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Arts
Welcome, Vault Dwellers: A Guide to the Fallout Universe
The war-scarred ghouls and bulky power armor seen in three decades of video games arrive in the new TV show…
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World
The Bizarre Chinese Murder Plot Behind Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’
Lin Qi, a billionaire who helped produce the science-fiction hit, was poisoned to death by a disgruntled executive. His attacker…
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Arts
Flau’Jae Johnson Won a Basketball Title, Then Teamed Up With Lil Wayne
The sophomore guard is prepping collaborations with hip-hop heavyweights like Lil Wayne and NLE Choppa as she helps L.S.U. defend…
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Arts
A Game Designer’s Lifelong Pursuit of Action Nirvana
Hideaki Itsuno helped shape the fighting genre in the 1990s with Street Fighter. Now he’s applying similar ideas to the…
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Arts
Hollywood Actors Are Leaping Into Video Games
Onscreen stars have increasingly been going virtual. Jodie Comer and David Harbour are making their video game debuts in a…
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News
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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News
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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Finance
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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Arts
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…