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20 Years Ago, Rockstar Made The Most Influential Open-World Game Of All-Time

'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas', released 20 years ago today, took what its two predecessors did so well and expanded on it in ways no one saw coming.

Inverse

US copyright law 'forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods' for game preservation, say historians who are 'disappointed' after being denied a DMCA exemption

The Video Game History Foundation had proposed rule changes that would make it easier for researchers and archivist to legally access old games.

PC Gamer

Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation

"This fails the needs of citizens in favor of a weak sauce argument from the industry, and it's really disappointing"

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Amazon's 'Like a Dragon' Show Gets the Most Important Part of the Games Right

Amazon's 'Like a Dragon: Yakuza' splits off from the story of the video games, but it still manages to perfectly capture the spirit of the series' hero.

Inverse

Amazon Just Quietly Released the Most Ambitious Crime Thriller of the Year

Like a Dragon: Yakuza is another strong video game adaptation from Prime Video that embraces the melodramatic drama of the popular video game series.

Inverse

NCSoft Announces Layoffs, Cancellation of Various Projects, Including 'Battle Crush,' 'Project M'

South Korean video games publisher NCSoft announced a new round of layoffs and the cancellation of various projects, including Project M.

Player One

Microsoft Pushes For Gaming Supremacy With 'Call Of Duty' Release

Microsoft's ambition to become the "Netflix of video games" faces a huge test this week with the release of "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" on Friday.

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Oleksandr Usyk makes Tyson Fury request after opening mysterious briefcase

The Ukrainian, who took the guise of Agent 47 from the video game ‘Hitman’, used a briefcase as a prop at the launch of the heavyweight rematch

The Independent UK

Xbox Series X is now outselling Series S in the US, per new sales report — but console hardware is still dropping

Xbox Series X is outselling Series S in the U.S, according to the September 2024 Circana sales report, but video game hardware is still trending down.

Windows Central

Kuwait bans release of ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ video game

Images of Saddam Hussein and Iraq’s old three-star flag could be seen in footage of the game

The Independent UK

Netflix shuts down AAA video game studio — here’s what we know

Netflix abruptly shut down their AAA video game studio, Blue, without ever releasing a game.

Tom’s Guide

Prime Video series 'Secret Level' unveils stellar vocal cast: Kevin Hart, Keanu Reeves and more

The jaw-dropping voice cast for "Secret Level," Prime Video's new anthology series, was announced at New York Comic Con on Oct. 19.

Space

It's not Space Marine 3 but an episode in Amazon's video game show Secret Level is the next best thing: an animated "sequel" to Space Marine 2

Amazon's anthology series will also include the likes of Kratos and Pac-Man

Total Film

Harris is turning to video games and sports betting to try and win back some of the ‘bro’ vote from Trump

Trump is generally leading among male voters in national polls

The Independent UK

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Brütal Legend developer “torn” about making sequel to Jack Black’s cult metal video game

Tim Schafer of Double Fine Productions is conflicted on how to approach a second Brütal Legend title, given how the original controversially mixed genres

Inverse

The Most Surprising RPG of the Year May Have Just Disrupted The Global Economy

Black Myth, China’s gaming blockbuster may be driving a critical shift in the global balance of technological power — through chip sales.

The Conversation

Black Myth: Wukong – how China’s gaming revolution is fueling its tech power

It may sound far-fetched, but the future of global technology supremacy could hinge on a video game.

Evening Standard

Grand Theft Hamlet review: a hilarious and moving treat about staging Shakespeare in the notoriously violent video game

When two jobless actors got together to put on Hamlet entirely within the world of Grand Theft Auto, the result is murderously funny

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France's Ubisoft faces three day strike as unions protest over remote work decision

Unions have called employees of video games giant Ubisoft to go on strike for three days in a dispute over remote working and pay, hitting a firm already struggling with poor sales and a collapsing share price.

Fortune

Azra Games, a blockchain-based video game developer, raises $42 million from Pantera Capital

Many crypto enthusiasts have tried and failed to combine the multi-billion dollar video game industry with NFTs and blockchain technology. Out of 2,817 web3 games launched between 2019 and 2023, 75.5% of them failed, according to a CoinGecko report. For whatever reason, the two industries have struggled to mesh—but that…

Reason

Trump's Proposed Tariffs Would Add Nearly $250 to the Price of New Gaming Consoles

Inverse

15 Years Later, the PS3’s Most Important Video Game Feels Like a Timeless Classic

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is one of the best PlayStation games of all time, and fifteen years later feels more important than ever.

The Independent UK

Nerf darts, porn and vomit: The company Microsoft bought for $69bn

Microsoft acquired Blizzard in 2022 for $68.7bn, making it the largest acquition in the history of the video games industry. A new book dives into the company before that record-breaking deal, writes Graig Graziosi

International Business Times

Ubisoft Fears Assassin's Hit Over Falling Sales

Ubisoft's battle to maintain its share price has become almost as epic as its "Assassin's Creed" franchise as the video game giant confronts stuttering sales, buyout rumours, and now a strike that starts Tuesday.

MusicRadar

"We joined our creative forces and, in the end, we brought together the best of both worlds": BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy team up to create their own free videogame

BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy have launched their own video game

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