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esquire.com - Bryn Gelbart - The Best Video Games of 2026 (So Far)
The Best Video Games of 2026 (So Far)
Esquire

It's an amazing time to be a gamer. A spinoff Pokémon title about building adorable towns and protecting the environment is currently the highest-rated game in the franchise's 30-year history. Horror games like Resident Evil Requiem have…

gamerant.com - Tristan Jurkovich  - Everyone Loves These Cult Classic Video Games
Everyone Loves These Cult Classic Video Games
GameRant

A cult game does not necessarily mean it's a bad game. It can be a perfect 10/10 game that just perhaps didn't get the recognition it rightfully deserved. Beyond Good and Evil is an example of a great game that has gone underappreciated. Deadly…

polygon.com - Michael McWhertor - Lego officially confirms its next retro video game console set
Lego officially confirms its next retro video game console set
Polygon.com

Sega and The Lego Group are teaming up for a Lego recreation of Sega's 16-bit console, the Sega Genesis. Lego's latest 'ode to an old-school gaming icon' will come in two flavors, letting retro game enthusiasts build either the North American Sega…

gamerant.com - Ben Jessey - May The Fourth Be With The Best Star Wars Video Game Characters
May The Fourth Be With The Best Star Wars Video Game Characters
GameRant

On May 4th, the world celebrates Star Wars Day, paying tribute to legendary icons like Han Solo, Darth Vader, and Luke Skywalker. However, we shouldn't forget the 'Legends' that exist away from the big screen; specifically, let's talk about the…

fastcompany.com - Chris Morris - Grand Theft Auto' maker Take-Two plots its next move in a consolidating gaming industry
Grand Theft Auto' maker Take-Two plots its next move in a consolidating gaming industry
Fast Company

Consolidation is all the rage in the video game world these days. In the past year, Ubisoft created a new gaming subsidiary with Chinese tech giant Tencent, while Electronic Arts announced a $55 billion deal led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment…

greenocktelegraph.co.uk - Toby Doherty - $400 million superyacht owned by video game tycoon Gabe Newell docks in Greenock
$400 million superyacht owned by video game tycoon Gabe Newell docks in Greenock
Greenock Telegraph

This luxurious 364-ft (111-metre) yacht, Leviathan, is owned by Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve, the video game company behind hit titles such as Half-Life and Portal. The diesel-electric hybrid propulsion yacht berthed at Greenock's Ocean…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - The rise of cosy gaming: is this the closest many young people will get to home ownership?
The rise of cosy gaming: is this the closest many young people will get to home ownership?
The Guardian

Age: Has its origins in social simulation games such as Harvest Moon (1996) and The Sims (2000). Appearance: Virtual, mindful, far-fetched. You mean video games? Yes, but cosy. What makes this gaming cosy? The kind of gentle, low-stakes…

nytimes.com - Steven Louis Goldstein - NBA playoffs schedule 2026: Updated tipoff times for every second-round series
NBA playoffs schedule 2026: Updated tipoff times for every second-round series
The New York Times

One round of the NBA playoffs is now fully in the books, and what an entry it became. The opening series of the 2026 postseason gave its viewership so much — three Game 7s, two sizable upsets, a Victor Wembanyama debut for the ages and a…

gamedeveloper.com - Nicole Carpenter - Meet the indie studios funding other indie studios
Meet the indie studios funding other indie studios
Game Developer

Among Us launched quietly in 2018, and it wasn't until years later, in 2020, that the game started to take off—then explode. The game went from hundreds of players to 500 million monthly players globally by November 2020. Among Us is…

gamerant.com - Adrian Morales - GameStop CEO Confirms eBay Acquisition Proposal
GameStop CEO Confirms eBay Acquisition Proposal
GameRant

Following a report that GameStop intends to purchase eBay, CEO Ryan Cohen has confirmed that he delivered an unsolicited acquisition proposal to the company as it builds on its recent comeback. This bid for eBay sparks some questions and quite a…

cnbc.com - Jim Cramer - Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday
Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday
CNBC

My top 10 things to watch Monday, May 4 1. Oil prices jumped after conflicting media reports of an Iranian attack on a U.S. warship sparked more concerns about instability in the region, pushing the S & P 500 lower. It follows a blockbuster week…

vox.com - Peter Balonon-Rosen - Inside the $600 billion 'sleep tourism' industry
Inside the $600 billion 'sleep tourism' industry
Vox

Sleep can feel like a precious commodity in my household. My wife has had her fair share of insomnia. Across the hall, our one-and-a-half-year-old is…well, a one-and-a-half-year-old. The days of regular, two to three times a night wake-ups…

theguardian.com - Gaya Gupta - GameStop shares fall 10% after CEO skirts questions over eBay acquisition details
GameStop shares fall 10% after CEO skirts questions over eBay acquisition details
The Guardian

GameStop 's shares fell more than 10% on Monday as questions emerged about how the company would finance its surprise $55.5bn bid for eBay. In an interview with CNBC, Ryan Cohen, GameStop's CEO, skirted repeated inquiries about how the video games…

napavalleyregister.com - KEITH COUSINS keith.cousins@napanews.com - From indie band to BAFTA nominee: Napa composer's path into gaming
From indie band to BAFTA nominee: Napa composer's path into gaming
The Napa Valley Register

Andrew Arcadi was standing in the lobby of a San Francisco convention center in March, surrounded by thousands of professionals in the video game industry, when his phone lit up with news that crystallized years of effort as a music composer.

coindesk.com - Krisztian Sandor - BTC, GME news: GameStop eBay bid puts $368M bitcoin stash's future in question
BTC, GME news: GameStop eBay bid puts $368M bitcoin stash's future in question
CoinDesk

Updated May 4, 2026, 8:20 p.m. Published May 4, 2026, 8:16 p.m. 2 min read GameStop (GME) is aiming for a major expansion with a proposed $55.5 billion acquisition of online marketplace eBay (EBAY), raising fresh questions about whether its bitcoin…

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