December 5, 2023 Official trailer of Grand Theft Auto VI leaked just hours before planned release time The trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI arrived early after a copy was leaked. Rockstar Games released its first look of the game Monday evening — 15 hours before the planned unveiling.
November 8, 2023 'The Legend of Zelda' will join the Nintendo cinematic universe with upcoming film release Nintendo's hit video game "The Legend of Zelda" is following in the Super Mario franchise's footsteps with an upcoming live-action film. The film will be directed by Wes Ball.
November 1, 2023 Parents of teens more concerned about internet addiction than drug use, study finds: 'Problematic patterns' More parents are concerned about internet addiction than substance addiction in teens, a new study found. Researchers share parents’ perceptions of the risks and benefits of internet use.
October 30, 2023 ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ dominates Halloween weekend with $78 million debut in North America The simultaneous release of "Five Nights at Freddy's" in theaters and on streaming had little impact on the film's success on the big screen Halloween weekend.
September 29, 2023 Meet the American who invented video games, Ralph Baer, a German Jew who fled Nazis, served US Army in WWII "Father of Video Games" Ralph Baer was born in Germany and fled the Nazis as a teenager on the eve of the Holocaust. He invented the first video game in 1967.
September 17, 2023 Air Force turns to video games to help prepare members for real-life combat The Air Force is partnering with MITRE, a nonprofit national security company, to host an esports tournament it hopes will help better train members for combat.
August 21, 2023 The voice behind Nintendo's Mario hangs up his hat: 'It has been an honor' The voice of Mario from Nintendo's video games will soon change after the company announced the departure of voice actor Charles Martinet.
August 11, 2023 AI can determine personal information through AR, VR users' motion data, studies say In separate studies, researchers led by U.C. Berkeley found participants in augmented and virtual realities are sharing more information than previously understood through motion data.
July 27, 2023 China's video game player population hits record 668M amid market recovery China's video game player population has achieved a new record, reaching 668 million, according to a statement by a government-run game industry association on Thursday.
July 6, 2023 Kobe Bryant revealed as NBA 2K cover athlete for fourth time NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant was announced Thursday as the cover athlete for NBA 2K24. It's the fourth time Bryant will be on the cover of NBA 2K.