40 m. ago Trump and Melania tease upcoming proposal for kids at Congressional Ball: 'It's going to be great for children'

Speaking to the crowd ahead of the celebration, Melania unveiled a new initiative she has in the pipeline for 2026.

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8 h. ago Sigourney Weaver teases upcoming role in beloved video game adaptation

Sigourney Weaver has teased an upcoming appearance in a beloved video game adaptation.

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15 h. ago Jim Ward dead at 66: Beloved voice actor for Nickelodeon's The Fairly OddParents and iconic video games passes away

The beloved actor was the voice behind several iconic cartoon and video game characters through his storied career.

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17 h. ago Kim Kardashian to appear as character on hit video game Fortnite

Reality star makes first collaboration with the video game as she follows in the footsteps of other stars like Sabrina Carpenter

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19 h. ago NBA 2K26 for PS5 plummets from £60 to under £44 in Christmas deal stack

We've found a way to get more than 25% off the latest NBA video game at Argos

Economics

21 h. ago Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – how a tiny studio developed the Belle Époque

What started as Guillaume Broche’s personal project has been nominated for 12 Game awards, sold more than 2m copies and been praised by Emmanuel Macron as a ‘shining example of French audacity’The record-breaking 12 nominations at the Game awards this year was beyond the wildest dreams of Guillaume Broche when he first began inking out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as a personal project while working at Ubisoft.Before selling more than 2m copies, the narrative-driven roleplaying game with “a unique world, challenging combat and great writing” was a technical demo called We Lost. It was Broche’s appetite for risk and a few hopeful Reddit posts that would create the game’s world of Lumiere and its struggle against the Paintress. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago As AI floods our culture, here’s why we must protect human storytelling in games

Buying the Zombies, Run! studio wasn’t part of my plan, but a post-apocalypse game with stories that make people feel seen pulled me in• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereA few days ago, I clicked a button on my phone to send funds to a company in Singapore and so took ownership of the video game I co-created and am lead writer for: Zombies, Run! I am a novelist, I wrote the bestselling, award-winning The Power, which was turned into an Amazon Prime TV series starring Toni Collette. What on earth am I doing buying a games company?Well. First of all. Zombies, Run! is special. It’s special to me – the game started as a Kickstarter and the community that grew up around it has always been incredibly supportive of what we’re doing. And it’s special in what it does. It’s a game to exercise with. You play it on your smartphone – iPhone or Android – and we tell stories from the zombie apocalypse in your headphones to encourage you to go further, faster, or just ...

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61 h. ago Russian kids at war with Putin over Roblox ban as 63,000 letters demand U

Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently at war with the country's youth after the Kremlin decided to ban popular video game Roblox with some children even threatening to leave

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65 h. ago Death in Paradise's Kris Marshall returns to beloved role as he drops spoiler

Death in Paradise stars Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton have hinted that their characters could be set to tie the knot in the upcoming Christmas special

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69 h. ago Emmerdale favourite reveals 'two surprise Christmas arrivals' in festive spoiler

Emmerdale has teased what is in store for fans in the upcoming festive episodes on ITV, with Natalie J Robb revealing surprise Christmas arrivals

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3 d. ago Sigourney Weaver shares why Avatar: Fire and Ash is ‘the best job I’ve ever had’

The 76-year-old actor plays a 14-year-old character named Kiri in the sci-fi franchise

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8 d. ago ‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ & ‘Euphoria’ Creators Tease Upcoming HBO Seasons At London Content Showcase

‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ & ‘Euphoria’ Creators Tease Upcoming HBO Seasons At London Content Showcase  Deadline

Culture

8 d. ago Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open

As the Grand Theft Auto co-writer launches a new project, he reflects on his hugely successful open-world adventures and where game design might go next• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt is hard to think of a more modern entertainment format than the open-world video game. These sprawling technological endeavours, which mix narrative, social connectivity and the complete freedom to explore, are uniquely immersive and potentially endless. But do they represent a whole new idea of storytelling?This week I met Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar and lead writer on Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, who has been in London to talk about his new company, Absurd Ventures. He’s working on a range of intriguing projects, including the novel and podcast series A Better Paradise (about a vast online game that goes tragically wrong), and a comedy-adventure set in an online world named Absurdaverse. He told me that, 15 years ago, he was doing press inte...

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9 d. ago ‘We wanted to break down barriers’: women’s teams finally join Football Manager

Sports Interactive has included the women’s game after its tireless effort of collating a comprehensive databaseWithin minutes I am in the deep end as the Arsenal manager before the start of the 2025-26 season, sizing up a transfer budget that does not match my ambitions for the club. I am immediately at odds with the board when I launch a rogue bid to sign Aitana Bonmatí, which is immediately rejected.I manage to recruit Alex Greenwood to shore things up in the wake of Leah Williamson’s injury and my late bid for Patri Guijarro, who wants to be part of my project, falls through at the last minute with the budget once again the problem. I demand answers from the board as to why they will not release more funds when the player-in-question wants to join, pointing out that our scouting report says she’s a necessary replacement for Lia Wälti. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing star confirms return to beloved BBC role after injury

EXCLUSIVE: Strictly Come Dancing star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey has made an exciting announcement

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1 week ago Paris’s Cinémathèque Française closes doors over bedbug infestation

Internationally renowned cinema temporarily closes after audience members complained about being bittenThe prestigious Cinémathèque Française in Parishas announced a temporary closure due to a bedbug infestation after sightings of the blood-sucking creatures, including during a master class with Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver.The Cinémathèque, an internationally renowned film archive and cinema, said in a statement it would close its four screening halls for a month from Friday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Film star Benedict Cumberbatch becomes a tank commander in hit video game role

The superstar British actor, who plays Dr Strange in the Marvel movies, has joined gamers' favourite World of Tanks

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2 w. ago Doc Martin actor Martin Clunes returns to beloved role and fans will be thrilled

The Doc Martin star will be returning to the BBC programme for its final episode

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2 w. ago Doc Martin's Martin Clunes confirms return to beloved BBC role

Martin Clunes is well known for his role in Doc Martin

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2 w. ago Doc Martin's Martin Clunes confirms return to beloved BBC role for final episode

Martin Clunes is well known for his role in Doc Martin

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