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How video games can make young men feel less alone
Young American men are in trouble. They are the loneliest demographic in the Western world. Their social circles are shrinking. At all ages, they are significantly more likely to die by suicide than their female peers. But if there's one place…
The Warrior Cats Books are Finally Getting a Major Video Game Adaptation, and It's a Turn-Based RPG
Erin Hunter's iconic young adult book series, Warriors, is finally getting its first major video game, and it's a turn-based RPG. If you grew up with Firestar and the Four Clans, you've been waiting since 2003 for there to be some whisper of a…
A Legendary Fantasy Franchise With Over 100 Books Is Officially Getting a Video Game
The world of fantasy is as popular as it's ever been, especially in the world of TV, when some of the biggest fantasy shows of all time are all releasing new seasons this year. HBO Max has dropped not one, but two different Game of Thrones spin-off…
7 Video Games You Should Play If You Miss Stranger Things
Stranger Things had heel on the throat of popular culture for years, aided by a relatively novel age of streaming services and seasonal releases on Netflix that surely took their sweet time. As was the case with Harry Potter, which is now hoping to…
Tom Holland's $407 Million Video Game Smash Is Officially Crushing the Charts on Prime Video Right Now
The record-breaking success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day has not only revived interest in Tom Holland 's previous three movies as the fan-favorite character, but it has also resurrected the forgotten franchise-starter he headlined only a few years…
8 Greatest Board Games Based On Video Games
From trading card games to RPGs, console mechanics translate pretty well to a more classic gaming experience. Video game adaptations aren't anything new. Recent cinema trends have dictated that video game narratives are the future of the big…
Jake Gyllenhaal's Netflix Video Game Action Movie Gets First Update in 4 Years
Jake Gyllenhaal's long-awaited video game adaptation just received its first major update in four years, and it's not great news. A key producer revealed where the Netflix project currently stands and why the team behind it has quietly moved on.
Video Game Accounts Can Be Inherited, Chinese Court Rules
A Beijing court has ruled in favor of a mother seeking to inherit her late son's 87 online gaming accounts, selecting the dispute as an example case to provide judges with legal direction on similar future proceedings involving digital assets. The…
Watch Jaylen Brown Throw 1st Pitch at Phillies Game in Trending Video After Blockbuster 76ers Trade
Welcome to Philadelphia, Jaylen Brown. The new 76ers' superstar threw out the first pitch of Thursday's matchup between the Phillies and Washington Nationals, with Trea Turner behind the plate: Brown's addition has been part of a memorable summer…
Devolver Announces Plan To Become A Private Company Again
It seemed like an odd decision at the time, when indie publisher Devolver (Hotline Miami, Talos Principle, Baby Steps) announced it was going to launch an IPO. Listing itself on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market in 2021…
Devolver Digital wants to cease public trading and go private
Devolver Digital wishes to delist from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on the London Stock Exchange and become a private company after struggling to balance the realities of public trading and video game publishing. In a note to investors…
Mass Effect 5 Could Be In Big Trouble After Huge EA Deal
Whilst Mass Effect 5 may have been confirmed by BioWare, its development status remains a mystery. First unveiled during 2020's The Game Awards, it would mark the next mainline installment in the beloved sci-fi franchise since Mass Effect:…
Grand Theft Auto 6 Extended Preview Will Debut on Netflix This Month
It's a little more than three months until Grand Theft Auto 6 rocks the video game industry, and other than two trailers, little of the game has been shown by developer Rockstar Games. The first real look at maybe the most hotly anticipated game…
Future of iconic Las Vegas sign up in the air after 75 years
The future of one of Las Vegas ' most famous and beloved signs is up in the air amid tourist complaints. Vegas Vic is a slim, 40-foot neon cowboy that presides over E Fremont Street. Standing since 1951, the sign acts as an unofficial welcoming…
Metroid at 40: happy birthday to Samus Aran, gaming's greatest badass and my personal heroine
It's 1986, and you're playing a brand-new game. (You're in Japan in this scenario, by the way; the game in question, Metroid, won't come to North America and Europe until later.) Anyway, this new game has you in its grip. You are a lone astronaut…
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