A video game (VG) is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a cathode ray tube (CRT) display device, but it now implies any type of display device that can produce two or three dimensional images. The electronic systems used to play video games are known as platforms; examples of these are personal computers and video game consoles.
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Age of Mythology just got its first new expansion in 13 years
One of the best real-time strategy games ever just got a big update.
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An Uncharted fan film starring Nathan Fillion just dropped on YouTube
Nathan Fillion just released an Uncharted fan film to YouTube, and hot diggity this Monday just got a whole lot better. The ...
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Nintendo – we have to talk about your new Labo vehicle kit video
We undertake a deep dive analysis and work out the hidden meaning of the promo video for the new Nintendo Labo add-on for ...
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How game trailers are inspired by the world of film
Games and movies, despite being two separate kinds of media, have a lot in common, and the point where they intersect the ...
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It's National Video Games Day, and everyone's being nosy about my gaming habits
So today is National Video Games Day, apparently. I know, I know...I was waiting with bated breath for it too, because ...
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider should've given Lara Croft some actual friends
Gaming's most iconic heroine suffers in her latest game as she struggles to emote in a world devoid of interesting characters ...
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US and EU regulators team up to probe shady game makers
Gambling authorities in the US and Europe have teamed up and declared their intention to investigate video games for any ...
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This week’s best Android games to play while avoiding your colleagues at lunch
Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your ...
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Gaming Twitter showed its strength and rage after Telltale's catastrophic closure
Telltale Games announced on Twitter last week, with little warning, that it'd be shuttering its doors. The news drew a not-unexpected ...
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Some smarty pants did the maths behind 'Super Mario Party' dice rolls
Are you playing Super Mario Party? Do you need to defeat your friends and family? Then you need to read this analysis of ...
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The $8k Devil May Cry V bundle is awesome and I want it
Capcom recently revealed three new bundles for its upcoming game Devil May Cry V, all with four-figure prices. While this ...
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Library of Congress deems video game preservation legal -- to a point
A decision from the Librarian of Congress and the US Copyright Office, handed down earlier this week, could mean older games ...
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Red Dead Redemption 2 has biggest opening weekend in entertainment history
Rockstar's Wild West adventure game, Red Dead Redemption 2 has achieved the biggest opening weekend in entertainment history. ...
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South Korea's lost generation of gamers offer a preview of what's to come
South Korea is bending under the weight of an epidemic. In the world's most wired country, it's not opioids or hallucinogens ...
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Girls who play video games are three times more likely to study STEM than non-gamers
A study has revealed girl gamers are three times more likely to study (PSTEM) undergraduate degrees than girls that don't ...
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The best and worst gaming stories of 2018
2018 has been a year with some awesome games, and some not-so-awesome things happening in the gaming industry. Here are the ...
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The FTC is investigating loot boxes -- but not for the right reasons
The Federal Trade Commission agrees to investigate video game loot boxes, though their motivation may be based on false assumptions. ...
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Sexual violence should never be the goal of a video game
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect people against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. **Trigger warning** The following article describes graphic scenes of sexual violence in video ...
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Here’s how a second-hand game market for digital copies should work
What if we did have a secondary market for digital copies of video games? How would it work, what would it look like, and ...
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'Loot boxes' in video games could be giving kids a gambling problem
The number of children with gambling problems has “quadrupled to more than 50,000 in just two years,” according to recent ...
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Video game theme music played on steel drums is our newest obsession
There's a short list of YouTube videos I can't get enough of: Tay Zonday singing "Chocolate Rain," Dramatic Chipmunk, Sneezing ...
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GoT's Charles Dance on fighting zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's latest DLC
The latest DLC addition to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, a Zombies mode called "Dead of the Night," is a campy, extraordinary ...
