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variety.com - Jennifer Maas - New York Games Week to Launch in October as First Citywide Video Game Industry Event
New York Games Week to Launch in October as First Citywide Video Game Industry Event
Variety

The first New York Games Week will take place Oct. 4-11 with video game industry-themed events, showcases, conferences, tournaments, summits, professional mixers and meetups across the five boroughs of New York City. From gaming industry vets Guy…

variety.com - Jennifer Maas - How 'GTA 6,' Return of BlizzCon and a Very Packed Fall Release Slate Are Revving Up Video Game Industry's Optimism
How 'GTA 6,' Return of BlizzCon and a Very Packed Fall Release Slate Are Revving Up Video Game Industry's Optimism
Variety

After suffering through a post-pandemic downturn, the gaming industry is readying an onslaught of fall releases in the hopes of turning the sector back toward growth. The white-hot anticipation for the much-delayed “Grand Theft Auto…

variety.com - Isabelle Farina - Video Game Industry Revenue Expected to Reach $214 Billion in 2026 With 'GTA 6' Release, New Report Finds
Video Game Industry Revenue Expected to Reach $214 Billion in 2026 With 'GTA 6' Release, New Report Finds
Variety

Across mobile, PC and console platforms, the video game industry is estimated to reach $213.9 billion in revenue this year — and the highly anticipated November release of “Grand Theft Auto VI” is a major reason why. According…

esquire.com - Bryn Gelbart - The Best Video Games of 2026 (So Far)
The Best Video Games of 2026 (So Far)
Esquire

Will 2026 go down as one of the best years in video games? It's been a long time since a single calendar year has been so completely stacked as the one we're having right now. If you tell me there's nothing new to play, I dare you to say it with a…

collider.com - Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck - 10 Video Games That Are a Blast From Start to Finish
10 Video Games That Are a Blast From Start to Finish
Collider

Fans play video games for many reasons, whether that is to be challenged in games like Elden Ring or to immerse themselves in a massive world and a specific role, like in Red Dead Redemption 2. No matter the reason, though, video games offer a way…

distractify.com - Distractify Staff - Billions of Dollars in Virtual Guns: Inside the Economy Running Alongside a Video Game
Billions of Dollars in Virtual Guns: Inside the Economy Running Alongside a Video Game
Distractify

The CS2 cosmetic item market is valued at roughly $7.1 billion, even though it consists of digital objects that can't be touched and don't improve damage, accuracy, movement, or any other part of gameplay. Around them sits a secondary market with…

creativebloq.com - Steve Boxer - Hellraiser: Revival is the horror game daring to go where video games won't
Hellraiser: Revival is the horror game daring to go where video games won't
Creative Bloq

The modern games industry – finally acknowledged in most quarters as an important pillar of pop culture – doesn't have many blind spots left, but one does persist due, one suspects, to its persistent desire to be as mainstream as…

gameranx.com - Ryan Parreno - PlayStation Hardware Designer Mark Cerny Reveals He Is Nearing The End Of His Career
PlayStation Hardware Designer Mark Cerny Reveals He Is Nearing The End Of His Career
Gameranx

Mark Cerny has retirement on his mind. He was interviewed by Stephen Totilo about the Nova Games Foundation, a new nonprofit he is founding with Geoff Keighley. Cerny said this to Totilo via email: I'm nearing the end of my career. I'm not done…

variety.com - Brian Steinberg - Drew Barrymore Will Court Social-Media Crowd With Long-Form Interviews on YouTube
Drew Barrymore Will Court Social-Media Crowd With Long-Form Interviews on YouTube
Variety

Drew Barrymore will break free of the conventions of TV talk as she launches the seventh season of her CBS-produced daytime program. Barrymore and her producers are launching a second program – a YouTube interview series – that will…

straitstimes.com - Lim Min Zhang - From Genshin Impact to Arknights: What drives China's mobile games industry?
From Genshin Impact to Arknights: What drives China's mobile games industry?
The Straits Times

SHANGHAI – On a hot summer weekend in Shanghai, thousands of avid gamers and cosplayers streamed into cavernous exhibition halls to see their favourite characters from a mobile game come to life. They joined snaking queues to play mini-games…

indiewire.com - Alison Foreman - Zach Cregger Weighs in on the Physical Media Debate Ahead of Sony's 'Resident Evil'
Zach Cregger Weighs in on the Physical Media Debate Ahead of Sony's 'Resident Evil'
IndieWire

Zach Cregger loves “ Resident Evil,” but you won't find him literally collecting the games. The filmmaker behind Sony's new “Resident Evil” adaptation, produced in association with PlayStation Productions and in theaters…

polygon.com - Ashely Claudino - Final Fantasy 7's Future in Fortnite Is Unclear, but There's Hope
Final Fantasy 7's Future in Fortnite Is Unclear, but There's Hope
Polygon.com

Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy director Naoki Hamaguchi spoke about Square Enix's relationship with Fortnite in a recent interview. Although he didn't directly answer whether Final Fantasy characters would eventually be part of Fortnite 's…

variety.com - Jennifer Maas - 'Death Stranding' Creator Hideo Kojima's Upcoming 'Physint' Moves From PlayStation to Xbox as New Publisher
'Death Stranding' Creator Hideo Kojima's Upcoming 'Physint' Moves From PlayStation to Xbox as New Publisher
Variety

Xbox is expanding its partnership with video game industry legend Hideo Kojima. The “Death Stranding” and “Metal Gear” creator has switched the publishing partner on his upcoming game “Physint” to…

standard.co.uk - Danyel Vanreenen - Ex-employees begin unfair dismissal tribunal against GTA VI developer Rockstar
Ex-employees begin unfair dismissal tribunal against GTA VI developer Rockstar
Evening Standard

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Former employees of Rockstar North have begun…

bloomberg.com - Cecilia D'Anastasio - Riot Games Discussed Polymarket, Kalshi Sponsorships for Esports
Riot Games Discussed Polymarket, Kalshi Sponsorships for Esports
Bloomberg

Tencent Holdings Ltd. 's Riot Games, maker of the popular video games League of Legends and Valorant, has discussed esports sponsorship deals with two of the leading prediction market operators, Kalshi and Polymarket, according to people with…

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