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Ars Technica's Top 20 video games of 2025
When we put together our top 20 games of last year, we specifically called out Civilization 7, Avowed, Doom: The Dark Ages, and Grand Theft Auto 6 as big franchise games we were already looking forward to for 2025. While one of those games has been…
Amazon sells video game studio to Ubisoft: downsizing its gaming division
In a bold move following Amazon's major restructuring of its gaming division, Ubisoft has stepped in to acquire Amazon Games Montreal, along with the promising MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game, March of Giants, currently under…
Video Game Stocks To Follow Today - December 26th
Turtle Beach, Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Alliance Entertainment, and Motorsport Games are the five Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Video game stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose…
Game Content and Age Ratings in Video Games
Video game age ratings play a key role in guiding players and parents toward suitable content. A recent study conducted by Skala analyzed 1,895 games to identify how different types of content influence their age classification. The research offers…
From trash to treasure: How anime became a museum staple
In the anime industry's early days, production materials were considered disposable and diehards would raid the garbage bins of studios for potential treasure. Now those materials are considered art. In 2025, the number — and range —…
The best gaming trend in 2025? All those ninja games
For the ninja-obsessed folks who may have grown up on Sho Kosugi movies, Naruto manga, or classic ninja video games, 2025 was their year, thanks to a confluence of releases both nostalgic and new. After a spate of popular ninja games in the late…
'Not everybody has 88 hours to play Red Dead Redemption 2' Shawn Layden discusses game development cycles and what players need
Former PlayStation president and CEO Shawn Layden recently discussed the length and budgets of video games, suggesting that both need to be more modest in the future. PlayStation certainly isn't a stranger to releasing lengthy games, as it recently…
Vampire games were neglected in 2025, but their shunning only proves my point: this was the year of the underdog bloodsucker
2025. New York. Watched The Game Awards, saw Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won everything; should have been under wool blankets in bed, but I had too much nervous energy. The city is impressive this time of year, sparkles on the snow keep me awake.
Is X's latest AI feature the final straw for artists?
Like many brands, a lot of artists stopped using the former Twitter in the great X exodus a couple of years ago. Elon Musk 's chaotic rebranding of the platform along with a rise in AI bots and a proliferation of conspiracy theories and hate speech…
3 reasons why the ROG Xbox Ally handheld beats all other gaming PCs on the market right now
There's no two ways about it: the handheld gaming PC market is hot right now. Valve's Steam Deck has proven to be a fan-favorite with its clean, Linux-based SteamOS software, and Lenovo, MSI, and other industry juggernauts are rapidly iterating on…
Hot Mic Captures Anthony Edwards Getting Heckled by Nuggets Fan After Game-Tying Three [VIDEO]
Christmas night in Denver delivered chaos, drama, and a finish that immediately entered the “Game of the Year” conversation. The Nuggets ultimately outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves 142–138 in overtime, but the moment that…
Acclaim Releases Holiday Video Looking Ahead to 2026
Posted in: Acclaim, Games, Video Games | Tagged: Basketball Classics, GRIDbeat!, Katanaut, The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest Check out the latest video from the relaunched video game studio Acclaim, as they highlight titles to look forward to in 2026…
Stranger Things' Star Jamie Campbell Bower on Playing Vecna's Variations
Unless you've been in a trance (that only looks like a coma) for a lengthy period of time, you know that Netflix has released most of Stranger Things ‘ fifth season, with the series finale arriving December 31 to hopefully answer all our…
Why 2026 belongs to multimodal AI
For the past three years, AI 's breakout moment has happened almost entirely through text. We type a prompt, get a response, and move to the next task. While this intuitive interaction style turned chatbots into a household tool overnight, it…
At least 4 more PlayStation games are being shut down in the near future
As 2025 begins to wrap up, a number of PlayStation fans will be logging onto PSN for the first time, thanks to holiday gifts and seasonal discounts. Both first-time and veteran players will have some heavy-hitting releases to enjoy, including…
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