The New York Times just paid millions for Wordle. Why?
It is a once-a-day game, like a crossword or Sudoku, which means that it's habit forming.
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How Twitch became a lifeline for live gigs
For nearly a decade, Twitch has been a place to watch people play video games, but the pandemic has made…
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How I fell in love with a fake football team – and learned to love myself
My lockdown habit of watching virtual Arsenal fixtures on Football Manager is insane. But so is watching Arsenal in real life.
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My world grows smaller, and I am drawn to the video game I played incessantly as a child: The Sims
Rosie and Jacob's world is pristine and romantic: everything is beautiful and nothing hurts.
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Why game developers are giving up on guns
The world’s most popular and profitable entertainment medium has a long association with violence, but the people making games are…
ByHey, let’s “evolve” Lara Croft by having people try to rape her!
"She is literally turned into a cornered animal."
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The moral panic over Fortnite and the “purpose“ of play
Just because the childhoods we view now are not exactly the same as our own doesn’t mean they are invalid.
ByThe moral panic over Fortnite and the “purpose“ of play
The recent Fortnite World Cup stirred up a lot of interesting reactions. It was great to see an increased awareness…
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