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nytimes.com - Peter Suderman - Opinion | What Hollywood Has That TikTok, Video Games and YouTube Don't
Opinion | What Hollywood Has That TikTok, Video Games and YouTube Don't
The New York Times

In 2025, Hollywood faced something of an existential crisis — and that was before the news that Netflix was attempting to purchase Warner Bros., one of the movie industry's most storied studios. Box office sales have flagged since the onset…

abc.net.au - Janine Marshman - Virtuosos to video games: The top classical music and jazz stories of 2025
Virtuosos to video games: The top classical music and jazz stories of 2025
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

It's been another great year of music in Australia, but it was the humble piano that captured the imaginations of so many music lovers. We celebrated the beloved instrument in the Classic 100: Piano, as well as a brand new ABC TV series, The Piano.

marketbeat.com - Best Video Game Stocks To Keep An Eye On - December 25th
Best Video Game Stocks To Keep An Eye On - December 25th
MarketBeat

Turtle Beach, Allied Gaming & Entertainment, and Motorsport Games are the three Video Game stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Video game stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that develop, publish…

cbr.com - David Jagneaux - The 3 Best-Written Video Game Stories of 2025, Officially Ranked By CBR
The 3 Best-Written Video Game Stories of 2025, Officially Ranked By CBR
CBR

For all the industry's fixation on scale, retention, and monetization, 2025 quietly delivered one of the strongest years for video game storytelling in recent memory. Not because games became bigger or louder, but because many of the best releases…

thestar.com.my - Emmanuel Morgan - Vince Zampella, formative designer of 'Call of Duty' games, dies at 55
Vince Zampella, formative designer of 'Call of Duty' games, dies at 55
The Star Online

Vince Zampella, a key figure in the creation of Call of Duty, the bestselling video game franchise that has reproduced World War II battles, riffed on modern global conflicts and imagined the technology future soldiers will wield, has died. He was…

bloomberg.com - Philip Heijmans - Gen-Z Revolts Against 'Dystopian Future' as Protests Sweep the Globe
Gen-Z Revolts Against 'Dystopian Future' as Protests Sweep the Globe
Bloomberg

Crushed by soaring rents and living costs and staring down a future where robots and AI threaten their jobs, Gen Z is unleashing a wave of protests that is rattling governments worldwide. Leaders have already fallen in Nepal, Madagascar and…

bleedingcool.com - Gavin Sheehan - Hotel Architect Adds Christmas Content In Latest Update
Hotel Architect Adds Christmas Content In Latest Update
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Games, Indie Games, Video Games, Wired Productions | Tagged: Hotel Architect, Pathos Interactive Hotel Architect has been given a holiday update with Christmas additions, as well as bellhops and room servives to schedule Hotel Architect…

kotaku.com - Zack Zwiezen - The 10 Best Gaming Surprises Of 2025
The 10 Best Gaming Surprises Of 2025
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

I feel like a broken record, but once again, in many ways this was a bad year for developers, gamers, and the industry writ large. But hey, just because AI slop is ruining everything and greedy execs are destroying pop culture, that doesn't mean we…

breitbart.com - Lucas Nolan - No RAM Under Next Year's Tree: Memory Giant Micron Predicts Shortages in 2026 Due to AI
No RAM Under Next Year's Tree: Memory Giant Micron Predicts Shortages in 2026 Due to AI
Breitbart

Micron, one of the world's largest memory suppliers, forecasts a prolonged global RAM shortage due to the increasing demand driven by the AI boom. This shortage will impact consumers upgrading their consumers, as well as computer and video game…

screenrant.com - Ambrose Tardive - Power Rangers' Flop Reboot Proves the Franchise's Future Is in Real Danger
Power Rangers' Flop Reboot Proves the Franchise's Future Is in Real Danger
Screen Rant

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Power Rangers Prime ! Power Rangers' ambitious Prime reboot failed to catch on, and now it will end in early 2026. The abridged run of the new series leaves Rangers fans worried about what the next chapter for the…

totalprosports.com - Arnab Mondal - Hawaii Bowl Erupts in Massive Christmas Eve Brawl: Punches Fly, Helmets Launched in Epic Post-Game Mayhem [VIDEO]
Hawaii Bowl Erupts in Massive Christmas Eve Brawl: Punches Fly, Helmets Launched in Epic Post-Game Mayhem [VIDEO]
TotalProSports

Christmas Eve turned crazy at the Hawaii Bowl when players from Hawaii and California got into a big fight right after the game ended. The chaos happened moments after Hawaii finished an incredible comeback to win at Aloha Stadium. As the final…

businessinsider.com - Brendan Griffiths - Best After Christmas Sales 2025: Today's top deals
Best After Christmas Sales 2025: Today's top deals
Business Insider

Brendan is the Senior Commerce Director of Business Insider's Reviews team. He oversees a wide range of our service journalism, covering deals, popular sales events, streaming guides, and VPN guides. ExperienceBrendan joined Business Insider…

yahoo.com - Emma Burleigh - Chinese billionaire who has fathered more than 100 children hopes to have dozens of U.S.-born boys to one day take over his business
Chinese billionaire who has fathered more than 100 children hopes to have dozens of U.S.-born boys to one day take over his business
Yahoo!

Billionaires like Telegram founder Pavel Durov and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have fathered legions of children who are slated to inherit their empires. Now, an ultra-wealthy Chinese businessman is doing the same in the U.S., in hopes of producing around…

dailydot.com - Lindsey Weedston - 'Badger, badger, badger, badger...': 20 trends millennials miss from the pre-social media internet
'Badger, badger, badger, badger...': 20 trends millennials miss from the pre-social media internet
The Daily Dot

Millennials and older folks have been reminiscing about the early internet days, before social media and ads took over everything. Specifically, one Redditor asked them to recall 1991 to 2009—the time before modern social media sites changed…

businessinsider.com - Cheryl Teh - How 2 men behind the Critical Role machine plan to turn the nerdworld royalty into a legacy brand
How 2 men behind the Critical Role machine plan to turn the nerdworld royalty into a legacy brand
Business Insider

When the cameras start rolling at the Critical Role studio in Los Angeles, Ed Lopez and Ben Van Der Fluit are never in front of them. There are eight far more famous faces that front the operation. Critical Role's cofounders, a team of…

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