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The Video Game Industry Is Imploding. What Does It Mean for Hollywood?
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Last spring, theaters were full of audiences screaming “chicken jockey!” alongside Jack Black as “A Minecraft Movie” soared to become the fifth highest-grossing movie of…
SingStar Take That anyone? The strange joy of charity shop video games
As an eternally optimistic charity shop fan, I hold on to the fantasy that one day I'll walk into my local Oxfam and find a pristine copy of the Sega Saturn shooter Burning Rangers for £1.50. Or perhaps a box full of old Neo Geo carts for a…
My family is coming apart - so it's time for one last video game session | Dominik Diamond
It is the end of an era for the Diamond family. For 20 years, there have been five of us living together. It has not been easy. Militant vegan daughters, sons who have inherited Scottish tempers, and a youngest child who attracts trouble like an…
August 2026 Video Game Releases: Full List And Highlights
2026 has already been an absolutely stacked year for gaming so far, but on top of what we've already gotten to enjoy for ourselves, the next few weeks are bringing even more releases from brand-new games like Beast of Reincarnation, long-awaited…
Tom Holland's Divisive Video Game Adaptation Sees a 'Brand New Day' on Streaming
Tom Holland is currently busy promoting his latest superhero feature, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The movie marks the fourth installment in the MCU franchise and makes you nostalgic, thinking about how far the character has come since Captain…
Five Venture Capital Trends: Where Gaming Capital Is Moving In 2026
Roman Gurskiy is Managing Director of GEM Capital, a leading Cyprus-based investment firm with a focus on game studios. After a three-year period of stagnation in venture capital investment, the market began to recover in 2025. According to…
There's a wild new video game based on Uwe Boll's critically-panned Armie Hammer film 'Citizen Vigilante'
By now, you've likely heard of the numerous controversies surrounding German director Uwe Boll 's latest film, “Citizen Vigilante.” To recap: The film stars disgraced actor Armie Hammer (in what was poised to be his big Hollywood…
Sony Says Discontinuation of PlayStation Discs Won't Have Any Negative Impact on Its Business - Now or in the Future
Sony's controversial decision to discontinue PlayStation discs is not having any impact on its business now, and it doesn't see any negative impact in the future, either. Speaking during an investor-focused Q&A following its first quarter financial…
Electronic Arts says it'll be a private company next week
Electronic Arts will close its $55 billion deal to go private by August 4 next week, the company announced in an 8-K Securities and Exchange Commission filing seen by Variety. EA revealed last year that it was being acquired by the Saudi Arabia…
Game Devs Put Together An Itch.io Bundle Of Over 100 Games With Proceeds Going To Help Laid-Off Colleagues - Kotaku
An itch.io game bundle put together by Necrosoft Games and The United Videogame Workers-CWA (UVW-CWA) union is a new way gamers can show their support for developers who have been let go amidst the ongoing video game industry labor crisis.
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Xbox revenue declines and Double Fine cuts staff
July has been a brutal month for the video game industry. Sadly, the months beforehand haven't been much different. Hardware continues to get more expensive, developers continue to get laid off in masse, and company executives continue to invest…
Sony Acknowledges 'Strong Views' on Decision to Kill PlayStation Discs, but Insists 'We're Going to Cautiously Move This Forward'
Sony has said it won't change its mind on killing PlayStation discs in 2028, while acknowledging “strong views” from the video game community. The online backlash has seen gamers continue to call on Sony to U-turn on its decision…
Stellar Blade sequel gets controversial music video that's dripping with 'AI slop
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up is no stranger to controversy, but even some of its most ardent defenders are unhappy with the company's latest move. Shift Up's official YouTube channel released a music video for the song “Wanna be in…
Sony hikes profit outlook on strong gaming earnings
Sony hiked its profit forecasts for the current year on Friday, helped by the Japanese consumer electronics giant's video games division and the weak yen. For the year to next March, the PlayStation maker expects net income of 1.21 trillion yen…
Gamers Can Grab 100 Games For $10 To Help Laid Off Developers
The past few years have been rough for the video game industry, with news about lay-offs and studio closures providing a constantly bleak backdrop to the steady stream of game releases and updates. While platforms like PC have continued to gain…
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