When the pandemic upended our lives, many of us were forced to stay home and shift our work and hobbies to the internet. Office meetings and classrooms were replaced with […]
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And salaries are growing in North America. The average for a player in a team’s starting five has climbed to $460,000 from $300,000 since 2018, Mr. Greeley said. The highest-paid […]
How a Reddit User and His Friends Helped Fuel the GameStop Frenzy
“Your example has literally changed the lives of thousands of ordinary normal people,” a Reddit user named reality_czech wrote this week to Mr. Gill. “Seriously thank you.”Larry Tabb, the head […]
The Races Are Digital, and So Are the Ads, but the Money Is Real
It takes more than gasoline to make a racecar run.It requires money. And money requires sponsors. And sponsors require spectators who they hope will become customers. Which became a problem […]
Sony Pulls Cyberpunk 2077 From PlayStation Store and Will Offer Refunds
Sony, the company that owns and operates PlayStation, announced late Thursday that it would offer refunds to people who purchased Cyberpunk 2077 and remove what had been one of the […]
Twitch Cracks Down on Hate Speech and Harassment
Twitch, the livestreaming platform popular among video game players, unveiled new guidelines on Wednesday aimed at cracking down on hateful conduct and sexual harassment on its site.The site, which is […]
New PlayStation and Xbox Arrive During a Pandemic Gold Rush
EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Huddled under blankets to brace against the cold, J.B. August and his buddies couldn’t help grinning as the doors of the boarded-up GameStop store finally opened. The […]
PlayStation 5 Review: Sony’s New Console Is an Entertaining Behemoth
This holiday season, we are faced with a tough quandary: The new PlayStation and Xbox consoles are arriving. Which should we gift to our loved ones — or to ourselves? […]
Xbox Series X and S Review: Microsoft’s New Consoles Are a Good Value. Is That Enough?
After seven years, the Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation game consoles are getting big upgrades. The companies are releasing their next-generation consoles just in time for the holiday shopping season. […]