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The video game industry is brutal. Now it's unionizing.
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. By 6 p.m. Sunday, the union had already run out of the colorful pins representing each bargaining unit—all 7,000 of…
Playing video games with my 22-year-old son has brought me to tears | Dominik Diamond
I have spent the last three weeks living with my 22-year-old son in a two-bedroom flat he has dubbed the ”brotel”. We cook curries and watch Lanterns. We barbecue meat and analyse Tarantino movies. We get pizza and we play video…
5 10/10 Video Game Series With No Bad Games
From the simple joys of Super Mario to the grand journeys of Final Fantasy, there are plenty of fantastic video game franchises out there, but very few are entirely consistent. Once any series runs for long enough, it's likely that at least one…
The 10 Greatest Mario Video Games of All Time, Ranked
In terms of immediate recognition combined with consistent quality and influence throughout the gaming industry, no singular video game franchise comes close to the impact and importance of the Super Mario series. Whether it be the hundreds of…
10 Video Games That Are Bangers From Start to Finish
It is rare for a video game to be perfect; even some of the greatest of all time, like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Red Dead Redemption 2, have noticeable flaws. However, a game doesn't need to be a masterpiece in order for fans to have…
Madden' Might Redefine What A Video Game Movie Actually Is
After this year's successes, it's clear Hollywood will be making more video game movies for quite some time. With The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Iron Lung, and now Resident Evil soaring to box office profits, the name recognition that comes with…
History of video games to be celebrated at exhibition in Bradford city centre
The exhibition at the National Science and Media Museum will trace how the rapid growth of gaming technology over the last century has shaped the ways we play, create and connect with each other, with its impact now felt far beyond the games…
'Crowdfunding is fundamentally a marketing and a community exercise' - What developers need to know about funding a game with Kickstarter in 2026
We might be long past the days of games companies raising eye-watering figures on Kickstarter, but the platform is still a viable way to raise money to fund – at last part of – your game. Research from Ico Partners' Thomas Bidaux…
Meta's Muse taps into 'kidult' market
The Mark Zuckerberg-led tech giant is having a consumer AI moment after a rough summer of negative headlines about its glasses and social media addiction trials. Now, its new Muse agent is looking like a commercial hit, lifting Meta shares more…
Spritely: Infrastructure for the Future of the Internet
Christine Lemmer-Webber: This is indeed Spritely, an infrastructure for the future of the internet. Who are we? I'm Christine Lemmer-Webber, Executive Director of the Spritely Institute. David Thompson: I'm David Thompson, CTO at Spritely.
Laser Weapons Are Now Taking Down Drones in the Middle East - and at the Southern Border
The U.S. military has taken another step into the future of warfare. This week, the Pentagon confirmed that U.S. forces have been using laser weapons in the Strait of Hormuz to shoot down incoming drones and missiles fired by Iran's Islamic…
Expert explains why US military is using Xbox controllers to operate new laser weapons
The US military has been deploying lasers in the Strait of Hormuz, and apparently, using Xbox gaming controllers to navigate their attacks. The reveal comes from the Department of War, which confirmed, per The Post that they were using the lasers…
Latin Music Revenue Grows 8.6% to $542M at Mid-Year, Outpacing Overall U.S. Market: RIAA
Latin music revenue in the U.S. reached $542.2 million in the first half of 2026, up 8.6% from the same period last year, according to the latest report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That growth outpaced the overall…
Japan moves to tighten rules for foreigners, throwing futures into doubt
Tokyo, Japan – Nearly eight years after moving to Japan for work, Abdul feels more accustomed to life in the East Asian country than in his native Bangladesh. But as the Japanese government moves to tighten the rules for permanent residency…
Nintendo of America awarded $4.5m in lawsuit from Redditor for pirating Switch hardware and software
Nintendo of America has won $4.5 million in damages from Reddit user James C. Williams, also known as 'Archbox,' for copyright violations. As Aftermath reports, the court entered a default judgment because Williams did not respond to the lawsuit.
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