Arts Jun 05 Fans line up for the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 around the world By Ayaka McGill, Associated Press
Nation Jan 04 ‘I can’t feel my fingers’: 13-year-old is first gamer ever to beat Tetris Willis Gibson made it to what gamers call a “kill screen,” a point where the Tetris code glitches, crashing the game. By David Hamilton, Associated Press
Arts Jun 04 Watch 7:14 The real-world influence of Nintendo’s newest hit ‘Legend of Zelda’ game The latest video game in Nintendo’s critically acclaimed “Legend of Zelda” series has smashed sales records since its release several weeks ago, even boasting a Guinness world record for the fastest-selling Nintendo video game of all time. PBS NewsHour's Casey… By Ali Rogin, Casey Kuhn, Winston Wilde, Michael Boulter
Arts Apr 06 8 things you didn’t know about Super Mario Bros. Generations have sent him bopping along under sunny skies, shimmying down pipes and eating very large mushrooms, but Mario has rarely crossed over into television or film. By Kenichi Serino
Nation Sep 03 5 Stories: A new 4-legged whale fossil, why China is limiting online gaming for kids, and other stories you missed Egyptian researchers unearth a four-legged whale fossil, the EPA bans a pesticide linked to neurological problems in kids and China limits kids under 18 to three hours of online gaming a week. Check out these stories and others you might… By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin
Aug 03 How online video sensation Shonduras reinvents himself regularly to stay successful By Michael Boulter, Paul Solman After making a career out of stunts like refrigerator-skiing -- drawing millions of eyeballs from the coveted under-35 demographic -- Shaun McBride has learned how to adapt to new platforms and invest in evolving business models. Continue reading
Jun 23 Why the actors behind popular video games are on an epic strike By Andrew Wagner The gaming world put its best and brightest new offerings on display at E3 last week, but eleven video game publishers remain under pressure from the Screen Actors Guild. Here's why. Continue reading
Aug 17 Students who use social media score lower in math, reading and science By Liana Heitin, Education Week Students who use social media daily score lower in math, reading and science. But don't worry gamers, the research shows you score higher. Continue reading
Nov 25 Sony to pay customers for misleading Playstation ad By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Sony is settling government charges that it misled consumers about its PlayStation Vita hand-held gaming console. Continue reading
Aug 21 Women significantly outnumber teenage boys in gamer demographics By Charles Pulliam-Moore Adult female gamers have unseated boys under the age of 18 as the largest video game-playing demographic in the U.S., according to a recently published study from the Entertainment Software Association, a trade group focused the U.S. gaming industry. Continue reading