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."
View ArticleCan 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.
View ArticleIn These Video Games, You Care for Badger Babies and Wolf Pups
Swedish video game studio Might and Delight is making the fur fly.
View ArticleAre Girl Gamers Really Worse Than Guys?
The underlying assumption - that women are less suited for gaming than men - is questionable.
View ArticleYour 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.
View ArticleWant 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.
View ArticleThe Closest Thing to Real-World Jedi Training
Yes, you can become Obi-Wan IRL ... via a new VR game.
View ArticleHow 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.
View ArticleA VR Headset for Every Kid ... and Other Tech Predictions
Get set for drone racing, DNA-based illness prevention and bleeding veg.
View ArticleThe 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.
View ArticleStop 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?
View ArticleThe Sweaty Esports Are Coming
Events are increasingly trying to marry the comfort of esports with the grit of actual athletes.
View ArticleGamers' 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.
View ArticleThe 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.
View ArticleThe 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.
View ArticleFighting for Esports' Soul as the Big Time Beckons
With unionization looming for the fighting game community, will its freedom and individualism perish?
View ArticleCould 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.
View ArticleWhat 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.
View ArticleSpecial 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.
View ArticleIs 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.
View ArticleEsports 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.
View ArticleNow 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.
View ArticleThe 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.
View ArticleMoscow 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 ...
View ArticleNASCAR 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.
View ArticleShe Writes the Recipes. You Play the Games
Jenn Sandercock is on a mission to feed and entertain the world at the same time.
View ArticleInsider 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.
View ArticleNBA 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.
View ArticleWelcome 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.
View ArticleYes, 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.
View ArticleCould 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.
View ArticleThe 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.
View Article'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.
View ArticleGambling 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.
View ArticleThe Undeniable Attraction of Impossible Games
Fumblecore games are designed to make you laugh - and fail. That's what makes them so good.
View ArticleWhy the Cards Are No Longer Stacked Against India's Card Gaming Culture
These games have never been encouraged as professions or hobbies. Until now.
View ArticleReclaiming Lost Palestinian Dreams Through Role-Play
Laura Alajma is spreading live-action role-playing throughout the Palestinian territories and the broader Arab world.
View ArticleConservative 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.
View ArticleLearn 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.
View ArticleHow 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.
View ArticleFrom 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.
View ArticleBlack 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.
View ArticleWill 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.
View ArticleGamer, Survivor, Pathbreaker: Meet Salty Monkey
Jana du Toit, an ace on both Counter-Strike and Hearthstone, is building South Africa's female gaming community.
View ArticleSega 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.
View ArticleFan 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.
View ArticleThis 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.
View ArticlePro Athletes Want to Get Paid to Play Esports Too
Across professional sports, athletes are exploring a brave new world.
View ArticleHow 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.
View ArticleThis 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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