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In a Brutal Video-Game Industry, Two Indie Developers Are Teaming Up
This article is for subscribers only. Hi everyone. Today we've got a fun story about one successful indie developer that's helping out another, but first...
Female characters in video games not as sexy as they used to be, say scientists
FEMALE characters in video games are not as sexualised as they used to be, including Tomb Raider pin-up Lara Croft, researchers claim. They have become more realistic and sensible due to feminism and criticism from parents, academics and media, a…
Newest Pokémon video game will erase its only 'transgender' character
The developers behind Pokémon Champions, the newly released video game from the mega-popular monster-fighting cartoon franchise, announced that they will correct a bug that allowed Gallade, a male creature, to have a female gender marker.
A Video Game For 2026's Biggest Movie Is Officially On The Way
While 2026 was already projected to have the decade's best Box Office yet, it already looks like the prediction wasn't too far off with the massively successful movies we've seen so far. From the Chinese Pegasus 3 dominating the global box office…
A Legend Said Atari Buried Thousands of Video Games in the Desert. The Rumors Were All True.
Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: According to legend, the game-maker Atari dumped thousands of game cartridges in a New Mexico landfill after the company collapsed in the early 1980s. Over three decades later, an archaeological…
What to stream: Recent video game adaptations a galaxy of fun for the whole family
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Exit 8's director lays out the rules he broke to make a great video game movie
Horror fans don't need to do any homework before watching the unsettling video-game-to-movie adaptation Exit 8. The film version is self-contained and devastatingly simple. An unnamed commuter (Kazunari Ninomiya, identified on the screen as…
How An Eerie New Thriller Revolutionizes The Video Game Movie
In the video game The Exit 8, players walk through an underground hallway of a Japanese metro station. If they notice anything different or strange with the hallway — any anomalies — they need to turn back, or else something…
Blueshift Big Band Riffs With GameRant - Video Game Music is Our Folk Music
In collaboration with iam8bit, Blueshift Big Band has dropped another installment of their Joystick Jazz series. Joystick Jazz: The Blueshift Big Band Plays Iconic Video Game Hits (BONUS LEVEL) remixes some of the greatest video game songs of all…
It Looks Like Cole Young Is Going to Die a Gruesome Death in Mortal Kombat 2 on One of the Most Iconic Stages From the Video Games - but Could He Be Reborn as Someone Else?
Cole Young was a brand new character introduced with the 2021 Mortal Kombat film who proved controversial among fans of the gory fighting game franchise. Controversial might even be an understatement; some fans absolutely hate Cole Young. Why?
This Study Shows That We Play Video Games To Cope With Life, Not Escape From It
‘Escapism' is one of those words that sounds neutral, but carries with it a little bit of judgment. When someone describes gaming as that way, there's an implicit acknowledgment baked into it - that the player is running from something…
Video Game Stocks To Watch Today - April 10th
Turtle Beach, Motorsport Games, and Brag House are the three Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. 'Video game stocks' refers to shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business activities…
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Woodstock video gaming: City adopts new regulations, bans gambling-predominant cafes
Woodstock is aiming to rein in video gambling. The City Council approved new restrictions on video gambling Tuesday, weeks after officials expressed openness to more regulations of the video gambling. Woodstock had already banned video gaming-only…
Children's tournament at centre of latest match-fixing scandal in China football
Football match-fixing has raised its ugly head again in China, this time involving an under-10 boys' game in Beijing where two teams scored six own goals between them. The China Youth Football League clash between top-ranked sides Dongcheng Sports…
Animal Crossing Officially Returns With Unexpected New Release
First released back in 2001 in Japan, the Animal Crossing franchise has become a cornerstone of the video game industry, allowing players to embark on a social simulation game with some adorable animals. Although there have been five mainline…
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