Amazon Games boss Mike Frazzini is stepping down

Frazzini says he’s going to focus on family

By Emma Roth

Steam Next Fest kicks off in June and will offer ‘hundreds of demos’

The event runs from June 13th through June 20th

By Jay Peters

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Video game history is colliding: Sierra founders are bringing a seminal text adventure game to VR

By Sean Hollister March 25

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Gran Turismo 7’s developers apologize for the grind, promise fixes and a million free credits

By Mitchell Clark March 25

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Bloodborne Kart is a new fan project from the makers of the PSX demake

By Ash Parrish March 25

Bose’s noise-canceling QuietComfort Earbuds are more than $50 off today

By Alice Newcome-Beill March 25

GTA Online is adding a new subscription service

By Ash Parrish

Mmmm, microtransactions

Spotify is suspending its services in Russia

By Jay Peters March 25

Sony reportedly plans to announce its Game Pass competitor next week

By Mitchell Clark March 25

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Ghostwire: Tokyo is a paranormal love letter to the city

By Andrew Webster March 25

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A new John Harris art book will capture more of his dreamlike sci-fi landscapes

By Andrew Webster March 25

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The Daniels see Everything Everywhere All at Once as a story about generational love

By Charles Pulliam-Moore March 25

Apple TV’s Pachinko is an enthralling historical epic

By Sara Merican March 25

Activision Blizzard hit with another sexual harassment lawsuit

By Jay Peters March 24

Netflix bought yet another studio as part of gaming push

By Andrew Webster March 24

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PlayStation 5 consoles are available today from Sony at 6PM ET (update: sold out)

By Antonio G. Di Benedetto March 24

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Spotify might soon bypass Android billing, but Google’s still getting paid

By Sean Hollister March 24

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Overwatch 2’s new ping system gives players more ways to communicate

By Ash Parrish March 24

Spotify seems to be testing a revitalized Car Mode

By Mitchell Clark March 24

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The Halo show is nothing like the games, and that’s why it’s good

By Ash Parrish

There is still plenty of time for it to get bad, though

Mandy director Panos Cosmatos’ next film is a nightmare sci-fi romance

By Adi Robertson March 24

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Samsung’s self-cleaning Jet Bot Plus robot vacuum is half off today

By Antonio G. Di Benedetto March 24

Spotify’s 2021 royalty report paints a rose-tinted vision of the music streaming industry

By Chaim Gartenberg March 24

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Yes, Netflix just got even more expensive

Another streaming service raises its prices — again

By Catie Keck March 24

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PUBG studio inks deal to develop ‘blockchain- and NFT-based games and services’

By Jon Porter March 24

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Forspoken dev says one-second game loads are now a tentative reality on PC

By Sean Hollister March 23

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HBO Max adds a shuffle button to help you find something to watch

By Catie Keck March 23

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Elden Ring’s update patches infinite death loop hack on PC

By Emma Roth March 23

You can thank (or blame) NYC for Moon Knight’s English accent

By Charles Pulliam-Moore March 23

Google will test letting Android developers use their own billing systems

By Jay Peters March 23

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AMD says its framerate-boosting FSR 2.0 is also headed to Xbox and these Nvidia graphics cards

By Sean Hollister March 23

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The Halo show unmasks Master Chief to reveal yet another generic chosen one

Paramount Plus’ Halo show neither shocks nor awes

By Charles Pulliam-Moore March 23

Microsoft and Amazon are battling to entice game developers to the cloud

By Tom Warren

It’s a game of AWS vs. Azure

The PlayStation Network recovers from an outage affecting players on PS5 and PS4

By Emma Roth March 23

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has officially been delayed to spring 2023

By Chaim Gartenberg March 23

Ikea’s new Vappeby Bluetooth lamp speaker has Spotify Tap support

By Chaim Gartenberg March 23

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Spotify is reportedly moving live audio conversations to its main app

By Kim Lyons March 23

Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim is coming to Fortnite

By Andrew Webster March 23

Netflix’s Pacific Rim anime wraps up in April

By Andrew Webster March 23

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The new trailer for Alex Garland’s Men goes from quaint to terrifying

By Andrew Webster March 23

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land is as sweet and slight as cotton candy

A very joyful game belies a kinda empty one

By Ash Parrish March 23

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