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si.com - Christian Kirby - Why Did Georgia QB Gunner Stockton Opt Out of the New College Football Video Game?
Why Did Georgia QB Gunner Stockton Opt Out of the New College Football Video Game?
Sports Illustrated

Why did Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton elect to not opt in for the latest college football video game? One of the most exciting facets of the college football offseason is the annual return of the beloved college football video game…

fourfourtwo.com - Tom Wiggins - Netflix's 'FIFA World Cup Launch Edition' video game is an achingly retro football game - but not in a good way...
Netflix's 'FIFA World Cup Launch Edition' video game is an achingly retro football game - but not in a good way...
FourFourTwo

When EA Sports and FIFA went their separate ways in 2023, gamers immediately began to speculate what the next game carrying the FIFA name would look like – and on the evidence of FIFA World Cup Launch Edition, which you can now play on…

cbr.com - Sam Fang - Universal's $530M Hit Video Game Adaptation Officially Continues With New Sequel
Universal's $530M Hit Video Game Adaptation Officially Continues With New Sequel
CBR

Freddy Fazbear is ready to unleash a little more horror into this world. Blumhouse Atomic Monster has lined up an impressive new screenwriter for the third Five Nights at Freddy's movie. Dread Central reported that Gary Dauberman has been tapped to…

bbc.co.uk - Laura Cress - Why GTA 6 will be download only - and what that could mean for game ownership
Why GTA 6 will be download only - and what that could mean for game ownership
BBC

Once, video games came with lots of physical goodies, such as guides, maps and manuals. Those days are mostly gone, but gamers have, up to now, usually been able to rely on one thing they could literally get their hands on - a disc. But when…

bbc.co.uk - Laura Cress - Why GTA 6 will be download only - and what that could mean for game ownership
Why GTA 6 will be download only - and what that could mean for game ownership
BBC

Laura Cress Technology reporter Once, video games came with lots of physical goodies, such as guides, maps and manuals. Those days are mostly gone, but gamers have, up to now, usually been able to rely on one thing they could literally get their…

vice.com - Denny Connolly - Sony Gives GTA 6 a Special Treatment That Even PlayStation Games Don't Get
Sony Gives GTA 6 a Special Treatment That Even PlayStation Games Don't Get
VICE

The upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto 6 is dominating the video game industry. Pre-orders for GTA 6 are live how and the game is getting a very special promotion from Sony. GTA 6 is now the first thing you see when you boot up your PS5, they…

futurism.com - Victor Tangermann - Mark Zuckerberg Is Selflessly Building Yet Another Horrible Product Nobody Asked For
Mark Zuckerberg Is Selflessly Building Yet Another Horrible Product Nobody Asked For
Futurism | Science and Technology News

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The explosive popularity of prediction markets, spearheaded by Polymarket and Kalshi, has shocked experts, who are warning of a surge in gambling addiction. The platforms have…

rockpapershotgun.com - Oisin Kuhnke - Star Wars Eclipse 'literally cannot be finished' if layoffs go through, its devs reportedly say
Star Wars Eclipse 'literally cannot be finished' if layoffs go through, its devs reportedly say
Rock Paper Shotgun

Earlier this week, French video game union STJV called for a national industry strike, starting with a picket line held at Detroit: Become Human developer Quantic Dream's physical studio. The union claimed that 115 jobs were at risk of layoffs as…

si.com - Matt Black - Jey Uso's Latest Comments About WWE Fans Will Anger Them Even More
Jey Uso's Latest Comments About WWE Fans Will Anger Them Even More
Sports Illustrated

Jey Uso certainly isn't making any new fans ahead of his King of the Ring finals match against Oba Femi this weekend at WWE Night of Champions. This time last year, Jey Uso was one of the most beloved characters in the WWE Universe. But just one…

forbes.com - Kris Holt - Today's NYT Strands Hint, Spangram And Answers For Sunday, June 28 (March In June)
Today's NYT Strands Hint, Spangram And Answers For Sunday, June 28 (March In June)
Forbes

Today's NYT Strands hints and answers. Before today's Strands hints, spangram and answers, here are Saturday's: ForbesToday's NYT Strands Hint, Spangram And Answers For Saturday, June 27 (Suite Re-Lease) Hey, folks! Today's NYT Strands hints…

engadget.com - Jessica Conditt - Engadget Indie Pitch: I'M YOUR HOST
Engadget Indie Pitch: I'M YOUR HOST
Engadget

What's your game called and what's it about? Our game is called I'M YOUR HOST. It's an audio deduction game where you use a custom OS to restore a series of lost podcast episodes. How big is the development team? Three of us at Calligram Studio.

kotaku.com - Zack Kotzer - The Hot New Nintendo Collectibles Are 35mm Film Slides
The Hot New Nintendo Collectibles Are 35mm Film Slides
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

Before the age of digital media and online conveniences, distributing gaming news and the latest screenshots were a little more ornate. From mailing promotional tape cassettes to taking a photo of your computer monitor, distributing these images…

thehill.com - David B. McGarry, opinion contributor - The federal government has no business in online sports gambling
The federal government has no business in online sports gambling
The Hill

The Founding Fathers wagered that a government of limited and defined powers could withstand the expansionary tendencies of democratic politicking. That proposition has been tested many times, including with respect to online sports betting today.

thegamer.com - George Foster - Despite Countless Failures And Cancellations, PlayStation Isn't Giving Up On Live-Service
Despite Countless Failures And Cancellations, PlayStation Isn't Giving Up On Live-Service
TheGamer

Even though PlayStation has had far more losses than wins when it comes to live-service games, CEO Hideaki Nishino has confirmed that it still has plans to 'continue revitalising the market'. Over the past two console generations, the massive…

pcmag.com - I Love the Steam Deck, and That's Exactly Why I Don't Want a Steam Machine
I Love the Steam Deck, and That's Exactly Why I Don't Want a Steam Machine
PCMag

Eleven years ago, I hopped on a Seattle-bound airplane to check out Valve's bold, new attempt to bring accessible PC gaming to the living room: the Steam Machine. It was fine. This week, Valve once again detailed plans for its bold new attempt to…

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