Markiplier’s Work Diary: ‘I Find a Game and I Play It. Not Much to It.’
He’s being modest. (Maybe?) The YouTube streamer — who made a reported $17.5 million last year — has created videos that have been watched 11...
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Ninja, a Fortnite Star, Leaps From Twitch to Mixer
Tyler Blevins, the 28-year-old multimillionaire and a popular face of Fortnite, announced on Thursday that he would be leaving Twitch, the largest streaming platform for...
Fortnite Fortunes and Freakouts: Parents Grapple With an Obsession
According to T-shirts worn at the recent Fortnite World Cup, there are now two types of families: normal families and Fortnite families. In the eyes...
Ninja, a Fortnite Star, Leaps From Twitch to Mixer
Tyler Blevins, the 28-year-old multimillionaire and a popular face of Fortnite, announced on Thursday that he would be leaving Twitch, the largest streaming platform for...
Should Board Gamers Play the Roles of Racists, Slavers and Nazis?
In the continuing explosion of tabletop board gaming, there are numerous World War II games in which players get to be Nazis. There are American...
Fortnite Is Here to Stay. Just Ask Its Competitors.
In battle royale games like Fortnite, players skirmish in a shrinking landscape with one goal: to be the last one standing. Ambition in the genre...
How Has Fortnite Affected Your Family?
While Fortnite has captivated teenagers around the world, the wildly popular video game has drawn a more mixed reaction from parents. Some adults, concerned about...
Hold ’Em or Fold ’Em? This A.I. Bluffs With the Best
Pluribus learned the nuances of Texas Hold ‘Em by playing trillions of hands against itself. After each hand was done, it would evaluate each decision,...
For Its Next Trick, DeepMind Will Beat Us at Team Sports
Capture the flag is a game played by children across the open spaces of a summer camp, and by professional video gamers as part of...
As E-Sports Grow, So Do Their Homes
The rise of e-sports is no surprise to anyone who has followed the video game industry. They are expected to bring in more than $1...
Depressed and Anxious? These Video Games Want to Help
In the coming adventure video game Sea of Solitude, the main character — a young woman named Kay — navigates a partly submerged city as...
Google Introduces Streaming Video Game Service
SAN FRANCISCO — Google introduced a new video game service on Tuesday that allows people to play high-definition games instantly over the internet, joining an...
Mark Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Emulate China’s WeChat. Can It?
SAN FRANCISCO — As Mark Zuckerberg begins shifting Facebook to private messaging and away from public sharing and open conversations, the vision he has sketched...
Consumer Groups Accuse Facebook of Duping Children
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen children’s advocacy groups on Thursday accused Facebook of knowingly deceiving children into racking up fees from games on its...
In China, This Video Game Lets You Be a Tiger Mom or a Driven Dad
SHANGHAI — You want your children to do well in school. You want them to have nice friends and interesting hobbies and to not go...