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A look at some of the best video games of 2025
The video game industry is getting ready to celebrate its top achievements at the annual Game Awards, an award show dedicated to honoring the very best in game design, storytelling, music, and more in gaming. The show, now in its 11th year has…
The Old Republic Returns to 'Star Wars' Video Games
For years, fans have been begging and hoping for remakes of two of the most beloved Star Wars video games ever made: Knights of the Old Republic, and its sequel, The Sith Lords. They're not getting those, at least not yet. Because they're getting a…
'If we build it, they will come': Skövde, the tiny town powering up Sweden's video game boom
On 26 March 2014, a trailer for a video game appeared on YouTube. The first thing the viewer sees is a closeup of a goat lying on the ground, its tongue out, its eyes open. Behind it is a man on fire, running backwards in slow motion towards a…
The Video Game Studio That Makes Doom Just Unionized
The team behind Doom: The Dark Ages is the latest to unionize as a wave of labor organizing continues sweeping across Microsoft-owned game studios. They join developers across Blizzard, Bethesda, and other Xbox teams in a move aimed at giving them…
Lenny Kravitz To Play Bond Villain in '007: First Light' Video Game
Lenny Kravitz is in his Bond era. The musician will portray a villain named Bawma in the forthcoming video game 007: First Light, which was announced last night at the Game Awards. Kravitz, who attended the awards for the casting announcement…
One of the world's most popular video games is finally back on the Play Store
Fortnite makes its return to the Google Play Store after a five-year absence. Android players no longer need sideloads or cloud workarounds to get the game. Epic's legal fight forced app-store changes, boosting developer and consumer choice. After…
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Lenny Kravitz to play Bond villain in '007: First Light' video game
Lenny Kravitz officially enters his Bond villain era. The musician will portray Bawma, one of several antagonists coming to 007: First Light, the upcoming video game, which features Dexter: Origin Sin star Patrick Gibson as a younger international…
Evan Peters' new video game is a wildly creative mascot platformer satire
Mascot platformers are back with Bradley the Badger, but absolutely not in the way you'd expect. Bradley the Badger, announced Thursday during The Game Awards, is an action-adventure game partly inspired by Who Framed Roger Rabbit with its mix of…
San Diego weekend arts events: Video game art, imagined futures and twinkling lights
'Designing the Infinite: Virtual Worldbuilding in Art & Gaming' and Kayla Mattes: 'Reboot > Reweave > Repeat' California Center for the Arts, Escondido just opened two digitally focused art exhibitions. ' Designing the Infinite: Virtual…
Amazon's secret 24-hour video game sale has Black Friday-level low prices
If you blew off Black Friday or missed Cyber Monday, here's one more shot to score major savings on some of the year's biggest gifts in the gaming world…but it's brief. To celebrate the 2025 Game Awards, Amazon discounted a ton of gaming…
Oregon State Baseball To Feature in MLB The Show 26 Video Game
Oregon State athletics will feature in another massively popular video game in 2026. This week, Playstation Studios announced that Oregon State baseball will be featured in MLB The Show 26, set to release on Playstation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and…
Amazon Unveils 'Tomb Raider: Catalyst' Video Game First Look and 2027 Release; Sets Remake of Original Lara Croft Game for 2026
Amazon Game Studios and Crystal Dynamics revealed a first look at their highly anticipated new “ Tomb Raider ” game Thursday during The Game Awards — and announced a remake of the original 1996 “Tomb Raider” title…
It's Kravitz, Lenny Kravitz - Rocker to Play Bond Baddie Bawma in Upcoming '007: First Light' Video Game: 'He's Magnetic and Unpredictable'
We're still awaiting word on who will play the next James Bond following Daniel Craig's retirement from the iconic role in 2021 after five films. But on Thursday night (Dec. 11) we learned that rock icon Lenny Kravitz will slip into the role of a…
Netflix's Next Historical Video Game Adaptation Casts a Major Key Role
Assassin's Creed is coming to Netflix, and it's just sent another actor into the Animus. Lola Petticrew (Say Nothing) is set to join the new live-action video game series, which is in development at the streamer. According to reports, the series is…
Alderman Wants To Ban 'Sweepstakes Machines' As Step Toward Legalizing Video Gaming
CHICAGO – An ordinance cracking down on unregulated gambling machines in Chicago was introduced to council Wednesday by a South Side alderman who billed the measure as the first step toward legalizing video-gaming terminals in the city. Ald.
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