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Halloween Video Game's Controversial Mechanic Sparks Player Backlash
The Halloween video game has become extremely controversial ahead of its official launch this week. Recently, the development team at IllFonic issued a hotfix that removed a problematic gameplay mechanism. Apparently, Halloween: The Game featured a…
The 15 Biggest Fall Video Games That Could Define the Rest of 2026
Your video game backlog is about to get very crowded. Fall is always a busy season for new video games, but this year feels different (just check out our full fall preview). That's largely thanks to Grand Theft Auto 6, which is set to take over the…
There Are More Video Games Coming Out Than We Can Ever Hope To See Or Play
Ask anyone who is a player, pundit, worker or analyst what the biggest threat to a video game's potential success in 2026 is and you'll get a whole spectrum of answers, ranging from a fixation on short-term earnings by the executive class to the…
As the western games industry struggles, China's games industry surpasses $50bn in value with growing player count, playtime, and income
As the western video games industry continues to struggle, the Chinese industry appears to be booming, revealing a worth of more than $50bn in 2025 - more than five times the industry in the UK. Niko Partners, a video game research company…
Niko Partners: Chinese games market surpasses $50bn for the first time in 2025
China's games market surpassed $50 billion for the first time in 2025, growing 5.4% year-on-year to $51.8 billion. A new report from Niko Partners projects the market will grow 4% in 2026 to $53.9 billion, and reach $59.8 billion by 2030…
The Future Of Dragon Ball Officially Unveiled As New Era Begins
Dragon Ball has withstood the test of time, and then some. It wasn't just one of the most celebrated shonen anime of all time when it was running, it also helped set the blueprint for the entire genre going forward. By the '90s, it became an…
5 bold predictions for Packers in Week 1 vs. Vikings
The Green Bay Packers couldn't have asked for a much better matchup in the season opener. For a team many are counting out on the heels of a humiliating playoff collapse, a road trip to face the NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings is just what the…
Baron Asset Fund: Q2 2026 Top Contributors And Detractors
The Fund managed to overcome style-related headwinds because of strong stock selection. The market has increasingly come to view AI as an existential risk for a growing number of industries, including software, business services, information…
Screen Industries Adopt Five Thematic Declarations at Lumiere Summit, Setting Terms on AI, Piracy, Gender, Education and the Environment
Countries, screen industry bodies and rights organizations adopted five thematic declarations at the Lumière Summit on Monday at the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, establishing shared frameworks across artificial…
Jets Predicted to Extend 25-Year-Old to New Long-Term Deal
The New York Jets are predicted to hand out another new deal before the year is up. ESPN's Seth Walder boldly predicted that “The Jets will sign defensive tackle Jowon Briggs to a contract extension before the end of the season. The Jets…
Former PGA Tour star Hunter Mahan hints at future run on senior circuit, stepping into posting golf content
Hunter Mahan walked away from the PGA Tour in 2021 and has been open about being completely burnt out on all things involved with the non-stop grind of professional golf. Over the last five years, he's enjoyed the dad life at home, started to coach…
The Greatest One Piece Episode In Years Isn't Just Incredible, It's A Blueprint For the Franchise's Future
The last few years have seen a wonderful increase in the quality and direction of One Piece 's anime episodes, which have continued to trend online with moments of epic action, as well as beautiful drama. While the greatest episodes of One Piece…
Global film industry gathers in France to tackle 'unprecedented challenges
The Lumière Summit, an initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron and the French National Centre for Cinema (CNC), has set itself the ambitious goal of establishing a global governance framework for cinema, television and video game…
Mater Dei vs. Corona Centennial Headlines CIF's Top Games, Predictions for Week 3
The CIF Southern Section has a heavyweight matchup set for Week 3 in Corona Centennial vs. Mater Dei. But that's not the only intriguing game in this week's slate... Here is a look at the top games for Week 3, a quick preview of each one, and a…
Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know
AI is rewriting the world and, at the same time, inventing a whole new language to describe how it's doing it. Sit in on any product meeting, pitch, or panel these days, and you'll hear people toss around LLMs, RAG, RLHF — and, as of last…
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