Taylor Rioux is a writer and critic based in Minnesota. He has been writing professionally about games since 2024, after starting the website JetsonPlaysGames, which covers both video games and ...

Video game narratives don't always make sense. Sometimes, plot armor gets activated, leading to some wildly ridiculous moments. For many video game characters, the threat of death lends some tension ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lena Hall, a senior director of developer and AI strategy at Akamai Technologies and cofounder of an AI startup. It's been edited for length and ...

Lena Hall let his 5-year-old use a voice-based coding tool to build a game.Lena Hall This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lena Hall, a senior director of developer and AI strategy at ...

For many video game characters, the threat of death lends some tension to the events of a story. While it is often assumed that the main character must survive to the end of the game, this is not ...

Mark Sammut grew up on the PlayStation 1 and has been playing games ever since, although he is no longer limited to just Sony consoles. Be it JRPGs, shooters, platformers, or hack and slash games, ...

Playing video games is an expensive hobby. Whether you’re purchasing a brand-new console or buying the latest releases, keeping your digital library padded with the latest games can be costly. Luckily ...

In announcing cuts earlier this month, Allegheny County officials said a rising population of seniors in need of services is being strained by mostly flat state and federal funding for services. The ...

UPDATE: Fortunately, no games are leaving the Netflix Games service this month. We have, however, added Tomb Raider: Reloaded, Exploding Kittens, Farming Simulator 23, and Heads Up! to this list. Did ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...