gaming

Playing video games could help you make better decisions about money.

Fintech companies are using elements of video games to make personal finance more fun. But does it work, and what are the risks?

Can playing video games really curb the risk of depression? Experts weigh in.

They did really well considering joysticks are not designed for oral use.

Fighting materialized, virtual monsters can be cathartic in stressful and precarious times.

From ultra-realistic graphics to more intelligent A.I. characters, the 2020s will bring some mind-bending video games.

Here’s why generalists triumph over specialists in the new era of innovation.

The realism of video games takes storytelling to another level.

Americans lost $116.9 billion gambling in 2016.

A new report says there’s not as much evidence of physical harm as you might think.

Some games are just for fun, others are for thought provoking statements on life, the universe, and everything.

Back with another one of those block(chain)-rockin’ reads.

Turns out those violent video games might be a blessing in disguise.

Build up, tear down—new technology stirs up a cycle of progress and cynicism we’ve seen all throughout history.

Easter eggs have been hidden in video games since Atari’s Adventure; now Google search has hidden an entire adventure game.

Twenty years ago, Nintendo asked America to try to catch ’em all. We still haven’t (legitimately) captured a Mew.

Hasbro is releasing a Cheaters Edition Monopoly that encourages players to get ahead in any way they can.

Raising money for charity is one thing. Knowing where to give it is another. When some charities are 100 times more effective than others, a world champion poker player knows how to spot who’s bluffing.

A new study suggests always-improving video games are keeping young men without college educations unemployed or out of the workforce entirely.

Nothing reflects the complex mood of our era like gaming, says Nato Thompson, where the establishment has worked its way into the anti-establishment ethos.