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lgbtqnation.com - Daniel Villarreal - Newest Pokémon video game will erase its only 'transgender' character
Newest Pokémon video game will erase its only 'transgender' character
LGBTQ Nation

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.

polygon.com - Paulo Kawanishi - Exit 8 is a terrific video game horror movie, but it's also much more
Exit 8 is a terrific video game horror movie, but it's also much more
Polygon.com

A young Japanese man trapped in a brightly lit, surreal hallway desperately counts the number of doors, vents, and lockers. He obsessively checks the words written on the poster ads lining the walls, as he looks for any kind of visual anomaly. Once…

collider.com - Alan Ritchson's Dream Video Game Movie Is Officially Happening
Alan Ritchson's Dream Video Game Movie Is Officially Happening
Collider

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Alan Ritchson's stock was already rising before War Machine crashed onto Netflix, but that movie gave the…

express.co.uk - Joshua Boyles - Brand new Game of Thrones video game coming soon from HBO
Brand new Game of Thrones video game coming soon from HBO
Daily Express

Game of Thrones Dragonfire trailer. A brand new game based on HBO's House of the Dragon series is coming soon, although it might not be the open world RPG you were hoping it might be. Announced via a blog post on the Warner Bros Discovery site…

marketbeat.com - Top Video Game Stocks To Watch Now - April 9th
Top Video Game Stocks To Watch Now - April 9th
MarketBeat

Turtle Beach, Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Brag House, Motorsport Games, and Alliance Entertainment are the five Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Video game stocks are shares of publicly traded…

gamedeveloper.com - Bryant Francis - 1000xResist dev says we need a universal video codec for games
1000xResist dev says we need a universal video codec for games
Game Developer

There's just no game like Sunset Visitor's Peabody Award-winning 1000xResist. The 2024 science fiction adventure game stunned developers with its one-of-a-kind, deeply personal story that blended a dystopian vision of post-apocalyptic Earth, the…

shawlocal.com - Claire O'Brien - Woodstock video gaming: City adopts new regulations, bans gambling-predominant cafes
Woodstock video gaming: City adopts new regulations, bans gambling-predominant cafes
Shaw Local

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…

theverge.com - Jay Peters - Slay the Princess' developer is the latest to expand into indie game publishing
Slay the Princess' developer is the latest to expand into indie game publishing
The Verge

Black Tabby Games is launching a publishing arm, and it's already signed two titles. Black Tabby Games is launching a publishing arm, and it's already signed two titles. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See…

gamesindustry.biz - Sophie McEvoy - Rockfish Games lands €8m grant as Germany boosts game industry support
Rockfish Games lands €8m grant as Germany boosts game industry support
GamesIndustry.biz

Rocketfish Games has been awarded €8 million from the German government's newly-expanded €125 million games fund to support the development of the next game in the Everspace shooter franchise. Launched in 2020, the Federal Ministry of…

gameranx.com - Ryan Parreno - Rumor: Sony's 'Traditional' (E3) State Of Play Coming Between Late May To Early June, Could Show Marvel's Wolverine And More
Rumor: Sony's 'Traditional' (E3) State Of Play Coming Between Late May To Early June, Could Show Marvel's Wolverine And More
Gameranx

We have an interesting rumor about the next State of Play. French Twitter user AlexandreNGamR claims that Sony's “traditional” State of Play is already dated in late Mary or early June. He also expects that this is the presentation…

screenrant.com - Ben Brosofsky - Mario PC Port Has Fans 'Living In The Future'
Mario PC Port Has Fans 'Living In The Future'
ScreenRant

The PC is one of the last places you'd expect to see a Mario game. It's not a totally unprecedented destination — Mario Teaches Typing, anyone? — but it's hard to imagine Nintendo bringing any normal Mario game over to the platform in…

mirror.co.uk - Niamh Kirk - Nostalgic 90s high street giant closes final stand-alone shops this month
Nostalgic 90s high street giant closes final stand-alone shops this month
The Mirror

It's the end of an era for 90s kids as high street giant GAME pulls the shutters on its final remaining stand-alone store. Popular in the 90s and 2000's GAME used to be the go-to for the latest games, consoles and accessories for all ages. Closures…

hollywoodreporter.com - Kirsten Chuba - 'Beef' Creator on Ali Wong and Steven Yeun's Involvement in Season 2 and His Plans for Show's Future
'Beef' Creator on Ali Wong and Steven Yeun's Involvement in Season 2 and His Plans for Show's Future
The Hollywood Reporter

Beef is back, this time with a new conflict at the center. The Emmy-winning Netflix series — which in its first season saw Ali Wong and Steven Yeun facing off after a road rage incident that neither would let go of — has embraced an…

screenrant.com - Megan Peters - 10 Nintendo Switch 2 Sequels We Need ASAP
10 Nintendo Switch 2 Sequels We Need ASAP
ScreenRant

Nintendo cannot be stopped. For decades, the developer has stood as one of the video game industry's greatest giants, and its release of the Switch 2 proves Nintendo has still got it. The console's record-breaking debut moved millions of units…

inquisitr.com - Conrad Dias - Former Diplomat Predicts Who Could Be Next Fired From Trump's Inner Circle
Former Diplomat Predicts Who Could Be Next Fired From Trump's Inner Circle
Inquisitr News

Former U.S. diplomat Michael J. Montgomery believes Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth could be the next two prominent members of the Trump administration who could be fired soon. Montgomery said…

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