Two-thirds of Americans, 227 million, play video games. For many games were an escape, stress relief in pandemic
Yes, we did play more video games during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jul 13, 2021
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Business
US music publishers sue Roblox for $200 mn over copyright
US music publishers representing artists such as Ariana Grande, Imagine Dragons and the Rolling Stones said Thursday they are suing hit video game Roblox for allegedly using songs without permission.
Jun 11, 2021
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Software
Animal Crossing among 4 inductees to Video Game Hall of Fame
The World Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday inducted the groundbreaking Microsoft Flight Simulator, franchise-inspiring Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? award-winning StarCraft and Animal Crossing, whose popularity ...
May 6, 2021
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Business
Major E3 video game show goes virtual—and free
The world's premier video game trade show will return in June as a free, virtual event after the annual gathering was cancelled last year because of the pandemic.
Apr 6, 2021
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Business
Trump targets TikTok again with new executive order
US President Donald Trump late Friday lashed out anew at ByteDance, issuing a fresh executive order stating the Chinese internet giant must sell its interest in the Musical.ly app it bought and merged with TikTok.
Aug 15, 2020
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Online video game showcases a remedy for coronavirus-caused summertime blues without E3 trade show
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, video games remain a hobby that can be enjoyed at home.
Jun 22, 2020
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Software
Review: 'Trials of Mana' a pitch-perfect remake bridging old and new
Hollywood knows plenty about remakes. The industry has been doing it for decades as the website Film School Rejects noted: With every technological leap, the push to retell a previous film follows. The advent of sound led ...
May 27, 2020
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How Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney changed the video game industry
It would be hard to find a local company that's made more of an impact around the world in recent years than Epic Games.
Dec 25, 2019
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Video game maker to pay $10 million in gender bias case
The maker of popular video game League of Legends has agreed to pay $10 million to female employees to settle a broad gender discrimination case.
Dec 3, 2019
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Engineering
Novel tactile display using computer-controlled surface adhesion
A group of researchers at Osaka University developed a novel two-dimensional (2-D) graphical tactile display to which one-dimensional (1D) adhesive information could be added by controlling adhesion of designated portions ...
Nov 25, 2019
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