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The tush push meets 'Madden': How EA Sports added the notorious play to the video game
Eyebrows furrowed, muscles tensed and hands gripped the field in anticipation. As the quarterback's bark broke the tension, linemen sprang out of their stances into brutal collisions, fighting over mere inches. Offense and defense clashed for hours…
Paedophile lured child to York bedroom with video games
A paedophile who used video games to trick a child into his bedroom during the 90s has been jailed. Ian Mark Wrightson, 54, who now lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, sexually assaulted the primary school pupil multiple times between 1990 and 1992…
Vintage Pokémon video games fetch $2 million in historic transaction
The lucrative market for vintage collectibles extends far beyond rare trading cards, as classic video game cartridges are now commanding astronomical prices among international buyers. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT A collection facility in Dubai…
Play video games? You, too, could become an air traffic controller.
Video gamers are in demand to help patrol the nation's skies. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said in a recent social media post that the federal agency's recruitment campaign to recruit gamers as air traffic controllers has been a…
Video Game Movie and TV Show Adaptations That We Can't Wait to See
To say that video game adaptations have been doing very well in recent years feels like an understatement. For example, A Minecraft Movie grossed $960.3 million worldwide in 2025, and there's a sequel coming in 2027. Games are also becoming popular…
The 10 Greatest Adventure Video Games of the 21st Century, Ranked
If there is one genre most people can get behind, it is adventure, and that is because it can be spread out into so many other subgenres and handled differently. Video games in particular are great for adventure experiences since they offer a more…
A 'Lord of the Rings' Video Game Just Shadow Dropped, and There May Be More to Come
Pack your bags, because we're heading back to Middle-earth. On Tuesday a new (old) The Lord of the Rings game was surprise released. Re-released by Aspyr, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is now available for modern consoles. Originally…
50 Cent and Vice Sign Up To Adapt Video Game IP Payday To Hollywood
Starbreeze has announced a new deal for Payday that not even the fans may have expected… and it just might save the franchise. They made this announcement via press release: Starbreeze Entertainment together with VICE Studios (Gangs of…
That Chat Is Gonna Be One for the History Books' - Sony Announces Phantom Blade Zero State of Play and the 'No Disc No Buy' Movement Is Ready to Go
Promising looking action game Phantom Blade Zero is getting its very own State of Play, but if the reaction to Sony's announcement is any indication, the chat is going to be overrun with angry comments about Sony's decision to kill PlayStation…
Supermassive Games will lay off up to 75 workers
Video game industry workers are facing yet more job cuts. Supermassive Games, the developer of Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology, says it will lay off as many as 75 employees. 'We have made the difficult decision to begin a redundancy…
Until Dawn Developer Supermassive Games Facing Major Job Cuts
Supermassive Games is beginning a consultation process that could result in up to 75 members of the team being laid off. Supermassive Games recently celebrated the launch of Directive 8020 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series consoles in May, but just a few…
Union members stage massive protest for Xbox boss Asha Sharma
Yesterday, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma paid a visit to Bethesda's office in Rockville, Maryland, to catch a glimpse of The Elder Scrolls VI. To mark the occasion, Communications Workers of America (CWA) union workers staged a rather memorable protest by…
AI lowers the barrier to making games, but it may also be closing the door on the next generation of developers - Here's why that's so concerning
It seems like every time I turn around, there's another round of layoffs affecting video game studios. In July, Xbox announced its biggest downsizing ever, cutting 3,200 jobs throughout 2026 and 2027. At the same time, Xbox made deals with four…
Ukie seeks clarity from UK government over subscription proposals
Chris Kerr, Senior Editor, News,GameDeveloper.com August 11, 2026 UK video game industry trade body Ukie has called on the Labor government to clarify how new consumer subscription refund proposals will impact video game companies operating in the…
Knicks star Jalen Brunson is a man of the people, reveals the one thing he can't live without
New York Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson is just like so many of us: He can't live without video games. Brunson, 29, was asked about the one thing he couldn't live without in an interview with his mother. His mother said family, and the two had very…
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