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2025 In Video Games
In the video game industry, 2025 saw the release of Nintendo's next-generation Nintendo Switch 2 console. Critically acclaimed games The following table lists the top-rated games released in 2025 based on Metacritic, which generally considers expansions as separate entities. Major events Notable deaths * January 9 – Alan Emrich, 65, video game writer who coined the term 4X. * January 12 – Robert Machray, 79, actor with voice roles in ''The Dark Eye'' and '' Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader''. * January 15 – David Lynch, 78, surrealist filmmaker whose work influenced numerous video games, including the ''Alan Wake'' series, '' The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'', ''Silent Hill 2'', the ''Persona'' series, ''Disco Elysium'', and '' Deadly Premonition''. * January 24 – Tetsuhisa Seko, 54, president of Nippon Ichi Software. * January 30 – Wayne June, voice actor who was announcer for ''Dota 2'' and narrator of ''Darkest Dungeon''. * February 3 – St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consumer Electronics Show
CES (; formerly an initialism for Consumer Electronics Show) is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Held in January at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada, United States, the event typically hosts presentations of new products and technologies in the consumer electronics industry. History The first CES was held in June 1967 in New York City. It was a spin-off of the Chicago Music Show which, until then, had served as the main event for exhibiting consumer electronics. The event had 17,500 attendees and over 100 exhibitors; the kickoff speaker was Motorola chairman Bob Galvin. From 1978 to 1994, CES was held twice each year: once in January in Las Vegas as the ''Winter Consumer Electronics Show'' (WCES) and once in June in Chicago as the ''Summer Consumer Electronics Show'' (SCES). The winter show was held in Las Vegas in 1995 as planned. However, since the summer Chicago shows were beginning to lose popularity, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niantic, Inc
Niantic, Inc. ( ) is an American software development company based in San Francisco. Niantic is best known for developing the augmented reality mobile games '' Ingress'' and '' Pokémon Go''. The company was formed as Niantic Labs in 2010 as an internal startup within Google. The company became an independent entity in October 2015 when Google restructured under Alphabet Inc. Niantic has additional offices in Bellevue, Los Angeles, Sunnyvale, Seattle, Lawrence, Tokyo, London, Hamburg, and Zürich. History Founding John Hanke worked at Keyhole in 2001, a software development company specializing in geospatial data visualization applications. Hanke was hired by Google in 2004 as part of Google's acquisition of Keyhole. Hanke led Google's Geo division, which was Google Maps, Google Earth, and Google Street View. The move to the Geo division included Keyhole employees such as Brian McClendon and Bill Kilday. Hanke left the Geo division in October 2010 to form Niantic Lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scopely
Scopely, Inc. ( ) is an American video game developer and Video game publisher, publisher. The company is headquartered in Culver City, California, with offices across the United States, EMEA and Asia, with its largest location in Barcelona, Spain. As of 2024, Scopely was the second-biggest mobile video game developer in the world in terms of revenue. Scopely has both internal game development studios as well as partners with external development studios to create free-to-play games. Scopely creates both original games and ones based on popular entertainment brands. History Scopely was founded in 2011 in Los Angeles, California, by Walter Driver, Ankur Bulsara, Eric Futoran and Eytan Elbaz. Previously, Elbaz co-founded Applied Semantics, which was acquired by Google in 2003, and Bulsara was a software developer at MySpace. In 2014, former Disney Interactive and Electronic Arts executive Javier Ferreira joined Scopely. Former Disney Interactive executive Tim O'Brien joined in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WB Games San Diego
Warner Bros. Games (formerly Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) is an American video game publisher based in Burbank, California. The publisher was founded as a division of Warner Bros. on January 14, 2004, as well as the WB Games brand. Warner Bros. Games manages the wholly owned game development studios TT Games, Rocksteady Studios, NetherRealm Studios, WB Games Boston, Avalanche Software and WB Games Montréal among others. History Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment The foundation of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) under Warner Bros. was announced on January 14, 2004, along with the WB Games (Warner Bros. Games) brand, under which WBIE would publish games. Jason Hall, previously of Monolith Productions, was named as its senior vice president. Before this, the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment brand was used by Warner Bros. Consumer Products for licensing purposes, with Warner Bros. directly co-publishing its first title '' Looney Tunes: Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Player First Games
''MultiVersus'' (''MVS'') is a 2024 free-to-play platform fighting game developed by Player First Games and published by Warner Bros. Games. In the game, players battle on different stages as characters from Warner Bros. franchises, including its feature films, ''Looney Tunes'', ''Game of Thrones'', the DC universe, Hanna-Barbera, and Cartoon Network franchises, while attempting to knock their opponents beyond the stage's boundaries. Officially announced in November 2021 following online rumors and leaks, early access and open beta versions of the game ran from July 2022 to June 2023. It was then put back into development until its official release on May 28, 2024 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. New characters and stages were added until the beginning of Season 5 on January 31, 2025. ''MultiVersus'' open beta received generally positive reviews from critics who complimented its team-oriented gameplay, presentation, and faithfulness t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monolith Productions
Monolith Productions, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Kirkland, Washington. The company was a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Games from August 2004 until its shutdown in 2025. It formerly published third-party games in the 1990s. In February 2025, it was reported that Warner Bros. Games had decided to close the studio. History Monolith Productions was founded on October 25, 1994 by Bryan Bouwman, Toby Gladwell, Brian Goble, Jace Hall, Garrett Price, Paul Renault, and Brian Waite. Co-founder Brian Goble had this to say regarding the company name. Several of the founders, include Hall, were employees of software company Edmark at the time, and the group had gotten together frequently to play games like '' Doom''. Several felt they could try their own hand at making video games. To promote their initial ideas, they took advantage of the Redbook audio format for compact discs that allowed both audio and digital files to be stored on the same media. Hall left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American film studio, filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the "Major film studios, Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygon (website)
''Polygon'' is an American entertainment website created by Vox Media covering video games, movies, television, and other popular culture. At its October 2012 launch as Vox Media's third property, ''Polygon'' sought to distinguish itself by focusing on the stories of the people behind video games and long-form magazine-style feature articles. The site was built over the course of ten months by eight co-founding editors which included the editors-in-chief of the gaming sites '' Joystiq'', '' Kotaku'' and '' The Escapist''. Vox Media produced a documentary series on the founding of the site. In May 2025, ''Polygon'' was sold to Valnet. History Vox Media (2012–2025) The gaming blog ''Polygon'' was launched on October 24, 2012, as Vox Media's third property. The site grew from technology blog ''The Verge'', which was launched a year earlier as an outgrowth of sports blog network ''SB Nation'' before Vox Media was formed. Vox Media's chief executive officer, Jim Bankoff, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had 641,903 residents in 2020, with a metropolitan population of 2,227,053, making it the 24th-most populous city in the United States. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. Most of these venues are located in downtown Las Vegas or on the Las Vegas Strip, which is outside city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester. The Las Vegas Valley serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center in Nevada. Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911. At the close of the 20th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aria Resort And Casino
Aria Resort and Casino is a luxury resort and casino, and the primary property at the CityCenter complex, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by The Blackstone Group and operated by MGM Resorts International. Construction began on June 25, 2006, with a design by Cesar Pelli, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Aria received LEED Gold certification for its environmentally friendly design, and is the largest hotel in the world to achieve such a feat. It was also among the most technologically advanced hotels in the world at the time of its opening on December 16, 2009. It was developed as a joint venture between MGM and Dubai World, before being sold to Blackstone in 2021. Aria's hotel includes two curvilinear glass towers, rising up to 50 stories. The hotel has 4,004 rooms and suites, and is a recipient of the AAA Five Diamond Award and a five-star rating from Forbes Travel Guide. The resort also includes the only casino at CityCenter, with of gaming space ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Eighth is ordinal form of the number eight. Eighth may refer to: * One eighth, , a fraction, one of eight equal parts of a whole * Eighth note (quaver), a musical note played for half the value of a quarter note (crotchet) * Octave, an interval between seventh and ninth * Eighth octave C, a C note * Eighth Lake, a lake by Inlet, New York See also * 1/8 (other) * 8 (other) * The 8th (other) * The Eighth Day (other) The Eighth Day may refer to: Observances * Octave (liturgy) * Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles * The eighth day (Christian) Film * ''Gattaca'', a 1997 film with working title ''The Eighth Day'' * On the Eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
