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Undead William Wallace ‘helps Scotland invade England’ in new video game

A NEW game in which two Scottish scientists accidentally resurrect William Wallace and an entire 13th-century army is set to be released next year…

The National (Scotland)

A new video game lets you play out the battle at Gallipoli. Is it trivialising the tragedy of war?

The recent release of BlackMill Games’ Gallipoli: Ottoman Fronts has been met with some pointed questions, including whether the video game is “mimicking the war”.

The Conversation

Ex-employees begin unfair dismissal tribunal against GTA VI developer Rockstar

A group of video games workers say they were discriminated against for trade union activities.

The Independent UK

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Grand Theft Auto VI: can playing a video game count as cheating on your partner?

Historically a new Grand Theft Auto game inspired controversy around violence – but this time people are getting exercised about its romance

The Guardian - UK

Daisy Edgar-Jones has been 'playing so many video games', but why?

Daisy Edgar-Jones has revealed how she's preparing for Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.

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"GTA VI" leaks versus the Epstein files

The outrage over video game footage leaking online shouldn’t outweigh sex crimes

Salon

We Simulated the 2026-27 Season 100 Times on ‘NBA 2K27.’ Here Are the Results.

What happens if you simulate the upcoming NBA season on ‘NBA 2K’ 100 times? We decided to find out for ourselves and record all the results.

Sports Illustrated

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Sony's Next Big Video Game Adaptation Is An Overlooked Thriller

2025's indie darling The Drifter is coming to the big screen, courtesy of a partnership between Sony and Story Kitchen.

Inverse

Death Stranding movie director is being given 'a lot of freedom' to tell 'standalone' story separate from Hideo Kojima video game franchise — 'I like things where it could be easy to miss the mark'

A24 meets Hideo Kojima in the upcoming movie version of video game series Death Stranding — but its director is being given 'a lot of freedom'.

TechRadar

Bring Me The Horizon follow in Metallica, Linkin Park and Slipknot's footsteps as they add one of their songs to Fortnite Festival

The band's 2013 single will be added to the globally popular video game off-shoot later this week

Metal Hammer

Grand Theft Auto VI is a phenomenon – but there is much more to the gaming world

As Rockstar’s blockbuster prepares to dominate the headlines, it’s time for the mainstream media to stop treating video games as a novelty that needs explaining

The Guardian - UK

GTA VI becomes Netflix’s most-watched title: Extended Look records 31.1 million views, beats movies and TV shows

Grand Theft Auto VI's teaser amassed an impressive 31.1 million views on Netflix, outpacing numerous new films and series. This milestone made it the top-ranked content in eighty-seven monitored countries. It's noteworthy that this marks Netflix's first venture into promoting an upcoming video game. Fans eagerly anticipate the game's official…

The Economic Times

'Aura farming': The video game-inspired youth trend sweeping Latin America

Young people across Latin America are gathering on beaches, parks and other public spaces to take part in "aura battles," a trend that has moved from the internet to the real world

The Independent UK

Once a champion for physical media, Sony is now telling PlayStation customers they don’t actually own the digital video games they paid $70 for

A class action lawsuit filed in June alleges the PlayStation maker did not properly disclose that paying for a downloadable game is different from owning it.

Fortune

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GamesRadar

Nvidia DLSS 5 is launching on September 3: Here's everything I learned about it from a private Gamescom demo

DLSS 5 will launch this Friday, and Nvidia showed me its developer controls at Gamescom.

The Guardian - UK

Gems, ghosts and GTA VI: the biggest video games for autumn 2026

There are juggernauts and indie gems aplenty for when the nights draw in, from an ingenious puzzle game to blockbusters such as Marvel’s Wolverine and Call of Duty

Total Film

Xbox is reportedly pitching movie and TV adaptations for "more than a dozen games" – including Elder Scrolls and Halo

Finish the fight... again

Total Film

Street Fighter's Chun-Li actor ate 12 eggs a day, grew her thighs "6.5cm each," and studied every game in slow-mo to play the iconic, high-kicking fighter

Callina Liang is pulling out all the stops to play Chun-Li in the Street Fighter movie

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Total Film

Street Fighter director says he didn't want to make an "off-the-shelf" video game movie: "I was brought on to make something that didn't feel conventional"

Street Fighter won't be a run-of-the-mill video game adaptation

Euronews

Gamescom: Germany is Europe’s largest video game market

Gamescom in Cologne is the world's biggest fair for computer and video games. In 2026, it set a record for exhibitors and was visited by the German president and leading politicians.

Tom’s Guide

I made my own video games with Meta’s new free AI vibe-coding app — and I didn’t expect to have this much fun

Meta’s brand-new Pocket app let me finally fulfill my dream of becoming a video game developer — all I had to do was tell it what I wanted, and it handled the rest.

Creative Bloq

How to create a video game world using Blender and Photoshop

Cyril Yong Zhou outlines his approach to putting together stylised interactive environments.

The Independent UK

The Dog Stars review – Jacob Elordi seems confused by this post-apocalyptic bore from Ridley Scott

2/5 The veteran filmmaker has made a movie that rips off ‘28 Days Later’, ‘Mad Max’ and the video game ‘Fallout’ to dull ends

Bangkok Post

Europe’s biggest gaming show eyes ‘Grand Theft’ boost

COLOGNE, Germany - Europe’s biggest video games show Gamescom opens its doors on Tuesday in Cologne with the industry hoping that the coming blockbuster “Grand Theft Auto VI” can provide a much-needed boost, as studios cut jobs amid fierce competition.

Inverse

'Golden Axe' TV Series: Release Date, Cast, Trailer and Reimagining Of The Classic Game

The 'Golden Axe' hack-and-slash fantasy series is getting an animated adult comedy on Paramount+, and we now have our first look.

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