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forbes.com - Erik Kain - The Best Video Games Of 2025: It's A 5-Way Tie For Game Of The Year
The Best Video Games Of 2025: It's A 5-Way Tie For Game Of The Year
Forbes

Credit: Hazelight / Embark / AdHoc Historians will almost certainly look back on 2025 and shake their heads in perplexed wonder. We certainly live in interesting times. Divisive times, you might say. But one thing that is not at all controversial…

time.com - Richard Newby - The 10 Best Video Games of 2025
The 10 Best Video Games of 2025
Time

That's another year of video games down, and I don't know about you, but my fingers are sore from all the button-mashing and joystick rotations. Games seem to be getting longer, sprawling between 60 and more than 100 hours. On one hand, that's…

bbc.co.uk - Oscar Edwards - Penarth boy, 11, breaks video game developer Guiness World Record - BBC News
Penarth boy, 11, breaks video game developer Guiness World Record - BBC News
BBC

An 11-year-old boy has become a Guinness World Record holder after displaying a talent for video game developing. Max, from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, spent four hours developing a game with five unique levels during his record attempt in May.

aftermath.site - Nathan Grayson - Fake Video Games Can Be Just As Interesting As Real Ones
Fake Video Games Can Be Just As Interesting As Real Ones
Aftermath

There's a whole world of video games out there that even people who regularly read this very site have never heard of. The only issue? They're not real – at least in the sense that you cannot plug in a controller and play them. But that…

marketbeat.com - Top Video Game Stocks To Keep An Eye On - December 4th
Top Video Game Stocks To Keep An Eye On - December 4th
MarketBeat

Turtle Beach, Alliance Entertainment, Allied Gaming & Entertainment, and Motorsport Games are the five Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Video game stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose…

futurism.com - Sharon Adarlo - Rockstar Cofounder Says AI Is Like When Factory Farms Did Cannibalism and Caused Mad Cow Disease
Rockstar Cofounder Says AI Is Like When Factory Farms Did Cannibalism and Caused Mad Cow Disease
Futurism

Dan Houser, the cofounder of Grand Theft Auto publisher Rockstar Games, cast AI in gruesome terms last week by likening it to when farmers in the United Kingdom inadvertently spread bovine spongiform encephalopathy — commonly known as mad…

forbes.com - Bruce Y. Lee - The 'Warm Sex' Trend: Here's What It Is And Isn't
The 'Warm Sex' Trend: Here's What It Is And Isn't
Forbes

Bathing or showering together without going right to the overt sex stuff is one example of warm sex. (Photo: Getty) Well, so much for having sex in a refrigerator. When first hearing of this so-called “warm sex” trend you may think…

cnn.com - Andy Scholes - Why LeBron James is trending
Why LeBron James is trending
CNN

Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James ended a historic NBA regular-season scoring streak on Thursday. CNN's Andy Scholes details how the superstar ended his streak and James' reaction after the game. Discover more videos, including live streams and…

robbreport.com - Michael Verdon - How Industry Titans Are Bringing a Fresh Perspective to Family-Owned Shipyards
How Industry Titans Are Bringing a Fresh Perspective to Family-Owned Shipyards
Robb Report

For decades, the superyacht world has largely been the domain of family-owned shipyards rooted in tradition and generational stewardship. Recently, a new class of owners has emerged: Gabe Newell, the tech-industry titan who just picked up Oceanco ;…

bbc.co.uk - Penarth boy, 11, on becoming a Guiness World Record holder
Penarth boy, 11, on becoming a Guiness World Record holder
BBC

Max, 11, from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, has become a Guinness World Record Holder after spending four hours developing a video game with five unique levels under the scrutiny of judges. He said it was an 'amazing' feeling when he got the email…

bbc.co.uk - Penarth boy, 11, on becoming a Guiness World Record holder
Penarth boy, 11, on becoming a Guiness World Record holder
BBC

'A dream can become real,' says world record holder, 11 Max, 11, from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, has become a Guinness World Record Holder after spending four hours developing a video game with five unique levels under the scrutiny of judges. He…

screenrant.com - Andy Behbakht - James Gunn Addresses The Future Of The DCU Amid Netflix WBD Buyout
James Gunn Addresses The Future Of The DCU Amid Netflix WBD Buyout
Screen Rant

The future of the DC Universe franchise gets clarified by James Gunn following the news of Warner Bros. Discovery being acquired by Netflix. The future of one of Hollywood's biggest studios became one of the hot topics in December 2025, as Netflix…

nytimes.com - Javier C. Hernández - China's Mad at Japan, and Pop Stars Are Paying for It
China's Mad at Japan, and Pop Stars Are Paying for It
The New York Times

A singer was forced offstage in the middle of a song. Another was left to perform in front of an empty 14,000-seat theater. Comedy troupes and anime artists have had their engagements canceled. To punish Japan for its expression of support for…

theverge.com - Ash Parrish - Horses is a hit, but its studio might still be in trouble
Horses is a hit, but its studio might still be in trouble
The Verge

Though the game has found success without Steam and the Epic Games Store, Santa Ragione isn't ‘out of the [woods] yet.‘ Though the game has found success without Steam and the Epic Games Store, Santa Ragione isn't ‘out of the…

gam3s.gg - Eliza Crichton-Stuart - Asia & MENA Game Market To Hit $88 Billion
Asia & MENA Game Market To Hit $88 Billion
GAM3S.GG

Niko Partners has released the half-year update to its Asia & MENA Video Game Market Model, showing stronger-than-expected growth across the region. Based on data from the second half of 2025 and insights from the 2025 Asia & MENA Gamer Behavior…

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