When it comes to movie subgenres, video game movies have to be among the least-respected. Conceived as adaptations of beloved and successful video games, the video game movie was seen to be a simple ...

Late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant put on one of the most unfathomable scoring performances in NBA history two decades ago tonight. Peek-a-boo. 81 points. Bryant torched the Toronto Raptors on ...

I have long dreamed of a better world: one where I would unlock my phone to find a notification that my grandma has challenged me to a game of Scrabble. I would play my word. She would play hers. We ...

Netflix excels at reality TV shows, especially the dating ones. It has some of the most buzzworthy. The streaming service conquered most TV realms. Therefore, naturally, the game show space seems next ...

RPGs Post-Skyrim and pre-Fallout 4 was a glorious time at Bethesda, devs say: "It was like World Series Red Sox" FPS Games Highguard was "doomed," says indie veteran, and "now you have a developer ...

Throughout the history of popular culture, there have been many answers to the question “What’s in the Box?”—the title of the new Netflix game show hosted by a barely straight-faced Neil Patrick ...

As part of GamesIndustry.biz's year-end, we're welcoming back Leon Y. Xiao of Beclaws to provide his annual look at the state of lootbox legislation worldwide. Welcome to another "re-run banner" for ...

Editor’s note: Variety was part of the jury for The Game Awards 2025.

The Game Awards returned in 2025 for a big show celebrating the best games of the past year and an exciting look at the future. You can check out all The Game Awards winners right here, and you can ...

It’s that time of the year when a flurry of new video game trailers and gameplay reveals are shown as part of the annual Game Awards. And while who wins Game of the Year will steal some of the ...

David Fincher’s Seven stews in ideological violence before snapping with a psychotic break. The grime of Andrew Kevin Walker’s rainy universe is palpable, the sins unthinkable. Thirty years later, ...

The Game Awards announced its nominees for Game of the Year 2025 during a livestream on Monday, and while there were some expected picks, it was certainly a big, big year for indies. Clair Obscur: ...