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forbes.com - Alexandra York - How This Under 30 Is Capitalizing On The $100 Billion Video Gaming Boom
How This Under 30 Is Capitalizing On The $100 Billion Video Gaming Boom
Forbes

Think this is nice? It's a version of the weekly Under 30 newsletter and would be even better in your inbox. The video games industry isn't just growing—it's exploding. Between 2017 and 2021, global revenues in gaming surged by more than…

autoguide.com - Mike Schlee - Video Game Throwback - Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
Video Game Throwback - Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
Autoguide

There were a lot of car racing video games that attempted to cash in on the Tuner craze of the 2000s. The game that probably went all-in the hardest was Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights. Released in 2007, Juiced 2 was a sort of middle ground between…

independent.co.uk - Vishwam Sankaran - Scientists stumped as monkeys play video game without expecting reward
Scientists stumped as monkeys play video game without expecting reward
The Independent

Monkeys voluntarily spent long periods playing a touchscreen video game for a new study, driven purely by curiosity without any food reward, leaving scientists stumped. The findings, according to researchers, can lead to a better understanding of…

independent.co.uk - Yuri Kageyama - Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
The Independent

Nintendo's annual profit surged 52% in the last fiscal year, lifted by solid sales of its Switch 2 machines and software. The Japanese video-game company behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises announced it was raising prices, citing…

space.com - Jeff Spry - Monopoly sucks, but this new 'Star Wars' video game spinoff might add some galactic sizzle
Monopoly sucks, but this new 'Star Wars' video game spinoff might add some galactic sizzle
Space

Let's be honest here, and no disrespect to venerable family board games, but Monopoly is kind of boring. There, we said it. Oh sure, it's iconic — the real estate-hoarding classic has been with us since 1903, when it was called 'The Landlord…

winnipegfreepress.com - Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press - Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Winnipeg Free Press

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hollywoodreporter.com - Carly Thomas - Tati Gabrielle Brought Her Childhood Favorite Video Game Character to Life in 'Mortal Kombat II'
Tati Gabrielle Brought Her Childhood Favorite Video Game Character to Life in 'Mortal Kombat II'
The Hollywood Reporter

[This story contains spoilers for Mortal Kombat II.] Not too many people can say they got to transform into the video game character they admired growing up. But for but Tati Gabrielle, landing the role as Jade in Mortal Kombat II was a full-circle…

gamerant.com - Richard Warren - A New Day For AEW Video Games is Hopefully Right Around the Corner
A New Day For AEW Video Games is Hopefully Right Around the Corner
GameRant

Given the recent batch of WWE releases, it's only natural that AEW fans have started speculating about whom the company could be picking up once non-competes expire. Fans and wrestlers alike seem against the idea of picking up Alestair Black…

radaronline.com - Beth Shilliday - Obama Tears Into Trump for Treating War 'Like a Video Game' - After Prez Posts Footage of Airstrikes and Explosions
Obama Tears Into Trump for Treating War 'Like a Video Game' - After Prez Posts Footage of Airstrikes and Explosions
RadarOnline

Barack Obama has blasted his successor, Donald Trump, for treating the escalating war with Iran 'like a video game' through AI-generated Truth Social posts, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The former president, 64, also tore into another digitally…

collider.com - Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck - 6 Greatest James Bond Video Games To Play Before '007 First Light
6 Greatest James Bond Video Games To Play Before '007 First Light
Collider

James Bond is one of the most prolific movie franchises, with a plethora of titles from different eras with unique spices that keep the world-famous spy in style. However, while 007 is best known for his campy spy films and serious modern…

walesonline.co.uk - Neil Shaw - Greatest video game of all time named and it's 36 years old
Greatest video game of all time named and it's 36 years old
Wales Online

A new report has named the 'greatest video game ever' and it is a retro classic first released 36 years ago. As rising living costs and everyday pressures continue to impact UK households, people are increasingly turning to nostalgic, low-cost…

denofgeek.com - Joe George - 5 Lessons Superhero Movies Need to Learn From the Video Game Movie Boom
5 Lessons Superhero Movies Need to Learn From the Video Game Movie Boom
Den of Geek

If you're a certain type of geek, then 2026 is shaping up to be a banner year for cinema. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the highest grosser thus far, Markiplier's Iron Lung was a surprise indie success, and Mortal Kombat II and Street Fighter are…

marketbeat.com - Top Video Game Stocks To Keep An Eye On - May 8th
Top Video Game Stocks To Keep An Eye On - May 8th
MarketBeat

Turtle Beach, Brag House, and Motorsport Games are the three Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Video game stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business involves developing…

sherwood.news - Max Knoblauch - Higher prices, lower sales: Video game giants forecast the impact of the memory crunch
Higher prices, lower sales: Video game giants forecast the impact of the memory crunch
Sherwood News

(Nikos Pekiaridis/Getty Images) Video game console makers addressed the memory pricing surge this quarter. “RAMmageddon,” also known as “the RAMpocalypse,” or, more simply, the memory crunch, continues to plague the…

castanet.net - The Canadian Press - Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch price, forecasts lower profits
Castanet.net

FILE - A Nintendo sign is seen outside Nintendo's official store in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Jan. 23, 2020. Nintendo's annual profit surged 52% in the last fiscal year, lifted by solid sales of its Switch 2 machines and software, the company…

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