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8 Iconic Video Game Villains Who Were Actually Right the Whole Time
Grab your gavel: Court is in session for eight of gaming's most misunderstood villains. Their charges? One occupied planet, one erased painting, one underwater utopia gone to rot, and a truly staggering body count. But, all that aside, what if…
It's time to retire the stereotype that gaming is a waste of time': Logitech is giving workers the day off to play video games - just as GTA VI is set to launch
Logitech is giving workers a day off to play video games Its research found gaming skills can positively affect workplace performance Logi Game Day comes conveniently ahead of GTA VI launch on November 19 2026 Logitech has announced a new worker…
New study shows that a home video game using brain stimulation electrodes can help depression, but a fake version worked just as well, confusing scientists
Strap on a cap wired to a small box, play a video game on a tablet for half an hour, and repeat every weekday for six weeks. Adults with major depression who applied that brain stimulation at home got better. So did the adults whose cap switched…
Tech Leaders Rally Behind Jensen Huang
Many of Silicon Valley's executives and investors are rallying behind Jensen Huang, who resigned as Nvidia's chief executive on Thursday after revelations that he had affairs with an employee and with a woman who U.S. officials believed to be a spy…
Kalshi is hiring a 'GTA VI' researcher to livestream their gameplay. The job pays six figures.
Kalshi wants to pay someone six figures to livestream Grand Theft Auto VI. No, this is not a joke. The prediction market platform said on Thursday it wants to hire a GTA VI Researcher and assured potential candidates that this was, in fact, a real…
Resident Evil and The Last of Us Just Got a Fun Crossover
The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann and director of 2026's Resident Evil movie Zach Cregger met up for a private gaming session, with rumors hinting that Cregger may have gotten an early look at Druckmann's upcoming sci-fi action-adventure game…
Alan Tudyk's 2-Part Sci-Fi Franchise Gets Encouraging New Future Update
A new update reveals that one of Alan Tudyk 's sci-fi franchises could have a bright future. The actor, who is known for both voice work and on-camera roles, has been linked with the sci-fi genre from the beginning of his career thanks to early…
From Gen X to Gen Z, 'unicorn game' GTA VI's multigenerational pull is a threat to Hollywood's holiday blockbusters
Thirteen years after its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto VI finally arrives on Nov. 19. The sixth installment in Rockstar Games' open-world crime series launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, and its pull is likely to be felt well beyond…
I Think There's a Long Way to Go With Her' - Resident Evil Requiem Star Teases Hopes for the Future of Grace Ashcroft, Jokes That She Won't 'Ever Be a Leon Character
Grace Ashcroft actress Angela Sant'Albano doesn't think her Resident Evil Requiem hero will 'ever be a Leon character,' but she's still hoping 'there's a long way to go with her.' The person behind one of 2026's standout video game roles laid out…
Phantom Blade Zero Nearly Won a GOTY Award Days After Launch, but That Isn't the Story
With the awards season well underway, all the best titles of the year are battling it out to be crowned Game of the Year, but there is an interesting discussion to be had about eligibility and voter reviews. More specifically, Phantom Blade Zero…
Quote of the day by Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield: 'What we are selling is not the software product… what we're selling is organizational transformation' - a manifesto for workplace evolution
Although Slack is now a widely used communications tool deployed by small businesses and enterprises alike, it didn't always start off that way. Its creator organization, Tiny Speck, was actually founded as a video games company - but it was the…
Opinion | Goodbye, Mr. Chips
In the front hall hangs a vintage poster from World War II, a sultry blonde at a cocktail party with three British officers leaning over her and the warning: “Keep mum, she's not so dumb! Careless talk costs lives.” I also have a Cold…
Pokémon Fans Split Over Our First New Eeveelution In 13 Years
Pokémon has been running for a long time, and over those decades, we've seen the roster expand from 151 to 1025, with more to come in Winds & Waves sometime in 2027. It's astounding how many newcomers there have been over the years, but…
007 First Light composers reveal the challenges they faced when scoring a soundtrack for a young Bond - 'One of the most important pillars of the game is James Bond earning his 007 status'
007 First Light composers Joe Henson and Alexis Smith explain why composing a young James Bond soundtrack was 'harder than it looks' Henson says they had to avoid using iconic sounds before Bond earns his 007 status He says actor Patrick Gibson's…
Alien: Fireteam Elite 2' is a good old-fashioned bug hunt, ironically plagued by bugs
The first Aliens: Fireteam Elite was among my favorite Alien video games, and there were a lot of reasons to be excited for a sequel. At Summer Game Fest 2026, we learned of many smart changes and improvements to the formula, and I was eager to go…
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