Baldur's Gate 3 has taken the Game of the Year award at the Games Developer Choice Awards, beating out Cocoon, Dredge, Marvel's Spiderman 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The awards were given out during this year's Games Developer Conference (GDC), in front of an audience of developers, industry professionals, and press. Baldur's Gate 3 also took home awards in Best Design, Best Narrative, and the Audience Award. Previous winners of the GDC Game of the Year awards include...
The GDCAs were hosted last night during GDC 2024. While various awards were given out and developers celebrated as expected, the stage also was used by winners to shine a spotlight on a variety of important ongoing issues. This includes the current state of the video game industry and the huge waves of layoffs we've seen, as well as the ongoing war in Gaza. This includes (but is absolutely not limited to) the devs behind Mediterranea Inferno, who stated that publishers and platform owners have...
Fresh from his exit from the board of Flipkart in January, the online retailer’s cofounder Binny Bansal is busy doubling down on his investments in India and his latest startup OppDoor, multiple people aware of the matter said.Bansal, who sold his remaining stake in Flipkart last year netting about $650 million, has made about $25 million in additional investment in Curefoods as part of a funding round of $60 million. This lifted his stake to 18% from 12% in the Bengaluru-based firm. The round...
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A group of young autistic film-makers from the North East beat hundreds of national and international charities to win two silver medals at a prestigious charity film awards in London. The Autism Activists Group, run by the Sunderland-based North East Autism Society, planned, wrote and produced their film Let Me Be Me with the help of animator Graeme Patterson. It beat films by other charities such as Samaritans and CARE International to win the judges’ silver medal at the Smiley Charity...
Stars such as Usher and the cast of the Color Purple took home trophies in major categories at the 55th NAACP Image Awards.
Keon Ellis' impact no longer is just on the defensive end of the floor, as he showcased in the Kings' 109-107 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night.
The 55th NAACP Image Awards concluded over the weekend and the stars were there in all their revelry as expected. Usher, Colman Domingo, and Fantasia Barrino were among the winners, which featured several nods for The Color Purple. The NAACP Image Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif. last Saturday (March 16) and was hosted expertly by Queen Latifah. For those unaware, the ceremony highlights entertainers and performers across several genres which include television,...
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Johnson County baseball played at home Tuesday night in front of what was just a fire at their press box/concessions stand behind home plate. The fire happened Sunday night and the facility is totally destroyed. Not to mention it also destroyed all of the backup hats and athletic equipment in storage within the building. However the
The Wisconsin Badgers saw their success carry over to Friday, as they beat the Northwestern Wildcats 70-61 to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. After a slow start that saw Northwestern jump out to a 21-10 lead, the Badgers turned the tides around with an 18-2 run and didn’t look back from there, as they led for 27:35 of the game. Wisconsin’s day started with uncertainty as guard Chucky Hepburn was ruled out pregame due to a lower leg injury, placing the onus on the rest of the...
By PATRICK DONNELLY MINNEAPOLIS — Max Klesmit made a runner in the lane with 4.8 seconds to play in overtime and Wisconsin beat Big Ten Tournament top-seed Purdue, 76-75, on March 16 for a spot in the conference championship game. Klesmit’s clutch shot followed his teammate Chucky Hepburn’s in regulation, when Hepburn made a layup […]
Acclaimed filmmaker and Houston native, Alex Stapleton, uncovers some startling discoveries about herself and her family's long legacy - as she chronicles the impact of the petrochemical industry on her hometown in HBO’s “God Save Texas: The Price of Oil.”