Video Games Industry News

A collection of Video Games latest news, analysis and best practices from top business influencers and the world's most trustworthy sources.

boingboing.net - Grant St. Clair - Letting video game NPCs place Amazon orders for you is not a good idea
Letting video game NPCs place Amazon orders for you is not a good idea
Boing Boing

Gang leader Dutch van der Linde spends much of the runtime of Rockstar's 2018 masterpiece Red Dead Redemption 2 fretting about money. His constant cries of 'just one more score' are the driving force for much of the game's story and its…

connortumbleson.com - Video Games & FOMO
Video Games & FOMO
Connor Tumbleson

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the end of Destiny 2, but oddly once I had re-completed the quests of Season 2 of Marathon I booted up Destiny 2 again. A game that I hadn't touched since 'The Final Shape' DLC released back in June of 2024. It…

collider.com - Robert Lee III - The 10 Worst Video Games Based on Movies, Ranked
The 10 Worst Video Games Based on Movies, Ranked
Collider

While it's always going to be inherently difficult to amass an audience and customerbase of players for a video game for a completely original idea, it's certainly easy to adapt an already existing property with a tie-in video game for additional…

collider.com - Dawson Nyffenegger - The 10 Greatest Plot Twists in Video Game History, Ranked
The 10 Greatest Plot Twists in Video Game History, Ranked
Collider

Warning: This article contains heavy spoilers! The plot twist is a narrative device in which an established storyline is completely upended. It often involves death, betrayal, or sudden revelations that change the whole course of the narrative and…

sportingnews.com - Billy Heyen - Bills' Josh Allen Madden rating revealed for 2027 NFL video game | Sporting News
Bills' Josh Allen Madden rating revealed for 2027 NFL video game | Sporting News
The Sporting News

Madden ratings are still a big deal. They provide a pulse on how NFL players are viewed relative to one another, and so as EA Sports Madden NFL 27 ratings begin to leak, it's a chance for some serious debate. A top-100 ratings list has leaked on…

fox23.com - Bailey Coyle - Tulsa-area developers bringing homegrown video game to Steam
Tulsa-area developers bringing homegrown video game to Steam
www.fox23.com

TULSA, Okla. — A group of Tulsa-area developers is preparing to launch a homegrown video game onto one of the world's largest gaming platforms. Ultra Rad's Slide Hustle, an indie puzzle game created by local developers Ben Davis, Tyler…

engadget.com - Jackson Chen - Games Done Quick abruptly canceled SNK stream due to ties with Saudi Arabia
Games Done Quick abruptly canceled SNK stream due to ties with Saudi Arabia
Engadget

Games Done Quick (GDQ) canceled a sponsored speedrunning showcase with SNK mid-stream during its summer charity event that benefited Doctors Without Borders. Following concerns brought up by the community about the video game company's ties to…

pcmag.com - I'm Ready for an All-Digital Gaming Future. Just Don't Take Away My Ownership Rights
I'm Ready for an All-Digital Gaming Future. Just Don't Take Away My Ownership Rights
PCMag

Lately, it feels as though the video game industry has been hit with bombshell after bombshell of bad news, including Xbox layoffs and ballooning prices. But if that's not bad enough, I'm still reeling from Sony's recent announcement: Starting in…

kotaku.com - Ethan Gach - A Call For Xbox To End Cycle Of Layoffs Is Trending On Fan Portal
A Call For Xbox To End Cycle Of Layoffs Is Trending On Fan Portal
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

Fans are fed up with constant mass layoffs at Xbox. They've said as much on the new Player Voice Portal that Microsoft launched earlier this year. A call to “end studio closures” was posted last week and has started trending with over…

eurogamer.net - Fran Ruiz - The 'Classic' nostalgia trend continues as League of Legends Classic gets a release date, and Riot says player-voted patches will shape it after launch
The 'Classic' nostalgia trend continues as League of Legends Classic gets a release date, and Riot says player-voted patches will shape it after launch
Eurogamer.net

We know Riot Games is remaking League of Legends in 2027, but the 16-year-old MOBA is also getting a nostalgic throwback 'Classic' release, and now we have a release date for it. The release date announcement arrived after weeks of leaks and…

gamerant.com - Mohsen Baqery - Bad for Gamers' UK Games Retail Association Comments on PlayStation's No-Disc Future
Bad for Gamers' UK Games Retail Association Comments on PlayStation's No-Disc Future
GameRant

One of the largest retail trade bodies in the UK, the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association, has criticized PlayStation 's recent decision to move away from physical discs, calling it a step backward. The association, better known as ERA…

totalprosports.com - Darrelle Lincoln - Haymaker Ignites Wild Hockey Fight As Punches Fly During Women's Beer League Game [VIDEO]
Haymaker Ignites Wild Hockey Fight As Punches Fly During Women's Beer League Game [VIDEO]
TotalProSports

A chaotic hockey fight has brought the intense emotional environment of live sports entertainment back into the global spotlight. When it comes to hockey brawls, it is usually the men who are going at it. This time around, the ladies are throwing…

timesleader.com - Massive AI buildout poses latest inflation threat as consumers pay more for laptops and electricity
Massive AI buildout poses latest inflation threat as consumers pay more for laptops and electricity
Times Leader

WASHINGTON — American consumers — and the Federal Reserve — are being hit with another high-cost headache. The gusher of investment in data centers — likely topping $700 billion this year — to power artificial…

polygon.com - Elijah Gonzalez - GDQ cancels SNK-associated event after massive backlash over Saudi ties
GDQ cancels SNK-associated event after massive backlash over Saudi ties
Polygon.com

Shortly after Games Done Quick (GDQ) wrapped up Summer Games Done Quick, its latest speedrunning competition that raised an impressive $2,408,701 for Doctors Without Borders, the gaming charity made a controversial decision. On Saturday afternoon…

bbc.co.uk - Laura Cress - Pokémon Go at 10 and the millions still trying to catch 'em all
Pokémon Go at 10 and the millions still trying to catch 'em all
BBC

Laura Cress Technology reporter Pokémon fans have spent the past three decades trying to catch 'em all - and since the beginning this hunt has often taken place outside the home. The popular series started out on Nintendo's portable Game Boy…

Receive a Daily briefing on Video Games Industry News

Get Started