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New Street Fighter Trailer Is Packed With Action, Heartfelt Karaoke, and All Your Video Game Favs

The new Street Fighter movie features real street fighting and an eclectic cast, set in 1993 with a focus on a World Warrior Tournament.

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What's Behind The NFL Gaming Craze? " Inside The Star

NFL gaming is expanding rapidly, driven by popular franchises like Madden and a growing global fanbase.

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The only technology that died more times than VR is AI

Neal Stephenson argues that the metaverse is dead, particularly in light of the failure of Meta's Horizon Worlds, which raises significant concerns about the future of virtual reality.

Wearables

Do You Need Nintendo Switch Online To Play Pokemon Champions?

Pokemon Champions is a free-to-start online battle game available on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, requiring only an internet connection to play.

Information security

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'Grand Theft Auto' publisher Rockstar hit by hackers again | Computer Weekly

Rockstar Games faces a cyber attack from ShinyHunters, threatening to release data after extortion demands were rejected.

Blizzard just made Overwatch's best mode much worse

Blizzard's changes to Mystery Heroes have made the mode less enjoyable by removing perks and switching to 6v6 teams.

Overwatch's Next Season Looks Dope Except For One Thing

Season 2 introduces a new hero, updated maps, and a Mythic Skin for Soldier: 76, but the skin's design disappoints fans.

Blizzard just made Overwatch's best mode much worse

Blizzard's changes to Mystery Heroes have made the mode less enjoyable by removing perks and switching to 6v6 teams.

Overwatch's Next Season Looks Dope Except For One Thing

Season 2 introduces a new hero, updated maps, and a Mythic Skin for Soldier: 76, but the skin's design disappoints fans.

Fortnite's Item Shop just got a surprise Disney crossover!

Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Agent P are now available in Fortnite as part of a limited-time bundle with themed accessories.

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Mobile UX

Fortnite returns to Google Play worldwide

Fortnite's New Peak Skin Costs Twice As Much As The Indie Game

Fortnite's new Peak-themed skin costs over twice the price of the actual game on Steam.

Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store for Android Users Worldwide

Fortnite returns to Google Play Store worldwide after years of absence, ending the need for sideloading on Android devices following Epic Games' legal settlement with Google.

Video games

All The Free Fortnite Cosmetics Available To Unlock Right Now

Fortnite's AI-Inspired Skins Immediately Become Worst-Ranked

Fortnite's new AI-inspired skins, particularly Ballerina Cappuccina, have quickly become the most disliked among players.

Board games

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Fortnite's Item Shop just got a surprise Disney crossover!

Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Agent P are now available in Fortnite as part of a limited-time bundle with themed accessories.

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Mobile UX

Fortnite returns to Google Play worldwide

Fortnite's New Peak Skin Costs Twice As Much As The Indie Game

Fortnite's new Peak-themed skin costs over twice the price of the actual game on Steam.

Fortnite Returns to Google Play Store for Android Users Worldwide

Fortnite returns to Google Play Store worldwide after years of absence, ending the need for sideloading on Android devices following Epic Games' legal settlement with Google.

Video games

All The Free Fortnite Cosmetics Available To Unlock Right Now

Fortnite's AI-Inspired Skins Immediately Become Worst-Ranked

Fortnite's new AI-inspired skins, particularly Ballerina Cappuccina, have quickly become the most disliked among players.

Fairgames Has An Extraction Shooter Mode As Marathon Struggles

Fairgames features a new mode called 'Cargo Heist' that involves completing objectives and extracting loot in a multiplayer heist shooter format.

European startups

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Decentraland launches on Epic Games Store and Android as metaverse goes multiplatform

Decentraland is shifting strategy by launching on popular platforms to increase user access and engagement in the metaverse.

Battlefield 6 Getting 7 New Maps This Year, Plus A Server Browser And More

Battlefield 6 is set to enhance gameplay with new maps and features, addressing player demands for larger maps and quality improvements.

Battlefield's Worst Maps Are Getting Reworked This Year

EA is reworking the worst maps in Battlefield 6, Blackwell Fields and New Sobek City, based on player feedback and internal data.

Battlefield 6 Getting 7 New Maps This Year, Plus A Server Browser And More

Battlefield 6 is set to enhance gameplay with new maps and features, addressing player demands for larger maps and quality improvements.

Battlefield's Worst Maps Are Getting Reworked This Year

EA is reworking the worst maps in Battlefield 6, Blackwell Fields and New Sobek City, based on player feedback and internal data.

Cyberpunk, League Of Legends Games Suggest TCGs Are Having A Moment

PAX East 2026 featured a shift from video games to trading card games, particularly a TCG based on Cyberpunk 2077.

#online-gaming

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Digital life

Cultural Codes in Gaming: How Innovation Is Rewriting the Rules

Online gaming design adapts to local behaviors and cultural expectations, moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach.

Digital life

How Technology Is Changing Online Gaming Culture

Online gaming culture has evolved significantly due to advanced technology while retaining classic values like challenge, fairness, and storytelling.

Digital life

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Cultural Codes in Gaming: How Innovation Is Rewriting the Rules

Online gaming design adapts to local behaviors and cultural expectations, moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach.

Digital life

How Technology Is Changing Online Gaming Culture

Online gaming culture has evolved significantly due to advanced technology while retaining classic values like challenge, fairness, and storytelling.

Roblox's AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games | TechCrunch

Roblox is enhancing its AI tools to assist developers in planning, building, and testing games more effectively.

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Video games

Roblox is turning its product roadmap into advertising inventory

Roblox has games again

Roblox is returning to using the term 'games' instead of 'experiences' to better resonate with users and reflect its platform.

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Roblox's AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games | TechCrunch

Roblox is enhancing its AI tools to assist developers in planning, building, and testing games more effectively.

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Video games

Roblox is turning its product roadmap into advertising inventory

Roblox has games again

Roblox is returning to using the term 'games' instead of 'experiences' to better resonate with users and reflect its platform.

Disney's big bets on the metaverse and AI slop aren't going so well

Josh D'Amaro faces crises with OpenAI's Sora shutdown and Epic's layoffs, impacting Disney's future plans and investments in AI and metaverse.

Epic is reportedly building an extraction shooter for Disney

Disney's $1.5 billion investment in Epic aims to create an entertainment universe, with a Disney-themed extraction shooter set for release in November.

Disney Reportedly Interested in Buying Fortnite Maker Epic Games

Disney is reportedly interested in acquiring Epic Games to deepen their existing relationship and integrate Disney IP into Fortnite.

European startups

Disney's big bets on the metaverse and AI slop aren't going so well

Josh D'Amaro faces crises with OpenAI's Sora shutdown and Epic's layoffs, impacting Disney's future plans and investments in AI and metaverse.

Epic is reportedly building an extraction shooter for Disney

Disney's $1.5 billion investment in Epic aims to create an entertainment universe, with a Disney-themed extraction shooter set for release in November.

Disney Reportedly Interested in Buying Fortnite Maker Epic Games

Disney is reportedly interested in acquiring Epic Games to deepen their existing relationship and integrate Disney IP into Fortnite.

GTA 6's Biggest Competition Is GTA Online

GTA Online generates over $1 million daily, raising questions about its future as GTA 6 approaches release.

#gaming

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Video games

Why Brands Need To Pick Up The Controller And Level Up In The Gaming World

The pandemic significantly increased gaming engagement, with mobile gaming becoming a key focus for brands and content creators.

3 days ago

Video games

Why I'm embracing the latest uncool thing in gaming

Marathon offers a welcoming community for feminine-presenting players, contrasting with typical multiplayer experiences in gaming.

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Why Brands Need To Pick Up The Controller And Level Up In The Gaming World

The pandemic significantly increased gaming engagement, with mobile gaming becoming a key focus for brands and content creators.

3 days ago

Why I'm embracing the latest uncool thing in gaming

Marathon offers a welcoming community for feminine-presenting players, contrasting with typical multiplayer experiences in gaming.

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Seeking connection': the video game where players stopped shooting and started talking

Many players of Arc Raiders engage in non-violent gameplay, surprising developers and raising questions about human behavior in competitive environments.

The Biggest New Game Releases Of April 2026

April 2026 features highly anticipated game releases including Starfield, Darwin's Paradox, and Pokemon Champions.

Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Will Let You Don Batman's Wild Samurai Armor

In Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, the hero will be suiting up in the shinobi threads that he donned for the 2018 anime movie Batman Ninja.

Video games

Tech industry

Intellectual property law

Epic Games Attempts to Clarify Google's Muzzling of Tim Sweeney

Epic Games' settlement with Google includes a clause restricting criticism of Google Play policies until 2032, though Epic clarifies other Google topics remain open for criticism.

Major Fortnite Leaker Actually Worked For Epic Games

Epic Games sued a contracted employee for leaking confidential information about unreleased collaborations despite signing an NDA.

Roam Research

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Monster Hunter Now' to kick off new Skybound Scalestorm season

Monster Hunter Now season 9 introduces bases, Rift monsters, and event builds to create a more engaging seasonal progression system with meaningful endgame activities.

Heated Arc Raiders Debate Between PvE And PvP Players Goes Viral

A PvE player confronted a PvP player in Arc Raiders, raising questions about player expectations in PvP-enabled games.

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Fortnite Pushes Back Against Claims That Jeffrey Epstein Is Still Alive and Gaming

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Video games

Fortnite Debunks Wild Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracy Theory

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World news

Fortnite Pushes Back Against Claims That Jeffrey Epstein Is Still Alive and Gaming

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Video games

Fortnite Debunks Wild Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracy Theory

Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite's V-Bucks currency

Epic Games is reducing V-Bucks value across all Fortnite purchase tiers starting March 19, effectively increasing real-world costs for in-game items despite maintaining the same dollar prices.

V-bucks are getting more X-pensive

Fortnite V-bucks packs will provide less currency at the same prices starting March 19th, with the Battle Pass cost reduced to 800 V-bucks but no longer rewarding V-bucks upon completion.

Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite's V-Bucks currency

Epic Games is reducing V-Bucks value across all Fortnite purchase tiers starting March 19, effectively increasing real-world costs for in-game items despite maintaining the same dollar prices.

V-bucks are getting more X-pensive

Fortnite V-bucks packs will provide less currency at the same prices starting March 19th, with the Battle Pass cost reduced to 800 V-bucks but no longer rewarding V-bucks upon completion.

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Music

Chappell Roan Stuns In New Fortnite Skins

Video games

Chappell Roan makes Fortnite debut but some fans left disappointed: 'I'm out'

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Music

Chappell Roan Stuns In New Fortnite Skins

Video games

Chappell Roan makes Fortnite debut but some fans left disappointed: 'I'm out'

Brand integrations have surpassed owned worlds on Roblox and Fortnite | exclusive

Brand integrations on UGC platforms outpaced brand-owned virtual worlds in 2025 as advertisers favor measurable, lower-maintenance integrations over costly owned experiences.

Tech industry

Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of 'metaverse' apps

Epic Games and Google have agreed to terms for a new class of applications called metaverse browsers that enable navigation of virtual worlds with portable virtual items and identities across different metaverse environments.

European startups

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Inside the Google-Epic deal: lower app store fees, alternative storefronts, and a 'sweetheart' concern - Silicon Canals

Google and Epic Games settled their antitrust dispute with a tiered fee structure, alternative app store support on Android, and global implementation over coming years.

Meta's Virtual Reality App Ditching VR To Make A Roblox Clone - Kotaku

In 2021, Facebook became Meta and the company claimed its focus would be to " life." It launched Horizon Worlds, a VR metaverse that people could explore and create worlds in. It looked bad and wasn't great, but it was supposedly the future. Five years later, Meta's metaverse is ditching VR and spinning Worlds into a Roblox clone after burning $70+ billion on virtual and augmented reality.

Software development

Fortnite Raising Prices, Cutting Bonus Rewards To Help 'Pay Bills'

Epic Games is increasing V-Bucks prices and reducing monthly rewards while lowering some battle pass costs to cover rising operational expenses.

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2: Start Date, And All Leaks And Teases So Far

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 launches March 19 with a mission to rescue The Foundation from the Ice King, featuring story events leading up to the season finale.

In the killer world of online gaming, there are no hits any more just survivors

Highguard's rapid failure demonstrates that modern online games face extreme pressure to deliver immediate returns, leaving no room for player learning curves or developer iteration.

Fortnite will return to Google's Play Store globally on March 19

Epic Games and Google settled their legal dispute, allowing Fortnite to return to the Google Play Store globally on March 19, with Google reducing its in-app purchase commission from 30 percent to 10-20 percent.

Live-service games are a mess

Live-service games represent a new entertainment model focused on continuous content delivery, with Fortnite as the dominant success story, while most competitors have failed despite industry-wide pursuit of similar profitability.

Fortnite Fans Call For Mass Boycott Over Epic's V-Buck Price Hike

Epic Games is reducing V-Bucks value through shrinkflation while keeping cosmetic prices unchanged, prompting player boycotts and community backlash.

Fortnite is about to get a lot more gaming crossovers

Epic will expand Fortnite crossovers tied to Epic Games Store purchases, aiming for over 100 developer partnerships annually while boosting store sales and platform growth.

Epic Games Store Will Be on Next-Gen Xbox Console 'On Day One'

Epic Games Store plans to launch on Microsoft's next-generation Windows-based Xbox PC/console hybrid at day one, pending Microsoft's policies and platform requirements.

3 months ago

Marvel Rivals Battle Pass Season 6 - All Skins, Emotes, And Other Rewards

Season 6 adds Deadpool with in-selection role swapping and a Night at the Museum battle pass offering themed skins, a base and premium purchase tier.

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