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pcmag.com - Jordan Minor - The Best Video Games for Kids in 2026
The Best Video Games for Kids in 2026
PCMag

Editors' Note, Aug. 5, 2026: With this update, we've added Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Mario Tennis Fever, Pokémon Pokopia, Rhythm Heaven Groove, RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, Star Fox, and…

heraldscotland.com - The Herald Staff - TrinityBridge offer hands-on control of investments for video gaming innovators
TrinityBridge offer hands-on control of investments for video gaming innovators
The Herald

DUNDEE made its name in jute, jam and journalism but the city is also synonymous with the video games industry and is said to have more games developers per capita than anywhere else in the world. The City of Discovery was home to DMA Design, which…

semafor.com - Tom Chivers - Saudi fund leads buyout of video game giant EA
Saudi fund leads buyout of video game giant EA
Semafor

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund bought game maker Electronic Arts in perhaps the largest leveraged buyout in history. The $55 billion deal — part-funded with $20 billion borrowed against EA itself — buys Riyadh a profitable…

screenrant.com - Jared Stewart - 7 Video Games You Should Play If You Miss Stranger Things
7 Video Games You Should Play If You Miss Stranger Things
ScreenRant

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…

pcmag.com - Tired of $70 Games? Build Your Own Raspberry Pi-Powered Retro Video Game Console Instead
Tired of $70 Games? Build Your Own Raspberry Pi-Powered Retro Video Game Console Instead
PCMag

If you like retro video games, you have several options. You can find plenty of older video games ported to newer systems and PC. You can pay for a video game subscription, such as Nintendo Switch Online or the Premium tier of PlayStation Plus.

chron.com - Video game giant Electronic Arts closes $55 billion go-private sale of its business
Video game giant Electronic Arts closes $55 billion go-private sale of its business
Chron

CHICAGO (AP) — Video game giant Electronic Arts officially has new owners. The California-based maker of popular titles like “Battlefield” and “The Sims” announced Tuesday that it closed the $55 billion sale of…

comingsoon.net - Vritti Johar - Jake Gyllenhaal's Netflix Video Game Action Movie Gets First Update in 4 Years
Jake Gyllenhaal's Netflix Video Game Action Movie Gets First Update in 4 Years
ComingSoon.net

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.

collider.com - Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck - The 10 Greatest Fantasy Adventure Video Games of All Time, Ranked
The 10 Greatest Fantasy Adventure Video Games of All Time, Ranked
Collider

Some of the best stories come in the form of an adventure, allowing viewers to embark on a journey of magic and wonder through their TV or movie screens. Video games in particular are great at evoking a sense of adventure, since the player has full…

abc7news.com - Video game giant Electronic Arts closes $55 billion go-private sale of its business
Video game giant Electronic Arts closes $55 billion go-private sale of its business
ABC7 Bay Area

Video game giant Electronic Arts officially has new owners. The California-based maker of popular titles like 'Battlefield' and 'The Sims' announced Tuesday that it closed the $55 billion sale of its business to Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund…

breitbart.com - Lucas Nolan - Group Led by Saudi Arabia Completes $55 Billion Acquisition of Gaming Giant EA
Group Led by Saudi Arabia Completes $55 Billion Acquisition of Gaming Giant EA
Breitbart

A consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has finalized a $55 billion takeover of video game giant EA, with financing support from Silver Lake and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners. The terms of the deal, including $20 billion…

kotaku.com - Ethan Gach - Fans Fear EA Bloodbath Amid $700 Million In Reported Cost Cutting
Fans Fear EA Bloodbath Amid $700 Million In Reported Cost Cutting
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

Electronic Arts' $55 billion sale to Saudi Arabia and a consortium of other investors, including Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, officially wrapped up last night. Now comes the brutal part where the Battlefield and Madden maker…

theguardian.com - Keith Stuart - The ​games industry's obsession with ​visual fidelity is costing them money and talent
The ​games industry's obsession with ​visual fidelity is costing them money and talent
The Guardian

Last week, Asha Sharma, the new head of Xbox, laid out her vision for the future of the console and interestingly, the two titles she picked out as potential areas of growth were Minecraft and Candy Crush Saga – games that don't exactly…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - Metroid at 40: happy birthday to Samus Aran, gaming's greatest badass and my personal heroine
Metroid at 40: happy birthday to Samus Aran, gaming's greatest badass and my personal heroine
The Guardian

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…

gamerant.com - Marc Deschamps - New LEGO Rumor is Bad News for Sonic and Animal Crossing Fans
New LEGO Rumor is Bad News for Sonic and Animal Crossing Fans
GameRant

LEGO could move away from making sets based on Sonic the Hedgehog and Animal Crossing, if a new rumor proves to be accurate. Over the last few years, LEGO has made a big push to release sets based on popular video game franchises. The company has…

vogue.com - Lucy Maguire - The Vogue Business TikTok Trend Tracker
The Vogue Business TikTok Trend Tracker
Vogue

TikTok has turned songs into No. 1 hits, birthed micro-trends and cultural movements and created a shared lexicon of jingles, phrases and vignettes among its 1.2 billion users, 70 per cent of whom are Gen Z, according to the video platform. Here…

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