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Gaming industry feels squeeze after pandemic boom

San Francisco (AFP) - In the height of the pandemic, video games offered people solace in isolation.But now that life is slowly returning to pre-crisis normal, and inflation is soaring, gaming companies are feeling the pinch.

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Cult of the Lamb’s Steam release is already exceeding expectations for this indie Australian game studio

Cult of the Lamb is designed for novices and seasoned gamers alike: "We want your grandma to be able to pick it up and play with it,” says its designer.

ABC News

GameStop's NFT Marketplace To Get Top 10 NFT Project As Part Of Long-Awaited Gaming NFT Updates

Video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) launched an NFT marketplace earlier this year as it looked to grow its presence in the Web3 space. The company shared an update on launching more gaming-related NFTs on its platform. Here are the details.

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Vanessa Bryant is ‘haunted’ by the sharing of Kobe crash photos, attorney says

LOS ANGELES —The photos were flashed from a sheriff’s deputy’s phone screen to a bartender in Norwalk, California. They were shown to firefighters at an awards gala at the Hilton Hotel in Universal City. They were shared from one deputy to another while the men played the video game “Call…

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Space invaders: How video gamers are resisting a crypto onslaught

Paris (AFP) - When video game designer Mark Venturelli was asked to speak at Brazil's biggest gaming festival, he submitted a generic-sounding title for his presentation -- "The Future of Game Design" -- but that was not the talk he gave.

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Are Netflix Subscribers Playing Its Video Games? Here's The Latest Data

Streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) has seen its base of subscribers decline in 2022. Video games and an ad-supported plan could be among the growth areas for the company. A new report shows the company’s early role in the video game sector might be underwhelming.

Benzinga

Pushing Buttons: Pokémon goes to the Proms – is gaming respectable now?

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra brought The Legend of Zelda and other game sounds alive at the Albert Hall – and from fashion to fiction, it’s only the latest example of its ascendance to high culture

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China’s gamers hit pause button amid few releases, tough economy

Video game revenues decline for first time on record amid Beijing’s regulatory crackdown and strict pandemic curbs.

Al Jazeera

Take-Two Investors Pull Back On Q1 Earnings: Company Updates Guidance With Zynga Acquisition, Highlights 'Strong' Video Game Pipeline

Video game company Take-Two Interactive Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) reported first quarter financial results after the market close Monday. Here are the key highlights for investors.

Benzinga

Video game release dates: Biggest games of August 2022

If you're looking for something to pass the time, grab a controller and give one of these brand-new releases a go

Manchester Evening News

The week in audio: Gaming Prom; The Silent Mind; The Electricity of Every Living Thing and more

The first ever video game Prom proves a treat for the open-minded

The Guardian - UK

Highest rated Ohio State football players in “NCAA Football” video game history

Highest rated Ohio State Buckeyes in NCAA video game history #GoBucks #NCAAFootball

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'Mandalorian' Season 3 could bring this video game character to live-action

Cameron Monaghan's silence on bringing Cal Kestis to Disney+ is deafening. Could 'The Mandalorian' Season 3 be the answer?

Inverse

Streaming: the best video game film adaptations

Sonic the Hedgehog 2, like Super Mario Bros, assorted Lara Crofts and all things Resident Evil, seeks the sweet spot between knowing silliness and serious action

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'Forever Ago' aims to change video game protagonists forever

'Forever Ago' is a new narrative adventure game from Annapurna Interactive and Third Strike, and it's looking to do things a bit differently.

Radio France Internationale

Digital purrfection: how French-developed video game 'Stray' has cats transfixed

Montpellier-based software studio Blue Twelve has created a social media sensation with its video game 'Stray' featuring a life-like cat who explores a dreamscape world, that has felines jumping at TV screens, mesmerised by the adventure with their owners sharing their pets' reactions on-line

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Highest-rated Browns in Madden video game history

Our guy @joshkeatley16 did the hard work and found the highest-rated Browns in Madden video game history #Browns #Madden

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‘Stray’: How a Virtual Orange Tabby Is Helping Real Cats

The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation “Stray” doesn’t just wind along rusted pipes, leap over unidentified sludge and decode clues in a seemingly abandoned city. The daring orange tabby is helping real world cats as well. Thanks to online fundraising platforms, gamers are playing “Stray” while…

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Purrfection: how video game 'Stray' transfixed cats

Paris (AFP) - Cat-lover Enzo Yaksic was instantly taken by the recently released video game "Stray" which allowed him to explore a bright, kaleidoscopic underground world of puzzles as a feline avatar.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tencent Seeks Bigger Stake in ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Maker Ubisoft

Tencent Holdings Ltd plans to raise its stake in French video game group Ubisoft Entertainment SA as the Chinese gaming giant pivots to the global gaming market, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. China's largest social network and gaming firm, which bought a 5% stake in…

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EA is rumored to be making an Iron Man game

Rumors swirl of an Iron Man video game that might be in development at Electronic Arts.

The Independent UK

"Stray" cat video game brings some benefits to real cats

A new video game sensation that features an adventurous feline has resonated with cat lovers and some of them are using the game to raise money for real cats

Sports Illustrated

Bears’ Brisker Says Soldier Field Is Better Than Madden Replica

The rookie safety was pleasantly surprised to find out that his new home stadium looks nothing like it did on the video game.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bears’ rookie Jaquan Brisker was surprised to see Soldier Field look respectable: ‘It doesn’t look good on Madden’

Those video game pixels can be deceiving!

AFP

New Liga sponsors EA Sports to 'revolutionise' Spanish football

Madrid (AFP) - US video games giant Electronic Arts will replace Spanish bank Santander as the title sponsor of La Liga from summer 2023, the league announced on Tuesday.

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