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5 Canceled Video Game Movies That Should Have Happened
In the modern world, video game movies have finally become big business and a major priority for film studios. Upcoming video game adaptations like 'Helldivers,' 'The Legend of Zelda,' and 'Bloodborne' could become box office juggernauts and…
Iron Galaxy Studios announces further layoffs, unknown number of staff affected
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 developer Iron Galaxy Studios has cut an unknown number of roles in response to 'current market conditions.' The Chicago-based studio cut 66 positions last February as a last resort. GamesIndustry.biz has contacted Iron…
European Film Industry Up in Arms Over Planned Creative Europe MEDIA Program Overhaul
European trade organizations representing the full film industry sector spectrum are up in arms against the EU Commission's plans to make major changes to its Creative Europe funding program by combining its culture and media strands under the…
Fans Facing Severe Punishment, Potential Criminal Charges As Police Investigate Chaotic Brawl At Yankees-Angels Game [VIDEO]
A violent brawl broke out between New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels fans in the stands during a ballgame at Yankee Stadium. Video circulating on social media shows a group of people appearing to shove each other on a staircase between seating…
Xbox's Starfield was the best-selling game in the US during its PS5 release week, Terran Armada launch
The 2023 Xbox and PC RPG Starfield from renowned The Elder Scrolls and Fallout developer Bethesda has been in the spotlight quite a bit recently, as the game officially made its way to PlayStation with an April 7 PS5 launch and also introduced the…
Grim prognosis for Xbox Game Pass, says former PlayStation CEO, Xbox CEO offers to talk
In a post on LinkedIn, Joost van Dreunen, who analyzes the video game industry, discussed a leaked memo obtained by The Verge, in which Asha Sharma said Game Pass had become too expensive. In response, former PlayStation CEO, Shawn Layden, shared…
'It's impossible to sustain our team size' - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 developer Iron Galaxy announces more layoffs following cuts last year
Iron Galaxy Studios has, over the years, contributed to series such as Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Uncharted, and Fallout while also developing original titles of its own like Extinction and Rumbleverse. But even working on high profile series like…
NBA World Reacts To Video Of Luka Doncic Before Rockets-Lakers Game
On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers will play the Houston Rockets (at home) for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. The Lakers (without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves) won Game 1 by a score of 107-98. LeBron James and Luke Kennard…
Lingxi Games' Three Kingdoms Tactics hits target with global audience
Globally, the segment's market size reached US$15 billion last year and is projected to grow at a 12 per cent compound annual growth rate through 2033 – fuelled partly by the rising popularity of mobile gaming, increasingly competitive…
What Does The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's Box Office Mean For The Future Of The Franchise?
'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' has continued to dominate theaters worldwide for three weekends. It's now the highest-grossing movie of the year globally, having overtaken the Chinese smash hit 'Pegasus 3' (itself the previous biggest box office…
The games industry will never 'get back to normal', lament Tony Hawk devs Iron Galaxy, as they make another round of layoffs
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 developers Iron Galaxy are laying off an unknown number of people, as they struggle to 'adapt to the climate' of a videogames industry that is refusing to 'get back to normal'. This follows a round of 66 job losses at…
Take-Two Boss Strauss Zelnick Suggests AI Could Take Elon Musk's Job
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has suggested that Elon Musk might want to watch out for artificial intelligence taking his job after the Tesla boss proposed that Grand Theft Auto 6 could be generated by AI. The gaming bigwig, who oversees major…
Dragon Ball' Is Going Back to the Xenoverse
We've got our next Dragon Ball video game, and it's a blast from the past: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3. Previously known as “Project 1000,” the game's full title was revealed on Sunday at a games showcase from the franchise. In the…
Confessions of a former (and maybe future) stoner
The first time I got high was from a Juul pod packed with dab wax. I turned off my bedroom lights at 8 p.m. and spent the next four hours on forums trying to figure out if you could die from weed. The minutes felt like days. I was 16, convinced I…
Grimes joining LinkedIn is artwashing at its most brazen. I should know - I released my new film on there
When electronic musician Grimes – AKA Claire Boucher – took to X last year to claim she was “only gonna be releasing music on LinkedIn from now on”, it seemed like yet another provocation from an often eccentric artist.
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