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Nightmare vision of Glasgow Subway turned into horror video game
The game is set in the Glasgow Subway at a time when the world is ending, with players trapped below the city and unaware of what is happening on the surface. The idea came to Thomas during an ordinary journey on the Subway with his daughter…
Video Games: Why Higher FPS (60, 120, 144) Won't Necessarily Make You a Better Player!
Monitor manufacturers have a slight tendency to promise us the moon with their ultra-advanced equipment. With refresh rates that have skyrocketed to 540, 720, or even 920 Hz, some display panels have reached levels of performance that were once…
Halloween Video Game's Controversial Mechanic Sparks Player Backlash
The Halloween video game has become extremely controversial ahead of its official launch this week. Recently, the development team at IllFonic issued a hotfix that removed a problematic gameplay mechanism. Apparently, Halloween: The Game featured a…
There Are More Video Games Coming Out Than We Can Ever Hope To See Or Play
Ask anyone who is a player, pundit, worker or analyst what the biggest threat to a video game's potential success in 2026 is and you'll get a whole spectrum of answers, ranging from a fixation on short-term earnings by the executive class to the…
Longstanding Franchises, Distinctive New IPs Help French Animation Industry Weather Market Slowdown
Of the numerous formats impacted by budget cuts and labor shortage in the entertainment industry, animation ranks high in that rather bleak list. Yet for French production companies, distributors and sales agent who are gathering at the Unifrance…
Don't Nod considering laying off 90 workers in France
Life is Strange and Lost Records developer Don't Nod has warned it could make 90 employees based in France redundant in order to ensure its survival. The ailing company, which earlier this year explained it was exploring ways to extend its cash…
Don't Nod might not have enough cash to make it through January 2027, and even if it does, pulling up could 'involve the reduction of up to 90 positions'
Don't Nod, best known as the developers of Life is Strange 1 and 2, has been having a rough go of it, lately. In 2024, its games Jusant and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden sold 'well below expectations', causing it to pause development of two further…
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FuturLab cuts staff after cancelling non-Powerwash Simulator title
FuturLab has laid off seven employees following the cancellation of a project unrelated to PowerWash Simulator. CEO Kirsty Rigden confirmed in a statement to This Week in Video Games that it cancelled the project 'while in pre-production, as it…
The Future Of Dragon Ball Officially Unveiled As New Era Begins
Dragon Ball has withstood the test of time, and then some. It wasn't just one of the most celebrated shonen anime of all time when it was running, it also helped set the blueprint for the entire genre going forward. By the '90s, it became an…
End Of Playstation's Physical Games Preludes More Censorship
In late August, an organized consumer boycott of the Sony PlayStation5 video game console began. In July, manufacturer Sony announced that, from January 2028 onwards, it would no longer release titles on physical discs, nor allow third-party…
Ray Dalio tripled his money at 12 on his first stock pick - then a bad call left him borrowing $4,000 from his dad
Before legendary investor Ray Dalio made billions as the founder of hedge fund giant Bridgewater Associates, he was a 12-year-old caddy at a local golf club in 1960s New York. While the golfers there had no idea that they had a future financial…
10 Best Far Side Comics Revealing '90s Culture
The World Wide Web, the fall of communism, cloning, and the President playing the saxophone on Arsenio Hall's show. The 1990s were a strange time for culture, but also completely necessary for creative innovation. In a time of relative peace, the…
Runner review - Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson thriller is serviceable B-movie camp
Credit where credit is due: of the many, many variations on the hammy late-summer action romp, very few have applied the gonzo B-movie treatment – physics-defying car chases, knee-smashing violence and the like – to the practice of…
Canadian tariffs on billions of dollars of US goods and products go into effect
Retaliatory tariffs imposed by Canada on the United States took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday. ET in the latest escalation of the trade war between the two countries. Canada's tariffs were in response to the decision by President Donald Trump on…
Mater Dei vs. Corona Centennial Headlines CIF's Top Games, Predictions for Week 3
The CIF Southern Section has a heavyweight matchup set for Week 3 in Corona Centennial vs. Mater Dei. But that's not the only intriguing game in this week's slate... Here is a look at the top games for Week 3, a quick preview of each one, and a…
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