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The video game industry is getting ready to celebrate its top achievements at the annual Game Awards, an awards show dedicated to honoring the very best in game design, storytelling, music and more in ...

Centuries before Monopoly, there was Patolli, a high-stakes Mesoamerican game of strategy and luck where players wagered crops and wealth as they raced their opponents around a cross-shaped board. The ...

The Game Awards announced its nominees for Game of the Year 2025 during a livestream on Monday, and while there were some expected picks, it was certainly a big, big year for indies. Clair Obscur: ...

Nominations for the 2025 Game Awards, which honor the year’s most innovative, unique and impactful story-driven narratives in the gaming industry, were announced Monday. Leading the pack is the ...

You’d be forgiven for confusing the new video game “Dispatch” with a TV show. In fact, its creators hope you do. “We want people to look at this and think it's a premium animated television show,” ...

Barking Bulldog fans, slow-roasted gators, painted faces, liquor-filled solo cups and orange-and-blue pinstriped overalls are all staples at Florida and Georgia’s annual rivalry game, hosted in ...

“Everyone’s talking about it,” said Sky Zhou, developer of the cozy game "Snacko," at the PAX West video game conference in Seattle this fall. “There's so much controversy, so much drama over like, oh ...

Play Airlines said it was ceasing operations, becoming the second low-cost airline in Iceland to collapse in the last six years. By Jenny Gross Air travelers have endured all kinds of disruptions the ...

Less than two weeks ago, it looked like the Stop Killing Games initiative was in trouble: Founder Ross Scott said the deadlines for petitions filed in the EU and UK were rapidly approaching, but both ...

The highly anticipated second season of the hit Netflix series Squid Game took the world by storm when it debuted on December 26, 2024. It has captivating audiences with its intense drama and unique ...

Even in a blocky world with zombified piglin chicken jockeys, human ingenuity still stands out. A Minecraft video game tweaked by scientists revealed clues about what makes people such good learners.