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gizmodo.com - James Whitbrook - The Best Deal in Video Games Just Got Even Better
The Best Deal in Video Games Just Got Even Better
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

There were already few deals better in video games than the free trial to Final Fantasy XIV. Over the past few years, to the point of meme-ery, Square Enix's MMO has slowly opened up past content to let newcomers try for free—first, the base…

lifehacker.com - Jeff Somers - The Best Books, Movies, Video Games, and Podcasts to Check Out After Watching 'The Handmaid's Tale'
The Best Books, Movies, Video Games, and Podcasts to Check Out After Watching 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Lifehacker

Hulu's adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale hit our screens at precisely the right moment—a time when many had Americans begun to wonder if our democracy was as robust as we'd always assumed. It brought Margaret Atwood's grim vision of a…

bgr.com - Nick Staniforth - First Mortal Kombat II Reactions: Is The Video Game Movie Worth Watching?
First Mortal Kombat II Reactions: Is The Video Game Movie Worth Watching?
BGR

With a history stretching back over three decades and a massive character roster to boot, there's a lot of talent punching, kicking, and cutting people to shreds in 'Mortal Kombat II.' The one name that keeps popping up besides Urban's, however, is…

collider.com - Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck - Only 3 Video Game Movie Adaptations Are Actually Good
Only 3 Video Game Movie Adaptations Are Actually Good
Collider

Entertainment keeps evolving every year, and one of the best new forms of fun is video games, which have grown from a two-bit match of slow table tennis to sprawling, fantastical worlds that players can explore and immerse themselves in. As video…

timeout.com - Christopher House - Japanese film and TV giant Toei Company is launching video games on Steam
Japanese film and TV giant Toei Company is launching video games on Steam
Time Out

It's practically impossible to engage with Japanese media without encountering something connected to Toei Company. On the animation side, Toei is behind iconic series like Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, Digimon and One Piece, just to name a few. On the…

channelnewsasia.com - Ainslyn Lim - 3 Singaporeans in the running to compete in Amazon Prime Video's Beast Games
3 Singaporeans in the running to compete in Amazon Prime Video's Beast Games
CNA

Imagine tuning in to one of the world's most popular game shows in the United States and rooting for a contestant proudly representing Singapore. You've probably heard of Beast Games, the Amazon Prime Video reality competition series created by…

aftermath.site - Luke Plunkett - We've Been A Little Bit Too Romantic About The Idea That We Should Have Employees And Give People Long-term Job Security' Is An Extraordinary Thing For A Video Games CEO To Say On Record
We've Been A Little Bit Too Romantic About The Idea That We Should Have Employees And Give People Long-term Job Security' Is An Extraordinary Thing For A Video Games CEO To Say On Record
Aftermath

While we all know deep down that CEOs are monsters who would fire all of you in a heartbeat just to keep a line going up, there's a charade most of them feel compelled to take part in where they pretend publicly to care about their workers and the…

bleacherreport.com - Andrew Peters - Watch Azzi Fudd Throw 1st Pitch at Rangers Game in Trending Video After Going No. 1 in WNBA Draft
Watch Azzi Fudd Throw 1st Pitch at Rangers Game in Trending Video After Going No. 1 in WNBA Draft
Bleacher Report

Azzi Fudd got a warm welcome to Dallas after being selected first overall by the Wings earlier this month. The former UConn star threw out the first pitch at Tuesday's Texas Rangers game. She was joined on the mound by a handful of her teammates…

nytimes.com - Nancy Froston - PSG vs Bayern Munich live updates: Champions League semi-final predictions, team news and latest score
PSG vs Bayern Munich live updates: Champions League semi-final predictions, team news and latest score
The New York Times

Follow live updates as PSG host Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final Paris Saint Germain host Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final today. Defending champions PSG are looking to put one…

forbes.com - Ollie Barder - Toshihiro Nakaya On His Love For 'Virtua Fighter' And The Future Of The Series
Toshihiro Nakaya On His Love For 'Virtua Fighter' And The Future Of The Series
Forbes

Toshihiro Nakaya, head of IP for the Virtua Fighter and Super Monkey Ball series at Sega. With a new Virtua Fighter game on the way, I caught up with Toshihiro Nakaya at Sega to find out what the future holds in store for the beloved fighting game…

kotaku.com - Ethan Gach - Matt Firor Opens Up About Microsoft Killing His Dream MMO
Matt Firor Opens Up About Microsoft Killing His Dream MMO
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

Microsoft has canceled a lot of projects over the past few years, but none live in the imagination quite like Project Blackbird, an online loot shooter RPG from the studio behind The Elder Scrolls Online. It was one of the casualties of the tech…

fastcompany.com - Mark Wilson - Anduril isn't just building the future of warfare; it's redesigning it
Anduril isn't just building the future of warfare; it's redesigning it
Fast Company

Anduril is a defense manufacturer founded in 2017 by technologists Palmer Luckey, Brian Schimpf, Trae Stephens, Matt Grimm, and Joseph Chen—a group of technologists and venture capitalists with strong ties to the secretive surveillant…

bleedingcool.com - Gavin Sheehan - Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Adds Crossplay In Latest Update
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Adds Crossplay In Latest Update
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Atari, Games, Mortal Kombat, Retro Games, Video Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Tagged: Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection A new update has been released for Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, as players can now fight each…

gizmodo.com - Mike Pearl - WWE Videos Made by a Glitching AI That Sounds Like It's Being Strangled Are the Future of Entertainment
WWE Videos Made by a Glitching AI That Sounds Like It's Being Strangled Are the Future of Entertainment
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

There's this guy named Nigel Richards, a professional Scrabble player from New Zealand, whose brain is not like yours or mine. He wins world championships in languages he doesn't speak, like Spanish and French. The way he strategizes is, I suppose…

windowscentral.com - Brendan Lowry - Former The Elder Scrolls Online lead reflects on Xbox canceling his 'Project Blackbird' MMO during layoffs
Former The Elder Scrolls Online lead reflects on Xbox canceling his 'Project Blackbird' MMO during layoffs
Windows Central

The popular fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) has been running for a full 12 years now, and still enjoys new expansions and frequent content updates from developer ZeniMax Online Studios. In addition to supporting the long-running…

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