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No More Blockbusters Near You? Try Browsing VHS Tapes in a Video Game
For anyone who's ever endured the fluorescent tragedy of a closing Blockbuster, two new video games are offering a strange solution: build your own VHS rental store instead! In March, two different indie game developers released workplace…
Lana Del Rey Just Dropped the Lead Single for the '007' Video Game
Lana Del Rey is the latest Bond Girl. If you told us the follow-up to February's “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” would be the title track for the newest James Bond video game, we surely wouldn't believe you. But a few hours ago…
The transactional - and optimizable - connections of 'cozy video games'
Cozy is a vibe. So much so that even video games have been getting cozy. “Cozy gaming” — a genre of low-stress, relaxing video games focused on comfort and non-violent gameplay, such as farming or decorating — has grown…
Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Imagine you and your partner are sitting in the waiting room of your doctor's office, waiting for your appointment…
Laid-off Ubisoft Halifax workers accept settlement with France-based video game company - Halifax
The union representing 61 laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax says the former employees have voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of a settlement with the video game company. A release from the Game and Media Workers Guild of Canada (CWA…
Taylor Sheridan's Blockbuster Video Game Action Adaptation Finally Lands Release Date
One of the most anticipated video game adaptations of all time is officially coming to fruition. Despite being an incredibly popular franchise, it's been many years of up and down development news for a live-action movie take on Call of Duty.
This CEO pirated video games as a teen and became a hacker for the Air Force. Now he's built a $3 billion cyber firm
In today's uncertain job market, Gen Z keeps hearing the same advice: don't map out your whole career now, just follow your instincts and trust that salary and stability will follow. Kyle Hanslovan is proof that can actually work—just not in…
Video games fast becoming best value-for-money entertainment, says BAFTA chief
Video games are fast becoming one of the most cost-effective forms of entertainment as struggling folk battle the cost of living crisis, according to a BAFTA chief. Tara Saunders, Chair of the BAFTA Games Committee, reckons that as families…
Family calls for welfare check on 91-year-old, police find her playing video games
Family calls for welfare check on 91-year-old, police find her playing video games IT IS 642 HERE ON YOUR THURSDAY MORNING, KICKING OFF WITH A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE AT KINGS ISLAND. THE PARK IS GETTING READY TO OPEN FOR THE SEASON PASS HOLDERS. YOU GET…
Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers
Imagine you and your partner are sitting in the waiting room of your doctor's office, waiting for your appointment to get birth control – and instead of calculating how many other people will be called before you, or perusing old magazines…
Northernlion Is Helping Fund And Publish A Video Game [Update]
Earlier this week, Ryan “Northernlion” Letourneau—aka the only big streamer who's relatively normal—made an announcement so outside his typical wheelhouse that fans spent part of the day thinking it was a bit: He's…
29 Years Later, Sony's Latest Video Game Adaptation is the Perfect Spiritual Successor to Starship Troopers
Science fiction is one of the best genres out there to tell a riveting story that is incredibly relatable in a setting that's anything but. One of the best examples of this has been Starship Troopers, a franchise built on political satire in a…
Pragmata Understands That Not All Video Game Dads Need To Be Sad
I don't intend to have children. Thanks to the miracles of hormone replacement therapy, I'm not sure if I could even if I tried. But I'd be damned if Pragmata didn't make me desperate to raise a little android girl and protect her with my entire…
Russia uses video games to recruit kids
“After reading last night about Kyiv being under a massive Russian attack I was happy to wake up to a new Counteroffensive article. This reminded me that strength isn't just physical. It comes from the heart.” Upgrade now to support…
Taylor Sheridan's Highly Anticipated Adaptation of Hit Video Game Officially Sets Release Date
Call of Duty officially has a release date. The video game adaptation is among the most anticipated releases, but it will take a while. Paramount Pictures confirmed at the CinemaCon panel in Las Vegas that the Call of Duty movie is heading to…
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