HBO's investment into "The Last of Us" drew skepticism, but it looks like the show is breaking the video game adaptation curse.
Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, tweeted that Microsoft “entered into a 10-year commitment" worth $69 billion to bring "Call of Duty" to Nintendo.
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Amid economic turbulence and changing pandemic habits, gaming companies are wondering if their momentum will last.
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From dropping quarters into arcades to strapping on a virtual reality headset, the way we play video games is always changing.
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Video games can reach a vastly broad audience. But deeply-rooted mechanics and stereotypes can still create a barrier to entry for some players.
There's a long-standing tradition of amateur game developers tinkering with the content of finished games.
| Matt Picht and Jennifer Smart
Video games and movies have many things in common, but efforts to adapt franchises from one medium to another have historically been met with failure.
| Casey Mendoza and Matt Picht and Jennifer Smart
From new titles to collectable finds, the board game industry has skyrocketed in popularity over the past couple years.
Video games, including those targeted at children, have been the subject of a new phenomenon in extremism.
| Tyler Adkisson and Brandi Scarber
With enlistment dropping, the military is turning to video games to make an impact with young recruits.
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A new study published in the Journal of Scientific Reports suggests gaming can improve things like communication, strategizing and decision-making.
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The Why explores the draw of mobile gaming.
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The popularity of competitive games is driving millions of dollars and eyeballs into e-sports.
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Though book adaptations do relatively well in the box office, the same cannot be said of video game movies.
Given their increasing popularity, one would think video game movie adaptations would typically be wildly successful, but that's not the case.
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A recent court case against Apple has shed some light on how the mobile gaming market is shaped by the big tech platforms it appears on.
Big-budget gaming franchises like "The Last Of Us" showcase the connections between cinema and video games.
Video games and mental health have a rough history, but experts and creators are exploring how games can help people deal with mental health issues.
How one family in Venezuela is making a cryptocurrency income from playing video games.
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Gamestop stock mania tested the stock market but did not break it, according to a new SEC report.
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History-based video games allow their players to engage with the past in completely new ways. But like every medium, the genre still has limits.
Starting on September 1, Chinese minors can only play video games between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Fridays, weekends and national holidays.
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The company made the announcement Tuesday in a letter to employees.
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The latest installment of the video game franchise pays tribute to the 25th anniversary of the WNBA.
Like many video games, it gained a lot of popularity during the pandemic.
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The production process for big-budget video games leads many major studios to overpromise and underdeliver on the games they make.
With the pandemic making traditional campaigning more risky, some 2020 campaigns are reaching out to voters through gaming.
The virtual world of Microsoft Flight Simulator is so realistic, it’s attracting the attention of real-world open-source journalists and researchers.
Google and Apple said Fortnite bypassed the in-app purchasing service.
| Katie Cammarata
"Animal Crossing: New Horizons" has become something of a cultural touchstone during the coronavirus pandemic.
Facebook Gaming is meant to compete with platforms like Twitch, the current market leader.
| Adam Elrashidi
The organizers of the video game conference said the decision followed "increased and overwhelming concerns about the COVID-19 virus."
| Ahmed Jawadi
Platforms like Twitch and Tiltify, as well as organizations like Save The Children, are "gamifying" charity donations.
The U.S. Copyright Office has already ruled that the "Milly Rock" and "The Carlton" can't be copyrighted. So what now?
