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Assassin’s Creed Shadows introduces a black samurai – that’s not as unprecedented as critics claim

Fans of the video game franchise Assasin’s Creed have been pining for a game set in feudal Japan for decades. In theory, it looked like a match made in heaven.

The Conversation

EA Sports to Double NIL Payments for Appearing in College Football Video Game

A sequel to 'College Football 25' is in the works.

Sports Illustrated

Historic Fantasy 'Assassin's Creed' Sparks Bitter Battles

The "Assassin's Creed" series of video games is adored for painstaking historic accuracy, but also sparks controversy with heavy use of artistic license -- most recently with a black samurai in the latest instalment, "Shadows".

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God of War TV show writer reveals Amazon has already ordered two seasons, and that he can’t play the video games at all

Amazon's God of War has two seasons in development, according to showrunner Ronald D. Moore

Total Film

‘The odd drunken detective has been sighted at gigs’: how Sea Power won legions of gamer fans

As they get ready to tour its mournful music, the band reflect on Disco Elysium, the video game whose soundtrack won them a Bafta – and plenty of new followers

The Guardian - UK

Black Mirror season seven to air next month with ‘mind-expanding’ tech story

In a trailer for the new series, characters can be seen playing violent video games and working with artificial intelligence.

Evening Standard

The Boys star and self-proclaimed "huge video game nerd" Jack Quaid says his dream role would be in a BioShock movie because it's "one of my favorite games of all time"

No Gods or Kings, only Jack Quaid

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Nvidia's AI characters are about to transform how we see video games

Sims rival inZOI is coming this month.

Creative Bloq

How video games can support children’s wellbeing

My family, like many others, enjoys spending the weekends in play – including playing video games. For our four-year-old, creating choreography in Toca Dance and solving puzzles in Magic Light’s Gruffalo Games have been recent hits.

The Conversation

If you're craving more D&D after Baldur's Gate 3, Critical Role is "hard at work" on a video game – and it'll be unveiled "any day" now

Exandria is coming to life like never before

GamesRadar

SAG-AFTRA union and video game industry bargaining group remain at odds as agreements on AI protections still 'frustratingly far apart'

SAG-AFTRA strikes are set to continue as meaningful protections against AI likenesses remain inadequate.

TechRadar

Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion actor Neil Newbon says he "got rid of" agents who deliberately kept him away from video game gigs: "They just didn't want me to do it"

Larian's RPG is better off for it

GamesRadar

Jennifer Hale says she didn't see a single line as Mass Effect's Commander Shepard until it was time to record: "It was all cold reading on the spot"

Video game voice actors are often thrown right into it

GamesRadar

Resident Evil and Witcher 3 mocap director says video game industry layoffs have made it so "nothing is guaranteed," but AI won’t be replacing real actors "anytime soon"

As the SAG-AFTRA strike continues, union negotiators warn that the latest proposal from the industry is "still filled with alarming loopholes that will leave our members vulnerable to AI abuse"

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Voice Actors Are Suffering Because Game Makers Still Can’t Agree With Them On AI

'Zenless Zone Zero' has replaced two voice actors as SAG-AFTRA's video game strike continues.

The Guardian - UK

From Neva to A Highland Song, the Baftas are a reminder of how creative games can be

From a magical realist gem to a environmentalist action game, the titles up for prizes at the industry’s classiest awards are a welcome reminder of its creative vivacity in tough times

PC Gamer

Should Age of Empires and Quake be in the 'World Video Game Hall of Fame'? You can vote for them to be inducted this year

Voting is open for the Strong National Museum of Play's 2025 hall of fame candidates.

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Take-Two Interactive Software Called Top Defensive Play In Current Market Upheaval

An analyst called video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software a top defensive play amid the current stock market upheaval.

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Resident Evil director offers update on his horror movie adaptation of Until Dawn-sounding video game from over 20 years ago: "It's going to be very, very scary"

Paul W.S. Anderson has promised something "very different" from his take on The House of the Dead

TechRadar

Lego just celebrated Mario Day in the best way possible, with an incredible Mario Kart set that's up for preorder now

The just-announced Lego Mario Kart – Mario & Standard Kart set will let you build a larger-than-life Mario and his iconic kart from the video game.

International Business Times

Former Ubisoft Bosses On Trial In France Over Alleged Harassment

Three former top executives from French video game giant Ubisoft, the maker of "Assassin's Creed" and "Far Cry", went on trial on Monday accused of psychologically and sexually harassing employees for nearly a decade.

Creative Bloq

The best video games for architecture and design fans

Design meets gameplay in these games that changed how worlds are built.

The Guardian - UK

If we’re going to rank the hottest video game characters, let’s not be boring about it

Once again Lara Croft has appeared near the top of an arbitrary list of the hottest video game characters – but when are we going to admit there’s something about Luigi’s eyes?

Player One

'Dark and Darker' Taken Down From Epic Games Store Amidst Ongoing Copyright Lawsuit

The removal from video game storefronts continues for Dark and Darker, with Epic Games Store now making a similar move.

The Independent UK

Angry Birds, Frogger and others are finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame

The World Video Game Hall of Fame has revealed its 12 finalists for 2025

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