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polygon.com - Jen Glennon - GTA 6 Is About to Totally Reinvent One of the Best Experiences in Video Games
GTA 6 Is About to Totally Reinvent One of the Best Experiences in Video Games
Polygon.com

It's quite literally the name of the game: Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series is all about stealing cars. And the latest installment of the franchise, GTA 6, seems like it's about to revolutionize one of the most thrilling experiences players can…

eurogamer.net - Alexis Ong - Inside the wierd, wonderful world of Miles Buckle, Instagram's parallel universe of totally imagionary video games
Inside the wierd, wonderful world of Miles Buckle, Instagram's parallel universe of totally imagionary video games
Eurogamer.net

Going through Miles Buckle's Instagram feed is like stumbling into a parallel universe where cinema's greats – Lynch, Hitchcock, Fellini, Kubrick – are reimagined in the familiar but distinctly different visual language of video…

screenrant.com - Rianna de Bono-Smith - Netflix Adapting 29-Year-Old Dark Fantasy Video Game Franchise Into Series For The First Time
Netflix Adapting 29-Year-Old Dark Fantasy Video Game Franchise Into Series For The First Time
ScreenRant

Netflix is bringing back the fantasy. Netflix is no stranger to adapting video games into major adaptations. Series such as Castlevania, Arcane, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and Skylanders Academy became huge successes for the streaming platform and are…

bbc.co.uk - Malia Carty - End of game discs could cost industry jobs, Hucknall retailer says
End of game discs could cost industry jobs, Hucknall retailer says
BBC

A video game trader says his industry faces the loss of thousands of jobs because of the phase out of physical media. Barry Oates started reselling games back in 1995 - first in the local newspaper then from his high street shop at the turn of the…

thehindu.com - Divya Vinayak Patilkulkarni - Super Mario to the rescue!
Super Mario to the rescue!
The Hindu

What's the first thing you think of when you hear Super Mario? Maybe you've played the video game before. Maybe it's just the memorable music and sound effects. Either way, did you know that Mario not only saved Princess Peach from Bowser, but also…

collider.com - Carolyn Jenkins - Netflix's Latest Release Officially Takes Over Streaming, and It's Not a Movie or Series
Netflix's Latest Release Officially Takes Over Streaming, and It's Not a Movie or Series
Collider

Netflix has a history of putting its finger on the pulse of what matters, from Stranger Things to Squid Game. The newest hot ticket item, however, is not a movie or television series. As everyone came down with Grand Theft Auto fever, the streamer…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Sci-Fi Franchise 'Kri8 Universe' Launches at Toronto Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Sci-Fi Franchise 'Kri8 Universe' Launches at Toronto Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

“ Kri8 Universe,” a five-world science-fiction IP ecosystem from production designer and filmmaker Uzair Merchant, will launch at TIFF: The Market, looking for global licensing, studio and strategic partnerships following 14 years of…

deadline.com - Lynette Rice - Netflix Developing 'Diablo' Animated Series
Netflix Developing 'Diablo' Animated Series
Deadline

The Diablo video game is coming to Netflix. Blizzard Entertainment chief Johanna Faries revealed at BlizzCon in Anaheim Saturday that the streamer is adapting the game as an animated series. Here's the description of the project, per Variety:…

kotaku.com - Ethan Gach - Studio Behind Critically-Acclaimed PSVR Game Shuts Down After 12 Years - Kotaku
Studio Behind Critically-Acclaimed PSVR Game Shuts Down After 12 Years - Kotaku
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

PlayStation VR shipped in 2016. Two years later, Polyarc released Moss, a puzzle fantasy adventure featuring an adorable mouse named Quill. It ended up being nominated for a slew of awards and proved that virtual reality could be more than just a…

gamerant.com - Rei Penber - New Solo Leveling Update Officially Confirmed For September 17
New Solo Leveling Update Officially Confirmed For September 17
GameRant

Solo Leveling is a new fan favorite IP brought to us straight from South Korea. This legendary novel, turned manhwa, and now anime, has taken the world by storm. Because of its massive success, we are looking forward to its biggest 2026 project…

collider.com - Robert Lee III - The 10 Best PS4 Games Ever Made, Ranked
The 10 Best PS4 Games Ever Made, Ranked
Collider

While PlayStation as a brand has always been a dominating force in the video game industry, they arguably reached some of their highest highs during the 2010s with the massive success of the PlayStation 4. The fifth best-selling video game console…

bloomberg.com - Miles Surrey - 'Resident Evil' Fans Will Regret Driving Away Zach Cregger
'Resident Evil' Fans Will Regret Driving Away Zach Cregger
Bloomberg

As the latest big-screen adaptation of the zombie video game series Resident Evil gears up for release next week, the film's writer-director is dealing with a rabid horde of his own. While promoting the film, Zach Cregger has addressed the backlash…

heavy.com - Jalyn Smoot - WWE Announces Fan Voting For the WWE 2K27 Cover Athlete
WWE Announces Fan Voting For the WWE 2K27 Cover Athlete
Heavy

For the first time ever, WWE will let fans choose the video game cover athlete for the next installment of WWE 2K. WWE announced Thursday that the WWE Universe will vote for which WWE superstar will grace the cover of WWE 2K27. “The…

screenrant.com - Ben Gibbons - 73 Years Later, James Gunn Revived DC's First-Ever TV Catchphrase
73 Years Later, James Gunn Revived DC's First-Ever TV Catchphrase
ScreenRant

While the rise of James Gunn's DCU will see a lot of change from what we have experienced previously with these beloved characters of the DC Universe, but Superman proved how Gunn can connect to the past. The DCU is in a tough spot as it tries to…

variety.com - Jennifer Maas - 'Diablo 5' Set for Spring 2029 Release
'Diablo 5' Set for Spring 2029 Release
Variety

“Diablo V” is in development at Xbox's Blizzard Entertainment. The new game is targeting a Spring 2029 release date, Blizzard announced Saturday during the opening ceremony for fan festival BlizzCon 2026 at the Anaheim Convention…

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