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‘I can’t kill a wolf but will happily watch a Sim drown’: murder and morality in video games

From being unable to harvest ‘little sister’ characters but happy to kill others freely, to playing the Legend of Zelda as a vegan – gaming ethics are complex and highly personal

The Guardian - UK

This golf sim is the best video game ever – I just need to figure out why

I hate real life golf – too many things can go wrong. So why do I love playing PGA Tour 2K23?

The Guardian - UK

34 Years Later, the Future of Gaming Looks Surprisingly Like This Classic Nintendo Console

After going all in on power-guzzling home consoles, the video game industry is shifting gears to a more elegant alternative: the handheld.

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25 Years Ago, an Arcade Classic Redefined an Entire Genre — And Changed Video Games Forever

A quarter century after its release, the king of rhythm games remains influential. Here's how 'Dance Dance Revolution' rose to fame and changed the course of gaming history.

Inverse

Hollywood writers end strike after guild approves deal with studios

Leaders of the screenwriters union declared their nearly five-month-old strike over Tuesday after board members approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing Hollywood at least partly back from a historic halt in production.

France 24

Hollywood video game actors vote to strike if talks fail

‘It’s time for the video game companies to stop playing games and get serious’

The Independent UK

Blockchain-based video games have been a bust—will that ever change?

Many predicted gaming would be a killer app for crypto—it hasn't worked out that way, but there may still be time.

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Soundtrack stars in Stray Gods video game experiment

Australian gaming outfit Summerfall Studios is getting rave reviews for its musical roleplay release Stray Gods, which features music from Tripod and Montaigne.

AAP

Inside the Secret World of the Real-Life Pokémon Professors

These lab coat-loving sages have long served as video game players’ virtual guides. But in our world? They’re Pokémon’s revered referees.

Inverse

Microsoft's revamped $69 billion deal for Activision gets closer to UK approval

British competition regulators has signaled that Microsoft’s restructured $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard is likely to receive antitrust approval

The Independent UK

Spy Kids: Armageddon review – amiable Netflix reboot

Robert Rodriguez brings his kids action series back to life with pleasant, if visually flat, results

The Guardian - US

Pushing Buttons: Forget Starfield – No Man’s Sky is still the space adventure where you are truly free

Maligned on its 2016 release, No Man’s Sky offers a richer, more human-centred drama than the Bethesda blockbuster’s empty experience

The Guardian - UK

The video game industry is in uproar over a software pricing change. Here's why

The Unity Engine, a popular game development tool, is getting a pricing overhaul. Developers are enraged.

WEKU

Did your kids buy gear in Fortnite without asking you? The FTC says you could get a refund

Parents whose kids bought virtual gear without their knowledge on the popular Fortnite video game could soon be able to get a refund

The Independent UK

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Scottish women’s football club to feature in EA Sports game for first time

A SCOTTISH women’s football club is set to appear in a major upcoming video game.

The Independent UK

After castigating video games during riots, France's Macron backpedals and showers them with praise

French President Emmanuel Macron is extending an olive branch to video gamers after previously linking computer games to rioting that rocked France earlier this year

Inverse

Bethesda Founder Christopher Weaver Is Racing to Protect Video Game History

From creating Elder Scrolls to preserving the origins of the industry, Christopher Weaver reflects on his career in video games — and what comes next.

The Guardian - UK

Pushing Buttons: Nour is more food art than video game – and it’s a deliciously surreal treat

In this week’s newsletter: Unconcerned with things like enemies or objectives, this experimental game is chaotic yet oddly soothing

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'Ahsoka's New Force Power Has a Surprising Star Wars History

After seeing a rare power in T'he Clone Wars' and video games, psychometry has finally made its live-action debut.

Fortune

Elon Musk lives life like he’s playing a video game—from ‘demon mode” to gleaning life lessons from ‘Polytopia’

"Elon Musk," a biography that recounts the childhood, career, and personal life of the billionaire, hit shelves on Tuesday.

Fortune

One of Elon Musk's favorite video games taught him the 'life lesson' that 'empathy is not an asset.' It's the opposite of what most CEOs preach

Walter Isaacson’s new tome, on the world’s richest man, reveals Musk’s love for “Polytopia” and his credo to “play life like a game.”

Inverse

Remedy's Sam Lake on 'Alan Wake 2,' Video Game Adaptations, and Twin Peaks

Sam Lake, creative director at Remedy Entertainment, wants video games to keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible with interactive storytelling.

Fortune

The bizarre death of the Creator League

The online video game tournament had enlisted top streamers. But when they found out about a crypto connection they went ballistic.

Barchart

2 Leading Tech Stocks to Watch as AI Disrupts Gaming

The video game market could be changed for the better with the rise of innovative new tech, and companies like Microsoft and Take-Two Interactive Software are set to lead the AI revolution in gaming.

The Street

GameStop earnings on deck as C-suite exodus raises strategy concerns

GameStop, the meme stock video game retailer which has had five different CEOs over the past five years, will publish its second quarter earnings after the close of trading.

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