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2023's Most Gut-Wrenching Video Game Was a Redundant Spinoff

Like a Dragon Gaiden feels like a spinoff that didn't need to happen, but its finale is one of the most harrowing emotional moments the series has seen.

Inverse

Directors pick the soundtracks for NPR's shows. Here are their own 2023 playlists

Have you ever listened to NPR and wondered who chooses those songs you hear between stories and interviews? We've asked four directors to curate playlists and set a mood.

WEKU

British Teen Gets Potential Life Sentence for Grand Theft Auto VI Hack

Rockstar Games told a U.K. court that it spent $5 million to recover from the hack. Is that worth the rest of a teenager's life?

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China softens latest video-game crackdown to mollify video game industry

The industry regulator had proposed barring player rewards for livestreaming and for daily log-ins, but now says it will “carefully study” public views in response to the drafts.

Fortune

Ubisoft Investigates Hack Attempt

Hackers attempted to snatch 900 gigabytes from Ubisoft servers but the French studio's security team rebuffed the breach on Thursday.

Latin Times

Atari’s Resurrected 2600+ Console Showed My Dad the Magic of Video Games

I had an 8-year-old and an 80-year-old try out Atari’s reissued 2600+ console. Guess which one had the most fun?

Inverse

Will China’s Crackdown on Tech Continue?

Chinese video gaming stocks remain weak following their plunge last Friday after China’s gaming regulator published draft rules designed to restrict practices that encourage video game players to spend more money and time online. The markets had hoped that the Chinese government was finished cracking down on China’s big tech...

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Ubisoft Investigates Hack Attempt

"Assassin's Creed" publisher Ubisoft said Tuesday it was investigating a suspected data security breach, in the latest cyberattack against a major actor in the video game industry.

International Business Times

Here Are 3 Games to Watch Out for in 2024

We look into three video games coming out in 2024 and why they deserve a chance.

Player One

TV actor Kamar de los Reyes of ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘Call of Duty’ dies at 56

Kamar de los Reyes played Antonio Vega, a gang member-turned-cop in the soap ‘One Life to Live,’ and Raul Menendez in the video game ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Gamification in Broadcast: It’s All About the Eyeballs

Advanced visuals that resemble video game graphics in broadcast, especially within sports, are everywhere

TV Tech

Aquaman's James Wan looks to be making a movie (and video game) based on an iconic H.P. Lovecraft horror story

The Call of Cthulhu is getting another adaptation

Total Film

Shares in Tencent and NetEase plunge after Beijing surprises investors with new spending limits for video game players

“This could be the beginning of the end of the smartphone game business model," warned one analyst.

Fortune

PlayStation Year in Review: A steady but subdued year for Sony, despite its noisy neighbors and a visit from Spider-Man

Opinion | A big year for video games, but a distinctly normal-sized one for PlayStation

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The video games you may have missed in 2023

From rural bathhouse sims to early-00s internet nostalgia and environmentalist fables – in a year full of brilliant games, our critics pick 33 that may have passed you by

Evening Standard

Iconic video game brand Atari hands $2m lifeline to struggling game studio Tinybuild

Atari will take $2 million worth of shares and CEO Alex Nichiporchik $10 million in a deal that should keep the studio afloat

Inverse

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to Step Down

The Activision Blizzard CEO will leave after more than three decades at the video game publisher.

GamesRadar

I can't lie, the GTA 6 trailer was my favorite thing about video games in 2023

Grand Theft Advent | From Baldur's Gate 3 to Alan Wake 2 and Dead Space, it's been a blockbuster year for games… but the GTA 6 trailer stole the show for me

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Video games and musical theatre: 2023’s most unlikely crossover?

There has been a remarkable intersection between video games and musical performance this year, from villains lending vocals to their own theme tunes to interactive songs

Inverse

The 10 Most Accessible Video Games of 2023, Ranked

As the year ends, Inverse examines some of the most accessible games of 2023, highlighting exactly what made them great.

International Business Times

Online Video Games, The Latest Hunting Grounds For Drug Cartels

Narcotics police the world over are sprucing up their video game skills, as cartels go increasingly online to sell drugs and recruit dealers.

Cinemablend

Mortal Kombat 2 Set Photo Seemingly Teases A Thrilling Rematch For Two Beloved Fighters

Mortal Kombat 2 has resumed filming, and fans are eager to see iconic fighters from the games duke it out.

TechRadar

Now that 2023’s video game releases have finally slowed down, I’m more excited to play than I have been all year

Now that 2023’s hectic release schedule has slowed down, I’m glad I can finally catch up with everything I missed.

Inverse

Best Video Game Death Scenes of 2023, Ranked

You don’t want to look away from deaths like these, and you don’t have to — check out Inverse’s list of the 10 best video game death scenes this year.

Inverse

New PlayStation Patent Could Redefine a Hotly Debated Video Game Mechanic

A new Sony patent points to a system that could customize video game challenges to individual players without the need for difficulty options.

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