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theguardian.com - Keza MacDonald - Summer Game Fest highlights: 34 new video games to look out for, from Alien Isolation to Crazy Taxi
Summer Game Fest highlights: 34 new video games to look out for, from Alien Isolation to Crazy Taxi
The Guardian

The sequel to a revered 2014 horror game from British developer Creative Assembly: this time you must evade the xenomorph on the surface of a storm-ravaged colony world. A little magpie with a broken wing and a lost flock makes its way alone…

wral.com - Chris Lovingood, WRAL anchor/reporter - Video game review: '007: First Light' left me eager for a sequel
Video game review: '007: First Light' left me eager for a sequel
WRAL News

I was a bit skeptical when I first heard about Amazon's plans to reboot the James Bond franchise after acquiring the rights via buying MGM Studios. I, like many people, am a bit exhausted because of how many companies are trying to capitalize on…

collider.com - Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck - The 10 Best Video Games on the Nintendo Wii, Ranked
The 10 Best Video Games on the Nintendo Wii, Ranked
Collider

Nintendo is one of the greatest gaming companies of all time, and with the Nintendo Switch 2 going strong through games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, many are considering the Nintendo Switch the greatest console the company has…

billboard.com - Michael Saponara - 2Pac to Appear Alongside Snoop Dogg in Upcoming 'Stranger Than Heaven' Video Game: 'His Spirit Still Lives on'
2Pac to Appear Alongside Snoop Dogg in Upcoming 'Stranger Than Heaven' Video Game: 'His Spirit Still Lives on'
Billboard

2Pac ‘s likeness is set to appear as a playable character in the 2027 Stranger Than Heaven video game. Snoop Dogg, who also stars in the RPG, confirmed his Death Row running mate's involvement during Summer Game Fest 2026 on Friday (June 5).

screenrant.com - Jennifer Chu - A24's Upcoming Sci-Fi Video Game Adaptation Director Teases New Character Details And Update
A24's Upcoming Sci-Fi Video Game Adaptation Director Teases New Character Details And Update
ScreenRant

A24 takes a short break from its horror streak and enters the world of video game adaptations. A24 is joining forces with Kojima Productions for an adaptation of the award-winning science fiction video game Death Stranding. Set in a…

cbr.com - Amber Frost - 10 Best Movies Based on Video Games of the Last 25 Years, Ranked
10 Best Movies Based on Video Games of the Last 25 Years, Ranked
CBR

Movies based on video games have a reputation for being really awful. Most of the time, these movies fail to translate what makes a video game memorable, powerful, or influential onto the big screen. Changing world-building that doesn't need to be…

ign.com - Wesley Yin-Poole - Godzilla and Barbie Are Coming for GTA 6 This November
Godzilla and Barbie Are Coming for GTA 6 This November
IGN

The video game industry is running scared of GTA 6. Given how packed September is, that much is clear. But there are two video games that are throwing caution to the wind and braving the behemoth that is Rockstar's next epic — and they're…

kotaku.com - Zack Zwiezen - Remakes And Remasters Dominating Summer Game Fest Week Show An Industry Retreating To Safe Bets
Remakes And Remasters Dominating Summer Game Fest Week Show An Industry Retreating To Safe Bets
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

As Summer Game Fest season (aka not-E3 time) winds down and the dust settles, we can take a look at all the games that were announced. There were certainly a lot of games revealed, as well as a bunch of previously announced games that we got new…

archdaily.com - Antonia Piñeiro - 'My Solutions Are Not Polite:' Liam Young on Architecture in the Age of Polycrisis in Louisiana Channel Interview
'My Solutions Are Not Polite:' Liam Young on Architecture in the Age of Polycrisis in Louisiana Channel Interview
ArchDaily

Australian artist, director, and BAFTA-nominated producer Liam Young creates imaginary worlds as a way of thinking through the futures we fear, desire, and are already making. As a creator and designer of atmospheres, he proposes speculative…

screenrant.com - Guy Howie - Prime Video's 94% RT Megahit Could Become Sci-Fi's Game Of Thrones
Prime Video's 94% RT Megahit Could Become Sci-Fi's Game Of Thrones
ScreenRant

For the past several years, TV has been crying out for a new generation-defining global phenomenon comparable with HBO's Game of Thrones in the 2010s, and Prime Video just might have found it. Two seasons in, the streaming giant's biggest current…

cbr.com - Amber Frost - The Legend of Zelda Movie Will Officially End a 34-Year-Old Nintendo Trend
The Legend of Zelda Movie Will Officially End a 34-Year-Old Nintendo Trend
CBR

Over the last few years, Nintendo has taken the world by storm by smashing records left and right with multiple video game movie adaptations. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) is currently the most profitable video game adaptation ever made…

mirror.co.uk - Lucas Hill-Paul - The Last of Us season 3 filming put on hold
The Last of Us season 3 filming put on hold
The Mirror

When will the hit video game adaptation finally return? The Last of Us has become one of HBO's biggest hit dramas of the 2020s and is based on the hugely successful PlayStation franchise of the same name. Starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, the…

ign.com - Simon Cardy - Seems Like a Sequel Should Be Made' - Amazon Games Boss on the Future of IO's 007 First Light
Seems Like a Sequel Should Be Made' - Amazon Games Boss on the Future of IO's 007 First Light
IGN

IO Interactive's 007 First Light has wowed critics and already reached 3 million sales in its first two weeks of release. But that success has also come with confusion over the future of the series, due to comments made last week by Amazon's Head…

scmp.com - Themis Qi - Hong Kong-listed Tencent eyes global note issuance amid AI investment surge
Hong Kong-listed Tencent eyes global note issuance amid AI investment surge
South China Morning Post

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings plans to issue new notes to international investors in the coming year, joining the fundraising wave by Hong Kong-listed AI companies looking to fund expansion in the rapidly growing sector. The Shenzhen-based…

digitalspy.com - Joe Anderton - Netflix's 'classic' new rom-com that 'gives you what you want' climbs trending chart
Netflix's 'classic' new rom-com that 'gives you what you want' climbs trending chart
Digital Spy

It looks like people are in the mood for a romantic comedy, as Netflix's new film Office Romance is the streamer's number one film worldwide at the moment, following its release on Friday. The film stars Jennifer Lopez as the CEO of her family's…

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