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techradar.com - Jasmine Valentine - I'm being given a lot of freedom': Death Stranding movie director on 'standalone' live-action Hideo Kojima video game adaption
I'm being given a lot of freedom': Death Stranding movie director on 'standalone' live-action Hideo Kojima video game adaption
TechRadar

Does every existing IP need a movie adaptation? The answer is no, of course, but I'm quietly confident in the upcoming live-action version of hit Hideo Kojima franchise, Death Stranding. Why? Well, let's start with the concept. In the game, courier…

kron4.com - The Associated Press - 'Aura farming' trend inspired by video games is sweeping Latin America
'Aura farming' trend inspired by video games is sweeping Latin America
KRON4

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Dozens of young people gathered recently on a beach in Peru's capital to dance, pose and show off their most creative moves — all in pursuit of one thing: aura. They were taking part in a so-called “aura…

eurogamer.net - Connor Makar - Planet Coaster and Jurassic World developer Frontier partners with Disney for a new video game, but what on earth could it be?
Planet Coaster and Jurassic World developer Frontier partners with Disney for a new video game, but what on earth could it be?
Eurogamer.net

Frontier Developments - the developer behind Planet Coaster and Jurassic World - has announced a partnership with Disney. As part of this collaboration, a new Disney game is in production. What exactly this game will be has not yet been announced…

timeout.com - Shaye Weaver - Prime Video will stream hockey games for these six NHL teams
Prime Video will stream hockey games for these six NHL teams
Time Out

News Your home team may be skating onto the Amazon streamer. Written by Shaye Weaver Contributor, Time Out New York Prime Video and the National Hockey League (NHL) just partnered up to stream the games of six NHL teams, starting with the 2026-27…

ign.com - Wesley Yin-Poole - Xbox Switches to Monthly Hour Limits to Cloud Gaming but Insists It Will Only Impact 4% of Game Pass Subscribers
Xbox Switches to Monthly Hour Limits to Cloud Gaming but Insists It Will Only Impact 4% of Game Pass Subscribers
IGN

Microsoft has announced big changes to Xbox cloud gaming, including a switch to monthly hour limits. From November, Game Pass plans will include a set number of cloud gaming hours each month: Game Pass Ultimate: 15 hours Game Pass Premium: 10 hours…

polygon.com - Elijah Gonzalez - 'Worst Crash We've Seen Since the 1980s,' Warns Epic Games CEO
'Worst Crash We've Seen Since the 1980s,' Warns Epic Games CEO
Polygon.com

The video game industry has seen better days. Between a nonstop wave of layoffs over the last few years and a w orsening hardware crisis that is flatlining console sales, things are a bit bleak at the moment. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney described…

si.com - Matt Black - WWE's Internal Reaction to Netflix's Latest Censorship on Raw
WWE's Internal Reaction to Netflix's Latest Censorship on Raw
Sports Illustrated

Some within WWE are reportedly feeling a certain type of way regarding Netflix's recent censorship of Monday Night Raw. Due to their upcoming travel schedule, WWE made the decision to tape this week's episodes of Raw and SmackDown. Monday's Raw…

decrypt.co - Decrypt Agent - Sony Dismisses PS5 Buyers' $508M Tariff Refund Claim as 'Illogical'
Sony Dismisses PS5 Buyers' $508M Tariff Refund Claim as 'Illogical'
Decrypt

Sony has asked a federal judge to dismiss a class action demanding that PlayStation 5 buyers get a share of the $508 million it expects to recover in tariff refunds, in a motion filed Monday and reported by Game File. 'Paying fair market price for…

gamedeveloper.com - Diego Argüello - Supercell's acquisition of Metacore expected to close this month
Supercell's acquisition of Metacore expected to close this month
Game Developer

Supercell, the company known for the likes of Clash Royale and Brawl Stars, has signed a deal to acquire Merge Mansion developer Metacore. The acquisition, which is expected to be completed at the end of September, is the latest example of major…

ign.com - Jesse Schedeen - Image Comics' Creature Corps Combines Pokémon, The Boys, and Back to the Future for the Ultimate Subversive Adventure
Image Comics' Creature Corps Combines Pokémon, The Boys, and Back to the Future for the Ultimate Subversive Adventure
IGN

As the writer behind hit series like Youth and Lost Fantasy, Curt Pires is definitely one of the major up-and-coming talents in the comic book industry these days. Pires' latest project has an especially attractive elevator pitch, as it offers a…

axios.com - Martin Vassolo - Miami-Dade sheriff slams Grand Theft Auto marketing proposal
Miami-Dade sheriff slams Grand Theft Auto marketing proposal
Axios

Miami-Dade's top cop is speaking out against a proposed marketing campaign that would promote ' Grand Theft Auto VI ' at county facilities. Why it matters: The mayor's office, which has confirmed it's in discussions with video game developer…

ign.com - Wesley Yin-Poole - We Want Destiny 3' Dominates State of Play Chat - but Will Sony Listen?
We Want Destiny 3' Dominates State of Play Chat - but Will Sony Listen?
IGN

Destiny fans are spamming Sony's State of Play livestream chat with the hashtag #WeWantDestiny, as they continue to call for more from Bungie's looter shooter franchise, including Destiny 3. At the time of this article's publication, with 15…

nytimes.com - Eduardo Tansley - Foodchained, alpha targets and bombas: Explaining the new transfer jargon
Foodchained, alpha targets and bombas: Explaining the new transfer jargon
The New York Times

Sometimes a ‘big' signing isn't enough. If you are Tottenham Hotspur head coach Roberto De Zerbi, teasing a “bomba” signing is what gets fans excited. Or how about acquiring an “alpha” target? This summer's…

eurogamer.net - Connor Makar - 'We can get any IP' - Saber CCO on why reviving dormant franchises is the big, obvious secret the the publisher's success, and why Xbox could learn from it
'We can get any IP' - Saber CCO on why reviving dormant franchises is the big, obvious secret the the publisher's success, and why Xbox could learn from it
Eurogamer.net

It is no secret to those paying attention to the video game industry that Saber Interactive's fortunes have change dramatically in recent years. First surging into prominence with the release of World War Z, it has been thrust into the limelight…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - 'Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth': Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world
'Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth': Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world
The Guardian

Since 2020's Demon's Souls, Japanese video game director Hidetaka Miyazaki has shown the world a different way to think about game design. His games defy convention with punishing fights, obscure rules, and unknowable, inhospitable worlds. The…

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