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Big Star Wars Creator Is Looking to Turn Xbox Video Game Into Next Minecraft Movie
A former Lucasfilm executive who helped guide the Star Wars franchise has taken on a major new role at Xbox. Kayleen Walters is now leading a new division designed to bring Xbox's biggest properties to audiences beyond gaming. According to…
Mixtape wins three awards at Australian Game Developer Awards 2026, including GOTY
The winners of this year's Australian Game Developer Awards have been revealed, with Beethoven & Dinosaur's Mixtape receiving three awards, including Game of the Year alongside Excellence in Art and Sound Design. AGDA judges praised Mixtape as 'a…
A senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets-now she's a Kalshi lobbyist
In July 2010, US Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) predicted the rise of prediction markets and the problems they could cause. If not properly regulated, Lincoln warned during Senate proceedings on the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and…
Denuvo Files Subpoena To Identify Hacker 'voices38' on Discord and Steam
Denuvo has taken their legal action vs. ‘voices38' to the next step. Denuvo also sued ‘voices38' last month, for removing their DRM and resharing no-DRM versions of new games online. To be fair, this was easy to predict, but Denuvo…
'Enough Games Have Been Cancelled and Shut Down. That Betrayal Has Ramifications' - Is It the Beginning of the End for Live-Service Games?
Not too long ago, it felt like there was no escape from live-service games. Bethesda's unveiling of Fallout 76 in 2018 felt like an ominous bellwether – was every iconic franchise now fated to transform into a forever game? Was ever-evolving…
Fallen Sword II - Kotaku
Fallen Sword II is a turn-based fantasy adventure inspired by retro RPGs. Rise as Erildath's new Champion and journey through fantastical realms and perilous dungeons. Fight the darkness, break the cycle, and save the world. Games metadata is…
Italy probes gaming giant Activision Blizzard over in-game spending by children
Italy's antitrust authorities have launched an investigation into Microsoft-owned gaming company Activision Blizzard amid claims it has used predatory game monetisation such as “loot boxes” and pay-to-progress designs in its popular…
The Latest on WWE's Plans for Drew McIntyre's Return
It sounds like Drew McIntyre might have a new home when he returns to WWE programming later this year. Former multi-time World Champion Drew McIntyre hasn't appeared on WWE programming since being written off television at WrestleMania 42 after an…
Careful out there: latest GTA 6 leak has major story spoilers
The Grand Theft Auto VI leaks keep coming and this latest one is the biggest of all, according to a report by Kotaku. Cyberleek, the unknown person or group behind all of this footage, has dropped a 25-minute video of the game in action. It's…
Live-Action Cyberpunk 2077 Movie In Development At Paramount
Cyberpunk 2077 is the latest video game reportedly making the leap to the big screen via a movie from Paramount. On October 8, Deadline and Variety both reported that a live-action Cyberpunk 2077 film was in the works. Transformers producer Lorenzo…
Grace Coddington on the Future of Media, Anna Wintour, AI and Beauty Standards: 'Everybody Wants to Look Young and It's Ridiculous'
Grace Coddington isn't particularly interested in slowing down. “Life goes on, and just because I'm a bit older doesn't mean I'm stopping,” she tells Variety over Zoom from her Chelsea apartment. Her fire-engine-red hair, now cut…
Latest 'Grand Theft Auto VI' Leak Features 25 Minutes of Gameplay and Jason's Concealed Weapon
Unless you've been under a rock and off the internet for the last few months—in which case, congratulations—you'll probably know that a) Grand Theft Auto VI is due out next month and b) someone inside its developer, Rockstar Games…
Gen Z spends less money but shops at more stores. New research explains why
They're far more likely to take taxis or rideshares and drop some money gambling or in prediction markets, but they're also using coupons and heavy users of public transportation. Welcome to the somewhat confounding spending habits of Gen Z…
Heroines' Chord - Kotaku
A classic JRPG dungeon crawler. You play as the heroines who defend the city against an alliance of sinister organizations and corporations. Having pooled their resources, these shadowy forces have established a new mercenary unit with a single…
Live-Action CYBERPUNK 2077 Film in Development
This month, Cyberpunk 2077 will return to the small screen with season two of Netflix's animated series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. But soon we might get to see a live-action take on the franchise up on the big screen. A new report says Paramount…
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