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Tech

Two Researchers Challenged a Scientific Study About Violent Video Games—and Took a Hit for Being Right

07.25.18

By Alison McCook, Retraction Watch
Games

Suda51 on ‘Let It Die’ and Grasshopper Manufacture’s Resurrection

07.22.16

By Steve Haske
Games

For Better or Worse, the Original ‘Watch Dogs’ Did Violence Differently Than Most Video Games

06.14.16

By Ed Smith
Games

‘Postal’ Is Back, but Why Now, and Should You Care?

05.12.16

By Mike Diver
Games

Things That Make You Go Boom: Video Gaming’s Greatest Guns

05.12.16

By Jake Tucker
Games

How the New ‘DOOM’ Remixes the Classic Shooter for Modern Gamers

05.11.16

By Mike Diver
Games

Why I Adore the Legendarily Crass, Violent Video Game ‘Manhunt’

03.27.16

By Ed Smith
Games

Meet the Artist Who Brought the Game ‘Hotline Miami’ Out of 2D

03.14.16

By Mike Diver
Games

‘STRAFE’ Wants to Be the Best Goddamn Shooting Game… Of 1996

03.03.16

By Mike Diver
Games

Got a PlayStation 4 and Some Time to Kill? Get Lethal with ‘Not a Hero’

02.03.16

By Mike Diver
Games

The Original ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Is More Complex and Better Than You Remember

01.12.16

By Ed Smith
Games

The Horror and Violence of ‘Alien: Isolation,’ One Year Later

09.30.15

By Ed Smith

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Music

Watch: ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Covered the Joy Division Classic ‘Transmission’ in a Way That No One Will Ever Top

I’m gonna need this to be a regular thing now…

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By Stephen Andrew Galiher
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Music

Death Cab for Cutie and Turnstile to Headline Bumbershoot 2026: Full Lineup Revealed

Seattle’s “wonderfully weird” Labor Day weekend festival sports an eclectic indie who’s-who of a lineup and all-local goodies.

18 minutes ago

By Nick Stockton
Gaming

New Overwatch Season 2 Hero Revealed

With Season 1 nearly over, Overwatch offers fans a glimpse at its newest hero set to arrive as part of Season 2.

54 minutes ago

By John Bonelli
Howdy signage at 8th Wonder Brewery and Cannabis in Houston, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Consumable THC products will remain legal in Texas unless a federal law bans them later this year, some justices on the state supreme court signaled during oral arguments. Photographer: Antranik Tavitian/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Texas Is Banning Smokable Hemp Starting Today, But Here’s What You Can Still Buy From Texas Brand Hometown Hero

A new “total THC” rule wipes out flower, vapes, and concentrates overnight—leaving edibles and drinks as the last legal lane in Texas, and forcing brands like Hometown Hero to pivot.

1 hour ago

By Maha Haq | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
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Music

J. Cole Says Streaming Undervalues Music, Creates Surface-Level Critique: ‘There’s No Barrier of Entry’

J. Cole contrasted today’s vapid consumption of music with the committment that came with purchasing a pysical album.

1 hour ago

By Lauren Boisvert

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