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AAA Developer Releases The Gayest $300 Million Video Game Of All Time?
If gaming studios were run by smart people they would scrap any projects they launched in the early 2020s and start over from scratch. The problem is, these are not very smart people. Much like Hollywood, the gaming industry has been ideologically…
We Have Got To Talk About What A Banger Of A Year Capcom Is Having With Video Games And Movies
Back around 2010, we in the gaming community used to call the Japanese video game company Capcom a pretty disparaging name. We used to call them “Crapcom”. This was mostly due to greedy DLC, poor games in respective series (like…
Fallout Meets Star Wars in New Gritty Dystopian Sci-Fi Based on a Video Game
Following the smashing box office success of films like The Super Mario Bros. Movie and A Minecraft Movie as well as the critical acclaim garnered by streaming series like Arcane and The Last of Us, many studios have announced their own video game…
Video Game Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - October 10th
Turtle Beach, Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Motorsport Games, Brag House, and Alliance Entertainment are the seven Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Video game stocks are shares of publicly traded…
Olivia Rodrigo Attends Liberty vs. Angel Reese, Dream WNBA Playoff Game in Trending Video
Singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy Award winner Olivia Rodrigo attended Game 3 of the WNBA semifinal series between the host New York Liberty and the visiting Atlanta Dream on Friday evening at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. During a…
Older People Are Calling Out The Gen Z Trends They Absolutely Can't Stand, And I'm Offended
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Why Netflix, Amazon and Other Streamers Haven't Proved Saviors for the Kids Content Industry
The major problem for so many kids content producers these days is getting their series financed. Many are now at Mipcom, the world's biggest annual TV confab set to take place from Monday in Cannes, the same French Riviera city that hosts the…
Hunting for New Games? Polygon's Wishlister Wants To Help
Ask a game developer, or even a dedicated player, about the biggest challenges of the video game industry and you're sure to hear one word: “discoverability.” With so many new games releasing every day, it's harder than ever to break…
Nick Saban Praises Jalen Hurts' Character After Viral Video of Benching in CFP Title Game
Former Alabama coach Nick Saban circled back on his famous decision to bench Jalen Hurts at halftime of the 2018 national title game. ESPN's new docuseries on Saban included footage from inside the locker room as he made the switch: Appearing on…
FishTok' trend creates fishing boom among young Victorians
If they were not standing on Geelong's Cunningham Pier, Ivy Renouf, Zane Winterton and Xavier Clair say they would either be hanging out in the shopping centre, playing video games, or scrolling their phones. Instead, this trio of 16-year-olds are…
GameStop is hoping PS5 Pro buyers are desperate enough to pay $500 over MSRP
A used PS5 Pro will run you about $1,400. As the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 approaches, gamers are scrambling to maximize gameplay with the most advanced consoles on the market. Advertised as PS5 Pro Enhanced, the game comes as Sony faces a…
MatPat And Blumhouse Developing Amanda The Adventurer Movie
For 15 years Matthew Patrick, better known as MatPat, has turned toy-starring horror games into a cottage industry. His “Game Theory” videos have been pivotal in turning the Five Nights at Freddy's series into a worldwide phenomenon.
My Boyfriend, Sonic the Hedgehog - Kotaku
Chloe the Cat is a girl on a mission… for Sonic's heart! Follow her in this visual novel and help her execute her long awaited plan to make Sonic hers! Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com From Dragon Age to more women on stage, here are…
Lone Lines: RPG - Kotaku
Roguelite RPG set between a shifting desert and the flipside of a grim dark future. Explore the world in the body of the Pilot, command a living, katana-wielding Rover, and forge your own path through a non-linear story. Fight, level up, and make…
DistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuit
Artists are frustrated with the lack of transparency around DistroKid removing their songs. Artists are frustrated with the lack of transparency around DistroKid removing their songs. All the latest in AI ‘music' Terrence O'Brien is the…
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