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When Sports Games Feel Like Casinos, Players Rarely Win

The video game NBA 2K24 lets fans play as their favorite basketball stars. It’s $70 but there is pressure to…

Magazine

Negro Leagues Throwbacks Let Fans Wear a ‘Piece of History’

By striving for authenticity, brands like Ebbets Field Flannels have created jerseys, hats and shirts that are equal parts fashion…

Magazine

He Memorized the World With Google Maps. Now He’s Exploring It.

Few people are better than Trevor Rainbolt at identifying obscure locations online — but there’s even more joy in watching…

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Cosmic Horror Awaits Aboard a Perilous Oil Rig

The Chinese Room has long delivered unconventional game worlds. The metal offshore structure in Still Wakes the Deep might be…

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A Publishing Haven for the Offbeat and Irreverent

Devolver Digital teams with independent video game studios and gives them immense freedom. Just don’t kill Jeff Bezos.

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Elden Ring Raised Masochists, and They’re Back for More

Influencers who have guided players through an unforgiving world are powering anticipation for the video game’s next chapter, Shadow of…

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The Painstaking Quest to Portray a Tortured Warrior

For the hyperrealistic visuals in the video game Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, the studio traveled to Iceland, took thousands of…

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Minecraft Is an Infinite Sandbox That’s Being Beaten in Minutes

Speedrunners are using algorithms and canny methods against a fire-breathing dragon to complete Minecraft, which is turning 15 this week,…

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A Puzzle Game With Roots in Resnais and Resident Evil

In addition to its gaming influences, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes contains traces of postmodern novels and the French New…

Finance

GameStop Shares Surge After ‘Roaring Kitty’ Re-emerges

Keith Gill, the trader who helped turn the video game retailer into a high-flying “meme stock,” posted cryptic messages online…

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