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polygon.com - Matt Leone - Video game book and documentary interviews
Video game book and documentary interviews
Polygon

In an effort to highlight some of the best books and documentaries covering the world of video games, we're running a series of interviews with the writers, directors, and curators behind them. Read on to see how the people who chronicle games and…

investopedia.com - Timothy Smith - Watch These GameStop Stock Price Levels As Video Game Retailer's Earnings on Deck
Watch These GameStop Stock Price Levels As Video Game Retailer's Earnings on Deck
Investopedia

GameStop shares gained ground to start the week ahead of the scheduled release of the video game retailer's earnings report after Tuesday's closing bell. The stock broke out above the top trendline of a three-month falling wedge pattern on…

theguardian.com - Keith Stuart - Video games can't escape their role in the radicalisation of young men | Keith Stuart
Video games can't escape their role in the radicalisation of young men | Keith Stuart
The Guardian

There is a lot of attention on young men and toxic masculinity at the moment. It's about time. The devastating Netflix drama Adolescence, about a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a girl after being radicalised by the online manosphere, has…

independent.co.uk - Sam Kiley - Russian drone pilots hunting Ukrainian civilians on the streets 'like a video game'
Russian drone pilots hunting Ukrainian civilians on the streets 'like a video game'
The Independent

The electronic hum in the sky above told him that the Russians were on a hunting safari and that he was the prey. Leaping from his bicycle, Oleksandr left its wheels spinning as he bolted through a hole in a fence hoping to find cover. Horrified to…

gamerant.com - Best Post-Apocalyptic Settings In Video Games
Best Post-Apocalyptic Settings In Video Games
Game Rant

UNSIGHTED offers a unique war-torn sci-fi world with multiple playthroughs and engaging upgrade systems. Darkest Dungeon 2 presents a dismal dark age with improved turn-based combat and rogue-like elements. Sunset Overdrive provides a vibrant and…

dreadcentral.com - Jay Krieger - The Thing' Video Game: Expanding on The Ultimate in Alien Terror [Monster Mania]
The Thing' Video Game: Expanding on The Ultimate in Alien Terror [Monster Mania]
Dread Central

Monster Mania is a monthly column celebrating the unique and varied monster designs in horror gaming. “The ultimate in alien terror” perfectly describes John Carpenter ‘s 1982 body horror masterpiece, The Thing. The film's tag…

screenrant.com - The Last Of Us Season 2 Character Posters Recreate Key Video Game Imagery As They Hype HBO Show's Intense Return
The Last Of Us Season 2 Character Posters Recreate Key Video Game Imagery As They Hype HBO Show's Intense Return
Screen Rant

The Last of Us season 2 character posters recreate key video game imagery as they hype the HBO show's intense return. Premiered in 2023, the popular and highly acclaimed video game adaptation follows a smuggler, Joel (Pedro Pascal), tasked with…

collider.com - Jasneet Singh  - 'We All, Even As Adults, Are Still Coming of Age' 'Outerlands' Cast and Director Discuss Trying to Honor Real Life and the Importance of Video Games
'We All, Even As Adults, Are Still Coming of Age' 'Outerlands' Cast and Director Discuss Trying to Honor Real Life and the Importance of Video Games
Collider

Collider's Steve Weintraub sat with Outerlands ' Elena Oxman, Asia Kate Dillon, Ridley Asha Bateman, and Louisa Krause at SXSW 2025. Oxman discusses trying to honor real life, the importance of video games, perfect casting choices, and the editing…

inverse.com - Barry Levitt - The Best Video Game Adaptation Ever Just Got a Huge Upgrade
The Best Video Game Adaptation Ever Just Got a Huge Upgrade
Inverse

Adapting beloved material is often a thankless task. Creating another version of something fans hold so dear involves great detail and care, something the creators of the HBO series The Last of Us, based on the 2013 PS3 game, took seriously. It…

venturebeat.com - Dean Takahashi - Journalist Christopher Dring teams with Geoff Keighley to unveil The Game Business publication
Journalist Christopher Dring teams with Geoff Keighley to unveil The Game Business publication
VentureBeat

Journalist Christopher Dring announced the launch of The Game Business, a new media brand dedicated to covering the game industry, with backing from Geoff Keighley. Game journalism has been a tough place to be, with lots of layoffs that have come…

thegamer.com - Johnny Flores Jr. - A Crypto Millionaire Has Donated More Than $42,000 To An Infamous Video Game Pirate
A Crypto Millionaire Has Donated More Than $42,000 To An Infamous Video Game Pirate
TheGamer

FitGirl Repacks, a notorious contributor to video game piracy, has begun asking for donations. Shortly after their call to action, dozens of users flocked to contribute via cryptocurrency. One donator contributed more than $42,000 in Bitcoin, going…

psychologytoday.com - Sam Goldstein Ph.D. - New Insights Into Childhood ADHD
New Insights Into Childhood ADHD
Psychology Today

Posted March 24, 2025 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley ADHD challenges go beyond attention; action regulation and persistence are key factors. ADHD necessitates more repetitions to automate behavior and has a greater need for novelty to maintain…

comicbook.com - Shahmeer Shahzad - 5 Sequels to Popular Gaming Franchises You Didn't Know Were Scrapped
5 Sequels to Popular Gaming Franchises You Didn't Know Were Scrapped
ComicBook.com

It's never all sunshine and rainbows behind the scenes in the gaming industry. Many popular franchises rake in millions of fans, but sometimes, a single misstep leads to a delay or cancellation of future projects. This breeds wasted time…

boingboing.net - Rob Beschizza - European gaming history often ignored in US-centric retrospectives
European gaming history often ignored in US-centric retrospectives
Boing Boing

The tone is angry ('Poorly Analyzed US-Centric Garbage') but the point is a salient one: the European world of 8-bit and 16-bit computer gaming is improbably excluded from retrospectives. Put simply, American journalists think nothing was going in…

cnbc.com - Jason Gewirtz - Tuesday's big stock stories: What's likely to move the market in the next trading session
Tuesday's big stock stories: What's likely to move the market in the next trading session
CNBC

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here's what CNBC TV's producers were watching as the major averages…

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