Kelsey D. Atherton
at 08:48 AM Dec 4 2015
Gaming // 

In a world not unlike our own, to make a cellphone call, first one must plant a cell tower tree. Crafted together from steel and red dust, the magical cell tower tree, planted in the firm, blocky soil of Minecraft, takes root. With a little bit of bone-meal fertilizer and magical construction by robotic engineers, the tower rises in seconds, providing actual cellular service to a towering monolith-like phone in a level of Minecraft.

G. Clay Whittaker
at 10:46 AM Nov 27 2015
Gaming // 

Yahoo recent came into the crosshairs of the New York attorney general as part of a growing effort to control (and shut down) fantasy sports gaming on the internet, and it's unclear how much of a problem it would be for the company if they have to shut down gaming.

Xavier Harding
at 09:50 AM Nov 16 2015
Gaming // 

New characters for Super Smash Bros 4 are some of the most hotly anticipated downloadable content on Nintendo's otherwise underperforming Wii U home console. The multiplayer fighting game known for taking characters across Nintendo games and putting them in one arena for a no-holds-barred brawl has taken up a new hobby as of late. Along with Mario, Link, Pikachu and more of Nintendo's recognizable roster, the Super Smash Bros team is throwing non-Nintendo fighters into the combat mix at an alarming rate (Capcom's Mega Man and Street Fighter's Ryu most recently among them).

Sarah Fecht
at 11:41 AM Nov 12 2015
Gaming // 

Time to dust off your favorite Xbox 360 games--well, some of them--because Xbox One will finally support them with a new update that goes live November 12.

Xavier Harding
at 15:05 PM Oct 30 2015
Gaming // 

Miitomo will mark Nintendo's first foray into the smartphone app world.

Alexandra Ossola
at 10:59 AM Oct 20 2015
Gaming // 

The year is 2174. The nanites that have made Mars hospitable to humans have caused a dangerous storm, wiping out a large base called Tharsis and putting people in danger. Human existence on Mars is already tenuous, and we can't sacrifice anyone in the disaster. To save the others, one human must master the basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Xavier Harding
at 09:58 AM Oct 19 2015
Gaming // 

Nintendo has kept a tight lid regarding Project NX--the company's next-generation console. After revealing initial details about the new console back in March, Iwata confirmed we wouldn't see anything come until 2016. Or so we thought.

 
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