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New York Games Week to Launch in October as First Citywide Video Game Industry Event
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…
How 'GTA 6,' Return of BlizzCon and a Very Packed Fall Release Slate Are Revving Up Video Game Industry's Optimism
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…
The Best Video Games of 2026 (So Far)
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…
The 10 most influential games ever, according to ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity - and two of them couldn't agree on No. 1 for National Video Games Day
To say that games have impacted my life in a major way would be the biggest understatement ever. Discovering video games at a young age helped me find one of my favorite pastimes, led me to become a journalist and helped me interact with gaming &…
Billions of Dollars in Virtual Guns: Inside the Economy Running Alongside a Video Game
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…
She's My Firstborn' - Lady Dimitrescu Actor Maggie Robertson Would Say Yes in a Heartbeat if Capcom Called to Reprise Her Breakout Resident Evil Role
Maggie Robertson has said she would accept any opportunity from Capcom to reprise her breakout role as Lady Dimitrescu in the Resident Evil series, calling the character her “firstborn.” Lady Dimitrescu, the towering face of Capcom's…
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St. Charles North's Zandria Richardson putting up video game numbers in flag football after decade in tackle
Cheerleading didn't fit Zandria Richardson. She wanted to play on the field, not perform on the sidelines. The first grader watched as her two older brothers played tackle football and felt left out. When the following year's cheerleading sign ups…
Drew Barrymore Will Court Social-Media Crowd With Long-Form Interviews on YouTube
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…
From Genshin Impact to Arknights: What drives China's mobile games industry?
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…
Zach Cregger Weighs in on the Physical Media Debate Ahead of Sony's 'Resident Evil'
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…
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Did Clay Matthews Seriously Do The OJ Simpson Glove Impersonation On Live TV During Rams-49ers Netflix Game? [VIDEO + PHOTOS]
Clay Matthews stepped into a completely new role Thursday night. The former Packers linebacker made his debut as a Netflix studio analyst during the NFL 's first-ever regular-season game in Australia. Matthews joined Elle Duncan, Michael Irvin, and…
Final Fantasy 7's Future in Fortnite Is Unclear, but There's Hope
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…
Ex-employees begin unfair dismissal tribunal against GTA VI developer Rockstar
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…
Riot Games Discussed Polymarket, Kalshi Sponsorships for Esports
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…
Grand Theft Auto workers join protest as unfair dismissal tribunal begins
Former staff at the video games firm behind Grand Theft Auto have joined a protest rally before the opening of an employment tribunal claiming they were sacked because they tried to unionise. The 23 claimants who were dismissed last year for what…
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