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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…

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…

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…

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…

dexerto.com - Nathan Warby - Andy Serkis says success of Clair Obscur is ending Hollywood 'snobbery' about video games
Andy Serkis says success of Clair Obscur is ending Hollywood 'snobbery' about video games
Dexerto

Following his role in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis believes there's no difference between acting in a game compared to film or TV. In an interview with Variety, Serkis showed Sandfall Interactive's acclaimed RPG…

wdef.com - Associated Press - Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch 2 price, forecasts lower profits
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo raises Switch 2 price, forecasts lower profits
WDEF

TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo's annual profit surged 52% in the last fiscal year, lifted by solid sales of its Switch 2 machines and software, the company announced Friday. The Japanese video-game company behind the Super Mario and Pokemon…

forbes.com - Paul Tassi - Nintendo Finally Raises Switch 2 Prices, Following PS5 And Xbox
Nintendo Finally Raises Switch 2 Prices, Following PS5 And Xbox
Forbes

While Nintendo held out as long as it could, the global economy, tariffs and component shortages have finally forced its hand. Nintendo just announced it would raise the price of the Switch 2 in many regions, just under a year after its June 2025…

destructoid.com - Andrej Barovic - Windrose closes in on two million sales, joining the new games and studios that dominated 2026 so far
Windrose closes in on two million sales, joining the new games and studios that dominated 2026 so far
Destructoid

Usually, it's game by AAA giants that carry the industry, but now it's the smaller studios that are breaking records, with Windrose joining a string of indie and AA darlings in reaching massive sales counts. A new report from Alinea Analytics…

nytimes.com - Michael Charles - Knicks vs. 76ers live updates: 2026 NBA playoffs Game 3 start time, picks and predictions
Knicks vs. 76ers live updates: 2026 NBA playoffs Game 3 start time, picks and predictions
The New York Times

Follow our live coverage as the Sixers look to avoid a 3-0 series deficit, returning home to face the Knicks in Game 3 The Philadelphia 76ers look to avoid a 3-0 deficit in this Eastern Conference second-round series, hosting the New York Knicks.

theverge.com - Andrew Webster - The future of game consoles is looking bleak
The future of game consoles is looking bleak
The Verge

Nintendo has finally caved and raised the price of the Switch 2. That's a big deal. Nintendo has finally caved and raised the price of the Switch 2. That's a big deal. Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Andrew Webster is an entertainment…

arstechnica.com - Kyle Orland - Sony says 'efficient' AI tools will lead to even more games flooding the market
Sony says 'efficient' AI tools will lead to even more games flooding the market
Ars Technica

Anyone following the modern game industry knows that easy-to-use game engines and the accelerating shift to digital distribution have helped enable a massive increase in the quantity of commercial games released each year, both on console…

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