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The Best Video Games of 2026 (So Far)
It's an amazing time to be a gamer. A spinoff Pokémon title about building adorable towns and protecting the environment is currently the highest-rated game in the franchise's 30-year history. Horror games like Resident Evil Requiem have…
Lego officially confirms its next retro video game console set
Sega and The Lego Group are teaming up for a Lego recreation of Sega's 16-bit console, the Sega Genesis. Lego's latest 'ode to an old-school gaming icon' will come in two flavors, letting retro game enthusiasts build either the North American Sega…
The 10 Greatest Video Game Masterpieces of the 1990s, Ranked
Video games have been around for a long time, dating back to the 1950s and evolving with each passing decade. However, while the arcade era was fun, this medium really took off in the 1990s with both iconic 2D masterpieces and revolutionary 3D…
Resident Evil Is Going To Be the Greatest Video Game Movie Ever For One Simple Reason
While some video game franchises have broken the curse of a faithful and agreeable movie or TV show adaptation, Resident Evil has yet to claim that for itself. Mired in a handful of odd creative liberties made with the IP source material, the bar…
10 American Video Games That Can Be Called Masterpieces
A great video game can come from anywhere. Some of them come from Japan and even from the UK. However, developers in America have given us some of the greatest games ever made. Because it doesn't matter where the game is made. What matters is the…
Grand Theft Auto' maker Take-Two plots its next move in a consolidating gaming industry
Consolidation is all the rage in the video game world these days. In the past year, Ubisoft created a new gaming subsidiary with Chinese tech giant Tencent, while Electronic Arts announced a $55 billion deal led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment…
$400 million superyacht owned by video game tycoon Gabe Newell docks in Greenock
This luxurious 364-ft (111-metre) yacht, Leviathan, is owned by Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve, the video game company behind hit titles such as Half-Life and Portal. The diesel-electric hybrid propulsion yacht berthed at Greenock's Ocean…
The rise of cosy gaming: is this the closest many young people will get to home ownership?
Age: Has its origins in social simulation games such as Harvest Moon (1996) and The Sims (2000). Appearance: Virtual, mindful, far-fetched. You mean video games? Yes, but cosy. What makes this gaming cosy? The kind of gentle, low-stakes…
NBA playoffs schedule 2026: Updated tipoff times for every second-round series
One round of the NBA playoffs is now fully in the books, and what an entry it became. The opening series of the 2026 postseason gave its viewership so much — three Game 7s, two sizable upsets, a Victor Wembanyama debut for the ages and a…
Meet the indie studios funding other indie studios
Among Us launched quietly in 2018, and it wasn't until years later, in 2020, that the game started to take off—then explode. The game went from hundreds of players to 500 million monthly players globally by November 2020. Among Us is…
Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday
My top 10 things to watch Monday, May 4 1. Oil prices jumped after conflicting media reports of an Iranian attack on a U.S. warship sparked more concerns about instability in the region, pushing the S & P 500 lower. It follows a blockbuster week…
Inside the $600 billion 'sleep tourism' industry
Sleep can feel like a precious commodity in my household. My wife has had her fair share of insomnia. Across the hall, our one-and-a-half-year-old is…well, a one-and-a-half-year-old. The days of regular, two to three times a night wake-ups…
Traders are doubtful Cohen's GameStop can pull off monster eBay acquisition
Traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi give the video game retailer just a 26% chance at successfully completing an acquisition in 2026. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen in an appearance on 'Squawk Box' didn't disclose further details about how it…
Tech regulation gets personal: How Tom Steyer's brother could shape California's AI future
Long before billionaire Tom Steyer was pouring record-breaking sums into his run for California governor, the family name held significant sway in Sacramento. The investor-turned-climate activist's older brother, Jim Steyer, is CEO of the…
Former XDefiant Producer Comments on the Shooter's Potential Return
Mark Rubin, the video game developer who was a key figure in the early days of the Call of Duty series, has commented on the potential return of his controversial first-person shooter, XDefiant. Rubin was an executive producer on XDefiant, working…
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