Video Games
‘Pokemon Go’ Studio Niantic Sold in $3.5B Deal to Mobile Gaming Giant Scopely
Niantic will sell its gaming business to Scopely, including 'Pokemon Go,' 'Pikmin Bloom' in a deal that transforms the mobile gaming landscape.
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SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike: Union Says Latest AI Proposals From Studios Contain “Alarming Loopholes”
The union positioned the two sides being "frustratingly far apart" at the negotiating table in an update to members on Tuesday.
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Warner Bros. Cancels ‘Wonder Woman’ Video Game and Shutters Three Studios
Monolith Productions, Player First Games and Warner Bros. Games San Diego will shut down as the company focuses its gaming effort on certain IP.
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Electronics Arts Revenue Falls on ‘EA Sports FC’ Game Spending Weakness
The games publisher’s net bookings for the third quarter reflected slowdowns in sales for 'EA Sports FC' and 'Dragon Age.'
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Zar Amir to star in ‘Lili,’ First Video Game Adaptation From The Royal Shakespeare Company
The 'Holy Spider' and 'Tatami' actress will put an interactive spin on Lady Macbeth in the game, set in a neo-noir version of modern-day Iran.
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‘Marvel Snap’ Digital Game Goes Dark in U.S. Due to TikTok Ban Bill
The Marvel Comics digital game counts Nuverse as its publisher, which like TikTok is owned by the Chinese conglomerate ByteDance.
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Nintendo Switch 2 Is Official: New Game Console Launches This Year
The video game giant will reveal more details on the Switch followup at an event in April.
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Netflix Bets That ‘Squid Game’ Can Turbocharge Its Video Game Ambitions
'Squid Game: Unleashed' will give subscribers that binge-watch the show in-game rewards, a first for a gaming franchise.
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‘Astro Bot’ Wins Game of the Year at 2024’s The Game Awards: See Full Winners List
Other highlights from the ceremony include Amazon's 'Fallout' series winning the best adaptation category, with executive producer Jonathan Nolan teasing more to come with the series.
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Jake Paul Joins ‘Undisputed’ Boxing Video Game, While Mike Tyson Does Not
The influencer turned fighter is part of a downloadable player pack available Dec. 12.
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NBC Sports Plans Alternate NFL Broadcast Based on ‘Madden’ Video Game Franchise
The Dec. 21 matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans will see an altcast on Peacock based on the wildly popular video game franchise.
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Motion Capture Workers at ‘NBA 2K’ Studio Vote to Unionize With IATSE
The Hollywood crew union has positioned this organizing drive as historic, with its international president saying the 2K workers "will inspire others in the industry to follow suit."
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