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The Most Anticipated Video Games of 2023

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The 10 Best Video Games of 2022

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Google Winds Down Stadia Game-Streaming Service

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A Crypto Game Promised to Lift Filipinos Out of Poverty. Here's What Happened Instead

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Inside the Release of Unreal Engine 5

TIME got exclusive access to developers and artists who have already started using Unreal Engine 5. Here’s what’s under the hood

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The 40 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2022

From Horizon Forbidden West to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

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The 10 Best Video Games of 2021

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Twitch Hack Reveals Top Streamers' Incomes

The leak offers a glimpse into the wealth generated in the gaming sub-industry

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Tencent Bounces Back After State Media Soften Tone on Gaming

The developments this week had stoked fears Beijing will next train its attention on gaming

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Activision Blizzard Staff Sign Petition Supporting Labor Lawsuit

The letter was circulated following a turbulent week for the publisher behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft

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No PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X? Here's How to Get Your Next-Gen Gaming Fix at Any Budget

Consider these game-streaming services instead

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The 10 Best Video Games of 2020

From 'Spider-Man: Miles Morales' to 'Among Us'

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Blizzard Workers Share Salaries to Protest Wage Disparities

Employees began circulating a spreadsheet to anonymously share salaries and recent pay increases

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Last of Us Part II Is Revolutionary and Grim

The sequel to the 2013 video game, widely hailed a masterpiece, pushes yet more boundaries in gaming. It's also unrelentingly bleak

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Don't Feel Bad If Your Kids Are Gaming More Than Ever. In Fact, Why Not Join Them?

In fact, why not join them?

By Sean Gregory

'Animal Crossing' Removed From China E-Commerce Site

Nintendo's 'Animal Crossing' has been taken down from Taobao, some suspect due to Hong Kong protestors spreading pro-democracy messages on the game

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The Best Single-Player Video Games

Enjoy some you time with games like Stardew Valley and Alien: Isolation

By Matthew Gault

How Artificial Intelligence Could Help Video Gamers Create the Exact Games They Want to Play

For video game fans, the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) is just as familiar as extra lives, respawns, and end bosses. Gamers have spent decades going up against computer-controlled opponents, whether a Pong paddle trying...

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The 10 Best Xbox One X Games You Can Play Right Now

Take advantage of Microsoft's souped-up console

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Watch Us Play Doom Eternal, the Most Pure Form of Doom Ever Made

We got a sneak preview of the game, which comes out in March

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