A 20-year-old college student at Cornell University made thousands from the GameStop stock price surge and he’s doing something very noble with the money. The man, Hunter Kahn, told CNN that he used some of his earnings from his GameStop stock to pay for six Nintendo Switch Lite consoles that …
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Former US President Bill Clinton is getting in on the podcast craze. The politician has announced a partnership with iHeartMedia and The Clinton Foundation to launch the podcast “Why Am I Telling You This?” The debut episode is out now, and it sees Clinton interview legendary jazz musician Wynton Marsalis …
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Viggo Mortensen’s most well-known role is Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings series, but he wasn’t originally even supposed to appear in the fantasy film. Peter Jackson started filming the movie with Irish actor Stuart Townsend in the role, but it was determined that he was too young to …
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The head of Borderlands developer Gearbox Software has teased that the studio is working on ambitious new IP projects that he believes are capable of shaking up the gaming industry and make an impact not dissimilar to Borderlands. Speaking to VentureBeat about Gearbox’s recent sale to Embracer Group for $1.3 …
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The NFL is looking to expand its presence in mobile gaming–the most popular gaming platform in the US–and has announced a new game jam of sorts where developers can create football video games with NFL branding. The NFL signed a deal with the esports company Skillz to host what it …
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Famed movie director David Fincher has turned his sights to TV for his latest project: a beer ad for the Super Bowl. Anheuser-Busch recruited the Fight Club director to shoot the company’s first-ever Super Bowl ad that will play this weekend during the big game. The music in the film …
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Veteran American studio Gearbox Software has been acquired by the Swedish company Embracer Group in a sale valued at up to $1.3 billion. As part of the buyout, Gearbox is getting the money, or “rocket fuel,” as the company said, to “fuel Gearbox’s powerful creative engine.” Despite the buyout, 2K …
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Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings series is returning to US theatres this week for a special engagement that will bring the movies to IMAX screens for the first time in 4K. Whether or not you want to or feel comfortable going to a cinema, however, is a decision …
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As part of Electronic Arts’ earnings report, the company shared some details on the next Battlefield game. Management said the game will offer “all-out military warfare” and support more players than ever before for the Battlefield series. The current player cap for Battlefield is 32 v 32, so presumably this …
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Amid the ongoing drama around GameStop’s stock price, the video game retailer has announced the hiring of new executives to help lead the company’s efforts in the digital and e-commerce markets, as well as other units. GameStop has hired Matt Francis, the former engineering lead at Amazon Web Services, to …
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