Economy Jan 18 Microsoft buys video game maker Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
World Jul 12 Watch 5:43 This year’s Tour de France is a virtual ride The pandemic has delayed Tour de France, the world’s most watched bike race, to last August this year. Until then, there is a heavily watched virtual race every weekend with world class bikers and teams racing against each other from…
Science Jul 08 Study tracks 31-year history of female sexualization in video games Hypersexualization in video games has existed since the days of Super Mario, according to a new study from Indiana University. By Lora Strum
Nation Mar 21 Treasure hunt for long-buried ‘E.T.’ video games to begin in New Mexico E.T. may have phoned home in the hit 1982 feature film, but the mass-produced 1982 video game of the same name had trouble finding enough homes to play it. In fact, so many cartridges went unsold or returned that a… By Justin Scuiletti
Science Dec 20 Watch Can memory video games deliver on brain-boosting claims? A new breed of video games are designed to exercise aging brains and improve players' attention, speed and memory. But critics say the claims made by developers are not supported with evidence. Could these mental workouts make a difference? Special…
Aug 02 Monday’s Art Notes By Molly Finnegan A roundup of arts and culture headlines. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Beatlemania Returns with Re-mastered Catalogue More than 20 years after Beatlemania took hold of music fans across the globe, a newly re-mastered Beatles catalogue and video game are being released. Continue watching