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How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia
The moment she saw footage from the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Kacey Doran picked up her phone. She had to tell her sister. 'Have you seen this?' messaged Doran, excitedly. Nearly 30 years ago, a 10-year-old Doran had sat in…
How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia
Chris Baraniuk Technology reporter The moment she saw footage from the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Kacey Doran picked up her phone. She had to tell her sister. 'Have you seen this?' messaged Doran, excitedly. Nearly 30 years…
The company behind 'PUBG' wants to bring video game AI into the real world
The robotics industry wants humanoids to become part of everyday life, taking on work in homes and offices. Billions of dollars are flowing toward machines capable of increasingly complex physical tasks. The humanoid robot maker Figure raised more…
Anthropic tells Claude to stop remaking video games
It appears Anthropic may be (quietly) taking action to stem the flood of AI-driven game remakes that have hit the video game industry in the last few month, which saw users creating their own versions of classic and upcoming games, sometimes for…
6 Flop Video Games You Should Actually Play
It's certainly easy to define video games as an art form by their overwhelming success stories, with the industry being larger than most other media industries combined and constantly breaking records in terms of growth and scale with each new…
The 6 Best Books Set In Video Games, Ranked
Ever since Atari's Pong brought gaming into people's living rooms in the early 70s, video games have continued to evolve and become an important part of pop culture. Naturally, this has inspired plenty of books about video games over the years.
Who Gave the Best Video Game Performance of 2026? The Stars Make Their Case
I've never understood why only Hollywood A-listers get to have fun waxing poetic on their work at the end of the year when many of the best performances I see all year are ones I've played through in games. I wanted that to change — so for…
2 Years Later, A Massive New Video Game Franchise Returns With First Look At Epic New Series
A major video game franchise officially becomes a Disney+ series in 2027, and its first trailer teases its dark tone. Video games are famously difficult to adapt into other mediums, mostly because player agency is essential to each story in their…
Publisher of Call Of Duty video game apologises over use of Itaewon crowd crush footage
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published Oct 30, 2026, 06:32 PM SEOUL – US publisher Activision has formally apologised for using footage from the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush in its latest Call Of Duty: Modern…
Grand Theft Auto VI Is Gaming's Biggest Financial Bet
Never miss an episode. Follow The Big Take daily podcast today. Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to set new records for the video game industry. But will potential billion-dollar sales of the title buoy an entire industry facing years of layoffs and…
Can Satellite Internet Handle Video Calls And Online Gaming?
Some tasks and applications require not only a steady internet connection for streaming but also high-speed access to accommodate the high rates of data being handled. Those data-heavy activities include online and cloud gaming, livestreaming…
Marble Hero - Kotaku
A casual game: Dash! Crash! Bounce! Simply slide your mouse to play. Control the marble, set the direction and speed, and launch it. Survive in maps filled with traps. Eliminate all enemies to win! Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com From…
Sunset Bite - Kotaku
You got another chance in a world above the clouds with a responsibility to prepare the last meals for the departing souls. While fulfilling the task you have the opportunity to make friends with townsfolk, uncover new mysteries and have a life you…
The Onion Is Ready For GTA 6: 'You're Kind of a Dummy For Thinking This Is Gonna Change Everything'
We're less than one month away from the release of Grand Theft Auto 6, and the world is preparing for what's bound to be a culturally dominant moment. Sick days are being planned, economists are doom-spiraling, and people are debating whether it's…
We Finally Know What Killed Mass Effect
On Oct. 21, EA announced that it was shutting down the beloved game studio BioWare and canceling its new Mass Effect sequel. The news was quite a blow, sparking theories that the studio was shut down because of pressure from Saudi Arabia's Public…
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