Video Games
Senator Asks Gabe Newell Why Steam Hosts So Much Neo-Nazi Content
New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan sent Valve a letter decrying the vast amount of white supremacist imagery in its user generated content and community spaces.
The Best Gifts for Gamers (Aside From Some Fresh Air)
We scoped out the best gaming accessories, tech, and merch so the gamer in your life might actually give you attention away from the screen for once.
Elon Musk Keeps a Toy Gun From a Video Game on His Nightstand
The futuristic looking revolver is a replica of a .357 from the game ‘Deus Ex: Human Revolution’
A Wild Video Game Move in NASCAR Is Tearing the Sport Apart
Ross Chastain secured a championship spot with a daredevil wallride he said came straight from a GameCube game. Now, some want it banned.
‘Game of Thrones: Conquest’ and ‘State of Survival’ Players Say They Felt Addicted and Pressured To Spend
Players of the popular “freemium” mobile games say spending thousands became necessary to remain a part of tight-knit online communities. “I felt it was my duty,” one said.
Scientists Developed a Musical Video Game To Improve Memory
Researchers say the game affects the part of the brain responsible for paying attention and encoding information.
The Oral History of ‘The Sims’, the World’s Most Enduring Game
"The Sims 4" is about to become free to play. We spoke to the game’s creators about how the whole thing came to be.
CYBER: How Corporations and Governments Use Games to Control Us
As games have become more popular, gaming has infected every aspect of our life. That’s not great.
Chaotic Genius Plays ‘Trombone Champ’ Using a Fleshlight as a Controller
Programmer Kyle Machulis combined the viral song "Cbat" from a Reddit post with a trombone simulator and a Fleshlight-style toy, and the result is hilarious.
Rockstar Confirms GTA6 Hack Was Real
Footage of the upcoming “Grand Theft VI” hit the internet over the weekend and Rockstar Games has struggled to pull it down.
DHS to Spend Almost $700,000 Investigating ‘Radicalization in Gaming’
Several groups are coming together to study the little understood phenomenon.
The Guy Who Memorized Google Maps Says You Can Too
Trevor Rainbolt, the “GeoGuessr guy,” explains how he learned to locate any Google Maps image with astonishing speed and accuracy