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Customers line up to get the Nintendo Switch 2 as the Nintendo starts selling the new consoles globally, in Tokyo

Arts Jun 05

Fans line up for the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 around the world

By Ayaka McGill, Associated Press

Nation Apr 24

Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in London
‘Overwhelming demand’ for Nintendo Switch 2 preorders creates frustrations for hopeful buyers

U.S. preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off shortly after the clock struck midnight Thursday. But chaos soon ensued amid high demand.

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press

Arts Sep 14

TheWorld
Watch 3:43
GeoGuessr star player Trevor Rainbolt’s tips for success in the popular geography game

A popular online geography game is taking players around the globe, one Google Street View image at a time. John Yang speaks with Trevor Rainbolt, perhaps the game’s most famous player, for a look inside the world of GeoGuessr.

By John Yang, Michael Boulter, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn

Politics Aug 01

FILE PHOTO: SAG-AFTRA members walk the picket line during their ongoing strike, in Los Angeles
Hollywood’s video game performers head to picket line over artificial intelligence

The protest, set to begin at 9 a.m. Pacific time, marks the first large labor action since game voice actors and performance workers went on strike last Friday.

By Sarah Parvini, Associated Press

Economy Jul 25

Actors and writers on strike in New York City
Video game performers are going on strike over AI concerns. Here’s what to know

Leaders of SAG-AFTRA have billed the issues behind the labor dispute — and artificial intelligence in particular — as an existential crisis for performers in the video game industry because the capacity to cheaply and easily create convincing digital replicas…

By Sarah Parvini, Associated Press

Jan 04

‘I can’t feel my fingers’: 13-year-old is first gamer ever to beat Tetris

By David Hamilton, Associated Press

Willis Gibson made it to what gamers call a “kill screen,” a point where the Tetris code glitches, crashing the game.

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Jul 21

6 things to know about Barbie as the new film sets box office records

By Justin Stabley, Bella Isaacs-Thomas

When Barbie debuted in 1959, she didn’t just make a splash. It was more like a boom, sending children and parents scurrying to possess this icon of femininity and setting off a decadeslong debate about beauty standards, gender roles, race…

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Jun 22

Microsoft heads to court over $69 billion deal that could reshape video gaming

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

The battle will pit Microsoft's ambition to expand its video game imprint beyond its Xbox console against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's bid to block a deal that it contends will stifle competition and innovation to the detriment of consumers.

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Jun 04

Watch 7:14
The real-world influence of Nintendo’s newest hit ‘Legend of Zelda’ game

By Ali Rogin, Casey Kuhn, Winston Wilde, Michael Boulter

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…

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May 22

5 reasons why the Legend of Zelda has stood the test of time

By Casey Kuhn

Tears of the Kingdom is now the fastest-selling title in the series, with 10 million copies purchased in the first three days.

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