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Young Male Gamers Twice as Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories, UK Study Suggests
A new study has found that young male gamers in the UK are twice as likely to believe conspiracy theories compared to the country’s general population. The statistic comes from a new report by research firm More in Common and The AKO Storytelling Institute at the University of Arts London (via Video Games Industry Memo),…
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IGN Poll Reveals 70% Plan to Buy the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition Over the Standard Edition, Which Begs the Question: Is GTA 6 Effectively the First $100 Video Game?
Earlier this week, IGN ran a poll asking you which edition of GTA 6 you planned to buy: the $80 Standard Edition, or the $100 Ultimate Edition. Well, after thousands of respondents, the results are in — and they might come as a surprise to some. Rockstar has confirmed $79.99 as the price of the…
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‘I Torture Myself Over Every Last Detail’ — Stardew Valley Creator ConcernedApe Says He’s ‘Still Here, Still Grinding’ on Haunted Chocolatier
Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe has reassured fans that he’s still working on his next game, Haunted Chocolatier, and explained why it’s taking so long. ConcernedApe, real name Eric Barone, announced Haunted Chocolatier back in 2021, but amid ongoing work on his phenomenally successful Stardew Valley, progress on the follow-up has been slow going. In a…
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‘A Historic Moment in the History of Manga’ — Struggling Japanese Artist’s Debut Manga Gets Official English Release After ‘Can Barely Afford Cheap Coffee’ Post Goes Viral
Japanese manga artist Shiten Akiyama has confirmed that his debut manga Horizon, which had already built up a cult following among overseas fans, will get an official English release in January 2027. This is my very first manga. In Japan, it is still relatively unknown, and there were times when I didn’t know if it…
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‘Regrettably, This Is Going to Be Our Version of the Dark Age of Technology’ — Games Workshop Is Going After Tabletop Simulator Steam Mods That Recreate Warhammer 40,000 11th Edition
Popular Tabletop Simulator Steam mods that recreate the in-person Warhammer 40,000 game have reportedly received takedown requests from Games Workshop. While Games Workshop hasn’t commented on its action here — and rarely does in cases such as this — one of the chief creators of Tabletop Simulator Warhammer 40,000 mods alleged that the UK company…
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PlayStation Boss Says New Console Experiences Will Involve ‘Leveraging Technologies That Can Be Used in Various Forms and Locations’ — and I’m Convinced He’s Teasing a PS6 Handheld
Recent comments from Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino have suggested PlayStation may move towards more hybrid, Switch-like consoles in the future to match modern on-the-go players. Speaking to Famitsu in a special interview marking the Japanese game magazine’s 40th anniversary, Nishino briefly touched upon future Sony hardware. In reference to his 2024 comment that…
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True Scale of Bungie Layoffs Revealed, With Nearly 300 Cut From Its Bellevue, Washington Headquarters Alone
The layoffs Bungie announced yesterday hit nearly 300 staff who worked at the developer’s Bellevue, Washington office, official records have revealed. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice issued by Sony to the Washington State Employment Security Department, reported by Game File, reveals 292 staff have been let go with a formal separation date…
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Lizzy Caplan Joins FX’s Far Cry TV Series
FX’s upcoming adaptation of Far Cry has cast Lizzy Caplan, who is best known for Freaks and Geeks, Mean Girls, and Cloverfield. Last year, FX and Ubisoft confirmed that Noah Hawley (showrunner of Fargo and Alien: Earth) will helm an adaptation of Far Cry. The show will be an anthology series with each season telling…
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Ratatouille 2 Will Never Happen, Says Director Brad Bird
Don’t expect Pixar’s favorite rat to make a return, as director Brad Bird sees no potential in a Ratatouille 2. Speaking with Collider, Bird was asked if he thinks there will be a second Ratatouille movie. Bird made it pretty clear that he believes Remy’s story is completed and there’s nothing left to do with…
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Robert Eggers’ Werwulf: First Look and Story Details Revealed for Historical Horror Movie
Focus Features has released the first photo from Nosferatu director Robert Eggers’ next period horror film, Werwullf, which can be seen below. In his first interview about Werwullf, Eggers told Esquire how his film will be unlike any other werewolf movie and also revealed details about the characters played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Lily-Rose Depp,…