Tag: Computer and Video Games

Does Twitch Fame Have to Come With a Stalker?

Twitch is not unaware of the threats. A Twitch spokeswoman said the company planned in the coming months…

F.T.C. Chair Lina Khan Upends Antitrust Standards by Suing Meta

WASHINGTON — Early in her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan declared that she…

Fighting a Brutal Regime With the Help of a Video Game

U Sein Lin, a retired history teacher in Myanmar, had never played a video game in his life.…

Steam Deck Review: A Game Console for the Quintessential Gamer

There’s a new hard-to-get game console this year that’s not a PlayStation or an Xbox. It’s sold online…

No Guns, No Dragons: Her Video Games Capture Private Moments

Growing up in Ipswich, Mass., Nina Freeman spent a lot of time playing video games with a pair…

Father of Technoblade, YouTube Minecraft Star, Says His Son Has Died

Technoblade, a YouTube personality who built a following of millions with his wry commentary on videos of himself…

App Rules Are Twisted to Absurdity

Apps have become a huge economy, but the rules that govern them are nearly impossible to understand.Apple and…

Microsoft Pledges Neutrality in Union Campaigns at Activision

Microsoft and the Communications Workers of America union announced an agreement on Monday that would make it easier…

FIFA and EA Sports End Their Two-Decade Partnership

Those games, though, will not offer the same sort of match simulations devotees of the EA Sports version…

‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens

How the reporter Matt Richtel spoke to adolescents and parents for this series In mid-April, I was speaking…

Federal labor board says Activision employees can hold a union election.

A federal labor board ruled on Friday that a group of about 20 quality assurance workers trying to…

Activision Says It Will Cooperate With Insider Trading Investigations

Activision Blizzard, the video game maker set to be sold to Microsoft for nearly $70 billion, said in…