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businessinsider.com - Sinéad Baker - British soldiers are racing virtual drones through video game mountains and tracks before taking to the skies for real
British soldiers are racing virtual drones through video game mountains and tracks before taking to the skies for real
Business Insider

An elite British Army unit is using video games to teach soldiers how to fly drones before they take to the skies for real. Soldiers in the 1st Battalion of the UK's Irish Guards use several publicly available simulators 'favored by tactical and…

polygon.com - Jason Venter - The 10 best Marvel video games of all time
The 10 best Marvel video games of all time
Polygon.com

Marvel heroes have been mainstays in video games since 1982, when Spider-Man first swung onto the Atari 2600 in a titular outing. But not every attempt to bring the dynamic heroes to digital life has met with success (if you don't remember The…

gamesindustry.biz - Vikki Blake - Video Game History Foundation releases major new E3 archive collections
Video Game History Foundation releases major new E3 archive collections
GamesIndustry.biz

The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has published new collections documenting the history of E3, the industry trade show that ran from 1995 to 2021. The largest is the Carolyn Rauch event ephemera collection, donated by Rauch, a founding IDSA…

collider.com - Barbara James - The 15 Most Cinematic Video Games, Ranked
The 15 Most Cinematic Video Games, Ranked
Collider

The gaming world is ever-expanding and ever-growing, with plenty of fun new games released every year. Each new console generation comes with more and more technically advanced games with high-resolution graphics, complex stories, and detailed…

hypebeast.com - Sophie Caraan - 7 Video Game Adaptations in Development That Could Define the Next Era of Prestige TV and Animation
7 Video Game Adaptations in Development That Could Define the Next Era of Prestige TV and Animation
Hypebeast

Has the video game adaptation finally shed its curse? After years of stumbles, a run of breakout successes have proved that interactive worlds can survive the jump to prestige screens, and the floodgates have opened. The slate in development reads…

collider.com - Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck - The 10 Most Visually Stunning Video Games of All Time
The 10 Most Visually Stunning Video Games of All Time
Collider

Video games are played for many reasons, whether it be the intuitive gameplay that is so addicting, the immersive worlds that players can explore, or the touching narratives that offer an intimate view of the characters. Games such as Grand Theft…

marcuscanblog.com - View all posts by crisn - Life Lessons from Call of Duty: More Than Just a Video Game
Life Lessons from Call of Duty: More Than Just a Video Game
Marcus Can Blog

I now consider myself a frequent Call of Duty player. The last time I checked, I had logged over 1,000 hours of playtime—that's roughly, 42 days. I started with the simple goal of playing alongside Marcus, but before I knew it, I could…

collider.com - Carolyn Jenkins - After 'Fallout,' Prime Video's 'Wolfenstein' Video Game Series Faces a Bigger Challenge
After 'Fallout,' Prime Video's 'Wolfenstein' Video Game Series Faces a Bigger Challenge
Collider

It would seem that one video game adaptation would be enough for some creators, but not when it comes to Jonathan Nolan. The co-creator of Westworld has been on a tear recently, first with Fallout and now with his upcoming Wolfenstein adaptation.

aftermath.site - Luke Plunkett - You Should Try Making Funnier Posts': The Shittiest Parts Of Being A Video Game's Social Media Manager
You Should Try Making Funnier Posts': The Shittiest Parts Of Being A Video Game's Social Media Manager
Aftermath

Because it's Hater Week here on Aftermath, I thought it'd be fun to take my usual 'What I Do' feature --which is normally a very positive look at what it is, exactly, that people working in the video game industry do for a living--and instead see…

cbr.com - Mark O’Callaghan - 7 Spider-Man Video Games That Are 10/10 Masterpieces
7 Spider-Man Video Games That Are 10/10 Masterpieces
CBR

Spider-Man is one of the most popular superheroes of all time. The Marvel Comics icon created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in the early 1960s has gone on to appear in TV shows and movies, including the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The…

kotaku.com - Ash Parrish - Shigeru Miyamoto Sums Up Everything Wrong With The Industry In One Sentence - Kotaku
Shigeru Miyamoto Sums Up Everything Wrong With The Industry In One Sentence - Kotaku
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

Whenever it's time to talk about the current woes plaguing the video game industry—the layoffs, the game cancellations, the flops, the studio closures, the successes that still lead to studio closures and layoffs—Nintendo's always the…

wrestlinginc.com - Brie Coder - Tony Khan Comments On Chances Of Another AEW Video Game
Tony Khan Comments On Chances Of Another AEW Video Game
Wrestling Inc

It's been a little over three years since AEW released its first-ever video game, 'Fight Forever.' And after a question from the audience, AEW President Tony Khan would be all in on making another. 'I have to say that I would be interested in…

kotaku.com - Ethan Gach - Blood Of Dawnwalker Dev Says Creativity Must Come Before Sales
Blood Of Dawnwalker Dev Says Creativity Must Come Before Sales
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

The video game industry has never seemed more like a roulette table when it comes to what succeeds and what fails. Sometimes even great games are no longer good enough, and you never know when a Steam hit about playing hide-and-seek with spray…

eurogamer.net - Connor Makar - Wizards of the Coast president steps down after only two years in the role, following several game cancelations
Wizards of the Coast president steps down after only two years in the role, following several game cancelations
Eurogamer.net

The president of Wizards of the Coast will be stepping down from the role after only two years in the job. John Hight, who became president of WotC after leaving his role as a general manager at Blizzard Entertainment, will be transitioning to…

polygon.com - Ashely Claudino - Nintendo's original Pokemon US presentation is a nostalgia trip that reveals the roots of the franchise's success
Nintendo's original Pokemon US presentation is a nostalgia trip that reveals the roots of the franchise's success
Polygon.com

Before The Game Awards became the Oscars of the video game industry, E3 was the major gaming event that took place annually from 1995 to 2019. It allowed video game developers to showcase their products and captivate the interest of an audience, be…

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