• An Early ‘South Park’ Video Game Was Recycled As an Olsen Twins Game

    ‘Oh my god, you killed Mary-Kate and/or Ashley!’

  • China’s Tencent Video adapts web novels, video games into YA animated series

    Chinese online video streaming platform Tencent Video is seeking global partners to help bring its slate of animation productions for teens and young adults to an international audience. It comes as Te

  • Teens and Video Games Today

    85% of U.S. teens say they play video games. They see both positive and negative sides, from making friends to harassment and sleep loss.

  • Five of the best books about video games

    Generations have now grown up with games, but they have long been linked to science fiction and are now the subject of histories, too. Here are five of the bestThere is a lingering misconception about video games that they exist entirely in their own sealed subculture, utterly untranslatable to books or movies. But this has never been the case: in the 80s and 90s, games (and by extension, virtual worlds) became a major theme of cyberpunk fiction, from the jacked-in hacker dystopia of William...

  • Can Wisconsin Become a Video Game Player?

    Business and political leaders seek tax breaks, broadband access to build industry.

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    This video game is teaching college students entrepreneurship

    BestColleges reports on a free multiplayer business-building mobile and PC game in which competition leads to the best entrepreneurship outcomes.

  • Playing video games linked to enhanced wayfinding abilities

    Recent research has found that playing video games regularly is linked to better navigation skills, while relying on GPS systems does not appear to impact one's ability to find their way. The new study provides insight into how modern technology influences our cognitive functions, specifically in terms of wayfinding ability. The study was published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology. Navigation is a critical cognitive function that involves complex processes such as planning routes,...

  • Bad Video Game Movies You Probably Forgot Existed

    EJ Moreno with a selection of forgotten video game movies… We all remember plenty of bad video game movies: Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., House of the Dead, and almost every Resident Evil comes to mind. But if you venture back deeper into the catalog of video game movies, you’ll find some of the most […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Bad Video Game Movies You Probably Forgot Existed

  • Google Adding Games, Videos, Browsers, And More To Android Auto

    A handful of new features are coming to vehicles with Android Auto and Google built-in. In the coming months, owners will be able to cast videos from their smartphone onto the vehicle’s display. Support for games, videos, and internet browsers is coming to Android Auto. Google I/O was largely focused on artificial intelligence, but the company has announced a few automotive-related updates. First and foremost, Google built-in continues to spread as it can be found in the new Acura ZDX, Honda...

  • News, Live Scores, Schedules, Fantasy Games, Video and more.

    CBS Sports features live scoring, news, stats, and player info for NFL football, MLB baseball, NBA basketball, NHL hockey, college basketball and football.

  • Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 22-28

    Stellar Blade debuts at #1, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes at #2/3

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    From the publisher that popularised loot boxes comes in-game ads

    EA CEO Andrew Wilson has stated in a company earnings call that considerations towards adding advertisements into future video games are very much alive within the company. However it's not a surefire thing - and he stresses that they have to be "very thoughtful" about it. Wilson says, "To answer your question on advertising broadly, again, I think it's still early on that front. And we have looked over the course of our history to be very thoughtful about advertising in the context of our play...