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How Disneyland Wrote the Video Game Rule Book
The name “Disney” has been showing up in quite a lot of gaming-related headlines as of late. As part of its arms race with Netflix, the conglomerate announced plans to add AI-powered user-generated content and “game-like…
U.S. video game sales up 3% in October driven by 'Battlefield 6,' Switch 2 momentum (MSFT:NASDAQ)
Total U.S. video game sales rose 3% year-over-year for the month of October, while sales figures so far this year were up 2%, according to a research report from Circana on Thursday. October sales came in at $4.89B compared with $4.74B for U.S.
Liam Hemsworth 'holds up pretty well' in The Witcher season four, says Geralt video game actor Doug Cockle
Actor Doug Cockle, who is known to many as the gravelly voiced Geralt of Rivia in CD Projekt Red's The Witcher games, has again said he was 'sad' to see Henry Cavill step away from the same role in Netflix's series. However, he believes Liam…
Children groomed for murder through video games, Europol warns
The “worst case” Europol has seen was of a young boy who was ordered “to kill his younger sister, which happened,” she said. “It's cruel, we have never seen this before.” She even suggested that children…
Why Did Rockstar Delay GTA 6?
Rockstar's highly anticipated open-world game GTA 6 was supposed to be released around right now, in Fall 2025, but the game has seen multiple delays since it was originally announced. Now, the game is slated for release in about a year on November…
Expedition 33 Star Uses Award Speech To Lament Layoffs
It's video game awards season, which has now become synonymous with the annual reminder that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 star Ben Starr is an absolute gem. Not only is Starr once again being a total goofball for everyone else's enjoyment, but he's…
Eerie vid shows Elon's vision of future as he vows bots will make us rich
AN EERIE video from Elon Musk paints a future where humanoid robots slot into every corner of life as the billionaire says bots will ultimately make everyone rich. Musk posted a slick montage on his X profile showing Tesla's Optimus robot…
Report: Saudi PIF may be running low on investable cash
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), the country's investment arm behind Savvy Games Group and multiple large-scale investments in Nintendo, Take-Two Interactive, Nexon, and beyond, is reportedly running low on cash for new investments.
Ubisoft Announces They Will Unveil Vantage Studios This January, After Reporting A Profitable Half-Year
Ubisoft just debunked all the negative speculation with positive news about the first half of their financial year. All the speculation started last Thursday. Without explanation, the company announced they would delay their half-year earnings…
Ben Starr lauds Clair Obscur Expedition 33 dev in amazing speech - 'They respect the people that work for them'
Ben Starr won Best Supporting Performer at the Golden Joystick Awards for his excellent performance as Verso in Clair Obscur Expedition 33. Accepting the award on stage, Starr delivered an amazing speech, singing the praises of Sandfall Interactive…
More Krafton legal drama and Unity games in Fortnite?
Hello Patch People. It's Chris here. I have spent more time bathing in the arid glow of aggressive airport lighting than in my own bed this week due to a series of delayed and cancelled flights related to work shenanigans I'm sure you'll find…
Ubisoft says €1.16 billion Tencent deal is 'imminent
Ubisoft has confirmed its transaction with Chinese conglomerate Tencent is on track to close in the coming days. Tencent will invest €1.16 billion ($1.25 billion) to deleverage the group and enable the formation of a new subsidiary called…
Miramax, Qatar's Film Committee launch pact with Arabic-language 'Serendipity'
Miramax has become the latest studio to sign a partnership with Qatar's Film Committee at Media City Qatar, with a partnership for co-developing titles from MENA region and Turkey. Under the agreement, the Film Committee will executive produce the…
Watch SWPL: Celtic v Partick Thistle & Glasgow City v Hibernian, follow live scores
There's a full card of SWPL fixtures on Sunday afternoon, starting with Aberdeen v Montrose at 13:00 GMT. Our first video streamed game of the day follows at 14:00 as Celtic take on Partick Thistle. Hearts meet Hamilton Academical and Rangers visit…
Ghost of Yotei triumphant success continues as one of the top 10 best-selling premium games of 2025
The triumphant success of Ghost of Yotei continues as it is one of the top 10 best-selling premium games of 2025 in the United States, despite selling exclusively on PS5. Mat Piscella, Senior Director & Video Game Industry Thought Leader at…
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