Backlash grows on 'Star Wars' video game 'loot boxes'
A new "Star Wars" video game is drawing fire for a feature that essentially allowed money instead of skill to determine who wins.
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Booming life for 'PUBG' death-match computer game
Scores of virtual warriors faced off in a Hunger Games-style death match in a massive, real-world eSports matchup of upstart shooter game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds."
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Nov 22, 2017
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Fans in focus at major E3 video game trade show
Video game giant Electronic Arts on Saturday courted fans with titles such as "Star Wars Battlefront" and snatched the spotlight ahead of a major industry trade show in Los Angeles.
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Jun 11, 2017
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Video Game Hall of Fame adds 'Halo: Combat Evolved,' 3 more
Attention Halo Nation, "Halo: Combat Evolved" is in the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
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May 4, 2017
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How punk and Thatcherism came together in the surreal ZX Spectrum Pimania craze
Listeners tuning in to Portsmouth's independent station Radio Victory, late at night in 1977, would have found themselves confronted with a mysterious electronic squeal. It sounded more like a transmitter malfunction or cat-like ...
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Apr 24, 2017
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An algorithm that knows when you'll get bored with your favourite mobile game
Researchers from the Tokyo-based company Silicon Studio, led by Spanish data scientist África Periáñez, have developed a new algorithm that predicts when a user will leave a mobile game. This information is useful for ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 23, 2017
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Video game ratings work, if you use them
Nearly every video game sold or downloaded comes with a rating that provides age-appropriate guidelines based on the game's content. Critics have questioned the effectiveness of ratings, but new research from Iowa State University ...
Economics & Business
Jan 25, 2017
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From photos to realistic video games, in the blink of an eye
Companies willing to stand out in today's video game industry need three core assets: an original concept and scenario, an intuitive gameplay, and photo-realistic game environments. As vibrant as it may be, the European video ...
Software
Oct 28, 2016
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Facebook, Twitter failing on extremist content: UK MPs
Facebook, Twitter and Google are not doing enough to prevent their social networks from being used by extremists for a recruitment drive, a panel of British MPs said Thursday.
Internet
Aug 25, 2016
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Survey of 31 years of video games shows a decline in sexualized female characters
At a time when the video game industry has come under scrutiny for its low level of female employment and how women are depicted in its products, a new Indiana University study finds that sexualization of female primary game ...
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Jul 27, 2016
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