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GTA VI won't solve the video-game industry's problems
Microsoft is rethinking its gaming business, and one of its first steps is shedding staff. The tech giant laid off 4,800 employees on Monday, accounting for roughly 2.1% of its global workforce. The cuts, which BI's Ashley Stewart first reported…
Uwe Boll's Anti-Immigration Movie Is Getting A Video Game Tie-In
If you were thinking the story surrounding Uwe Boll's god-awful racist flick Citizen Vigilante couldn't get any stupider, then hold all these beers: There's a video game tie-in arriving on PlayStation next week! (Thanks IGN.) A new Uwe Boll movie…
The Best Books, Movies, Video Games, and Podcasts to Check Out After Watching 'Mad Men'
Mad Men is a show that transcends its logline. On its face, it sounds a bit dull and mildly ridiculous—a show about Madison Avenue ad men in the stodgy early 1960s?—but Matthew Weiner and his cast delivered one of the best TV shows…
6 Video Games That Deserve an Adaptation
Video game adaptations are always a hit or miss in Hollywood. In fact, every time a beloved game has been announced for film or television, fans immediately assume the worst. Thankfully, that's finally starting to change, and recent adaptations…
5 Video Games That Need an Anime Adaptation
For years, there's been a misconception that video games cannot be properly adapted to movie or television form. Not only does this premise ignore that video games like Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog are now full-fledged blockbuster franchises…
10 Video Games That Are Pretty Much Perfect
Throughout history, there have been several video games so exceptional that they're worthy of being counted among the best of all time. But a video game masterpiece that's pretty much perfect? Now, that is a rarity you don't come across too often.
10 Fantasy Video Games That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
When playing a video game, there will always be some area, section, or general flaw in the title that just restricts it from becoming perfect. Such as the turret-shooting asteroid segment in Dead Space that took players out of the loop, or the…
Why Is It So Hard To Make A Good 'Game Of Thrones' Video Game?
From the moment video games became more complex than Pong and Spacewar, they became a platform for high-concept genre fiction. Science fiction and fantasy have thrived in gaming because gaming's interactivity allows players to live vicariously as…
Can Video Games Improve Your Brain Health?
Parents, teachers, and health experts have debated the effects of video games for decades. Some people worry that spending hours gaming reduces attention and learning, while others believe games improve problem-solving and mental skills. To answer…
Why A Crash Won't 'Reset' The Games Industry
The video game industry won't be reset by a crash. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) With all the terrible news of layoffs and that the games industry is in a dire state, some people online have said a crash is the only way to fix things. It…
These 10 Video Game Companies Have Left Players Feeling Skeptical After Years Of Disappointment
Unfortunately, if you love video games and want to experience the biggest titles, then you must deal with big corporations. It's unavoidable unless you stick with indie titles, but even then, big companies likely own the system you're playing those…
Quote of the day by former Nintendo President Satoru Iawata correctly predicting dominance of digital games today
The way that consumers buy video games is changing, with Sony recently announcing that it would cease the production of new PlayStation game discs in January 2028 in a bid to push consumers towards more profitable digital purchases. It's a big…
10 Video Games Where Sound Design Matters More Than Graphics For Gameplay Experience
Graphics get the marketing budget and the console-war bragging rights. Sound design gets a slider buried in the options menu, often ignored right up until you play something that would collapse without it. The games here aren't ugly; several of…
Massive new Ubisoft remake completely divides critics
Critics are unanimous: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, first released in 2013, is a great game, one of the very best in Ubisoft's massively popular series. And most of them are happy to have it back in a new remake, Assassin's Creed Black Flag…
Google's AI Spam Rules: What Marketers Need To Know
When Andrew Wheeler first got into the SEO business, he fought old-school keyword stuffing: Hiding keywords that are the same color as the website's background (invisible to the human eye, but enshrined in code), as well as in every unrelated code…
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