Decisive Battles of WWII: Across the Dnepr

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A new battle of the billionaires kicks off this week in Monopoly Go, as the game's mustachioed mascot takes on Springfield's sun-blocking tyrant from The Simpsons, Mr. Burns. Scopely has announced a Simpsons crossover in Monopoly Go, which has been created in partnership with the team behind the long-running animated series. Starting June 3 and continuing through July 29, the event will see iconic Springfield locations given a Monopoly Go makeover. Players can also expect to see the entire Simpsons family and Mr. Burns in the game, alongside other fan-favorite characters. Some of the

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson took home a $38.7m bonus for the 2026 financial year, as the company's games such as Battlefield 6 performed well, met "all milestones", and a new AI strategy was executed. That bonus and many others to senior EA executives come despite layoffs across multiple studios in the same financial year. Read more

With projects like Donkey Kong 64 Recompiled, human programmers stake a claim on the art and science of retro game recompilation.

The Battle of the Gullet, which spans barely four pages in George R.R. Martin’s book Fire & Blood, is a 25-minute action sequence in the Season 3 premiere of House of the Dragon. The show made some major alterations, adding characters who didn’t participate in it and leaving out some who played a significant role. Let’s break down the key differences in how Fire & Blood and House of the Dragon’s “craziest episode of television ever made” depict the infamous and tragic Battle of the Gullet.