games

Can Ultimate Frisbee go mainstream?

While it's evolved over the past few years, Ultimate may ultimately be an outsider sport -- and that's OK

Eli Neugeboren, The Classical Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 12:57 PM UTC
Life The Classical, Sports

Zynga’s farms turn to dust

The "casual gaming" company blames smartphones for mass layoffs. How about boring games?

Andrew Leonard Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 2:30 PM UTC
Technology Zynga, Farmville, Mafia Wars

Can playing Dots on your iPhone make you smarter?

Not quite, but new research reveals that the game and others like it can sharpen a few specific cognitive skills

Jared Keller, Pacific Standard Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard, games

The future of television: Zombie gamers gone wild

The Machinima network succeeds by giving the "lost boy" generation exactly what it wants: Terrible TV

Andrew Leonard Friday, May 10, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 21
Technology Machinima, YouTube, Television

“Moby Dick,” the card game

Thanks to Kickstarter, Melville's classic may become the next "Magic: The Gathering"

Allison Meier, Hyperallergic Monday, May 6, 2013 6:37 PM UTC
Life Hyperallergic, games, Books

The wonderful world of Warhammer workshops

Hardcore fans of the fantasy game regularly convene to build their armies, one handmade figurine at a time

Natascha Yogachandra, Narratively Sunday, Apr 7, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Life Narratively, games, Fantasy

Living in a pay-to-win world

The evolution of mobile Chinese gaming has lessons for anyone who wants to make a buck in the smartphone economy

Andrew Leonard Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 5:39 PM UTC
Technology Gaming, China, chinese gaming

Apple kills a sweatshop app

Hypocrisy alert: Child labor and blocked fire escapes are somehow too offensive to be allowed on an iPad

Andrew Leonard Friday, Mar 22, 2013 6:26 PM UTC 12
Technology Apple, app store, sweatshop, Labor

The clothing iron doesn’t need Monopoly’s lousy endorsement

According to one market research group, U.S. iron sales are up nearly 3 percent from 2007 to 2012

Erika Niedowski, Associated Press Friday, Feb 8, 2013 5:52 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, monopoly

Digitizing classic games doesn’t always work

Some things were just meant to be analog SLIDE SHOW

Ej Dickson Thursday, Jan 10, 2013 11:57 PM UTC
Entertainment slideshow, games, Parenthood

Cast of “The Hobbit” gets erotic

Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Martin Freeman play "F-ck, Marry, Kill" VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, hobbit, games, erotic, MTV

How consumer brainwashed are you?

The perfect marketing campaign: A free game app that tests our recognition of corporate branding

Andrew Leonard Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 7:54 PM UTC
Technology Advertising, logos quiz, Branding

Edward Norton, Snoop Dogg to play “Words with Friends” for charity

A host of celebrities will play the online word game, competing for a cash prize

Derrik J. Lang, AP Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 12:43 PM UTC
News Celebrity, Internet

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