Articles about Video Games – Page 7 of 19

PAX Panel: eSports has a mental health problem, and the entire industry needs to team up to fix it

Top eSports stars may not end their battles with the same bumps, bruises and breaks as other top-level athletes do,… Read More

Geek of the Week: Ty Taylor solved the puzzle and found success with his indie video games

The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild sounds like an organization where scientists might gather to stare into telescopes. In fact, Quantum is… Read More

The SNES Classic Edition, coming September 29 for $79.99

Nintendo announces Super NES Classic Edition with surprise ‘Star Fox’ sequel, coming in September

Rumors that Nintendo would release a Super NES follow-up to its successful NES Classic Edition have been circulating for months,… Read More

Seattle Police end use of Twitch video game channel after controversy over shooting discussion

The Seattle Police Department is ending its use of the Twitch online video game streaming service as a form of… Read More

Hey, parents: Don’t worry if your kids love competitive video games, says former NBA star

Many parents have serious trepidation when it comes to video games, fearing that the content will lead to violent impulses, inactivity… Read More

Can’t wait for Super Mario Odyssey? Play 5 games that let you possess enemies and other characters

Perhaps the most intriguing thing revealed in Nintendo’s E3 presentation on Tuesday was Mario’s new possession ability in the upcoming… Read More

Xbox One X vs. Nintendo Switch: 2017’s new gaming consoles couldn’t be more different

What’s the key to the gaming crown, pushing more pixels or enabling unique experiences? With Sunday’s unveiling of the Xbox… Read More

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Geared Up: Microsoft’s Xbox One X is powerful, but is it worth the big price tag?

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is in full swing this week. It’s as one of the biggest… Read More

Four new Video Game Hall of Fame inductees shaped the gaming industry and pop culture

The World Video Game Hall of Fame announced a new class of inductees on Thursday, and the titles are sure to… Read More

Mozak turns brain cell mapping into video game, thanks to UW and Allen Institute

A game called Mozak is turning thousands of Internet users into “tracers” who help neuroscientists map out the tangled circuitry of brain… Read More

U.S. Supreme Court set to hear arguments in decade-old Xbox 360 scratched-disc case

The U.S. Supreme Court is planning to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Xbox 360 users against Microsoft over scratched… Read More

Twitch announces new desktop app that builds upon community hub Curse

Twitch is continuing its push into social media, announcing Thursday that it will rebrand the Curse app, a communication hub… Read More

Twitch ‘Pulse’ adds Facebook-like social media tool to streaming giant’s front page

Twitch just got a lot more social. On Monday, the Amazon-owned video-game streaming company rolled out a new social media tool… Read More

Meet President Obama’s former video game guru, now helping shape Seattle’s tech education efforts

For Mark DeLoura, returning to Seattle after two years working for the White House was a blast from the past.… Read More

European Commission launches probe into Valve, other game publishers for alleged geo-blocking

The European Commission is targeting Bellevue, Wash.-based video game company Valve in a new antitrust probe, officials announced Thursday. The… Read More

Are video games better than sex for relieving stress? Study says yes, for some men

People are stressed. Unwinding, however, can be as easy as turning on your Xbox. In fact, gaming has become so… Read More

Wahoo! A Nintendo world is coming to Universal Studios

If all you’ve dreamed about since plugging in your first N64 cartridge is attending an IRL Mario Party or smoking… Read More

Nintendo’s new NES Classic mini-console sells out instantly everywhere

Hoping to get your hands on Nintendo’s latest “new” gaming system, the NES Classic Edition? Good luck.

This morning the system was released to retail and sold out nearly instantly everywhere… Read More

Reflections of a 50-ish gamer: How I rediscovered video games, and what I learned in the process

I thought my video gaming days were over. Most of the arcades were gone, and those that still existed were… Read More

Twitch will soon announce its ‘first deep product integration’ with Amazon

SAN FRANCISCO — The fruits of Amazon’s Twitch acquisition will be front-and-center later this month at TwitchCon. Twitch CEO Emmett… Read More

PAX West concludes with a real-life version of ‘The Wizard’ in Seattle

It’s going to be tough for the organizers of PAX to out-do themselves after this. For the big finale of… Read More

Great indie games you missed while standing in line at PAX West 2016

Even with four days to take it all in, it’s impossible to experience everything that PAX West has to offer.… Read More

Seahawks Richard Sherman & Bobby Wagner talk video games, geekiness and trash at PAX

Seahawks defenders Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner were on hand at PAX West this weekend. In between their time spent… Read More

Virtual reality abounds at PAX as giant game event opens in Seattle

Virtual reality has officially arrived, if the convention floor at PAX West is any indication. VR experiences are seemingly around every… Read More

Winning the Kickstarter game: Behind the scenes at Harebrained Schemes, and a BattleTech sneak peek

Jordan Weisman and Mitch Gitelman have been making games for a long time. But in a rapidly changing landscape, the… Read More

This stretchy touchpad lets you play the piano – or Angry Birds – on your arm

If you see gamers poking at their forearms to play Angry Birds on the bus in the year 2020, remember… Read More

Generation App: Why Twitch is ‘magical’ for millions of streamers and viewers

For people who don’t play or watch video games, it can be difficult to conceptualize just how powerful Twitch is. But… Read More

Nintendo’s $60 ‘NES Classic Edition’ mini console will come with 30 retro games and an HDMI cable

How’s this for a throwback? Nintendo, which has spent the past week reconnecting with gamers through the Pokémon Go phenomenon, got nostalgic… Read More

Pokémon Go is no-go for space station, but astronauts can fight aliens with HoloLens

Astronauts have zapped virtual aliens on the International Space Station, using Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed-reality headset. So how about Pokémon Go, the… Read More

Xbox Live releasing nearly 1 million gamertags that have been inactive for years

The Xbox Live gamertag you’ve always wanted could very well become yours if it’s among the nearly 1 million IDs… Read More