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afr.com - Mikhail Klimentov - Saudi Arabia tightens its grip on the $300b video game industry
Saudi Arabia tightens its grip on the $300b video game industry
Australian Financial Review

Estimates of the size of the video game industry range from $US200 billion ($299 billion) to $US300 billion – larger than film, television and music combined, by some calculations – and Saudi Arabia, in its relentless, top-down drive…

popsci.com - Andrew Paul - Test your apple farming skills with this free video game
Test your apple farming skills with this free video game
Popular Science

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. New research gathered with the help of a free-to-play video game indicates most people are happy to help their fellow neighbors, even if it costs them a bit of cash. According to the…

dailymail.co.uk - Erin Deborah Waks - Travellers are now choosing holiday destinations based on video games
Travellers are now choosing holiday destinations based on video games
Mail Online

READ MORE: What Christmas film locations REALLY look like for the rest of the year - and how they're transformed into magical winter wonderlands Travelling around the world to visit the sets and filming locations of your favourite films is nothing…

thestar.com.my - SHAUN A. NOORDIN - Designing for video game complexity
Designing for video game complexity
The Star Online

Happy new year, everyone! How did y'all wrap up your 2025? I ended my year playing Metroid Prime 4 Beyond, which was a serene experience in getting lost exploring an exotic alien world filled with mysteries, albeit sporadically interrupted by…

theguardian.com - Keza MacDonald - Four months and 40 hours later: my epic battle with 2025's most difficult video game
Four months and 40 hours later: my epic battle with 2025's most difficult video game
The Guardian

Last year I became uncomfortably well acquainted with suffering. In March I started experiencing excruciating pain in my right arm and shoulder – burning, zapping, energy-sapping pain that left me unable to think straight, emanating from a…

screenrant.com - Steven Garrard - 10 Video Game Sequels That Are Drastically Better Than Their Predecessors
10 Video Game Sequels That Are Drastically Better Than Their Predecessors
Screen Rant

It's easy for sequels in fantastic franchises to play it safe and simply provide more of what you loved about the original, but games like Hollow Knight: Silksong and Assassin's Creed 2 that aim to offer an even more ambitious experience are more…

aftermath.site - Luke Plunkett - Luke's Favourite Video Games Of 2025
Luke's Favourite Video Games Of 2025
Aftermath

2025 was an odd year for me and my 'best of' list. Many of the titles I thought would be absolute locks for this--like Battlefield 6, Europa Universalis V, Civilization VII and Endless Legend 2 --ended up getting nowhere near it! Battlefield 6's…

gamesindustry.biz - Alex Forbes-Calvin - With €125m in annual government support, the German games industry is feeling good about 2026
With €125m in annual government support, the German games industry is feeling good about 2026
GamesIndustry.biz

The German games industry has its eyes set on growth thanks to increased funding from the federal government. The companies in the sector are receiving funding from a €125 million annual pot, effective January 2026; for context, the industry…

dailymail.co.uk - Xantha Leatham, Executive Science Editor - Futurologist reveals the breakthroughs set to change our lives by 2050
Futurologist reveals the breakthroughs set to change our lives by 2050
Mail Online

READ MORE: LNER reveals what its trains could look like in 2075 Bioprinted organs, a space elevator and robot roommates might sound like science fiction – but they could become reality by 2050. That's according to futurologist Tom…

arstechnica.com - Kyle Orland - Is this the beginning of the end for GameStop?
Is this the beginning of the end for GameStop?
Ars Technica

Six and a half years ago—after a failed corporate sale attempt, massive financial losses, and the departure / layoff of many key staff— I wrote about what seemed at the time like the “imminent demise” of GameStop. Now…

totalprosports.com - Darrelle Lincoln - Social Media Detectives Have Uncovered The Unbelievable Thing Fernando Mendoza's Dad Does To Avoid Disrespecting His Wheelchair-Using Wife At Games [VIDEO]
Social Media Detectives Have Uncovered The Unbelievable Thing Fernando Mendoza's Dad Does To Avoid Disrespecting His Wheelchair-Using Wife At Games [VIDEO]
TotalProSports

Fernando Mendoza has been all the rage in college football this season. The Heisman Trophy winner is sure to be taken at the top of the NFL Draft in 2026. Before that happens, however, he has one more thing to accomplish in college. That is trying…

gamerant.com - Charming Holiday - Steam surpasses incredible player milestone
Steam surpasses incredible player milestone
Game Rant

The popularity of PC gaming continues to skyrocket, with Valve Corporation's Steam once again breaking its own concurrent player count record, this time with a jaw-dropping 42 million unique users all logging on to play their favorite games via the…

thewrap.com - Raquel Calhoun - Jennifer Lawrence Seemingly Confirms 'The Hunger Games' Return as Katniss Everdeen | Video
Jennifer Lawrence Seemingly Confirms 'The Hunger Games' Return as Katniss Everdeen | Video
TheWrap

Jennifer Lawrence is teasing her reported return as Katniss Everdreen in Francis Lawrence's upcoming “The Hunger Games” prequel, “Sunrise on the Reaping.” The “Die My Love” star spilled the beans during a…

smh.com.au - Paul Marshall - The best way to see Bangkok is one few tourists bother with
The best way to see Bangkok is one few tourists bother with
The Sydney Morning Herald

It used to be that tuk-tuks were a rite of passage in Bangkok. You'd get in, ditch your backpack, and climb aboard one of those three-wheel rockets, blasting through traffic and choking on diesel fumes as the humidity soaked your skin and the…

vice.com - Denny Connolly - The Sims 4 x Coach Collab Adds Hundreds of New Looks
The Sims 4 x Coach Collab Adds Hundreds of New Looks
VICE

The Sims 4 is teaming up with Coach to add a new nine-item collection to the game that allows players to mix and match prints and variations and create hundreds of unique new looks. Although recent leaks and rumors have some players daydreaming…

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