China is in damage-control mode after its crackdown on video games sparked an $80 billion market meltdown

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Young players practice Arena of Valor: 5v5 Arena Game, developed by Tencent Inc, outside the shopping mall on October 1, 2017 in Tianjin, China.
People in Tianjin, China, playing games on their phones outside a shopping mall.

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On the first day Lego Fortnite was available to the public, users repeatedly recreated the 9/11 attacks

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The LEGO Fortnite website displayed on a laptop screen and the Fortnite logo displayed on a phone screen.
The Lego Fortnite release smashed Fortnite's previous player peak.

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From hating on GTA to playing Elden Ring until 5:30 in the morning, this is Elon Musk's history with video games

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Elon Musk is a huge gaming fan — despite his dislike of Grand Theft Auto.

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2023 was so terrible, it compelled the world to spend a collective 3 million days creating fantasy characters in 'Baldur's Gate 3'

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Cover art for the video game "Baldur's Gate 3."

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A recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leak on TikTok may have come from a Rockstar Games employee's kid

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The trailer announcement for Rockstar's GTA 6.
The trailer announcement for Rockstar's GTA 6.

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Gaming laptop vs. desktop: Which is best for you?

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'Spider-Man 2' reveals Peter Parker's mortgage rate, so I asked brokers if he got a good deal in the new PS5 game

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Did Spider-Man get an amazing mortgage deal in his new Playstation 5 game?

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Acer Nitro 5 laptop review: Big gaming power in an even bigger body

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An Acer Nitro 5 laptop, playing the game Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, sitting near a flowerbed.
The Acer Nitro 5 is made for gaming.

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Microsoft could buy Activision Blizzard by the end of the week. Here's what that means for 'Call of Duty.'

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A gamer plays the video game 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' published by Activision during the Paris Games Week on October 25, 2018 in Paris, France.
A gamer plays 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' during the Paris Games Week.

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Elon Musk crashed Grimes' voice-recording session for 'Cyberpunk 2077' with a 200-year-old musket and 'insisted' on a cameo

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Elon Musk attending the Met Gala with ex-partner Grimes.
Walter Isaacson's new biography on Elon Musk reveals a time when he entered Grimes's recording session for Cyberpunk 2077 with a gun because he wanted a cameo in the game.

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