Paris Games Week: Europe’s biggest gaming expo
More than 200,000 revellers this week attended the Parisian expo centre to try out the latest titles across the video game industry, a business that’s worth more in France than … Read More
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‘You are all Numba One in my heart!’
Mamma mia! Charles Martinet, the voice actor behind Nintendo’s famous, animated plumber Super Mario, has officially announced his retirement from voicing the character in any upcoming projects. “Charles Martinet has … Read More
NYC’s Thomas Dunbar and Andrew Pearson Giaume sought in gaming card theft
Two men from the Big Apple are being sought in connection to the theft of $300,000 in gaming cards at a popular convention in Indianapolis last week, authorities announced Thursday. … Read More
VR ‘Smell-o-vision’ may enable users to detect dozens of odors
Eu-reek-a! Scientists are advancing virtual reality technology to allow users to not only see 3D augmented environments — but to smell them, too. Engineers from China’s Beihang University and the … Read More
Was the Tetris co-developer the victim of a Russian mob hit?
On Sept. 22, 1998, police were called to the Palo Alto, California, home of Vladimir Pokhilko. They discovered a gruesome scene: The Tetris co-developer was dead, his throat slit; he … Read More
Porn star Adriana Chechik breaks her back at embattled TwitchCon
Twitchcon took place in San Diego last weekend and there has been no shortage of complaints about the event. Wheelchair users found the event extremely inaccessible, with staff seemingly unable … Read More
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ to have female hero, rein in racist jokes
The next installment of the “Grand Theft Auto” video-game series will have the series’ first ever female protagonist and aims to scale back its use of offensive humor — particularly jokes aimed … Read More
‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ creator Kazuki Takahashi found dead at sea in Japan
Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” manga comic and trading card game, has died, apparently while snorkeling in southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Friday. The body of Takahashi, … Read More
