Over the last couple of years, challenging video games have earned a devoted following of fans looking to put their skills to the test. Those are the kind of games that Fanatical is offering a pretty good bundle deal on, as the site has a bunch of roguelikes, metroidvanias, and more on sale. Like other […]

Greece on Friday toughened penalties for domestic violence in an effort to address a surge in reported cases, though critics said the new legislation did not go far enough and left out crucial measures aimed at prevention. During fiery debates in Parliament, opposition legislators said that the conservative government, led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, […]

The leader of Canada’s most populous province and the heart of its vital auto industry said on Friday that he would call early elections because he needed a stronger hand to deal with President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on Canadian exports. “With a strong mandate, we will be able to fight with Donald Trump […]

The latest installment of id Software’s Doom franchise won’t end with Doom: The Dark Ages, according to its creative director. “It isn’t designed to be the end of something,” said creative director Hugo Martin in a preview event (via PC Gamer). “Genuinely, sincerely, we’re really just focused on this right now, but Doom: The Dark […]

Visitors descended on Washington’s National Zoo on Friday to witness the cheery unveiling of two pandas on loan from China. Fans posted photos and videos to social media, as did the zoo under the hashtag #DCPandas. But in China, the government has sent a chilling message to panda fans to watch what they say online. […]

Doritos has run plenty of video game promotions in the past, but PepsiCo’s popular chips are going even further for A Minecraft Movie. This time, Doritos is not only introducing two new flavors themed around Minecraft’s Creepers and Ghasts, it’s also unveiling square Doritos that would be right at home in the aesthetic of the […]

So was it a Hitler salute or wasn’t it? Speaking at President Trump’s inauguration event this week, Elon Musk slapped his right hand on his chest before shooting his arm diagonally upward, palm facing down. He did it twice. It looked a lot like the salute used in Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. But almost […]

It began as a scoop in a weekly tabloid: the allegation that a middle-aged former boy-band star turned top television host had paid hush money to a woman for unspecified wrongdoing. Other articles followed, asserting that it was a case of sexual assault, and stirring a wave of public outrage not only toward the ex-singer […]

The world of Fallout might be a hellish wasteland blighted by nuclear radiation and mutated monsters, but everyone seems to want to hang out there lately. The TV series adaptation introduced Fallout to a new audience, and naturally, some great merchandise followed in its wake, and one of the most recent collectible releases is now […]

A regular library typically doesn’t have a section devoted to out-of-print video game magazines and promotional materials, but that’s a gap that the Video Game History Foundation is looking to fill next week when it opens the doors to its virtual library. The non-profit organization has been steadily collecting video game materials for several years, […]