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Sports
Baseball Video Game Will Include Women for the First Time
MLB The Show 24 will feature a career mode that allows gamers to create a female player and steer her…
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Politics
Apple Blocks Epic Games From Using iPhone Tools in Escalation of Feud
The move tests the European Union’s new tech competition law, which was designed to allow competing app stores.
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Business
Off the Board Game, Onto the Digital Canvas
Are role-playing games enriching culture, or destroying it? In two shows, the artist Simon Denny spoofs the grandiose fantasy worlds…
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US
When Caitlin Clark Comes to Town
Measures of her star power include huge jumps in attendance at road games, and the logistical planning required.
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News
Playing Infinite Craft Is Like Peering Into an A.I.’s Brain
A large language model generates answers as gamers combine blocks of text. It can get as weird as “Farming Simulator…
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News
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review: Apocalypse Later
The pleasant distractions of a beautiful open world undermine core narratives about pain and sacrifice on a doomed planet.
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News
Game Reviews: A Psychedelic Adventure and a Tedious Drive
The visual flourishes and floral secrets in Ultros make its claustrophobic passageways inviting. But keeping your vehicle roadworthy in Pacific…
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News
The Suicide Squad Faces a New Villain: Industry Demons
The long-awaited follow-up to the Batman: Arkham series is a live service video game, a high-risk, high-reward strategy.
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News
Report Says 17 Percent of Gamers Identify as L.G.B.T.Q.
In its first survey of the video game industry, the advocacy group GLAAD determined that few console games include queer…
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Sports
Super Bowl Viewership Rose to 123.4 Million, a Record High
The figure easily exceeded last year’s 115.1 million, capping off a big year for N.F.L. ratings.