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Gaming has become one of the biggest entertainment mediums today, and one need only look at an upcoming blockbuster like GTA 6 to understand why this is the case.

Right out of the gate, her first movie as a full producer was 1988’s “Heathers,” which exploded into the zeitgeist with its quippy take on high school life and a star-making performance from Winona Ryder. And while her career hasn’t been devoid of misses in the ensuing four decades, one key to her success (and…

Over 2000 people attended AniWeCon 2026 in Lagos as Nigeria’s anime community continues to develop beyond fan gatherings into a market for gaming, merchandise, content creation and entertainment partnerships.

Spyro is celebrating his birthday today, and his cake is a tad unconventional. Or perfectly themed for a dragon. Activision revealed a blog with a burn-away cake top, that showed a fresh bit of Spryo: A Realm Beyond art. It’s pretty slick, and you can take a look at it below, along with other tidbits…

NEOGEO AES+ has been delayed to September 16, 2027, as PLAION REPLAI expands manufacturing to meet unexpectedly high worldwide demand.

Modders have modified the processing pipeline behind DLSS 5 by changing the order in which certain steps are performed. This allowed them to significantly reduce the overhead, resulting in a much smaller performance hit. But let’s take it one step at a time.

Twitch‘s “Just Chatting” category has long produced the platform’s biggest viewership numbers, but that doesn’t mean that Twitch’s gamers are irrelevant. To the contrary, both competitive and casual gaming streamers continue to thrive on the Amazon-owned hub, and the Twitch State of Gaming 2026 report has the stats to prove it.

Anime has emerged as one of the best mediums in the entertainment sector, and there is really no parallel to it, especially when it comes to anime stemming from the Shonen genre. This genre, in particular, has emerged as the one that the anime industry is most known for. The motivation and driven nature of…

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The Joliet Public Library will host its second annual Fandom, Art & Music Expo (FAME), a free, family-friendly mini-convention on Saturday, Sept. 12, featuring nearly 50 Chicagoland artists, cosplay, games, contests and other pop culture fun.