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Marathon is a stylishly merciless video game built for cut-throat times
In rare quiet moments playing Marathon, you may find yourself overcome by the iridiscently pretty planet Tau Ceti IV. This fictional world seems to radiate a chemical glow: powdery pink skies and lurid green vegetation fill the screen alongside…
Coinbase's Oscars Ad Turns a Video Game NPC Into a Financial Rebel
What if the background character in a video game suddenly refused to follow the script? That's the premise behind cryptocurrency platform Coinbase's new campaign, “Your Way Out,” which encourages people to break away from the…
Video Games With Loot Boxes Will Now Have a 16 Age Rating Across Europe as Part of Huge PEGI Shakeup
The Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body — better known as PEGI, the European equivalent of the ESRB — is revising how games are rated in Europe. From July 2026, four new categories will be added to PEGI's classification…
Video game PEGI age-ratings are changing in Europe and it's probably not good news for EA Sports FC
Video game age-ratings are about to change in Europe. The Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body, better known as PEGI, which determines the age-ratings for games everywhere in Europe apart from Germany, is about to make arguably the most…
Street Fighter' Behind-the-Scenes Image Offers Best Look Yet at Video Game Icon (But It Is Proving Divisive With Fans)
Legendary's Street Fighter reboot is shaping up to be a high-profile, star-studded adaptation of the popular Capcom fighting game franchise, with an ensemble cast that is poised to pack a serious punch. A behind-the-scenes image has given fans…
9 Genre-Defining Video Games That Changed Gaming Forever
Many video games are fun to play, but there are a rare few that make such an impact that they change the medium as a whole. Many of the greatest games of all time are a constant source of inspiration for developers, and without those title, it's…
Why Indie Video Game Sync Is More Accessible Than Film and TV in 2026
When IQ Artist Management started — and we've been at this in one form or another for well over thirty years — the advice was consistent: get your artists into sync libraries, pursue film and TV placements, and build a playlist…
Best Video Game Stocks To Consider - March 11th
Turtle Beach, Motorsport Games, and Alliance Entertainment are the three Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Video game stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose main businesses involve…
SAG-AFTRA issues a Do Not Work Order against Capcom for 'failing to initiate the signatory process'
SAG-AFTRA - the union that represents 160,000 actors, voiceover artists, and other media professionals - has issued a 'Do Not Work Order' against Capcom's upcoming Mega Man sequel, Mega Man: Dual Override. In a statement the union said: 'Please be…
Nielsen's New Insights Could Help Shift Ad Budgets in the Upfront
Each year, advertisers commit billions of dollars through the TV upfront, and measurement giant Nielsen is looking to help guide those budgets even more. Today, Nielsen released a new upfront planning guide, which takes a more granular view of…
PEGI's loot box rule changes are welcome, but they should be retrospective | Opinion
Leon Y. Xiao of Beclaws, the author of GameIndustry.biz's annual Loot Box State of Play feature, gives his opinion on PEGI's landmark decision over loot boxes, whereby from June onwards, games submitted for classification that contain paid random…
Max Verstappen makes clearest statement yet on his F1 future with latest swipe at new cars
Max Verstappen was open about his F1 future on media day in Shanghai Max Verstappen's latest dig at Formula 1 's new cars saw him joke that Mario Kart is better practice for a race than a real-life simulator. Though the Dutchman also eased fears…
This Burning Man Temple Blooms for One Night, Then Burns Forever
Every year, Burning Man erects a temple on the playa, and every year, it burns. That ritual of building and releasing has been part of the festival's identity for over two decades, and yet each new design still manages to find a fresh way to make…
Bafta Games Awards 2026: Expedition 33 lead nominations
This year's Bafta Games Awards nominations have been released, and the unstoppable Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the front-runner once again. The role-playing adventure, developed by French developer Sandfall Interactive, received 12 nominations…
PEGI's new age ratings will restrict FC 27 to kids over 16
Video game age ratings are being revised in Europe in an attempt to address “online interaction risks,” including player communications and paid in-game content. Video game age ratings are being revised in Europe in an attempt…
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