Meta bets big on the platform despite huge layoffs
Meta, previously known as only Facebook, laid off more than 11,000 employees this month as the tech sector showed signs of slowing. But it’s still on track to spend billions on virtual reality this
Time spent playing video games is unlikely to affect well-being: study finds
Despite widespread concerns about the potential negative impacts of video games on gamers, a new study from the University of Oxford has found “little to no evidence for a casual connection” between time spent
Robotech Board Game Fires Missile Barrage Into Kickstarter
It has been nine years since I last wrote about a Robotech/Macross board game on this website, and I feel like that is far too long, so thankfully I’m getting
Teen says gaming headset saved his life from stray bullet
A video game-loving teen has his headset to thank for saving his life from a stray bullet. Johnathan Gonzalez, an 18-year-old from Torrence, Calif., told ABC News he was listening to
Sega Says ‘Future Of Gaming’ Includes NFTs And Cloud Streaming
It seems, like some other big video game publishers, Sega is also interested in adding NFTs into future games as revealed in an interview with various executives and producers. During that same
Why playing games is good for you
Playing has been shown to improve the mental health of adults, but most people stop in childhood. How can we rediscover the benefits of playfulness after the toys have been
EA is cutting Russian teams from its FIFA and NHL games over the Ukraine invasion
The video game giant Electronic Arts announced Wednesday that it’s removing Russian teams from some of its sports games amid the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “We stand with the
Netflix buys Next Games for €65mn
Netflix has swooped in to buy Next Games, the Finnish developer behind mobile games based on its hit show Stranger Things, extending Silicon Valley’s push into video games. The California-based
Microsoft will let you play Xbox cloud games with a mouse and keyboard: ‘it’s coming’
The newest Microsoft Flight Simulator is one of the most demanding games ever made — and yet you can now play it on a shitty PC (or an original Xbox One) with
Love Wordle? Try These 11 Other Games
If you start your day by plugging five-letter words into a grid and waiting for green, gray and yellow boxes to pop up, you’re not alone. Wordle, the free viral