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Poinpy, a perfect video game, is back and it's completely free on mobile
Nothing gold can stay, as Robert Frost once wrote. But maybe it can go away for a while and come back again. Such is the case with Poinpy. The mobile game debuted in 2022 and it was available exclusively to Netflix subscribers. However, the…
Video Game Market Tanks As Studio, Console Stocks Sink ; Can GTA VI Revive Industry?
Video game stocks have been battered so far this year, with Electronic Arts the only major name in positive territory and even then only marginally higher. The Roundhill Video Games ETF is down about 14.8% YTD, highlighting industry-wide weakness…
The Video Game History Foundation's latest collection is a deep dive into E3 'like you've never seen it before'
Ah, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known by many as Summer Game Fes-, wait, sorry, guess I've already moved on! Better known as E3, of course, the first of its kind showcase dedicated entirely to video games that died because it simply…
Avatar: The Last Airbender officially has its first terrific video game
After years in exile, Avatar fans can finally dust off their air gliders. The long-awaited Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is making its way to streaming, marking the series' film debut and first animated installment since The Legend of Korra…
LEGO Has Officially Announced Its New Arcade-Themed Set Highlighting Nintendo's First Big Video Game Hit: Donkey Kong
It's finally official: LEGO has announced a set based on the classic Donkey Kong arcade cabinet. After a leak or two, LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade is officially scheduled for release on August 1, with a price tag of $199.99. You can see it at the LEGO…
Viral raccoon Jimothy is now a video game star with Skyrim and Stardew Valley mods
Jimothy, the viral mutant raccoon who has taken over the internet, has been immortalized by a number of mods that add him to games like Skyrim and Stardew Valley. Ever since he was spotted roaming the streets of Seattle, Jimothy has become…
'Brick and mortar game retail is doomed' - Analysts report $7.2 billion second-hand game market could be in danger thanks to Sony's plan to retire the production of physical discs
Dataintelo reports that the used video game market is worth $7.2 billion The firm thinks that Sony's decision to end the production of discs will cause it to decline Analysts say the market will 'keep shrinking and eventually disappear' The…
Death of PlayStation discs will 'doom' second-hand games market
Sony's decision to abandon physical PlayStation games could be the end of the second-hand games market, claims one industry analyst. READ MORE: This emo band found the nerdiest way to release an album – on a retro games console Earlier this…
Hasbro records $56m write-down and cancels 'several games' scheduled for 2028 and beyond
Hasbro has recorded a $56 million impairment charge against its video game portfolio, confirming it has cancelled 'several' games scheduled for release in 2028 and beyond. In a presentation to shareholders, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks revealed the…
Ex-Disney CEO Says He Doesn't Remember Why He Greenlit Kingdom Hearts
Given how precious Disney can be about its brand, Kingdom Hearts feels like something that wouldn't typically pass the House of Mouse's smell test. An anime boy swinging a key around beloved Disney worlds? I'd love to have been a fly on the wall in…
Amidst Mass Layoffs, Contract Work Is Being Gutted Too
If you had asked me in 2022 whether or not I'd still be writing about a seemingly endless onslaught of games industry mass layoffs in 2026, I'd have been confidently wrong in saying no. Yet here we are, four years after stories like this began to…
Stalker 2 developer refutes claims by studio founder that Xbox paid more than game's development cost to make it exclusive
Earlier this week, GSC Game World studio founder Sergiy Grygorovych made a bombshell revelation about the development of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Grygorovych said in an interview with YouTuber OLDboi that Microsoft paid a significant sum to…
Industrial GPU Adapted For The Desktop
As technologies change and adapt, we're often left with seemingly useless junk that has nowhere to go. Certainly anyone still sitting on a pile of floppy disks feels this way sometimes, but odds are anyone who owns a mining ASIC or an NFT can…
Victor Wembanyama takes another step toward being NBA's center of attention
Days after agreeing to a monster contract extension, Victor Wembanyama reminisced about the last three years of his NBA career. The highlights. The multiple accolades. The latest postseason push that helped make the extension an easy decision. His…
Another 'DeepSeek moment'? What China's Kimi K3 means for global AI industry
The launch of Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 has revived an intense debate that has raged in Silicon Valley ever since DeepSeek's shock breakthrough last year: whether China can overcome its limited access to advanced chips to match the performance of the…
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