#video-games

#video-games

As character creators get better, people are making nearly 1:1 recreations of celebrities , characters from other games, and digital versions of themselves . That is normally all well and good, but now players have started recreating Charlie Kirk, the right-wing commentator who was assassinated at Utah Valley University earlier this month, and they're using the basketball game's tattoo options to add, well, another detail to the recreation.

Electronic Arts, maker of video games like "Madden NFL," "Battlefield," and "The Sims," is being acquired for $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms. The private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF, and Affinity Partners will pay EA's stockholders $210 per share. The companies value the deal at about $55 billion, including debt. Affinity Partners is run by President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

The heart of Disco Elysium is a murder mystery. You start as a disheveled detective with a savage hangover. Your clothes and memory are missing. Not far beyond your destroyed hotel room, someone is dead. Your investigation will slowly piece things together. But in the real world, a battle over the game's legacy has led fans on an even more mysterious quest.

they can limit the types of stories that get told and the kinds of ideas that make it to market, which can really dampen creativity and innovation.

"That kind of political weight and social satire is a real common thread between Deus Ex and Dishonored,"

To play is human. It's how toddlers experience and learn about the world they just entered. It's also how we as adults rewire our brains and learn new things most effectively. In a world in which consumers are flooded with choices, companies are fighting ferociously to capture and maintain the consumers' attention. The business leaders who are successfully steering their organizations in this digital-first world are using a secret weapon that taps into our most human desire to play: video games.

From new places to dine al fresco to amazing animation and and classic film comedies, there is a lot of fun stuff to do and see this weekend, so let's get to it, shall we? (As always, be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines or other details.) Meanwhile, if you'd like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free, just sign up at www.mercurynews.com/newsletters or www.eastbaytimes.com/newsletters.

So what could be the next activity on the cards once you're done building your Batman-themed LEGO sets? A Batman movie, perhaps, or a game themed on the action-packed and secretive life of the Caped Crusader. That wish seems to have materialized with the official LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight game set to be released on major gaming console platforms, including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.

Nintendo's Kirby Air Riders, a revival of the 2003 classic, will release exclusively on Switch 2 on November 20, with Masahiro Sakurai leading its development.

Gunn emphasized cross-platform storytelling, noting that actors would portray their characters across all forms of media--including video games.

The Science Museum is hosting adults-only evenings of retro gaming in the Power Up arcade this winter, featuring over 160 consoles and classic games.

Denari, a Swiss military veteran, introduces a game-changing defensive strategy with his T.R.I.P. connectors that create damaging laser traps, influencing enemy movement.

August features significant video game releases, including titles for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2, appealing to a wide gaming audience.