Computer and Video Games

November 15, 2020

Video Games to Relax

Take a deep breath. Hold it for five seconds. Exhale. Breathe in for three seconds. Repeat. How does that feel? A little better? Good. We’re living […]
November 1, 2020

How J Balvin Made His Trippy, Eye-Popping Halloween Concert in Fortnite

J Balvin rehearsed and taped a concert that appeared in the video game Fortnite over four days in Glendale, Calif. Credit…Jessica Lehrman for The New York Times […]
September 16, 2020

Facebook Oculus Quest 2 Review: Solid V.R. Headset, but Few Games

A group of five boxers and I recently threw punches to upbeat music while an instructor egged us on. By the end of the 20-minute workout, […]
September 7, 2020

Chess (Yes, Chess) Is Now a Streaming Obsession

On a recent afternoon, thousands of noncombatants watched from the sidelines as their general ordered his troops across the battlefield and became locked in a fierce […]
September 1, 2020

This ‘Gamer Grandma’ Has More Than 900,000 ‘Grandkids’

Shirley Curry has clocked thousands of hours of gameplay since the 1990s. She’s been a gamer longer than many of today’s top competitors have been alive. […]
August 16, 2020

You May Not Know This Pandemic Winner, but Your Tween Probably Does

When her middle school closed in March, Garvey Mortley stopped going to lacrosse practice and playing drums in the school band. With so much time at […]
August 7, 2020

This Is Not a Desk Chair

In a rented home on a sunny street in Los Angeles, a team of professional gamers sat hunched over in swivel chairs while a pair of […]
August 2, 2020

From Minecraft Tricks to Twitter Hack: A Florida Teen’s Troubled Online Path

For Graham Ivan Clark, the online mischief-making started early. By the age of 10, he was playing the video game Minecraft, in part to escape what […]
August 1, 2020

Like Old Hollywood Movies, Video Games Get a Polish for New Audiences

Nostalgia has always been a powerful source of revenue for Hollywood. Turns out, it’s equally lucrative for video games. From its beginnings with the likes of […]
June 23, 2020

Dozens of Women in Gaming Speak Out About Sexism and Harassment

More than 70 people in the gaming industry, most of them women, have come forward with allegations of gender-based discrimination, harassment and sexual assault since Friday. […]