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A New Study Casts Doubt on ‘Gaming Disorder’ Diagnoses

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Since the World Health Organization proposed new diagnoses for “hazardous gaming” and “gaming disorder” last year, there’s been an ongoing scientific debate about which way the causation for these issues really goes. Does an excessive or addictive relationship with gaming actually cause psychological problems, or are people with existing psychological problems simply more likely to […]

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So Long, Supply Drops: Call of Duty Ditches Loot Boxes

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In a major reversal for the franchise, Activision has announced that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will not include a loot-box system. Specifically, the company says that “all functional content that has an impact on game balance, such as base weapons and attachments, can be unlocked simply by playing the game.” ARS TECHNICA

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Untitled Goose Game—From a Goose’s Point of View

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Ack! The tall human grabbed a broom! HONK! ARS TECHNICA This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED’s parent company, Condé Nast. No, no, no, no, no, run away, run away! I’m gonna lift my worthless wings (curse these

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Ex-Donkey Kong Champ Threatens to Sue Over Record Removal

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Competitive videogamer Billy Mitchell is threatening “legal recourse” against Guinness World Records and the Twin Galaxies scoreboard if they don’t retract “defamatory statements” against him and reinstate his expunged game score world records within the next two weeks. ARS TECHNICA This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy

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The Jeopardy! Master is Making a Better Trivia Game

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“I think most people’s experience playing trivia is just feeling dumb, and that’s no way to spend an evening.” That sentence probably doesn’t describe Ken Jennings, who holds the record for the longest winning streak on TV quiz show Jeopardy! after a 74-game winning streak (though he still lost to IBM’s Watson in 2011). But

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