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Glitched into empty space: why video games are obsessed with the Backrooms
It starts on 4chan, in a May 2019 thread entitled “unsettling images”. The first post was a photo showing an empty room with the now iconic yellow wallpaper, no natural lighting and a kind of inexplicable jutting half-wall. Shortly…
The 10 Darkest Video Games of All Time, Ranked
Video games are the most successful medium in the world, and that is because they evoke a range of emotions and offer a variety of escapist fantasies. From the immersive Wild West in Red Dead Redemption 2 to the grand sense of adventure and wonder…
6 Years Later, Hatsune Miku's Discontinued Video Game Series Is Finally Coming Back
An incredibly niche Hatsune Miku game is officially making a comeback, and it is only a few months away. Per Essential Japan, developer Crypton Future Media has officially announced the return of the hit Graphy Collection series of mobile games…
Tony Khan Comments On Chances Of Another AEW Video Game
It's been a little over three years since AEW released its first-ever video game, 'Fight Forever.' And after a question from the audience, AEW President Tony Khan would be all in on making another. 'I have to say that I would be interested in…
Game on for Saudi PIF's $55bn Electronic Arts takeover
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has cleared another level in its proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts after securing European Commission approval for the record-breaking takeover. The European Commission has given the nod to Saudi Arabia's…
Critics of Sony's Decision to Kill Physical Discs Call on Gamers to Boycott PlayStation for a Week Next Month, but Will Anyone Listen?
Backers of physical media have called on gamers to boycott PlayStation for a week in August to send a message to Sony that its decision to kill discs from 2028 is unacceptable. The Does it play? X / Twitter account, which is a fierce critic of…
How to Find the Best Gaming TV (and When to Get a Monitor Instead)
These terms specifically relate to gaming TVs. If you need to brush up on basic TV terminology first, check out our original TV buying guide. TV vs. monitor: In the strictest sense, a TV is defined as a display device with a built-in TV tuner to…
Rams' Matthew Stafford, Myles Garrett headline 99 Club on Madden 27
EA Sports on Monday unveiled its latest class of the Madden 99 Club, featuring six players who received the video game's illustrious “99” rating. Half of the players in the Madden NFL 27 class — Myles Garrett, Ja'Marr Chase and…
13 Of The Most Beloved Retro Game Controllers Of All Time
The golden age of gaming was beautiful to behold, with Nintendo bursting onto the scene and helping the industry bounce back after the disastrous video game crash of 1983. Sega soon joined the at-home gaming ranks and engaged in a console war for…
Kalshi referral code NJCOM offers $500 bonus for Sixers' futures trading after LeBron signed
LeBron James has joined his newest and probably final “Superteam” of his career, as he officially signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. The new Kalshi referral code NJCOM now allows you to trade on Sixers futures and picks up a…
Pokémon's E3 1998 Reveal Is Wild To Watch Nearly 30 Years Later
It's always fascinating to see how differently the Pokémon series has presented itself over the years. The 30-year-old franchise has lived through multiple handheld and console generations, decades of anime, and its trading cards going from…
Hackers Target Yet Another Steam Game With Malware. Here's How They Did It
Meccha Chameleon, the explosively popular multiplayer prop hunt game that sold 15 million copies in just one month, was recently targeted by hackers. The attacks came in the form of user-generated content (UGC) containing malware, as reported by an…
System Shock, Deus Ex Developer's New Game Ends Support After Two Months
OtherSide Entertainment is ending support for Thick as Thieves, Warren Spector's most recent stealth immersive sim, after only two months of service. While no new content will be launched, the developer has shared an update on the future of Thick…
Memory Chipmaker CXMT Soars 466% On Debut-Becomes China's Most Valuable Company
CXMT—whose memory chips have been sought by Apple—made a blockbuster trading debut on Monday and briefly became the most valuable publicly listed company in mainland China, mirroring surges in the stock price of other major memory…
CodeDev launches optimisation division The Performance Guys
UK co-development house CodeDev, also known as The Unreal Guys, has launched a specialist optimisation division called The Performance Guys, built explicitly to tackle project-critical optimisation work. It contains exclusively engineers and…
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