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Source: The Verge Luigi Mangione has been inescapable, hasn’t he? His face is all over my social media feeds. Outlet after outlet — some mainstream, some otherwise — have published stories about the video games he liked, his Reddit comments, his Goodreads page, his political ideology, his back pain. Mangione is not merely an accused murderer;…
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Source: The Verge Microsoft has quietly ended the sale of new credits and phone number features for Skype this week. Skype Credit and Skype Number are both being discontinued in favor of Microsoft pushing subscriptions instead. Skype Credit was a pay-as-you-go plan for making calls both locally and internationally, and Skype Number allowed you to…
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Source: The Verge After the surprise ousting of former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger last week, the chip maker is facing an uncertain future that could involve splitting the company up. The temporary co-CEOs of Intel both appeared at Barclays investment banking conference on Thursday, hinting at a potential manufacturing spinoff. Intel’s manufacturing business finances and…
Source: Venture Beat Take-Two Interactive’s 2K label and Hangar 13 studio took the wraps off Mafia: The Old Country, the next major installment in the long-running Mafia series. Last year, Take-Two Interactive only teased the existence of the game, with no info on the game itself. This year, at the Game Awards, Take-Two share a…
Source: Venture Beat Wargaming announced its new original intellectual property Steel Hunters. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Team Asobi’s Astro Bot is the winner of Game of the Year at the 10th anniversary of The Game Awards for 2024. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Electronic Arts and Hazelight Studios revealed Split Fiction, an action-adventure game that pushes the boundaries of the co-op genre further than ever. Developed by Hazelight Studios, the imaginative minds behind the 2021 Game of the Year winner with more than 20 million units sold worldwide, It Takes Two, comes a unique co-op…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25788066/Screenshot_2024_12_12_at_7.54.35_PM.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Naughty Dog reveals sci-fi game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet")
Source: The Verge The Game Awards’ final world premiere was Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Developed by Naughty Dog, Intergalactic is a futuristic space opera with the kind of retropunk vibes that remind me of Cowboy Bebop. That comparison is apt as Intergalactic game director and Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann mentioned on the game’s…
Source: Venture Beat Amir Satvat received an award today from The Game Awards for his working in finding jobs for people in the game industry through his game job resources. Read Full Article
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Source: The Verge Capcom had quite the surprise in store at The Game Awards. The developer announced a sequel to Okami, a beautiful and beloved action-adventure game that originally launched back in 2006. The sequel — which doesn’t currently have a name — was revealed in dramatic fashion with a musical performance. Original director Hideki…
