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Video Games

Gamescom 2013 Gaming Trade Fair
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Business News

Video game maker Electronic Arts to be acquired for $52.5 billion

Gamescom 2025 Computer Gaming Fair
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U.S. news

Man allegedly made $2M selling fake Nintendo products in years-long scheme

The Sony Group Headquarters
Kiyoshi Ota / Bloomberg / Getty Images

Trump tariffs

Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in U.S. due to tariffs

Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth.
Getty Images

Culture & Trends

'Legend of Zelda' movie casts Bo Bergason as Zelda, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link

Video game actors picket Warner Bros. Studio
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images file

Culture & Trends

Video game actors' strike ends after tentative deal is reached

Nintendo Switch 2
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Business News

U.S. online stores put up 'out of stock' signs as Nintendo Switch 2 sales hit record highs

Nintendo's Switch 2 Goes On Sale In The US
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Culture & Trends

GameStop investigating claims that some Nintendo Switch 2 screens were damaged with staples

02:12

Attorney General in Florida issues criminal subpoenas against Roblox

03:07

Roblox rolls out new AI-powered safety measures to protect teens

00:27

FTC refunds 600,000+ Fortnite players ‘tricked’ into purchases

00:51

Universal Orlando announces opening day for Epic Universe

06:02

War games: Video game streamers take Russia's propaganda war to the next level

02:33

MLB video game introduces female players for the first time

03:54

13-year-old meets Tetris creator after beating original game

00:43

Original voice of Super Mario to step down after 30 years

02:58

‘Immaculate Grid’ puts sports twist on ‘Wordle’ craze

05:13

Parents warn of gaming console with hidden racist and sexual content

Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to the Nintendo Switch system, will be released in 2025
Nintendo

Culture & Trends

Nintendo Switch 2 draws long lines and excited gamers

Saquon Barkley runs out of the tunnel prior to an NFL football wild card playoff game
Cooper Neill / Getty Images file

NFL

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley named cover star for Madden NFL 26

A guest holds a Nintendo Switch 2 video-game console system at the Nintendo's worldwide presentation in Paris on April 2, 2025.
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Trump tariffs

Nintendo Switch 2 preorders in U.S. delayed because of Trump's tariffs

Grand Theft Hamlet. Directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane, 2024.
Courtesy MUBI

Culture & Trends

To speed or not to speed: How 'Hamlet' came to Grand Theft Auto

Elon Musk
Etienne Laurent / AFP via Getty Images file

Video Games

Elon Musk riles up a new corner of the internet: Gamers

Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to the Nintendo Switch system, will be released in 2025
Nintendo

Video Games

Nintendo offers brief first look at the Switch 2 console

People play Fortnite video games at Nintendo Switch's stand
Emanuele Cremaschi / Getty Images

Video Games

FTC refunds Fortnite players $72 million, says Epic Games 'tricked' gamers into purchases

The Roblox App As Earnings Figures Released
Gabby Jones / Bloomberg via Getty Images

Tech News

Roblox gives parents more power to protect the safety of young gamers

Piglet's Big Game screengrab.
ArcadeImages / Alamy

Culture & Trends

Obscure Disney 2003 game set in 'Winnie the Pooh' universe becomes horror favorite online

Palworld.
Pocketpair

Culture & Trends

Nintendo and The Pokémon Co. accuse Palworld game developer of patent infringement in new lawsuit

From left, Iris Liu, Miki Yamashita, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland protest outside
Chris Pizzello / Invision via AP file

Culture & Trends

Video game performers announce strike, citing artificial intelligence concerns

Culture & Trends

EA Sports: It's in the (college) game, again

News

There's a pickleball video game now

Striking writers and actors picket outside Paramount studios in Los Angeles
Chris Pizzello / AP file

Artificial intelligence

The next entertainment industry strike could be over AI and video games

Bandle app
Bandle

Culture & Trends

Is Bandle the new Wordle? Song-guessing game builds buzz online

"PLEASE STOP CRYING" is a lighthearted horror game about a father taking on housework and babysitting all at once.
Cloudless Studio

Culture & Trends

TikTok Live is helping some indie games find a larger audience

Lara Croft, who made her debut in the original Tomb Raider in 1996, is often considered the first lady of video games.
Aspyr

Culture & Trends

Lara Croft is the 'most iconic' video game character, new poll finds

Tyler "Ninja" Blevins speaks at the 2022 SXSW Conference.
Diego Donamaria / Getty Images for SXSW

Culture & Trends

Ninja, one of Twitch and YouTube's most popular video game streamers, shares cancer diagnosis

The shadow of a man is cast on the wall of an Apple store as he uses his mobile phone in Beijing on August 26, 2019.
Greg Baker / AFP via Getty Images file

Tech News

Apple reverses course and clears way for Epic Games to set up rival iPhone app store in Europe

ea game gaming convention E3
Lucy Nicholson / Reuters file

Video Games

Video game company EA to lay off 5% of workforce, or about 670 employees

Helldivers 2
Arrowhead Game Studios

Culture & Trends

A video game has reinvigorated a long-running debate about fascism and satire

A woman walks past the Sony PlayStation Buttons Logo during 'Paris Games Week' in Paris
Chesnot / Getty Images file

Video Games

PlayStation's Sony to cut 900 jobs amid brutal year for video game industry layoffs

Palworld.
Pocketpair

Culture & Trends

Palworld, deemed 'Pokémon with guns,' stirs up the internet and sparks scrutiny

Visitors at the Blizzard Entertainment booth at Chinajoy China Digital Interactive Entertainment Expo in Shanghai in 2021.
Xing Yun / Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images file

Video Games

Microsoft to lay off 1,900 employees in its gaming division

League of Legends video game logo at the NiceOne Barcelona Gaming & Digital Experiences Festival in Barcelona, on Nov. 29, 2019.
Paco Freire / Sipa USA via AP file

Video Games

Tencent's 'League of Legends' developer Riot Games announces layoffs of 530 staff

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