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Video Games

Jan 10

‘The Last of Us’ Review: A Post-Apocalyptic Journey Familiar to Gamers (And Everyone Else)

This big-budget HBO adaptation of the PlayStation game is well made, but treads well-worn territory.
By Dylan Roth
Five women stand outside in jerseys.
Oct 28

A Pioneering All-Women’s Esports Team Takes on Digital Opponents and Video Gaming’s Sexist Culture

A professional esports club just signed its first all-female team playing League of Legends. While nearly half of gamers are women, only about 8 percent of professional esports players are.
By Rachyl Jones
Aug 30

‘Immortality’: This Game For Movie Fans Is a Confounding Work of Staggering Genius

In Sam Barlow's new game you search for clues as you sort through footage of table readings, rehearsals, and location scoutings to try to assemble three lost films.
By Harold Goldberg
Thunder in the friend zone
Mar 2

A Wise Man Acts a Fool: Thundercat on Expanding Minds and Expectations

By Justin Joffe
Playing Robot Basketball at the demo night.
Feb 10

Shakespeare Was Right: Everyone in This Video Game Theater Is a Player

By Brady Dale
Snipperclips characters working together.
Feb 1

Nintendo Switch’s ‘Snipperclips’ Will Save Your Relationship or End it Quickly

By Brady Dale
Screenshot from Yung Jake's 2011 film Datamosh.
Nov 5

Let This Internet Art Wash Over You and Cleanse Your Election Anxiety

By Alanna Martinez
A fun game, plus science advancement.
Oct 7

Play Video Games, Advance Science

By Scott Horowitz and James Bardwell
Some creatures in the game. Each planet has its own, but not that many.
Aug 22

In ‘No Man’s Sky,’ There’s Something Missing From Its Quadrillion Planets

By Brady Dale
Manhattan Penis Drawings for Ken Hicks.
Aug 15

Keith Haring’s Dick Pics, New Video Game Is Like Being Inside Art…And More

By Guelda Voien
No Man's Sky.
Aug 15

‘No Man’s Sky’ Review: In Space, No One Can Hear You Yawn

By Joshua Dudley
The Butterfly Effect, as explained in the videogame Until Dawn.
Aug 9

Game Review: My Life as a Frustrating Series of Meaningless Butterfly Effects

By Drew Grant
These kids may be engrossed in their iPad, but a new book says the tablet is harmful to their developing brains.
Aug 3

iPad Alert: What Exactly Is Your Tablet Doing to Your Kid’s Brain?

By John Bonazzo
Your brain may suffer if you stare at your phone too long while chasing Charzard.
Jul 19

What Is Pokémon Go Doing to Your Brain?

By John Bonazzo
Union Square plays Pokemon Go on Friday night.
Jul 18

This Is Your Social Life on ‘Pokémon Go’

By Brady Dale
TOPSHOT - An Iraqi boy walks past the blood stains and debris at a cafe, that was popular with local fans of Spain's Real Madrid football club, in the Balad area, north of the capital Baghdad, on May 14, 2016, a day after a deadly raid claimed by Islamic State group militants. At least 16 people were killed and 30 wounded, including several members of the security forces, in the attack in the town of Balad and the ensuing chase, officials said. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Jul 13

ISIS Relies on Bloodier Sequels for Survival

By Bridget Johnson
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 15: Jordan Clarkson Stops By E3 To Check Out 'Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare' at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
Jun 28

Stop Freaking Out About Violence in Video Games

By Brady Dale
Looks like you've gotten yourself into another pickle.
May 19

Thoughts I Imagine Going Through This Guy’s Head On The ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Poster

By Dana Schwartz
The Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City,
May 16

This Week in Tech History: First Apple Stores Open, Pac-Man Debuts

By John Bonazzo
Hardcore Henry.
Apr 7

‘Hardcore Henry’ Brings Immersive Gaming to the Multiplex

By Stephen Garrett
Gillian Anderson on set for 'Squadron 42.' (Photo: Cloud Imperium Games)
Jan 25

See ‘The X-Files’ Gillian Anderson Translated via Motion Capture to a Video Game

By Brady Dale
"From Pupil to Planet" still, from the latest 'Star Citizen' trailer. (Image: YouTube)
Dec 16

‘Star Citizen’ Releases a Trailer of a Procedurally Generated World

By Brady Dale
Lightsaber Escape. (Image: screenshot on Google.com)
Dec 16

Google’s ‘Lightsaber Escape’ Looks Like It Works Like ‘Produck Hunt’

By Brady Dale
Are those male or female hands? what are the odds? (Photo: LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images)
Dec 16

Gaming Isn’t Just a ‘Guy Thing,’ Pew Research Says

By Grace Guarnieri
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