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It’s pretty obvious to anyone that’s been paying attention that the games industry is in a pretty rough place at the moment. No matter where you look, there are mass layoffs: Sony, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Take-Two, Epic Games… the list goes on. The reasons are myriad, but generally companies place the reason for ‘restructuring’ at…

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Around the end of August, Deadline reported that the 2026 box office has passed the $7 billion mark, and when you look at what helped that out, it’s not hard to understand: The Odyssey was major, as were hits like Project Hail Mary and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Without a doubt, horror has done its…

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The European Commission has added ChatGPT to the small club of online services it polices most closely, making OpenAI’s chatbot the first AI assistant to fall under the strictest tier of the Digital Services Act. In the same decision on Monday, Brussels designated Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms. The compliance headaches that…

In an era full of fantasy RPGs costing you an arm, a leg, and a severed head, a free alternative with major Sekiro vibes has emerged in the wildest place you could think of.

Another season of college football is underway, following a record-breaking year where viewers consumed more than 179 billion minutes across Nielsen-rated networks—a 9% increase year-over-year. Building on the inaugural NFL Fandom Index, Nielsen is expanding the franchise to the gridiron’s other powerhouse: the Nielsen Scarborough Local College Football Fandom Index, which identifies where the sport’s…

Collaborations between VTubers and public institutions have become increasingly common in recent years. Among them, one particularly unique initiative is the ongoing collaboration between JAXA Sagamihara Campus and hololive production. Since the 2024 “Get to Know Hoshimachi Suisei” collaboration campaign, the two sides have continued to build a loose but meaningful relationship. But what exactly…

Steve Skroce has spent decades drawing superheroes, mutants, magic, monsters, and some of the biggest action sequences ever put to film. With Tales of Wonder, his new Skybound and Image Comics limited series, he’s turning his attention toward the people actually responsible for creating those larger-than-life worlds.

Doha, Qatar: Football fans embody club loyalty that no boardroom can manufacture. But as global capital reshapes the world’s most-watched sport, who it belongs to is increasingly contested. This question is at the heart of Qatar Foundation’s latest Doha Debates town hall, “Football fandom: Community or commodity?”, now available on Doha Debates and Al Jazeera…