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The Golden Joystick Awards has opened shortlists in three of its most major categories: Ultimate Game of the Year (UGOTY), Best Supporting Performer, and Best Lead Performer—and you can vote on them right now. If you're wondering why I'm telling you this, it's because the Golden Joystick awards are run by PC Gamer's parent company, Future.

At New York Comic-Con 2023 last weekend, Gematsu sat down with Earth Defense Force 6 producer Nobuyuki Okajima to discuss the newly announced global release of the latest entry in the alien invasion third-person shooter series.

Sony has shared the official launch trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. This trailer shares quite a bit but is also perplexing for what it now takes out.

PlayStation has released a Spider-Man 2 launch trailer, ahead of reviews going live on Monday and the much-anticipated sequel’s release on October 20.

Square Enix hosted a panel for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at New York Comic-Con 2023 hosted by Critical Role’s Matt Mercer, in which the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth voice cast discussed their experiences voicing the game’s iconic characters. During the panel, Matt Mercer confirmed he will voice Vincent Valentine, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi appeared for a surprise question-and-answer session at the end.

“I hold no truck with such superstition,” said David Tennant on stage during his spotlight panel at New York Comic Con, moderated by Popverse’s Tiffany Babb. He’s about to start rehearsals of The Scottish Play at the Donmar Warehouse in London and was happy to share his “Shakespeare geek point of view” with the crowd at NYCC. “I think we should say the word Macbeth,” he said. “Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth!”

As of around 9am Eastern time, the $68.7 billion sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft has officially closed, marking the end of a 21-month struggle with regulators and the largest tech acquisition in history! Alongside this news, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick released a message to employees, celebrating their hard work and the growth of the company he helmed for more than thirty years. Noting successes with the development and publication of iconic games like Pitfall, MechWarrior, Warcraft, StarCraft, Call of Duty, Candy Crush, and more, Kotick shared his commitment to remain with his company as CEO during a transition period through the end of 2023. While the wording suggests he will then depart the company for good, the future is left somewhat uncertain. For the time being, he will report to the head of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer, although Kotick had previously stated his desire to remain working with Microsoft in whatever capacity they would have him.

Those of you who have been dedicated One Piece fans for years aren't going to like me saying this, but the series is bigger than it has ever been before right now. Yes, I know it has a long-running anime based on a manga that is hundreds of chapters long, but One Piece's live-action adaptation on Netflix has opened the doors for so many new fans. That's why people have been scrambling for the first new Monkey D. Luffy Funko Pop! to be released since the adaptation dropped.

After SDCC, New York Comic Con is one of the year’s biggest pop culture gatherings. And even in a year when writers and actors have largely been on strike and unavailable for fan events, the convention still promises to be packed with surprises.

New York Comic Con is back for another year, which means panels, cosplay, art, celebrities, and possibly a few announcements of new projects or release dates. Once again, NYCC plans to stream many of its biggest and most exciting panels this year, meaning that you can catch all the comic con action even if you’re nowhere near New York.

Cocone, a Japanese immersive entertainment studio, is preparing to launch its virtual world experience with its upcoming major service release, Centennial.

Google on Wednesday unveiled a next-generation Pixel smartphones lineup that will be infused with more with more artificial intelligence tools capable of writing captions about photos that can be altered by the technology, too.