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How Was Your Day … Esports Announcer?

"I've always been a big gamer. I joke I came out of the womb with a keyboard and mouse in my hands."

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Can a Video Game Make You Depressed in a Good Way?

Game developers want to help you understand what it feels like to have the blues.

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In These Video Games, You Care for Badger Babies and Wolf Pups

Swedish video game studio Might and Delight is making the fur fly.

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Are Girl Gamers Really Worse Than Guys?

The underlying assumption - that women are less suited for gaming than men - is questionable.

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Your Phone Wants to Make You More Polite

Our digital devices are turning us into rude brutes. These etiquette apps and Web tools are designed to help us manner-up fast.

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Want to Thwart Evil? This Technology Can Get You Started!

The Tick is back on TV. OZY asked him and his partner Arthur to reveal their favorite tech.

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The Closest Thing to Real-World Jedi Training

Yes, you can become Obi-Wan IRL ... via a new VR game.

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How Sports Gambling Could Revitalize Iowa's Casinos

Iowa's gambling industry is at a crossroads as it awaits a Supreme Court verdict that could revive it.

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A VR Headset for Every Kid ... and Other Tech Predictions

Get set for drone racing, DNA-based illness prevention and bleeding veg.

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The Linebacker Crushing It on the Field and on the Web

Blake Martinez is turning heads in the NFL for his stellar 2017 season, but he's also killing it in another realm: esports.

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Stop Murder … by Making Killing a Game?

It's crazy bold, or maybe just crazy, but perhaps we could minimize murder by making stars of those who slaughter. Who's with me?

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The Sweaty Esports Are Coming

Events are increasingly trying to marry the comfort of esports with the grit of actual athletes.

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Gamers' Revenge: Why the Latest Money-Making Tactic Is Causing an Uproar

Users are retaliating against the takeover of video games by so-called loot boxes.

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The Pending Battle Over Cuddly Crypto-Pets

Blockchain is throwing up a wave of gamified applications focused on virtual pets, with owners and breeders around the world.

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The LeBron James of ESports Has His Stage at Last

Artreyo Boyd - aka Dat Boy Dimez - is the face of the new NBA 2K League, with a rags-to-riches tale rivaling that of any point guard.

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Fighting for Esports' Soul as the Big Time Beckons

With unionization looming for the fighting game community, will its freedom and individualism perish?

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Could He Be the Youngest Scrabble Champ Ever?

Mack Meller is a math and astrophysics double major at Columbia who's climbing the national rankings of his favorite game.

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What Kind of Leader Would You Be at the End of the World? Hit Play

This survival game challenges you to rebuild not only a post-apocalyptic city but also its civilization.

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Special Briefing: The Game That Took Over the World

It may be just a game - but with 125 million players, Fortnite is also a cultural phenomenon.

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Is Wooing Chinese Gamblers a Winning Bet?

Countries along China's periphery are setting up casinos to attract Chinese gamblers. But locals aren't always benefiting.

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Esports May Be the Next Hot Career. But Hong Kong's Kids Don't Want to Play

Youth in the 7.5-million strong city don't want to be professional gamers. But the government is pushing this career path.

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Now Virtual Sports Have Fantasy Leagues Too

As daily fantasy sports struggles to recapture its rapid early-stage growth, esports is aging into a sports betting savior.

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The NBA 2K League Is Ready to Go Coast to Coast … to Coast

Riding a wave of expansion from 17 to 21 franchises, the NBA 2K League has no intentions of resting on its laurels.

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Moscow Was Home to Tetris Until a Bidding War Made the Tiles Fly

The game was born in a Soviet computer lab, but this is how it became an international sensation ...

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NASCAR Drives Millennial Viewership Through Fantasy Sports

Stock car racing has long struggled to attract younger audiences. Now it's seeing the first signs of success with its fantasy product.

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She Writes the Recipes. You Play the Games

Jenn Sandercock is on a mission to feed and entertain the world at the same time.

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Insider Trading Laws Are Coming … to Sports Betting

The regulations against insider trading on the stock market are now coming to sports betting, as state after state plots legislation to monitor oddsmaking.

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NBA 2K Players Make as Much as Real-Life Ballers

One year in, the NBA 2K League is paying salaries as high as the NBA's minor league.

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Welcome to the Artcade, Where Art and Gaming Collide

Around the world, a rising tide of artistic collectives and curators are bringing out the next generation of weird indie games.

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Yes, You Can Deduct Your (Illegal) March Madness Betting Losses on Your Taxes

Whether you bet $50 in an office pool or put serious money down on Duke, you can at least avoid a tax hit.

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Could Wagering on Sports Become a Viable Financial Investment? You Bet

Sports mutual funds and innovative peer-to-peer betting exchanges are offering a whole new asset class.

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The Future of Gaming

Win or lose, these games could shape societies and drive tech. Check out OZY's original series on the future of gaming.

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'Fortnite' Success Sparks Arms Race Among Tech Giants

Tech giants like Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon are leaping into the world of game-streaming action.

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Gambling Is Changing How We Watch Sports

Whether on a special TV channel or in a stadium lounge, major league teams are luring fans with the chance to bet live during games.

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The Undeniable Attraction of Impossible Games

Fumblecore games are designed to make you laugh - and fail. That's what makes them so good.

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Why the Cards Are No Longer Stacked Against India's Card Gaming Culture

These games have never been encouraged as professions or hobbies. Until now.

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Reclaiming Lost Palestinian Dreams Through Role-Play

Laura Alajma is spreading live-action role-playing throughout the Palestinian territories and the broader Arab world.

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Conservative Asia Is the Gender-Equality Bastion of the Gaming World

Female fans and players are finding an esports community - just not in the United States.

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Learn About the Armenian Genocide — by Playing a Video Game

With historical photos and traditional music, this interactive game takes you inside the head of a refugee fleeing persecution.

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How Well Could You Manage a Prison? Play This to Find Out

Back in the 1980s, a prisoner coded a text-based adventure game about managing a prison. Now you can finally play it.

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From Macho to Sensitive: Gaming Shows a Bit of Heart

Games are slowly dumping deep-seated themes of masculinity to touch upon softer emotions - often with key female characters.

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Black Female Gamers Are Claiming Their Space at Last

Women of color are building a network of support organizations to help aspiring gamers reach new heights.

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Will College Esports Arenas Soon Compete With Football Stadiums?

As colleges invest in varsity esports, recruits look to a new wave of high-tech arenas to determine who really means business.

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Gamer, Survivor, Pathbreaker: Meet Salty Monkey

Jana du Toit, an ace on both Counter-Strike and Hearthstone, is building South Africa's female gaming community.

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Sega Was Game Streaming Way Before It Was Cool

Streaming is the big thing now, but '90s kids know Sega was pioneering this 25 years ago.

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Fan of Microbetting? Odds Are You're a Problem Gambler

The ability to bet on points within matches appeals most to people who may have a serious gambling problem.

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This Retro-Feel Game Puts the Fate of a Nation in Your Hands

In The Occupation your job is to uncover the truth behind a terrorist attack in only four hours.

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Pro Athletes Want to Get Paid to Play Esports Too

Across professional sports, athletes are exploring a brave new world.

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How the Yakuza Helped Inspire Pac-Man

From Nintendo to Namco, the Japanese mob had its fingers in the video game industry from the very start.

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This Hockey Streaming Star Gets Sponsored Like a Player

Andrew "Nasher" Telfer's live video games and trick shot videos have made him a star - and brands want in.

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