Stories Tagged as
Gaming
Wizards, druids and open game licenses: The fight over the unique Dungeons & Dragons economy
by
Matt Levin
Mar 3, 2023
When Hasbro wanted to change D&D's open game license to get a cut of third-party company profits, the game's fans went to battle.
Are computers ruining chess?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Oct 5, 2022
A controversy involving one of the game's rising stars has sparked debate about creativity.
Netflix is looking into video games to keep subscriptions growing
Jun 3, 2021
The company has plenty of original material and experience licensing other content it could mine for games.
Video game workers speak out about treatment amid industry's record sales
Aug 4, 2020
There have been charges of pay disparities, discrimination and harassment.
Gaming sales top a record $120 billion in 2019
by
Nova Safo
Jan 3, 2020
The industry is growing its audience and finding new ways to monetize games.
Apple wants users to add its "Arcade" to subscriptions
Sep 20, 2019
It remains to be seen whether gamers are willing to pay for the kind of games they're used to getting for free.
Google's new cloud-based gaming platform will meet gamers where they are
Mar 20, 2019
Yesterday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Google unveiled a new gaming platform called “Stadia.” Instead of focusing on a local console, the platform will be cloud-based and offer instant access to play from sites like YouTube, meeting both casual gamers and aficionados where they are. The company plans to launch Stadia in […]
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The gaming industry's rise to the top
Nov 9, 2017
A listener (kind of) stumped Molly with this question on Make Me Smart's Explainathon.
Why you should want your surgeon to play video games
by
Molly Wood
Dec 19, 2016
A virtual reality app gamifies surgery to help train medical professionals.
Video game insiders head to a new dimension at E3
Jun 14, 2016
Coming off a strong year for the industry, game companies are pushing virtual reality.