Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Video Game

Block-busted: why homemade Minecraft movies are the real hits

The bestselling video game ever has a devoted, vocal, following. Can a faceless corporation make a successful film based on such beloved IP without involving its fanbase?

The Guardian - UK

Shenmue voted the most influential video game of all time in Bafta poll

The idiosyncratic adventure from 1999 beat the likes of Doom and Super Mario Bros in a public vote, proving that, in a world of blockbusters, there’s still room for strange, exotic games

The Guardian - UK

'Shenmue' Voted Most Influential Video Game Ever In UK Poll

The 1999 action game "Shenmue" was on Thursday named the most influential video game of all time following a survey organised by BAFTA, the British association that honours films, television, and video games.

International Business Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Cult classic Shenmue named most influential game of all time in Bafta poll

The 1999 video game finished ahead of Doom and Super Mario Bros in the public vote.

The Independent UK

The Century’s Most Important Game Just Got a Movie That Doesn’t Totally Suck

'A Minecraft Movie' is a decent enough kids movie, even if it leaves tons of room for a better adaptation down the line.

Inverse

A Minecraft Movie had the building blocks to be an epic video-game film, but it fails to make full use of its creative mode

In a world where creativity is king, A Minecraft Movie doesn't put the unlimited potential of Mojang's sandbox game to good use.

TechRadar

In A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black is like a desperate clown at an underattended children’s party

2/5 Jason Momoa also stars in this underwhelming adaptation of the hit video game

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

A Minecraft Movie Review: "Jack Black's irrepressible star turn helps elevate this video game adaptation"

Here's our verdict on A Minecraft Movie

Total Film

GameStop now has $1.5 billion to splurge on a Bitcoin reserve after private offering

The video game retailer is expanding from selling video games to also investing in Bitcoin.

Fortune

Nintendo Says Switch 2 Console To Be Launched On June 5

Japanese video game giant Nintendo announced Wednesday that its new Switch console would be available on June 5, starting the countdown for one of the most hotly awaited gaming launches in years.

International Business Times

Nintendo To Unveil Upgrade To Best-selling Switch Console

Japanese video game giant Nintendo is set to unveil the new version of its hugely popular Switch console on Wednesday, with the update eagerly awaited by both gamers and investors.

International Business Times

Australian Creator Of ‘Abhorrent’ Child Exploitation Video Game Jailed For 11 Years

If the player chose not to perform the abuse, then they 'lost' and the game ended, the judge noted.

Pedestrian.tv

The Last of Us co-creator reveals hit show will end sooner than you’d think

Mazin confirmed he won’t continue the story beyond the original video game series

The Independent UK

CinemaCon 2025 – every big movie announcement, including Avatar 3, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, James Bond, Mission Impossible and more

CinemaCon 2025 is over – here are all new movie announcements that we spotted during the event.

TechRadar

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

'King of Kong' reigns supreme over YouTube knight

An Australian YouTuber saw himself as a knight wanting to slay a dragon but ended up defaming a Donkey Kong and Pac-Man champion, a judge has ruled.

TechRadar

Devil May Cry creator on making a super gothic Netflix anime series: 'Infusing comedy within action really makes it pop'

Adi Shankar – the creator, showrunner and executive producer of the new Netflix anime Devil May Cry – on adapting the popular video game into a series.

The Independent UK

Jack Black, Jason Momoa enter the Minecraft universe as the video game phenom hits the big screen

When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty

Total Film

A Minecraft Movie lands extremely positive first reactions: "A video game movie with Napoleon Dynamite DNA"

Critics are calling it "hilariously charming" and "insanely bonkers"

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

PC Gamer

SAG-AFTRA makes exception for student devs and game jams in 8-month videogame performance strike: 'I'm thrilled that these types of projects can now be accommodated'

"Student projects and game jams are especially playful and rewarding opportunities for devs and actors to collaborate."

GamesRadar

Behold, the most intimidating demo I’ve had in 12 years of covering video games: playing "literal walking simulator" Baby Steps in front of Getting Over It mastermind Bennett Foddy

Baby Steps, from Bennett Foddy and the Ape Out crew, is a singular experience

TechRadar

Hey listen! The live-action Legend of Zelda movie just got a 2027 release date confirmed by Sony and Nintendo

Sony and Nintendo set March 26, 2027 release date for the live-action film adaptation of The Legend of Zelda video game.

Fortune

ASICS, the 75-year-old sportswear maker behind the Onitsuka Tiger brand, gets into virtual reality with a new Pong-like video game

DISC, which resembles Tron or 1994 cult classic Windjammers, is ASICS's first foray into the gaming space, from its new ASICS Ventures division.

MusicRadar

Sabrina Carpenter is set to be the next music star to appear within global video game phenomenon Fortnite

Get set for a short 'n' sweet gig and your chance to buy lots of things that don’t exist

TechRadar

Assassin's Creed Shadows has Max subscribers streaming the 2016 movie flop – here are 3 better video game adaptations with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

Here are three video game adaptations that take things to the next level.

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: French wine in Africa, confronting obesity, video game giant

The Nigerian woman helping Bordeaux wine find new markets in Africa. Confronting France's fatphobia by classifying obesity as a disease. And the story of the French video game company behind the hit game Assassin's Creed.

1 … 14 15 16 17

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Netflix

34,404 stories