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Microsoft and NetEase to Relaunch Warcraft and Other Games in China: The deal between the gaming company Blizzard, now owned by Microsoft, and the Chinese giant ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/10/business/warcraft-returns-china-blizzard-netease.html
Quick Glance: Revival of Warcraft and Other Games in China
- NetEase and Microsoft aim to reintroduce popular titles like "World of Warcraft" in China.
- The reestablishment of the partnership between Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase is in progress.
- NetEase's stock price surged due to the upcoming announcement.
- The renewed publishing agreement covers a variety of games from well-known franchises.
Another Crab’s Treasure Confronts the Fiendish Soulslike Genre: With a rare suite of accessibility options for the Soulslike genre, Another Crab’s Treasure ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/24/arts/another-crabs-treasure-soulslike-difficulty.html
Welcome, Vault Dwellers: A Guide to the Fallout Universe: The war-scarred ghouls and bulky power armor seen in three decades of video games arrive in the new TV ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/10/arts/fallout-game-show.html
Quick Glance: Get These Fallout Games for Free Now - Best Fallout Deals
- The Fallout TV series is now available on Amazon Prime Video, making it a great time to dive back into the Fallout hype.
- In addition to the TV series, there are various free Fallout games for Amazon Prime members, including Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel and Fallout 76.
- A Fallout game bundle on Steam offers seven games for less than $23, including classics like Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Fallout 4.
- Alongside the gaming deals, there are also exclusive deals in the IGN Store, such as 10% off the limited edition Fallout Official Vault 33 Hoodie Orientation Kit.
A Video Game Made Out of Brick, Clay and Tenacity: The handcrafted Harold Halibut, about a hapless janitor stuck in an undersea city, was more than a decade in ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/15/arts/harold-halibut-slow-bros.html
Broken Roads Navigates a Virtual Australia in Postapocalyptic Ruins: The role-playing game Broken Roads takes its environment seriously. The Aussie slang ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/10/arts/broken-roads-australia.html
Video Game Reviews of 2024: New York Times critics are examining new horror games and point-and-click adventures, along with remakes of classic titles.
nytimes.com/article/video-game-reviews-2024.html
Two years after the cryptocurrency market crashed, internet cafes for playing crypto-earning video games are opening in the Philippines and farmers have ... Show more www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/technology/crypto-video-games-philippines.html
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review: Apocalypse Later: The pleasant distractions of a beautiful open world undermine core narratives about pain and sacrifice on a ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/22/arts/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-review.html
Quick Glance: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Exceeds Expectations
- The sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake surpasses all expectations.
- Rebirth offers a huge, modern world, exciting combat, and a captivating story.
- Character development and diverse activities make the game standout.
- The outstanding combat system and variety of mini-games engage players.
Final Fantasy VII Creators Discuss Rebirth and Aerith’s Fate: One of the most consequential scenes in video game history is being remade by the creators of Final ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/20/arts/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-aerith.html
New international deal focusing on Berkeley site : A NEW international deal focusing on Berkeley Science and Technology Park has been announced.
stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/24177673.new-international-deal-focusing-berkeley-site/
Report Says 17 Percent of Gamers Identify as L.G.B.T.Q.: In its first survey of the video game industry, the advocacy group GLAAD determined that few console ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/13/arts/glaad-video-games-lgbtq.html
Off the Board Game, Onto the Digital Canvas: Are role-playing games enriching culture, or destroying it? In two shows, the artist Simon Denny spoofs the ...
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Playing Infinite Craft Is Like Peering Into an A.I.’s Brain: A large language model generates answers as gamers combine blocks of text. It can get as weird as ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/04/arts/infinite-craft-ai-video-game.html
Between ‘Star Wars’ Trilogies, a Golden Age of Video Games: A remastered version of Star Wars: Dark Forces reminds gamers of a period in the 1990s when LucasArts ...
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The Shocking Death That Has Devastated Gamers for Decades: One of the most consequential scenes in video game history is being remade by the creators of Final ...
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Between ‘Star Wars’ Trilogies, a Golden Age of Video Games: A remastered version of Star Wars: Dark Forces reminds gamers of a period in the 1990s when LucasArts ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/28/arts/star-wars-dark-forces-remaster.html
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Must Face Industry Demons: The long-awaited follow-up to the Batman: Arkham series is a live service video game ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/14/arts/suicide-squad-justice-league-rocksteady.html
Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs in Its Video Game Division: The reductions come three months after the tech giant completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/25/business/microsoft-layoffs-video-games.html
Quick Glance: Mass Layoffs in Microsoft Gaming Division
- Microsoft announces layoffs in the Microsoft Gaming division.
- The 1,900 cuts primarily affect former Activision Blizzard employees after the acquisition by Microsoft.
- In addition to the Activision Blizzard layoffs, some Xbox and ZeniMax employees are affected.
- The staff reduction amounts to approximately 8 percent of the total workforce of the Microsoft Gaming division.
China Appears to Backpedal From Video Gaming Crackdown: A proposal to tighten restrictions on online video games disappeared from a regulator’s website ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/23/business/china-online-video-games.html
Boy, 13, Is Believed to Be the First to ‘Beat’ Tetris: Willis Gibson, a competitive Tetris player prodigy from Oklahoma, advanced so far in the original Nintendo ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/03/arts/tetris-beat-blue-scuti.html
Tencent and Netease Rally on Signs China May Ease Gaming Proposal: After a market rout, gaming companies like Tencent and Netease rallied on signals that ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/china-video-gaming-tencent-netease.html
Jennell Jaquays, Who Unlocked Fantasy Dungeons for Gamers, Dies at 67: She created scenarios with myriad paths for Dungeons & Dragons, levels for video games ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/01/arts/jennell-jaquays-dead.html
For Thomas Hirschhorn, Handmade Art Keeps Us Human: The Swiss artist turns cardboard and tape to the problems of social media, artificial intelligence and ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/01/arts/design/thomas-hirschhorn-art-gladstone.html
CVG airfares dropped slightly in 2023: Fares from CVG were up 33% from 2021 to 2023, but down 3% over the past year, new data shows.
cincinnati.com/story/money/2024/01/31/whats-the-average-fare-out-of-cvg/72412251007/
China Unveils New Restrictions on Online Video Games: The proposed rules are the latest attempt in a yearslong effort by China to proscribe online gaming.
nytimes.com/2023/12/22/business/china-online-video-gaming.html
Video Games Let Them Choose a Role. Their Transgender Identities Flourished.: Transgender people have turned to games, some with robust character creators ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/27/arts/transgender-nonbinary-gamers.html
My Mosque Preached Damnation, but Grand Theft Auto Offered Thrills: The sprawling and violent world of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was a complicated indulgence ...
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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Sets a Yakuza Game in America: The Like a Dragon role-playing games follow a gangster through facsimiles of Japanese cities ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/23/arts/like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-yakuza.html
Best Video Games 2023: Baldur’s Gate 3, Resident Evil 4 and More: There was an embarrassment of riches from legacy role-playing franchises, beloved horror series ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/02/arts/best-video-games-2023.html
The Spellbinding Freedom of Baldur’s Gate 3: All role-playing games offer choice. But the year’s surprise hit gives players the ability to do just about anything ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/22/arts/baldurs-gate-3-larian.html
The Emmys Signal the End of the Peak TV Era: The Emmys on Monday night felt in many ways like a bookend to one of the defining features of the streaming era: a ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/16/business/media/emmys-tv-streaming.html
E3 Gaming Expo Is Shutting Down Permanently: The annual event in Los Angeles, once an important opportunity for video game companies to showcase their creations ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/e3-video-game-convention-ended.html
Quick Glance: [END] E3 Conference Officially Over
- The annual video game conference in Los Angeles is definitively finished
- ESA canceled E3 2020, held a digital E3 2021, and then canceled E3 2022
- The cancellation of E3 2023, 2024, and 2025 sparked rumors of its permanent demise
- Companies now have alternative ways to showcase their games and reach new audiences
Google Loses Court Fight Over App Store With Makers of Fortnite: The case could reshape the rules of how other businesses can make money on the Android operating ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/11/technology/epic-games-google-antitrust-ruling.html
The Last of Us Multiplayer Video Game Is Scrapped: The video game studio Naughty Dog said The Last of Us Online was too resource-intensive to complete without ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/14/technology/naughty-dog-last-of-us-multiplayer-canceled.html
Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer Leaks Early, Announcing 2025 Release: Players will investigate every frame of the 90-second preview for evidence of what the open ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/04/arts/gta-trailer-grand-theft-auto.html
Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer Leaks Early, Announcing 2025 Release: Players will investigate every frame of the 90-second preview for evidence of what the open ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/04/arts/gta-trailer-grand-theft-auto.html
E3 Tech Expo Is Shutting Down: The annual event in Los Angeles, once an important opportunity for video game companies to showcase their creations ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/13/technology/e3-video-game-convention-ended.html
Electricity Costs Could Surge Over 17% in Costa Rica in 2024: Costa Rica considers raising electricity rates between 5-17% starting January 2024 to offset added ...
ticotimes.net/2023/12/13/electricity-costs-could-surge-over-17-in-costa-rica-in-2024
20 Years Ago, Double Dash Transformed Mario Kart: This underrated GameCube classic proves two heads are better than one
kotaku.com/mario-kart-double-dash-gamecube-20th-anniversary-1850995073
The 2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Wondering what to get for all the beloved but quirky, picky, fancy, practical or eccentric people in your life? Our experts have ...
nytimes.com/interactive/2023/us/2023-gift-guide.html
Another Google Antitrust Battle Reaches Court in Epic Games Case: The Fortnite creator accuses Google of stifling app competition, a challenge on top of a ...
nytimes.com/2023/11/05/business/google-epic-antitrust-trial.html
Quick Glance: Epic Games Sues Google Over Monopoly Allegations
- The firm accused Google of acting as a monopoly and charging a 30% commission for in-app purchases on the Google Play Store.
- Epic Games accused Google of turning its back on its 'Don't be Evil' motto, coined by the company in 1998.
- The company has always emphasized its competition with Apple and rejects the idea of Google Play being monopolistic.
- The trial opens up another antitrust front against Google.
Epic Games C.E.O. Says Google Has ‘De Facto Control’ on Android App: Tim Sweeney, who runs the company that created Fortnite, testified in a case that ...
nytimes.com/2023/11/20/technology/epic-games-google-lawsuit-sweeney.html
How an Elgin games designer made his dream to work in the gaming industry a reality
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/moray/6268986/elgin-hunted-cow-woodfel-gaming-designer/
Microsoft Closes $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Deal: The megadeal could strengthen Microsoft’s standing in the video game industry, after a year and a half of ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/13/technology/microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-closes.html
Quick Glance: Microsoft acquires Activision for $69 billion
- Microsoft overcomes regulatory hurdles to acquire Activision Blizzard
- Microsoft proudly showcases its expanded collection of intellectual property
- Microsoft announces concessions made to UK regulators
- Activision games will not be exclusive for cloud streaming
As chatbots advance, ‘AI agents’ threaten to oust office workers: Researchers are transforming chatbots into online agents that play games, query websites ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/16/technology/ai-agents-workers-replace.html
Some Fortnite players are owed refunds. Here’s how to claim yours.: Those seeking to claim a piece of the Fortnite settlement are advised to pay close attention ...
nytimes.com/2023/09/21/business/fortnite-refund-ftc-settlement.html
Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal: U.K. Agency Signals Approval: Britain’s antitrust regulator said the companies had addressed its main concerns about the $69 ...
nytimes.com/2023/09/22/business/microsoft-activision-blizzard-uk.html
Quick Glance: CMA approves Microsoft-Activision deal despite concerns
- Microsoft has largely resolved the majority of concerns raised by the UK Competition and Markets Authority regarding the merger.
- Microsoft's proposed solutions are intended to provisionally address the remaining concerns.
- We have presented solutions that we believe adequately tackle the remaining concerns of the CMA related to cloud game streaming.
- The CMA has acknowledged the proposed concession as sufficient to mitigate the competition concerns.
Starfield’s 1,000 Planets May Be One Giant Leap for Game Design: The stakes are high for Bethesda’s newest role-playing game. Microsoft needs an Xbox hit ...
nytimes.com/2023/08/31/arts/starfield-bethesda-microsoft-xbox.html
Quick Glance: Starfield: Galactic Adventure for Astronauts
- We start as miners on the moon Vectera in the year 2330.
- We learn more about the mysterious object and get answers from the group Constellation in New Amsterdam.
- We create our own character with unique abilities.
- Starfield offers faster gameplay and a unique universe.
Starfield’s 1,000 Planets May Be One Giant Leap for Game Design: The stakes are high for Bethesda’s newest role-playing game. Microsoft needs an Xbox hit ...
nytimes.com/2023/08/31/arts/starfield-bethesda-microsoft-xbox.html
Charles Martinet, the Voice of Mario, Steps Away From the Role: Charles Martinet gave Mario his popular catchphrases, including “It’s a-me ...
nytimes.com/2023/08/22/arts/mario-voice-charles-martinet-nintendo.html
Quick Glance: Charles Martinet will no longer voice Mario
- Update: Not in Mario Wonder, now Mario Ambassador
- Nintendo confirms Charles Martinet is not in Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
- This means both Mario and Luigi will be voiced by a new actor in the upcoming platformer.
- Nintendo has created a new role for the actor: Mario Ambassador.
At Holocaust Museum in Fortnite, Superheroes and Atrocities Collide: By opening its popular servers to player creations, Epic Games has taken on a role of ...
nytimes.com/2023/08/16/arts/design/fortnite-holocaust-museum.html
Russia takes its Ukraine information war into video games: Propaganda is appearing in Minecraft and other popular games and discussion groups as the Kremlin ...
nytimes.com/2023/07/30/technology/russia-propaganda-video-games.html
How Kai Cenat Brought I.R.L. Bedlam to Union Square: Kai Cenat is a perfect example of the new type of celebrity. How did he summon a crowd of thousands to ...
nytimes.com/2023/08/09/nyregion/kai-cenat-union-square.html
Microsoft and Activision Delay Deal to Settle UK Regulatory Issues: The extension is likely a signal that the companies believe they will eventually receive ...
nytimes.com/2023/07/19/business/microsoft-activision-deal-delay-uk.html
Final Fantasy XVI Takes on Its ‘Star Wars’ Problem: Square Enix is trying to make a role-playing game for old fans and new gamers alike ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/20/arts/final-fantasy-xvi-square-enix.html
Quick Glance: Final Fantasy XVI: Clive's Sword Exhibition and Pre-Load Now Available on PS5
- Square Enix launches sword exhibition to promote the imminent launch of Final Fantasy XVI.
- The pre-load for the game is now available.
- If you have pre-ordered, you can download the game on your PS5 to be ready for the June 22 release.
- A PC version has been confirmed, but no release date has been announced.
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