Category: Computer and Video Games

Why Tetris Consumed Your Brain

The New York Times – Movies:
Tetris exploded in popularity after a race in the 1980s to secure global rights for the Soviet-made video game, a tale retold in a new movie. It is still captivating minds decades later.
Rift Between Gaming Giants Shows Toll of China’s Economic Crackdown

The New York Times – Business:
Activision Blizzard and NetEase could not agree on a new deal to distribute video games in China, cutting millions of players from the games in January.
Book Review: ‘Meganets,’ by David B. Auerbach

The New York Times – Business:
Who’s really in charge of our online behavior? No one, David Auerbach argues in “Meganets.”
Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Talks Free Agency, Activism and Kanye West

The New York Times – Sports:
The star Celtics guard talks about his career year in the N.B.A., educational inequality and his association with Kanye West.
A Video-Gaming School Stumbles on a Way to Get Dropouts Back in Class

The New York Times – Business:
Japan’s first e-sports high school thought it would turn out pro gamers. Instead, it attracted an unexpected demographic.
Luka Doncic Only Makes Basketball Look Easy

The New York Times – Sports:
The Dallas Mavericks guard is having the best season of his career. Long media-shy, he’s now opening up about life in the N.B.A. spotlight, and his plans for life after.
Judge Said to Allow Meta’s Deal for Virtual Reality Start-Up to Move Forward

The New York Times – Business:
The ruling, which is under seal, is a defeat for the Federal Trade Commission, which tried to block Meta’s deal with a rarely used antitrust argument.
Can K-Pop Make the Metaverse Cool?

The New York Times – Business:
In the world’s testing ground for tech, K-pop singers are being spun up out of pixels and doing battle in a virtual universe.
Microsoft Revenue Up 2 Percent, but Profit Drops 12 Percent

The New York Times – Business:
The company, which announced plans to lay off 10,000 workers last week, had warned that is was facing a significant slowdown in the growth of its sales.
Microsoft Revenue Up 2 Percent, but Profit Drops 12 Percent

The New York Times – Business:
The company, which announced plans to lay off 10,000 workers last week, had warned that is was facing a significant slowdown in the growth of its sales.
Crypto Meltdown? Scandals Fail to Shake the Faith of Crypto Executives.

The New York Times – Business:
Despite trillions of dollars of losses, a batch of bankruptcies and one very high profile arrest, blockchain’s devotees remain devoted.
Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft

The New York Times – Business:
The outcome, involving about 300 employees, is one of organized labor’s biggest victories at a major U.S. tech company.