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Advice for tech-tutoring seniors from afar includes instilling confidence and making a manual.
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Advice for tech-tutoring seniors from afar includes instilling confidence and making a manual.
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ with Keanu Reeves was 2020’s most anticipated game. Now refunds for the broken would-be blockbuster are going out. What went wrong and how its rushed launch shows the game industry at its most cynical.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. makes chips for iPhones, video game consoles and fighter jets. Now it’s being forced to choose sides.
If video games truly want the cultural resonance of film and television, then game studios need to start acting like they’re making art.
Video game players can buy “loot boxes” containing random virtual goodies. A law professor says this is no different from playing slot machines.
Making games more accessible is the next technological leap. Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X bring us closer but don’t ignore how Nintendo’s Switch and Microsoft’s Game Pass are changing how we play.
It’s rare to have so many family games released at once. “Bugsnax,” “Sackboy,” even a repackaged “Super Mario Bros.” leave the storytelling to the player, providing a space for us to ask, “I wonder if I can do this?”
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X herald the start of a new console generaton.
The Apple Watch Series 6 is best of breed, but don’t rule out offerings from Samsung, Fossil and others.
51 video games. Made in two weeks. All of them about life in 2020. Trust me, it’s better when it’s a game.
Death isn’t so final when it comes to debt collection. It’s important to know your rights when a family member dies with financial obligations.
Nothing has yet matched the augmented reality hit “Pokémon Go.” But watch out, Pikachu! “Mario Kart Live” brings AR home. The wonders are in your living room.
Lost rabbits and a missing nighttime rave: An insider’s look at how a “Fall Guys” course is made from start to finish with level designer Megan Ralph.
Nintendo celebrates 35 years of Mario with the rerelease of the first ‘Mario’ games to feature 3-D worlds, including the transformational “Super Mario 64,” the criminally underappreciated “Super Mario Sunshine” and the starry-eyed wonder of “Super Mario Galaxy.”
A cultural nerve was struck when it was announced that “Tony Hawk ‘s Pro Skater 1 + 2” would be remastered. Hawk even renamed a trick for the game that instantly dominated social media talk.
‘Tell Me Why’ breaks ground not only for its transgender lead, but for not indulging in the cliches of transphobia.
Shoppers say its Instacart’s policies often ignore the realities of the job, leaving them in constant fear of termination over things out of their control.
Baseball right now is weird. So check out “Blaseball,” a word-of-mouth baseball-inspired video game hit.
Ex ‘Westworld’ writer Halley Gross joins Neil Druckmann to create the unexpectedly timely story in “The Last of Us Part II” set in a virus-ravaged world
A mask that only covers your nose, a keychain to touch elevator buttons for you, and other highly suspect new gadgets you can crowdfund.