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hollywoodreporter.com - Tony Maglio - Paramount Gets Serious About Video Games
Paramount Gets Serious About Video Games
The Hollywood Reporter

Paramount wants to be Player One in video games. The company, currently in the regulatory process of its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, is launching Paramount Games Studio. The Tony Driscoll-led video game studio will combine existing games…

variety.com - Jennifer Maas - Paramount Skydance Launches New Video Game Studio as 'Core Pillar' of Content Strategy Alongside TV, Films and Streaming (EXCLUSIVE)
Paramount Skydance Launches New Video Game Studio as 'Core Pillar' of Content Strategy Alongside TV, Films and Streaming (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

David Ellison has been moving pieces around the board in reshaping the new Paramount Skydance over the past year. But one key division remained out of play in his master media plan — until now. On Friday, Paramount Skydance unveiled…

lifehacker.com - Jeff Somers - The Best Books, Movies, Video Games, and Podcasts to Check Out After Watching 'For All Mankind
The Best Books, Movies, Video Games, and Podcasts to Check Out After Watching 'For All Mankind
Lifehacker

In a genre dominated by grim, dystopian visions of the future, For All Mankind is a powerful counterweight: an alternate history that imagines a timeline in which the Soviet Union beat America to the Moon, prolonging the space race and laying the…

variety.com - Jennifer Maas - 'FIFA World Cup' Video Game to Launch on Netflix With Daily Updates Based on Real Tournament Results
'FIFA World Cup' Video Game to Launch on Netflix With Daily Updates Based on Real Tournament Results
Variety

Netflix will make its biggest push into the gaming industry so far with the debut of “ FIFA World Cup Launch Edition” June 11. Created by “007 First Light” developer Delphi Interactive and Netflix Games in collaboration…

collider.com - Dawson Nyffenegger - The 10 Greatest War Video Game Masterpieces of All Time, Ranked
The 10 Greatest War Video Game Masterpieces of All Time, Ranked
Collider

War video games are a dime a dozen nowadays. Let's face it: first-person shooters are absolutely everywhere, many of them lazy and subpar. A lot of consumers like this content, though, because shooters allow them to experience some of history's…

ign.com - Jesse Schedeen - As Superhero Movies Go Out of Fashion, Here's Every Video Game Movie and TV Show in the Works From Hollywood
As Superhero Movies Go Out of Fashion, Here's Every Video Game Movie and TV Show in the Works From Hollywood
IGN

Some may say we are in a renaissance of video game adaptations as we've been treated to The Super Mario Bros. Movie (and its sequel!), a third Sonic the Hedgehog film, and TV series based on The Last of Us and Fallout, and will soon be getting…

nbcchicago.com - Lou Canellis - Childhood dream': Caleb Williams talks one-on-one with NBC 5 on making cover of 'Madden' video game
Childhood dream': Caleb Williams talks one-on-one with NBC 5 on making cover of 'Madden' video game
NBC Chicago

Caleb Williams talked one-on-one with NBC Chicago's Lou Canellis about reaching his childhood dream of making it on a cover of ‘Madden.'…

nytimes.com - Elias Burke - What is FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition on Netflix? Why is this latest game important?
What is FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition on Netflix? Why is this latest game important?
The New York Times

For three decades, FIFA partnered solely with EA Sports to create one of the best-known and most successful video game franchises in history. Between 1993 and 2022, FIFA sold more than 325 million copies, making it the best-selling sports video…

gamerant.com - Jake Fillery - Here's How Rogue Run Works in Black Ops 7 Zombies
Here's How Rogue Run Works in Black Ops 7 Zombies
GameRant

Black Ops 7 Zombies introduces Rogue Run, a new permanent mode that acts as a roguelike experience and changes up the classic round-based formula. If you're curious about this mode or simply want tips and knowledge on the rewards, then we've got…

destructoid.com - Scott Duwe - The average American gamer is a 37-year-old white man, new study says
The average American gamer is a 37-year-old white man, new study says
Destructoid

A new study by the Entertainment Software Association, or ESA (the people who used to bring us E3 every year) details just who is playing video games in the United States this year, and the results are interesting. ESA's 2026 Essential Facts About…

nytimes.com - Dan Wiederer - Inside Caleb Williams' Madden arrival: another 'stepping stone' honor for the Bears QB
Inside Caleb Williams' Madden arrival: another 'stepping stone' honor for the Bears QB
The New York Times

The folks at EA Sports had an idea ready for Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams when he came in for his Los Angeles photoshoot in March. With Williams selected this year as the cover athlete for Madden 27, the long-popular football video…

scientificamerican.com - Lauren J. Young - How breast cancer screening can predict heart disease risk
How breast cancer screening can predict heart disease risk
Scientific American

AI analysis of mammograms could provide a “bonus finding” for heart disease Join Our Community of Science Lovers! I agree my information will be processed in accordance with the Scientific American and Springer Nature Limited Privacy…

orlandosentinel.com - Matt Murschel - UCF football players get a behind-the-scenes look at EA Sports
UCF football players get a behind-the-scenes look at EA Sports
Orlando Sentinel

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Like many children, Henry Tabansi enjoyed playing video games while growing up. For Tabansi, who was raised in Nigeria — a country where soccer is the primary sport — video games provided an…

rockpapershotgun.com - Oisin Kuhnke - Rust's latest update asks you to say goodbye to your old outdated face and hello to your new, handsome one
Rust's latest update asks you to say goodbye to your old outdated face and hello to your new, handsome one
Rock Paper Shotgun

It's time to say hello to your new face! This would be a creepy as all hell a sentence in just about any other context (perhaps it still is), but I am not a plastic surgeon, I am a person that writes about video games and the things they do. This…

bleedingcool.com - Gavin Sheehan - Star Fox: Latest Video Shows Off Nintendo Switch 2 Gameplay
Star Fox: Latest Video Shows Off Nintendo Switch 2 Gameplay
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Games, Nintendo, Video Games | Tagged: Nintendo Switch 2, star fox Check out the latest video for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Star Fox, as they showcase more of the gameplay to come. New Star Fox Nintendo Switch 2 gameplay video…

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