exact recipe we had for the original video game crash of the…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - Arsenal vs Chelsea predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game
Arsenal vs Chelsea predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game
BBC

Arsenal were a bit clunky last time out against Aston Villa, while I love what Xabi Alonso is doing at Chelsea. He doesn't care about possession, and that's not how Chelsea try to get results. It's strange because I had a look at how his Bayer…

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - Everton vs Man Utd predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game
Everton vs Man Utd predictions: Chris Sutton on Premier League game
BBC

Everton ended up keeping hold of young midfielder Harrison Armstrong but they made a mess of their attempts to sign another striker before the transfer window closed. I know Thierno Barry comes in for criticism and his finishing is erratic, but at…

zerohedge.com - Tyler Durden - With Its War On Prediction Markets, The Gaming Lobby Plays A Bad Hand
With Its War On Prediction Markets, The Gaming Lobby Plays A Bad Hand
Zero Hedge

There's a saying in Vegas, the house always wins. I represented Nevada in Congress for more than a decade and I can attest to the truth behind that phrase. But what I learned is that it's rarely a fair fight. The gaming industry works to stack the…

businessinsider.com - Lauren Edmonds - Video game makers really don't want to give their customers tariff refunds
Video game makers really don't want to give their customers tariff refunds
Business Insider

The biggest video game makers don't want to give you back your loot. When President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs by executive order last year, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all raised their prices, passing those increased costs onto their…

scmp.com - Paul McNamara - Hong Kong's 'next Venus Williams' set for 4th Asian Games in 2nd sport
Hong Kong's 'next Venus Williams' set for 4th Asian Games in 2nd sport
South China Morning Post

Christened the “future Venus Williams of Hong Kong tennis” after reaching the national championships final at 12, Venise Chan Wing-yau is grateful in hindsight that she was spared the social media glare that shines so harshly on…

mirror.co.uk - Meghna Amin - ITV The Voice UK star makes history after 'game-changing' first
ITV The Voice UK star makes history after 'game-changing' first
Daily Mirror

A contestant on The Voice UK has made history in a show first. The ITV competition has returned for a new series, with a third week of blind auditions airing on Saturday, 5 September. After a year-long hiatus, The Voice UK returned with a new coach…

kotaku.com - Zack Kotzer - RuneScape Developer Sentenced For Stealing In-Game Gold
RuneScape Developer Sentenced For Stealing In-Game Gold
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

In 2019, Andrew Lakeman was arrested by Cambridgeshire police over suspicions of robbing nearly half a million from his employer. Sort of. Known as “Mod Jed” by the RuneScape community, Lakeman used his access as a developer to steal…

si.com - Gene Chamberlain - A Rebooted 2026 Game-by-Game Chicago Bears Prediction After Camp
A Rebooted 2026 Game-by-Game Chicago Bears Prediction After Camp
Sports Illustrated

Back when the schedule first came out everyone took shots at predicting the week-by-week results for a given team, and the Bears looked capable of double-digit wins based on Ben Johnson's offensive expertise. The league's toughest schedule…

thoughtcatalog.com - Nadia Santiago - Dragami Games Announced That a New Lollipop Chainsaw Game Is Headed Our Way
Dragami Games Announced That a New Lollipop Chainsaw Game Is Headed Our Way
Thought Catalog

Books connect our company's digital roots with our love of traditional book publishing. Our books are designed as beloved art pieces. We publish work we love. A brand-new entry in the cult horror-comedy series is on the way, and fans will get their…

businessinsider.com - Sarah Saril - Catch Tennessee State vs. Georgia, and every other Bulldogs game, with these streaming options
Catch Tennessee State vs. Georgia, and every other Bulldogs game, with these streaming options
Business Insider

Now that college football is back in season, fans of the Dogs can tune in to catch every game live. Read on to learn where to watch the Georgia Bulldogs college football games from home. To keep it simple, the best way to catch every team game in…

gizmodo.com - Mike Pearl - Trump's White House Website Published Some Video Games as a Low-Effort Provocation
Trump's White House Website Published Some Video Games as a Low-Effort Provocation
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Did you wake up today wanting to feel intentionally provoked by President Trump's underlings? I'm sorry to say their latest deliberate provocation is so feeble, I'm not sure I can help. On Thursday, the White House website published five…

polygon.com - Josh Broadwell - 3 Games Where Your Choices Truly Matter
3 Games Where Your Choices Truly Matter
Polygon.com

The way Rebel Wolves promoted The Blood of Dawnwalker and its myriad choices got me thinking: What does it really mean for your choices to matter in a video game? Typically, we think it's a good use of branching narratives when you have a properly…

si.com - Mike Moraitis - Michael Irvin Gives Game-By-Game & Final Record Predictions For Cowboys' 2026 Season
Michael Irvin Gives Game-By-Game & Final Record Predictions For Cowboys' 2026 Season
Sports Illustrated

With the start of the 2026 season just days away, Michael Irvin has provided his record prediction for the Dallas Cowboys, who begin their slate on Sunday, Sept. 13. Irvin was a guest on 'The Rich Eisen Show' and went through the Cowboys' entire…

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