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forbes.com - Alexandra York - How This Under 30 Is Capitalizing On The $100 Billion Video Gaming Boom
How This Under 30 Is Capitalizing On The $100 Billion Video Gaming Boom
Forbes

Think this is nice? It's a version of the weekly Under 30 newsletter and would be even better in your inbox. The video games industry isn't just growing—it's exploding. Between 2017 and 2021, global revenues in gaming surged by more than…

forbes.com - Matt Gardner - 'FIFA', 'Angry Birds', And More Inducted To 2026 Video Game HOF
'FIFA', 'Angry Birds', And More Inducted To 2026 Video Game HOF
Forbes

The Angry Birds there, staring at their lack of place in the World Video Game Hall of Fame... UNTIL NOW The World Video Game Hall of Fame is now in its 12th year, and today (May 7), it inducted four more big hitters from gaming's past and present…

independent.co.uk - Vishwam Sankaran - Scientists stumped as monkeys play video game without expecting reward
Scientists stumped as monkeys play video game without expecting reward
The Independent

Monkeys voluntarily spent long periods playing a touchscreen video game for a new study, driven purely by curiosity without any food reward, leaving scientists stumped. The findings, according to researchers, can lead to a better understanding of…

independent.co.uk - Yuri Kageyama - Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
The Independent

Nintendo's annual profit surged 52% in the last fiscal year, lifted by solid sales of its Switch 2 machines and software. The Japanese video-game company behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises announced it was raising prices, citing…

winnipegfreepress.com - Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press - Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Winnipeg Free Press

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hollywoodreporter.com - Carly Thomas - Tati Gabrielle Brought Her Childhood Favorite Video Game Character to Life in 'Mortal Kombat II'
Tati Gabrielle Brought Her Childhood Favorite Video Game Character to Life in 'Mortal Kombat II'
The Hollywood Reporter

[This story contains spoilers for Mortal Kombat II.] Not too many people can say they got to transform into the video game character they admired growing up. But for but Tati Gabrielle, landing the role as Jade in Mortal Kombat II was a full-circle…

radaronline.com - Beth Shilliday - Obama Tears Into Trump for Treating War 'Like a Video Game' - After Prez Posts Footage of Airstrikes and Explosions
Obama Tears Into Trump for Treating War 'Like a Video Game' - After Prez Posts Footage of Airstrikes and Explosions
RadarOnline

Barack Obama has blasted his successor, Donald Trump, for treating the escalating war with Iran 'like a video game' through AI-generated Truth Social posts, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The former president, 64, also tore into another digitally…

ign.com - Cade Onder - Andy Serkis Praises Expedition 33, Says Hollywood's 'Snobbery' Towards Video Game is Changing
Andy Serkis Praises Expedition 33, Says Hollywood's 'Snobbery' Towards Video Game is Changing
IGN

The Lord of the Rings actor Andy Serkis has nothing but great things to say about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The legendary actor was part of the award-winning cast in the 2025 Game of the Year winner, and he's extremely proud of how the game…

collider.com - Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck - 6 Greatest James Bond Video Games To Play Before '007 First Light
6 Greatest James Bond Video Games To Play Before '007 First Light
Collider

James Bond is one of the most prolific movie franchises, with a plethora of titles from different eras with unique spices that keep the world-famous spy in style. However, while 007 is best known for his campy spy films and serious modern…

walesonline.co.uk - Neil Shaw - Greatest video game of all time named and it's 36 years old
Greatest video game of all time named and it's 36 years old
Wales Online

A new report has named the 'greatest video game ever' and it is a retro classic first released 36 years ago. As rising living costs and everyday pressures continue to impact UK households, people are increasingly turning to nostalgic, low-cost…

denofgeek.com - Joe George - 5 Lessons Superhero Movies Need to Learn From the Video Game Movie Boom
5 Lessons Superhero Movies Need to Learn From the Video Game Movie Boom
Den of Geek

If you're a certain type of geek, then 2026 is shaping up to be a banner year for cinema. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the highest grosser thus far, Markiplier's Iron Lung was a surprise indie success, and Mortal Kombat II and Street Fighter are…

sherwood.news - Max Knoblauch - Higher prices, lower sales: Video game giants forecast the impact of the memory crunch
Higher prices, lower sales: Video game giants forecast the impact of the memory crunch
Sherwood News

(Nikos Pekiaridis/Getty Images) Video game console makers addressed the memory pricing surge this quarter. “RAMmageddon,” also known as “the RAMpocalypse,” or, more simply, the memory crunch, continues to plague the…

castanet.net - The Canadian Press - Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Castanet.net

FILE - A Nintendo sign is seen outside Nintendo's official store in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Jan. 23, 2020. Nintendo's annual profit surged 52% in the last fiscal year, lifted by solid sales of its Switch 2 machines and software, the company…

thegamer.com - Jack Coleman - Clair Obscur's Andy Serkis Says There's Always Been Snobbery Towards Video Games Within Filmmaking
Clair Obscur's Andy Serkis Says There's Always Been Snobbery Towards Video Games Within Filmmaking
TheGamer

There's always been a disconnect between the video game industry and Hollywood, even when video games were getting (poor) adaptations over the past two decades. It was rare for a traditional actor to delve into the world of video games —…

dexerto.com - Nathan Warby - Andy Serkis says success of Clair Obscur is ending Hollywood 'snobbery' about video games
Andy Serkis says success of Clair Obscur is ending Hollywood 'snobbery' about video games
Dexerto

Following his role in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis believes there's no difference between acting in a game compared to film or TV. In an interview with Variety, Serkis showed Sandfall Interactive's acclaimed RPG…

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