13 games that will change the way you think about gaming

Morning Makeup Madness, one of the games on display at Now Play This. Photograph: Jordan Erica Webber for the Guardian Now Play This is a festival of experimental games. Spread…

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Destiny 2 Promises New Combat Abilities

While Bungie has arguably done a great job of building hype for Destiny 2, the studio has achieved that goal so without revealing too much about the game itself. Fans…

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Gaming is not an addiction

It’s common to hear parents complain that their children are “addicted” to video games. Some researchers even claim these games are comparable to illegal drugs in terms of their influence…

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A look back on the golden age of Atari gaming

This excerpt is from Jamie Lendino’s Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation, an amazing book that details with an obsessive’s eye the rise and fall of Atari 8-bit computers. While…

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3 Top Mobile Gaming industry Stocks to Buy in 2017

The mobile gaming market can be a minefield for investors. Top-heavy business models that rely on a few hit titles and a small group of high-spending "whales" often collapse. Interest…

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Gaming is healing

Remember when I said I had awesome friends? Well, that wasn't always the case. I was not the coolest kid growing up in school. Shocker! I was very shy and…

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An Aging Video Gaming Industry Wars Against Slowing Growth

Expansion into Western markets by China-based game developers such as Perfect World may provide one route through which the gaming industry could bolster slowing growth. (Imagine China/Newscom) As the U.S.…

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Nintendo Switch Breaks Sales Records in the Americas

HIGHLIGHTS Nintendo Switch was released on March 3 The Switch beat out Wii's 2-day sales record Zelda also beat out Super Mario 64 as launch title Nintendo Switch has broken…

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Nintendo Switch Console Goes on Sale in Strategy Reboot

Nintendo's Switch console went on sale Friday in a global launch seen as key for the Japanese videogame giant to reverse flagging sales and compete with Sony's top-selling PlayStation 4.…

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Nintendo signals end for Wii U

Nintendo has signalled the "end of life" for its Wii U games console, which was first released in 2012. Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo America, told Polygon that Legend of…

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