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Nobody Remembers The DC Video Game That Introduced Lanterns' Villains
The latest episode of Lanterns finally teased a season-spanning threat that had been alluded to in the HBO show's trailers: The Manhunters. Having appeared in Green Lantern comics since the 1970s, these shapeshifters are the precursors to the Green…
The 10 Best Video Games of 2026 So Far, Ranked
Video games as an industry are in an interesting spot in the current year, as the entire industry is going through massive changes while being as massive as ever. While larger studios are faltering and failing to live up to the dominance of games…
Tim Curry, the OG Hollywood video game voice actor, has passed away
Tim Curry, star of timeless Hollywood classics across many decades, has died at age 80. It's time we remember his lesser-known but equally important contributions to the video game world. Hollywood outlets are celebrating Curry's show-stealing…
The Week's Best Video Game Trailer Arms Gangsters with American Flags
Europe's largest video game showcase, Gamescom, kicked off earlier this week with a two-hour showcase featuring new and previously announced games. The event included fresh looks at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation and The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past…
RIP Tim Curry, Video Game (And Regular) Actor Extraordinaire
Because this week evidently decided it hadn't already taken enough beloved 80-year-olds from us, Tim Curry passed away Tuesday night. A king of camp, many remember Curry for scene-stealing roles in movies like Clue, The Rocky Horror Picture Show…
European games industry revenue reached €30bn in 2025
The European games industry generated €30 billion in 2025, with digital purchases accounting for 91% of total revenue, according to Video Games Europe (VGE). This year, VGE expanded its All About Games report from five to 16 countries. The…
10 Video Games Where the Villain Was the Best Character
Even the best heroes are nothing without compelling villains. That's especially true for video games, where some antagonists are so well written and designed that they end up overshadowing the protagonists entirely. These villains don't just serve…
European Games Developer Federation announces 2026-28 board, Hendrik Lesser re-elected as president
Hendrik Lesser has been re-elected president of the European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) as the organisation announces its 2026-2028 board. Homo Ludens CEO David Rabineau and No Brakes Games studio director Gediminas Tarasevicius have stepped…
NFL and college football are marketing gold mines
In the sports-mad United States, football casts the longest shadow. Not to be confused with soccer, American football is the nation's most popular sport by a wide margin. A 2025 poll from S&P Global found that 51% of surveyed adults watched…
Here Are The Opening Night Live Games You Can Ignore Because Of GenAI Slop - Kotaku
The feeling that there are too many interesting video games to keep up with has never been stronger. Gamescom 2026's Opening Night Live showcase has only added to the overload, but generative AI is casting a shadow over some promising games at the…
Xbox's new disc-to-digital program gives physical games a digital future
For decades, console owners have faced a choice between the convenience of digital downloads and the permanence of physical game discs. Soon, Xbox owners will be able to get the best of both worlds for thousands of supported titles as part of a…
Crazy Taxi: World Tour Preview: Fun, But With Baggage
Crazy Taxi: World Tour is hard to write a preview about because it's the kind of game that rebuffs any attempt at critical thought. It is stupid, silly, and deeply unconcerned with pontifications about how it captures a certain early-2000s…
Peter Cullen, Who Voiced Optimus Prime For 40 Years, Dies
After the tragic deaths of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry in the last 48 hours, another Hollywood legend has died. Peter Cullen, age 85, has died, the actor most famous for voicing the lead Transformer, Optimus Prime, for 40 years and counting.
A Full Rundown Of The Future Games Show: Gamescom 2026 Edition
Posted in: Conventions, Events, Games, Gamescom, Indie Games, Video Games | Tagged: Future Games Show Over 70 games were crammed into two hours of the Future Games Show: Gamescom 2026 Edition, which is just too many games to watch. Future Games…
MAFS UPDATE: Channel 4 is taking the Married at First Sight scandal 'very seriously' as it decides future
A Channel 4 executive has shared an update on the Married at First Sight UK situation, as the future of the show is in doubt following the huge scandal that broke earlier this year. A BBC Panorama investigation recently saw former contestants on…
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