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Sir Patrick Stewart's Complete Gameography: Every Video Game Appearance By The Iconic Actor
While Sir Patrick Stewart will go down in history as one of the most influential actors of all time, his legacy extends far beyond his theatrical and cinematic appearances. Stewart's various iconic roles, particularly as Jean-Luc Picard from the…
'We all met by doing improv comedy' - The Los Angeles indie studio making a comedy game in one of the most expensive places for game dev in the world
What do you get if you cross a SpaceX engineer, a TV writer, and a former professor? The answer is Mad Herons, a new Los Angeles-based indie studio working on their comedy-focused debut title, Send In The Clown. Technical and game design lead Nick…
Ocarina of Time remake teaches junior devs classic insights
Three decades after it was released, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is still considered by many to be one of the best video games of all time, and series producer Eiji Aonuma—who worked on the original as the dungeon designer and game…
Future Games Show Sets Its First Live, In-Person Event During Gamescom 2027 (EXCLUSIVE)
Future Games Show will go live and in person for the first time ever during next year's Gamescom in Germany, the world's largest annual video game trade fair and consumer event. Taking place Aug. 25, 2027 in Cologne, the city that has long hosted…
Hideo Kojima's Next Game Officially Gets New Teaser Image, Fans Already Hunting for Clues
More than four years after its initial announcement, OD remains one of the biggest mysteries in the video game industry. We know Kojima Productions ' next game is some sort of horror experience, and that genre auteur Jordan Peele contributed to the…
Penguin Colony was made to 'put the games industry on notice
At first glance, Penguin Colony might look like a cute, if slightly unsettling, throwback to the PlayStation 2 era. You play as a penguin waddling, sliding, and swimming through the shadowy Antarctic wilderness, following a mysterious light. But…
I cheat on my wife all the time - but it's OK she doesn't mind
During our brief dalliance, my wife would look up from her book and say things like: ‘Couldn't you have picked someone hotter?' There have also been times when I've walked in on my wife with her other family, snuggled on the couch with her…
Alex Garland's Elden Ring adaptation is on course to be Hollywood's goriest ever fantasy movie
If the history of failed Hollywood fantasy projects over the past 20 years has taught us anything, it is that transporting audiences to another world is only half the battle: you also have to give them a reason to spend several hours there. The…
Claude's new rules against game cloning won't stop the AI copying boom
Last week, Anthropic introduced a new system prompt designed to stop its Claude models from re-creating specific, existing video games. While that move could help shield Anthropic from some liability, it's unlikely to slow much of the massive wave…
How long could HDDs and SSDs remain expensive?
There might be relief in sight. If you've spent a considerable amount of time building and maintaining custom PCs, you've likely seen it all. You've seen fads come and go, and you've seen emerging technology become permanent fixtures. Recently…
How To Size Your Company's Next Strategic Bet
Will Fan, CEO at NewCampus. Supporting 130k+ learners in SE Asia and 140+ portfolio companies in edtech and future of work. Every company that lasts long enough has to decide how much of itself to put on the next move. Swing too small and nothing…
Jason Momoa's Latest Flop Continues To Crash at Box Office - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News
Jason Momoa's latest movie is bleeding money at the box office, and the numbers keep getting worse. The video game adaptation suffered another brutal weekend drop as its theatrical run continues to disappoint. Paramount's Street Fighter continued…
Netflix's Gears Of War Movie Gets Major Status Update From Director
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix's Gears of War adaptation is moving along swiftly. Netflix first acquired the rights to The Coalition's hit sci-fi action franchise in late 2022, making plans for both a film and an animated series to launch an interconnected…
Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show Dubbed the 'Most International Yet' with Almost 220,000 Attendees
Organisers have dubbed this year's Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show as the “most international edition in the show's history,” with an estimated 219,546 attendees from 113 countries descending on the event last week in Bangkok. The…
Marvel's X-Men Reboot Targeting Hunger Games Actor Ben Wang to Play Iceman
The Long Walk actor Ben Wang is reportedly in talks to play Iceman in the MCU's upcoming X-Men reboot. Deadline reported that Wang, who will soon appear as Wyatt Callow in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, is circling the role of Marvel's…
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