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How generative AI in Arc Raiders started a scrap over the gaming industry’s future

The use of AI in the surprise game-of-the-year contender has sparked a heated cultural and ethical debate, and raised existential questions for video game workers

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

What is GameStop's 'Trade Anything Day', and Can You Really Trade Anything?

GameStop's new event allows trade-ins of almost any item that fits the size rules, expanding beyond traditional video game and console exchanges.

International Business Times UK · Nov 18, 2025

The Most Anticipated Video Game Adaptation Could Be Reimagining Its Iconic Characters

'The Legend of Zelda' seems to be borrowing from the wider Zelda multiverse, not just one specific game.

Inverse · Nov 17, 2025

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Social media is shrinking our attention spans, but video games may be the surprising antidote

Social media has been blamed for eroding attention spans, but video games may offer a counterbalance by training focus, rewarding persistence, and encouraging deep engagement.

Windows Central · Nov 17, 2025

Minecraft is a testament to player creativity above all else – and 16 years later, no other game comes close

Now Playing | Minecraft still scratches that sandbox itch in a way only Mojang could

GamesRadar · Nov 15, 2025

The NES at 40: Employees reveal there were plans for a woodgrain veneer model to rival the Atari 2600

In 1985, there were designs that envisioned the NES as a wood veneer clad Atari 2600 successor for the US market.

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 15, 2025

You Need This Atari Pole Position Arcade for Your Game Room

"Prepare to qualify." I can still hear those words in my head from years spent in arcades. That phrase is your entry into the world of 16-bit racing. Atari’s Pole Position debuted in the fall of 1982 and proved to be an instant success. Video game fans flocked to this…

Motor1 · Nov 14, 2025

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The 50 most iconic video game characters of all time

Celebrating over 50 Years of Games with the iconic video game characters that have a special place in history and our hearts

GamesRadar · Nov 14, 2025

‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars have voiced for centuries

In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, “The Matrix,” a computer hacker named Neo finds that the world he lives and works in isn’t real. It’s a virtual reality, created by artificial intelligence.

The Conversation · Nov 13, 2025

CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher in Concert proved the perfect way to ramp up my hype for The Witcher 4 – and also showed the faltering PlayStation in Concert how it's done

Simplicity in its show, and amazing in its audio – how the Witcher in Concert was the best video game music of 2025, easily seeing off the faltering PlayStation concert.

TechRadar · Nov 12, 2025

Venezuelan Forces Are Training For War Using Cheap Video Games

Venezuelan cadets are training on arcade-style drone simulators that appear to rely on a commercial video game costing about €4 ($3.99)

Latin Times · Nov 11, 2025

Former Pokemon caster creates the most funded Kickstarter video game of 2025, raising over $1.1 million for his creature collector, team thanks supporters for "helping us make this dream a reality"

Elestrals Awakened has had a hugely successful campaign

GamesRadar · Nov 11, 2025

'Everyone Did Not Like That:' Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition Release Sparks Backlash from Fans

The fans of the Fallout video game franchise are not happy with its developer Bethesda for releasing an anniversary edition of Fallout 4.

International Business Times UK · Nov 11, 2025

'It's a huge scandal': GTA VI delay row reaches Polish parliament

A Polish MP has made the headlines by voicing 'concern' about the latest delay of Grand Theft Auto 6, arguably the most anticipated video game of the decade.

Euronews · Nov 10, 2025

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PC Gamer · Nov 8, 2025

To the rapidly aging person reading this: GameFAQs is 30 years old, and people are sharing their memories of the venerable guide hub

The Video Game FAQ Archive has come a long way.

GamesRadar · Nov 7, 2025

Unless GTA 6 "comes out and it's terrible" no open-world dev can hope to top Rockstar, original Saints Row design lead says – but "there's nothing wrong with trying to be a #2"

If Rockstar's latest is terrible, it'll be "E.T. all over again, but worse because the budgets"

The Free Financial Advisor · Nov 7, 2025

9 Nostalgic Video Games That Are Still Dominating Decades Later

Some games continue to remain popular throughout time. The games maintain player interest through basic gameplay systems, well-designed mechanics, and enjoyable gameplay. The titles in this list have become influential in gaming history while drawing in fresh audiences who play them today. The games have entered gaming history because they…

GamesRadar · Nov 7, 2025

Red Dead Redemption 2 overtakes Mario Kart 8 as the 4th best-selling video game of all time, boasting 79 million sales

Placing it right behind Wii Sports

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Euronews · Nov 7, 2025

'Extra time needed': Grand Theft Auto 6 release delayed again as Rockstar Games upsets fans

Gamers of the world will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on Grand Theft Auto VI after its maker Rockstar Games announced another delay in its release with the popular video game now due out in November 2026.

Total Film · Nov 6, 2025

Netflix and A24 are teaming up to adapt infamously stressful video game Overcooked into a reality cooking show

Get ready, set, cook!

GamesRadar · Nov 5, 2025

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain's long list of "nitpicky" D&D questions for Wizards of the Coast in 2002 might help explain why Larian wanted to move on from the tabletop license after Baldur's Gate 3

"When anyone ever says, 'Well, this is at DM's discretion,' you have to decide right then what your discretion is"

GamesRadar · Nov 5, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows devs only found the confidence to rally against its "loudest haters" when Ubisoft realized "We had to stop focusing on those who hated us"

"Our goal is really to be able to ensure that our fans discover and defend what they expect from our games"

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025

The Simpsons has a long, weird love affair with video games

The Fortnite tie-in is only the latest in a longstanding relationship between The Simpsons and video games, showing how the hit sitcom has survived as a cultural icon

GamesRadar · Nov 4, 2025

Soulja Boy is selling video game consoles again, and he's already being accused of ripping off an existing handheld: "He does not have permission to rebrand our products and sell them as his own"

The SouljaGame Flip appears to be a rebranded Retroid Pocket Flip 2

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025

Developers warned they may be breaking the law by making video games unplayable

Concerns were raised after developer Ubisoft discontinued online racing game The Crew in 2024

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