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Matthew McConaughey was considered for Pedro Pascal’s role in The Last of Us

The Last of Us creator Craig Mazin has revealed that he had considered offering the role of Joel Miller, a main character in the video game adaptation, to Interstellar actor Matthew McConaughey

Daily Mirror

Missing Titanic sub was low-tech on purpose to save money, subcontractor says

Missing Titan sub controlled by $29.99 Logitech video game controller

The Independent UK

This Multi-Millionaire Pulled Out of the Titanic Tour Due to Safety Concerns

A $40 video game controller was the last straw.

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Phil Spencer, Xbox chief, on AI: ‘I’m protective of the creative process’

Spencer played down concerns about AI being used to streamline the video game production process and said it had a role in moderation

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft, U.S. regulators head to court over $69 billion deal that could reshape video gaming

Microsoft on Thursday will try to gain clearance to complete a $69 billion takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard in a legal showdown with U.S. regulators that will reshape a pastime that’s bigger than the movie and music industries combined

The Independent UK

Nintendo just underlined the generational appeal of video games with a simple release date

Opinion | It's busy, but we wouldn't have it any other way, right?

GamesRadar

I'm inspired by the best video games of the 80s

My ten favourite video games of the 80s that transformed game design, art and tech.

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Pushing Buttons: The comedy that really works in video games

From Untitled Goose Game to Octodad and even Tears of the Kingdom, it’s always games with silly physics or absurd set-ups that crack me up the most. Plus: Final Fantasy XVI

The Guardian - UK

The sub vessel carrying a U.K. billionaire on a deep-sea mission for the Titanic is operated by a video game controller and has a history of mishaps

The sub diving to the Titanic’s wreckage has a far from perfect track record.

Fortune

Missing Titanic submarine operated by cheap video game controller just £42 on Amazon

Rescuers are engaged in a desperate race against time to save five people, including one British billionaire and a father and son who live in Surrey, who are trapped on board a submarine which was on its way to the Titanic wreck

Daily Mirror

Final Fantasy sword to be displayed at the Tower of London

A replica of the video game sword will feature alongside the Royal Armouries at Tower of London

Evening Standard

Cormac McCarthy gave post-apocalyptic video games their flavour

The US novelist shaped the modern idea of the post-apocalypse. Without him, games such as The Last of Us and Red Dead Redemption would not be the same

The Guardian - UK

Robo dogs, lethal video games and VR time travel: can you tell real life from Black Mirror episodes?

Take our quiz to see if you can distinguish between fact and eerily prescient Netflix fiction. Be warned – it’s not easy!

The Guardian - UK

'I travelled on the missing OceanGate Titanic sub - it vanished for hours'

A man who traveled on the missing Titanic submersible last summer said it was controlled by a video game controller — and it went missing last summer, too

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OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: Whoopi Goldberg ‘upset’ over Blizzard’s Diablo IV

Whoopi Goldberg has called on video game developer Blizzard to get in touch with her, after she posted a video on Instagram complaining about their latest game Diablo IV.

Creative Bloq

The weirdest video game consoles ever designed

Move over Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox.

Inverse

The 10 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2024

Star Wars, FF7, and Pokémon with guns? Heck yeah!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Georgia’s Brock Bowers tabbed as player deserving 99 overall rating in EA Sports CFB

PFF lists Brock Bowers as 1 of 5 players deserving of 99 overall rating in EA Sports CFB video game.

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Luxury Handbags and Video Games Have Little in Common, Except For This

High-end fashion retailers hope this technology will ignite sales of clothing and accessories.

Cinemablend

The Last Of Us Is Coming To Universal Orlando And Universal Studios Hollywood In The Perfect Way

After conquering video games and TV The Last of Us is now getting ready to take over theme parks.

The Canberra Times

Aussies spent $4 billion on video games in 2022, bucking global trends

Nintendo Switch was revealed as the top-selling console in the country.

The Independent UK

Microsoft's planned Activision Blizzard merger temporarily blocked by US judge

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Microsoft’s planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard

Los Angeles Times

'Call of Duty' faces backlash for removing streamer against LGBTQ+ school policies

LOS ANGELES — Handfuls of players have vowed to uninstall "Call of Duty," days after the popular video game franchise removed a streamer from its online store for his comments about LGBTQ+ policies in school.

The Street

Microsoft Stumbles on Unexpected Problem for the Control of Call of Duty

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, one of the powerful antitrust regulators, filed a last-minute complaint to block the software and console giant's acquisition of video game powerhouse Activision Blizzard.

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Microsoft Takes a Major Hit

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