Category: Games Online

Last December, the United Nations warned of an overlooked but critical “emerging terrorist threat”: extremists radicalizing members of online gaming communities.

Despite ample interest in saving gamers from such exploitation, experts say that a lack of research funding on the topic has put the gaming industry behind social networks when it comes to counterterrorism efforts. That’s starting to change, though. Within the past week, researchers told Ars that the US Department of Homeland Security has, for the first time, awarded funding—nearly $700,000—to a research group working directly with major gaming companies to develop effective counterterrorism methods and protect vulnerable gamers.

The new project will span two years. It’s spearheaded by Middlebury College’s Institute of International Studies, which hosts the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC). Vice reported that other partners include a nonprofit called Take This, which focuses on gaming impacts on mental health, and a tech company

Over 90 videos and screenshots allegedly taken from a test build of GTA 6 have leaked online.

Teapotuberhacker – who spent several pages on the GTAForums (opens in new tab) patiently going back and fore just trying to convince players the leaks were real before talking in any detail about them – eventually convinced the notoriously skeptical posters that what they were posting may be real.

The stunning discovery includes “GTA 5 and 6 source code and assets” and includes both videos and screenshots, albeit from a test build that has missing assets. Right now, they’re pretty easy to find across YouTube (opens in new tab) and all social media (opens in new tab) (although I don’t suppose they’ll be readily available online for long, let’s face it).

It looks as though GTA 6 will be set in Vice City – which backs up a prior rumor about the project

The company says last week’s game brought in more Prime sign-ups in three hours than any other day in its history, including Cyber ​​Monday, Black Friday or Prime Day. Beyond that, the game saw a record primetime audience for the service in the US The question is: Will those viewers be back?

some 13.2 million people watched the streaming service’s premiere broadcast, which was a nail biter between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs. This week, the Steelers and Browns will take center stage.

Amazon broadcasts of the games are a bit different than what you might have seen on other networks. Week two of the NFL brought in mixed ratings, though, so this week could be a test of whether Amazon’s formula is working.

Here’s a look at how to watch and

While the bulk of the games will take place Sunday, there’s a certain appeal to the true first game of the season. And the league is starting things off with a corker.

The Buffalo Bills will face the Los Angeles Rams, pitting the leader of last year’s AFC East against the winner of Super Bowl LVI.

Grab a drink and settle into the couch or your favorite barstool. Football is back. Here’s a look at who’s playing whom and how best to catch the game.

Which NFL teams are opening the 2022 season? And what channel is airing the game?

Here’s how opening night is shaping up. (The home team is listed second.)

Thursday, Sept. 8

Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Rams8:20 p.m. ET on NBC.

How can I watch NFL

2023’s Awesome Games Done Quick event, which will see expert players from around the world highlight their skills by beating games as quickly as possible, will be held virtually between 8th January and 15th January next year.

This event was initially planned to be an in-person event, however, the organizer has made the decision to move it to an online-only affair, as it feels Florida is unsafe for its community at this time.

Following the event’s announcement yesterday, the Awesome Games Done Quickly team shared the following statement:

“While we would love to return in-person, we’ve determined that to provide a safe and welcoming event to all it was best that we moved away from our originally planned location in Florida.

“Given the state’s continued disregard for COVID-19’s dangers (including anti-mandate vaccination policies)

GoldenEye 007’s just-announced re-release will only feature online multiplayer on Nintendo Switch.

That’s according to the official 007 website, which states: “Exclusive to the new Switch version of the 1997 title will be online play, allowing 007 fans across the world to take part in the popular four person multiplayer mode.”

Xbox’s official announcement for its own version of the classic shooter only makes reference to “the iconic split-screen local multiplayer mode”.

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers have today found themselves surprised with the addition of three new titles from the Sega Genesis. When Nintendo started its new Expansion Pack tier of Switch Online, it began slowly adding new games from both the Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis to the expansive catalog of retro titles that are available to play. Now, that Genesis offering has been beefed up just a bit more, with one classic game from the console now being accessible.

As of this moment, Nintendo has added Alisia Dragoon, Beyond Oasisand Earthworm Jim to Nintendo Switch Online. This now brings the Genesis library on Nintendo Switch Online to about 30 games in total. And of all the new games that have now been brought to the subscription service, Earthworm Jim is likely the most notable of the bunch. Although the series has been dormant for the better part of

Outside of video game websites’ comment sections, the most fucked up things online happened to me on Stardoll (or on other dress up games websites like GirlsGoGames.com and DressUpGames.com), founded in 2004.

Stardoll still exists as some shell of its former self, as far as I can tell. Its front page is mostly populated with paper dolls uploaded around 2011, around the time I used it most passionately. At that time, it was an online community centered around celebrity dress up games. actually the BarbieGirls website collaborated with Stardoll and suggested users join it once it shut down.

The volume of paper dolls uploaded was impressive even to me, a child with no understanding of why and how computers turned on. You could style anyone from Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee to conservationist Dian Fossey, and outside of dress up games, there were make up games, shopping plazas populated

Just as Major League Baseball has sent some exclusive broadcast rights to Apple TV+, the NFL is embracing the streaming model, with Amazon Prime taking over Thursday night duties. And, let’s hope they do it right, because the company holds those rights for the next 11 years, with some exceptions, like on Thanksgiving.

Amazon plans to broadcast the games a bit differently. Here’s a look at how to watch and what to expect from Thursday night games moving forward.

Which NFL teams are playing on Thursdays this season?

A couple seasons ago, Thursday night games were some of the least impressive. But in 2022, it’s a much more interesting series of matchups. Here’s who’s playing when, with a reminder that the home team

The group of ministers (GoM) mandated to decide on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) levy on online gaming, horse racing, and casinos is considering whether online games of skill should be treated differently from such games of chance.

The committee, headed by Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma, which met on Monday has reached out to the law committee on the legal aspect of such differential treatment, officials with knowledge of the deliberations told ET.

The decision to seek legal opinion comes after online gaming companies cited various court orders that distinguished games of skill from games of chance.

The GoM had earlier decided to recommend a levy of 28% GST on gross gaming revenue for online gaming. It has now sought more time to submit its final recommendations.

“The issue is not on the levy, but on the legality of clubbing both games of chance and games of skill