Gaming

Gaming is a colloquial term that generally refers to the act of playing video games, or sometimes tabletop games. Those who enjoy gaming are often referred to as “gamers,” though many people who enjoy video games actively choose not to identify as such. Surveys indicate that around 65 percent of adults in the U.S. play video games in some form, which can mean on a dedicated console, on a personal computer, or on a mobile device like a smartphone or tablet. Gaming as we know it today has evolved greatly over time. Going back to the 1970s, it was largely done in arcades, but consoles like the Atari 2600 and Nintendo Entertainment System popularized home gaming throughout the 1980s, and it has remained popular to this day. PC gaming goes back to home computers in the 1980s such as the Commodore 64, but the advent of Windows in the 1990s and digital marketplaces like Steam in the early 2000s brought PC gaming to where it is now. Handheld gaming devices like the Game Boy made gaming portable in the early 1990s, but those have given way to smartphones, with the iOS and Android app stores full of incredibly popular and lucrative games. Some of the biggest companies in the gaming industry today include Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Valve, Activision, and many more.

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Wii U emulating a PC emulating a Wii U is some Inception-level modding

Can Nolan sue for copyright?

08/04/2017

By Patrick Aloia

Survival shooter 'PUBG' adds ability to honk car horns, chaos ensues

This is why we can't have nice things.

08/04/2017

By Kellen Beck

Survival shooter 'PUBG' adds ability to honk car horns, chaos ensues

Survival shooter 'PUBG' adds ability to honk car horns, chaos ensues

Ubisoft thinks it knows what millennial gamers want

So they're steering their strategy in that direction, Ubisoft's CEO says.

08/04/2017

By Yvette Tan

Incredible 'Witcher 3' cosplayer is our new hero

We've never seen anything like this

08/03/2017

By Jess Joho

Game Boy Color mod solves the decades-old backlighting problem

You can play it in the dark!

08/03/2017

By Kellen Beck

Game Boy Color mod solves the decades-old backlighting problem

Game Boy Color mod solves the decades-old backlighting problem

Sudden realization: The only way to play video games is with 16 4K monitors

So many pixels.

08/03/2017

By Kellen Beck

Sudden realization: The only way to play video games is with 16 4K monitors

Sudden realization: The only way to play video games is with 16 4K monitors

Mow your lawn this Saturday and get a free video game about mowing your lawn

Mow lawn, get game.

08/03/2017

By Kellen Beck

Mow your lawn this Saturday and get a free video game about mowing your lawn

Mow your lawn this Saturday and get a free video game about mowing your lawn

Japanese hair gel finds the perfect spokesperson: A 'Street Fighter' character

Who wouldn't want to look like that?

08/03/2017

By Kellen Beck

Gut-wrenching video game explores the harsh reality of modern day poverty

A bleak, but important message.

08/02/2017

By Jess Joho

Microsoft just dropped three cool new Xbox One controllers

If the standard controller just doesn't cut it.

08/02/2017

By Kellen Beck

'Persona' spins off with two rhythm games and a new 3DS game

Get ready to dance your demons away.

08/02/2017

By Kellen Beck

'Overwatch' is bringing back Summer Games for 2017 with a bunch of new twists

Are you ready to get your Lúcioball on again?

08/02/2017

By Adam Rosenberg

Learn how to cook delicious food from 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild'

Cooking with Link!

08/01/2017

By Adam Rosenberg

Learn how to cook delicious food from 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild'

Learn how to cook delicious food from 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild'

Augmented reality game prototype is some IRL Harry Potter magic

Trust in the heart of the AR.

08/01/2017

By Kellen Beck

Augmented reality game prototype is some IRL Harry Potter magic

Augmented reality game prototype is some IRL Harry Potter magic

Rare Atari prototype sells for $3,000

Rare find at a thrift store.

08/01/2017

By Kellen Beck

'Mario + Rabbids' may look cute, but it's viciously difficult

The challenge is real.

08/01/2017

By Kellen Beck

Nintendo promises SNES Classic pre-orders soon, because chaos trumps order in 2017

BREAKING! Thing we knew was coming is still on its way!

08/01/2017

By Adam Rosenberg

GameStop will open on Thanksgiving and the numbers explain why

Want to understand why it's happening? Just follow the money.

08/01/2017

By Adam Rosenberg

Latest 'Final Fantasy XV' update lets you dress up like an invincible badass

There's a bunch of other free stuff, too.

07/31/2017

By Adam Rosenberg

'Magic: The Gathering' session ends in stabbing

Someone brought a knife to a card fight.

07/31/2017

By Kellen Beck

'Magic: The Gathering' session ends in stabbing

'Magic: The Gathering' session ends in stabbing

Oh no, someone pissed off Kermit

Just spitballing here, but can we call his finishing move "the Rainbow Connection"?

07/31/2017

By Adam Rosenberg

Oh no, someone pissed off Kermit

Oh no, someone pissed off Kermit

This mash-up of 'Skyrim,' 'Zelda,' and 'Counter-Strike' doesn't exist, but it needs to

'CS:GO' mashed up with 'Skyrim' and 'Zelda.'

07/31/2017

By Kellen Beck

This mash-up of 'Skyrim,' 'Zelda,' and 'Counter-Strike' doesn't exist, but it needs to

This mash-up of 'Skyrim,' 'Zelda,' and 'Counter-Strike' doesn't exist, but it needs to

After 'Pokémon Go' Fest disaster, Niantic delays events in Europe

Future 'Pokémon Go' events will be better. Hopefully.

07/31/2017

By Kellen Beck

'Bohemian Rhapsody' mashed with 'Crash Bandicoot' is the weirdest thing you'll see today

That's enough internet for today.

07/29/2017

By Brian Koerber

'Bohemian Rhapsody' mashed with 'Crash Bandicoot' is the weirdest thing you'll see today

'Bohemian Rhapsody' mashed with 'Crash Bandicoot' is the weirdest thing you'll see today

Controversial 'House Party' sex game removed from Steam for being too steamy

Oh boy.

07/28/2017

By Jess Joho