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Although it is raining, thousands of people queue for their turn to experience the programme. (Photo: VOV-Ho Chi Minh City)

In the following Op-Ed, Various Artists Management’s global head of marketing & strategy Rebecca Dixon sets out why the music industry needs to rethink how it builds lasting fandom among younger audiences…

Matt Webster looked set to be a lifer at Electronic Arts. He joined the firm way back in 1990, and spent nearly two decades working at Burnout and Need for Speed maker Criterion, which EA bought in 2004.

In June I wrote that the headset had no launch game and that everyone should be worried about it. On August 6 a free Half-Life 2 mod cleared Valve’s own Verified bar and I came back to sort out which half of my argument had been wrong. Then last Thursday, in a showcase carrying more…

There are serious misconceptions about video games today. Some people believe they make gamers isolate themselves or that it’s all mindless entertainment. But that’s simply not true.

A lot of people don’t think there are many advantages to playing video games since it’s not framed as a productive way to spend time.

Popular storytelling tropes and traditions mean there’s often a degree of overlap among anime protagonists, but the characters that leave the deepest impressions tend to bring their traits together in some singular way that makes them stand out from the pack. So while, for example, anime has plenty of hot-blooded martial artist heroes, there’s only…

‘Footy is exotic! It’s a fucking strange sport. And an awesome one,’ says Pro Jank Footy developer David Ashby, left, pictured with comedian Broden Kelly at the Great Northern Hotel in Carlton North. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The Guardian‘Footy is exotic! It’s a fucking strange sport. And an awesome one,’ says Pro Jank Footy developer David Ashby,…

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Houston’s Third Planet Comics has amassed a huge following over the years.Jamil David/Chron