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Turtle Beach is acquiring Performance Designed Products [PDP] in a $118 million deal that brings together two major third-party gaming accessory manufactuers.

The Summer Game Fest returns on June 7th, streaming from the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles. It airs at 2 PM PT/5 PM ET/9 PM GMT and will run for two hours, showcasing “what’s next in gaming.”

We knew it was coming, particularly considering the ultimate demise of E3, but today Geoff Keighley announced when this year’s big Summer Game Fest kickoff show will take place. This year’s event will be livestreamed to the world on June 7 and once again emanate from the Los Angeles' YouTube Theater. If you’d like to take in the festivities in person, public ticket sales will begin on May 7. In the meantime, you can sign up for alerts at the Summer Game Fest website.

E3 may be dead, but its spirit will once again hang around downtown Los Angeles this year for a week of game announcements and updates in early June.

Geoff Keighley will host the Summer Game Fest 2024 showcase on June 7 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, the event announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, X, Steam, and a variety of international partners.

Summer Game Fest 2024 has been confirmed to take place on 7th June this year, kickstarting what we expect to be a weekend full of video game showcases, announcements and more.

Summer Game Fest will return in June, it’s been confirmed.

Summer Game Fest, the annual event that presents itself as a “global celebration of what’s next in video games,” returns June 7 for its fifth year, organizers announced Wednesday. This year’s Summer Game Fest will stream new gaming announcements and trailers that Friday, starting at 2 p.m. PDT/5 p.m. EDT, on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, X, Steam, and other platforms.

Summer Game Fest, Geoff Keighley’s annual summer event full of new game reveals and trailers will return for its fifth edition on June 7.

The fifth edition of Summer Game Fest takes place this year and now we know when the main showcase will take place. The two-hour stream of trailers, hype, announcements and game updates is set for Friday, June 7 at 5PM ET. So, if you notice any typos in Engadget's coverage of the event, it definitely won't be because we're watching with an end-of-week cocktail in hand.

The game director of the Star Wars Jedi titles, Stig Asmussen, has formed a new independent studio — with its first project already in the works.

Stig Asmussen, acclaimed director of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor, has split from Respawn Entertainment and EA to create his own AAA game studio named Giant Skull. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched nearly a year ago to high praise from Star Wars fans and from gamers in general, going on to become one of the very best titles of the year, and leaving fans yearning for the series' confirmed third installment.

Former Star Wars Jedi series director and God Of War developer Stig Asmussen has founded a new studio, Giant Skull, to work on "gameplay-driven, story immersed action-adventure games set in captivating worlds". Based in Los Angeles, Giant Skull are even now developing a new "AAA single-player-focused action adventure" that runs on Unreal Engine 5.

Stig Asmussen, the director behind the Star Wars Jedi series and God of War III, has formed a new AAA game studio based in Los Angeles. According to a press release, Giant Skull will create “gameplay-driven, story-immersed action-adventure games set in captivating worlds.”

Star Wars Jedi series director Stig Asmussen has announced the formation of his own studio, Giant Skull.

Stig Asmussen, the game director of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, as well as God of War 3, has announced the new studio he formed after leaving Respawn and EA last year. It’s called Giant Skull, and his new team aims to create a new, premium, AAA narrative-driven single-player third-person action-adventure game.

The Fallout TV series trailer debuted last week, and fans quickly spotted changes and extra footage in international versions of Prime Video's preview.

Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard asked the producers of the upcoming Fallout TV show not to include certain, secret things because the developer plans to use them in Fallout 5.

Amazon's upcoming TV take on Fallout continues to look incredible, and we appear to be on the precipice of a bold new world in which video game adaptations, like HBOs The Last of Us, don't have to be terrible. Over three minutes, the insanity and «vibe» of the bizarre post-apocalyptic setting are damn-near perfectly captured, and we can't help but get our hopes up for this one.

After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for “Oppenheimer,” which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other films, including “Barbie,” “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Poor Things” are in the mix.

U.S. aerospace company Stratolaunch conducted the first powered test flight of a new unmanned craft for hypersonic research on Saturday and called it a success.

Los Angeles-based developer Deviation Games has closed down, the studio announced.

With a little over a month until Amazon's Fallout TV adaptation airs, Prime Video has released another trailer for the series.

While we were all blinded by the brilliance of the Fallout TV show trailer, it appears the upcoming Prime Video series was trying to heavily hint at the return of a major game faction – via this iconic location.

With Amazon Prime’s Fallout TV series right around the corner, it’s time to delve back into the post-apocalyptic world of the game to get us in the mood.

Watching Netflix’s cosmic philosophy movie Spaceman, the most obvious question is about the plot: Is that giant alien space spider real, or a hallucination? But the second most obvious question might be Why is Adam Sandler starring in this movie? Sandler has taken on a number of increasingly high-profile dramatic roles since he first surprised his fans and dodged his comedy-career typecasting with Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love back in 2002. But his roles have always been tinged with comedy, even if it’s dark, wry, or despairing comedy. Spaceman is something new: a grim story that doesn’t crack a smile as it sends Sandler into space as Czech astronaut Jakub, a man whose life, relationship, and maybe psyche are all disintegrating during a long solo journey.

Yesterday Amazon put together a pre-screening of today’s trailer for the Fallout series that will premiere on Prime Video on April 11th, 2024. Fallout is quickly approaching the 30-year mark of lore and the beloved setting has captivated gamers and instilled a curiosity of post-apocalyptic mayhem that never seems to get old. The trailer, to my surprise, exceeded expectations, but it also reignited my passion for the ongoing anarchy that broods within Fallout 76.

Film and TV adaptations of video games have seen a sudden reversal of fortunes over the last couple of years, and looking ahead, there’s every reason to believe that’s set to continue. Amazon’s Fallout series, for instance, has looked promising each time we’ve seen glimpses of it, and with a little over a month left until its premiere, it continues to do so with a new trailer.

The first trailer for Fallout has arrived – and we are so ready.

Bethesda head and executive producer of the new Fallout TV show Todd Howard has some glowing praise for the adaptation. Speaking at the launch of the new Fallout trailer, attended by GamesRadar+ and other press, he said it’s been a "blessing to see" how the series has come together.

Four years after a live-action Fallout TV adaptation was officially announced, the show is almost upon us. And ahead of its Amazon Video debut on 12th April — and following years of official images, unofficial behind-the-scenes shots, and even a sizeable teaser — we've got our best look yet at the adaptation, courtesy of a new three-minute series trailer.

A new trailer for Prime Video’s Fallout TV series released Thursday gives us our best look yet at show’s grim post-apocalyptic story — and all the funny shit that’s going to happen amid the suffering. We also get a better sense of who Walton Goggins’ Ghoul character is, both before and after the nuclear apocalypse that establishes the foundation of Fallout.

Dune: Part Two is here, and as a fan of the original novels, I did my part on premiere weekend by dragging my oldest daughter to the theater to join in on the ride. And what a ride it was: Our local theater is currently showing the film in 4DX. Riding sandworms, it turns out, is cool as hell when your seat is bucking about thanks to hidden hydraulics. But the rest of the film’s 4DX integration? Not at all as enjoyable as I’d hoped. The flaws in its presentation are worth keeping in mind as you shop for tickets this weekend.

The Fallout TV show (based on the popular RPG game) will premiere on Prime Video. New character posters offer potential sneak peeks, stirring intrigue among fans. However, one character poster is catching attention for a potentially gruesome reason.

Fallout 4 is nearly ten years old - it's been a long time since a new mainline game, to say the least. But we're getting a TV show set in the same universe on April 12, which executive producer Jonathan Nolan even likened to Fallout 5.

World Cup-winning footballer Hugo Lloris thought moving to his new team in Los Angeles would be no big deal, because he'd played so much Grand Theft Auto. 

One of the great mystery movies and neo-noirs of the late 20th century has finally come to Netflix, giving a new audience an opportunity to experience one of Denzel Washington’s finest roles. Devil in a Blue Dress, Carl Franklin’s adaptation of Walter Mosley’s excellent 1990 novel, has recently been added to the streaming service. The movie is 100 minutes of atmospheric excellence. It’s tense when it needs to be, sexy when it wants to be, and always captivating.

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games is the latest games company to cut staff, confirming “a small number of positions were eliminated” as part of a relocation plan some former employees have criticized. CIG failed to specify the number of staff affected.

David Vonderhaar, best known for his work on Activision and Treyarch‘s Call of Duty Black Ops series, has been announced as the studio head for Los Angeles based BulletFarm. This is the latest development studio created by Chinese gaming giant, NetEase, as it attempts to expand into the western market and leverage industry talent.

Electronic Arts has closed Ridgeline Games, the studio formed in 2021 to work on a future Battlefield single-player game.

BulletFarm, a new «remote-first» studio based in Los Angeles, has been formed by Call of Duty veteran David Vonderhaar, who has appointed former CoD developer Chris Cowell as its creative director. The studio is already hard at work on its first project, which Vonderhaar offered some details about. Fans likely recognize Vonderhaar's name, who directed the multiplayer modes for many of Treyarch's Call of Duty titles.

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has suffered layoffs amid unrest due to relocation and accusations of a «highly toxic company», reports suggest.

David Vonderhaar, best known for his work on Activision and Treyarch‘s Call of Duty Black Ops series, has been announced as the studio head for Los Angeles based BulletFarm. This is the latest development studio created by Chinese gaming giant, NetEase, as it attempts to expand into the western market and leverage industry talent.

Former Call of Duty: Black Ops developer David Vonderhaar has founded a new studio and announced a new first-person co-op game.

NetEase Games has opened another new studio in the West in the form of BulletFarm, and has hired Call of Duty veteran David Vonderhaar to lead the team.

David Vonderhaar left Call of Duty Black Ops developer Treyarch last August, after 18 years at the studio where he served as designer on eight Call of Duty games. On Wednesday, Vonderhaar announced a new venture and a new studio called BulletFarm.

Today, NetEase announced the foundation of a new AAA remote-first (albeit with headquarters in Los Angeles) game development studio called BulletFarm, led by Call of Duty: Black Ops Designer David Vonderhaar.

Former Call of Duty: Black Ops design director David Vonderhaar has established BulletFarm, a new AAA game studio, following his departure from Treyarch last summer.

Ridgeline Games, a relatively new development studio owned by publishing giant Electronic Arts, has lost one of its founders. This comes after one of the studio's key figures also left in January and joined another game company.

The nominations for this year's Gayming Awards 2024 have been announced, and somewhat predictably, Baldur's Gate 3 has managed five nominations across four categories. 

Eric «ConcernedApe» Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, has confirmed that bug fixes for the mobile version of the game will be coming in Update 1.6. Fans have been excited for Stardew Valley Update 1.6 since it was first teased months ago, and the game's creator has reassured fans that a highly-requested update will be included in the big patch.

If you have ever watched an anime with a fast food chain in the story, either as a focus point or just in the background, there's a high chance that it had the name WcDonald's. And no, that is not a typo! Most anime that need to throw in a fast food chain uses this same popular parody, and it is well-known by anime fans who keep their eyes on the background and details of their favorite shows. WcDonald's has always been just that — a parody of a real fast food chain in the anime world. That is, until now.

During a recent interview with Variety, Heartstopper breakout opened about his casting in Marvel Studios’ upcoming series.

Xbox Game Pass has added Dead Island 2 to its lineup of titles available to subscribers with no announcement from Microsoft or publisher Deep Silver. Two games were expected to become available on the service on February 22, but Dead Island 2 was not one of them. However, this wouldn’t be the first time a game was added unexpectedly, as Tales of Arise was also added to Xbox Game Pass on February 20 with no prior announcement.

, one of the most highly-anticipated games of the last decade, is now available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Released in April 2023, the zombie-fueled RPG continues the long-dormant series' tradition of blending action and gore on the beach, however, with so many other major releases throughout 2023, the game didn't quite receive the attention it arguably deserves. While may have been in development for close to a decade, critics widely praised its satisfying, if simple, gameplay loop as well as the visceral gore engine that turned every encounter into a bloodbath.

and were last seen together at the Super Bowl. Following that, fans wondered if she’d join Kelce during the Chiefs Parade in Kansas City, but that didn’t happen as she flew to Australia for her concerts in Sydney and Melbourne. But is Kelce going to be with her in Sydney now? Here’s all you need to know.

Last Epoch, a Diablo-like action-RPG from Eleventh Hour Games that's been in early access since 2019, finally arrives tomorrow as a full release. And to celebrate, there's a colossal 1.0 update that could take you an hour to read in its entirety. To spare you the time commitment, its highlights include new Acolyte and Rogue masteries, new Item Factions, a full offline mode, controller support, and plenty of visual tweaks.

Video game maker Activision Blizzard has been hit with a U.S. lawsuit claiming it restricts competition for organized gaming involving its flagship franchise “Call of Duty.”

Shortly after getting the green light from Nickelodeon to begin developing the series, Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creator Bryan Konietzko began looking for Northern Shaolin kung fu teachers in Los Angeles. He did so“to learn more about kung fu for [himself] as an artist and animator,” but also to potentially find a partner to consult on the show’s use of martial arts techniques.

I’m having a blast creating things in Infinite Craft. I did make a monkey, and that sold me into how the game works. From there, I’ve been trying to get into the harder creations. The one I managed to create is the iconic Dwayne Johnson. To learn how to create Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in Infinite Craft, we have the steps below.

The series is one of the biggest video game hits to come out of the early 2010s zombie boom in the market, leading to several spin-off games and eventually the 2023 title Although none of the games ever quite garnered critical acclaim, most generally met a positive reception thanks to fun gameplay and the use of an effective Old Hollywood B-movie tone. managed the largest launch in franchise history across Xbox, PlayStation, and the Epic Games Store, and it's moving to Steam on April 22, 2024, to expand those sales even further.

After a year of Epic Games Store exclusivity, Dead Island 2 will launch on Steam on April 22. And in celebration, Valve is giving away Techland's 2013 co-op horror game Dead Island: Riptide for free for a (very) limited time.

One of the bigger stories to come out of 2023’s Toronto International Film Festival was Bertrand Bonello’s science fiction movie The Beast, a dizzying, surreal story about a woman, Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux), reliving three past lives as part of a process to purge her memories and emotions. In each of these lives, she encounters Louis (George MacKay of 1917 and Marrowbone) in a series of emotional relationships that lead in dangerous directions. Critics’ responses were split between strong positives and dubious negatives, but they seemed to agree that it’s a remarkably image-driven, idea-packed film that’s sensual and challenging. The comparison to the Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas seemed obvious, too, given the separate but linked stories of people echoing across time together.

 Six years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of self-driving robotaxis on the street to carry passengers without a human driver.

Honkai: Star Rail, the superb space fantasy RPG from Chinese developer HoYoverse, has been updated to v2.0 on PS5 today – bringing with it an absolute avalanche of new content. The expansion continues the core plot of the turnbased title, taking the Trailblazer and his/her crew to an all-new planet featuring an art deco hotel named Penacony. New characters, gameplay, events, and more all await in this fresh location.

After years of wildly incorrect predictions,Madden 24 has snapped its Super Bowl losing streak. This year’s official simulation of Super Bowl LVIII was nearly right on the money, correctly predicting a narrow win for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes actor Owen Teague has revealed how Andy Serkis – who played the iconic character of Caesar in the 2011-2017 rebooted trilogy – passed on the torch to the franchise newcomer. 

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The latest trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has confirmed that giant characters like Great Ape Vegeta will be a playable part of the roster, just like in Budokai Tenkaichi 3.

A former Krafton employee is suing the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds maker for wrongful termination after she reported an alleged sexual assault by former Krafton head of strategy and business Kevin Kimball.

You're in a crowded bar when a thief watches you unlock your iPhone with your passcode, then swipes it. That sinking feeling hits when you realize it's gone, along with priceless photos, important files, passwords on banking apps and other vital parts of your digital life. Apple rolled out an update to its iOS operating system this week with a feature called Stolen Device Protection that makes it a lot harder for phone thieves to access key functions and settings. Users are being urged to turn it on immediately.

Horizon: Forbidden West has confirmed all of the upgraded features coming with the game's «Complete Edition» release on PC, also revealing the PC version's release date. The highly-anticipated Horizon: Zero Dawn sequel from PlayStation Studios and Guerrilla Games launched to massive fanfare in early 2022 as a PS5 exclusive. The sequel saw both fan and critical acclaim for Forbidden West's expansive world and received multiple awards nominations, including a nomination for «Game of the Year» at the 2022 Game Awards. Now, the beloved sequel is gearing up for plenty of new features with its PC launch.

Ever since Netflix took its first tentative steps into video games back in 2021, the company has reported a relatively modest response from subscribers, but new figures suggest its recent partnership with Rockstar to bring GTA to the streaming service has paid dividends, with monthly mobile game downloads nearly tripling to 28m in December 2023.

Good news Suits fans, more details about the anticipated Californian-based spin-off have been revealed, confirming the show will follow a young female Harvard law alum, rather reminiscent of a past original character. 

Tencent Holdings' Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees, or about 11 percent of its staff globally, the online gaming company said on Monday in a blog that included a letter to employees from CEO Dylan Jadeja.

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It's been over two years since the release of the latest Battlefield installment, and fans are eager to learn more about what's coming next. While the series has been almost synonymous with destruction since Battlefield: Bad Company, that hasn't always been the case. Battlefield 2042, for instance, focused much more on map-specific extreme weather events like sandstorms and tornadoes.

A Red Dead Redemption 2fan found something very interesting in their childhood home. It’s an old photo that might look familiar to anyone who has played Red Dead Redemption 2.

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