China bans new video games
Addiction to Go, OK. Addition to World of Warcraft less so
Chinese authorities have banned all new video games from being released indefinitely, as the government attempts to tackle what it calls gaming addiction in the under-18s.
McCracken discovers his 1980s game was impossible to win
Fixes it
Fast Company tech editor Harry McCracken who developed games for Radio Shack's TRS-80 microcomputer had a look at one of his teenage efforts and discovered that it was unwinnable.
Computer gaming could change the world
Economist warns
A US economist has warned that computer gaming, marks a fundamental break in human affairs and is transforming culture and regulation.
China makes long gaming hours illegal
At least for kids
China will forbid minors from gaming more than three hours most weeks of the year, imposing its strictest controls yet over entertainment for youths in a blow to the world's largest mobile gaming arena.
Activision Blizzard under fire
Anti-discrimination case gets deeper and nastier
California has expanded its anti-discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, adding temporary workers to the female full-time employees of whom it is suing on behalf.