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Yes, James Bond should be in video games
When the first gameplay footage was released for 2001's 007: Agent Under Fire, I remember cringing at the sort-of-but-not-quite-Pierce Brosnan face model used for Bond himself. Unable to get the licence for Brozzer himself, EA went with the…
This artist 'brings hair to life' by painting video game scenes on the back of wigs, and yes, it really is as impressive as it sounds
We all go through phases of wanting to change up our hair, I'm sure. There's always the temptation of some drastic change like dying it completely black which you'll never truly be able to get out, or bleaching it to platinum blonde for a…
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Acting legend Andy Serkis says video games are art: 'I don't see any difference between [games] and acting in films or on stage
Over the last decade or so, video games have completely turned from a niche, nerdy hobby into the biggest entertainment industry. While the establishment generally continues to decline, from film studios to unsuccessful subscription-bait television…
A future without work? What Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sam Altman, and others in AI are saying about the future.
Is this heaven? No, this is the AI future — well, at least the one where we're not all dead. Wall Street spent most of 2025 worrying about the AI bubble, but increasingly, those in and around Big Tech and AI are discussing a scenario where…
10 Most Iconic Xbox 360 Games Of All Time
November 2025 changed the video game industry forever with the release of Microsoft's most ambitious project it dared to dream up. Following the success of the Xbox, the Xbox 360 made its grand launch with high hopes and even higher expectations.
Former Epic director is building a European rival to the Unreal and Unity game engines - 'The Immense Engine' dev sees opportunity for AI agents to 'do the work of ten or fifteen people'
A heavyweight games industry veteran says he is building a fully European alternative to popular games engines from American and Chinese companies. Arjan Brussee shared the plans in an interview hosted by the De Technoloog podcast (Dutch), reports…
Town to City Confirms Full Release Date With Latest Trailer
Posted in: Games, Indie Games, Video Games | Tagged: Galaxy Grove, Kwalee, Town to City Town to City released a new trailer this week, confirming the full Version 1.0 release will take place later this month Town to City launches Version 1.0 on May…
Europe May Soon Get a Non-U.S. Alternative to Unreal Engine
For Americans, following European news can feel like trying to follow a soccer game on your neighbor's TV while in your own living room there are two simultaneous gunfights, a nu-metal concert, and someone revving a pickup truck for no reason. But…
Psychonauts and Kiln Developer Double Fine Files Petition to Become the Latest Microsoft Studio to Unionize
Psychonauts and Kiln developer Double Fine Productions has laid the groundwork to become the latest Microsoft studio to form a union. As first reported by Aftermath, the San Francisco-based game studio filed a petition with the National Labor…
People Learned to Fly With VR Wings, Then Their Brains Did Something Weird
When it comes to flying, humans are a bunch of posers. Yes, we've built incredible machines capable of dragging us across oceans at 500 miles an hour, but we can't just get up and fly on our own. Researchers in China may have found a way to trick…
So you've heard these AI terms and nodded along; let's fix that
Artificial intelligence is changing the world, and simultaneously inventing a whole new language to describe how it's doing it. Spend five minutes reading about AI and you'll run into LLMs, RAG, RLHF, and a dozen other terms that can make even very…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's bizarre new hobby he loves in new life in exile
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has found a new hobby to occupy himself in exile, a royal author has claimed. The former Duke of York has been banished into humiliation and moved from his former home, Royal Lodge in Windsor, to Marsh Farm in Norfolk.
11 Old-School Gaming Accessories That Used To Be Essential
The evolution of video games has been a fascinating journey. From the early days of a video game crash, which nearly threatened the very existence of this industry, to today where this sector outsells the movie and music industries combined, video…
Hogwarts Legacy Official Next-Gen Remaster Leaves Gamers Horrified
With technology advancing at such a rapid rate in recent years, some of the latest video game releases are becoming more and more photorealistic. Thanks to improvements in technology and more power being granted to the latest consoles and PCs, we…
Box Office: 'Devil Wears Prada 2' Remains No. 1 With $43 Million, 'Mortal Kombat II' Launches to $40 Million
Apparently the gruff fighter Johnny Cage wasn't much of a match for the all-powerful Miranda Priestly. Disney's “ The Devil Wears Prada 2 ” retained the No. 1 spot on domestic box office charts despite three major new releases…
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