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‘We love you, Alex!’ Contestant on ‘Jeopardy!’ moves Trebek

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek got choked up when he read the final response from a Brown University student who wanted to show support as he battles pancreatic cancer. ...

New Monopoly game celebrates innovative women – and pays them more than men

Rich Uncle Pennybags has willed his empire to his niece, Ms. Monopoly, in Hasbro’s latest iteration of its iconic board game, where women entrepreneurs and inventors are not only celebrated,...

‘Durango: Wild Lands’ takes gamers to world of dinosaurs

South Korean-made game has exceeded 12M global downloads

AbleGamers helps level the playing field for disabled gamers

In 2018, when Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled the latest versions of two of its top-grossing video game titles – “God of War” and “Marvel’s Spider-Man” – they included new features t...

‘Jeopardy!’ producer: ‘Appropriate’ action planned in leak of James Holzhauer’s loss

This past weekend, “Jeopardy!” executive producer Harry Friedman was looking forward to Monday, when millions of viewers would eagerly tune in to see if phenom James Holzhauer would break ch...

Chicago librarian dethrones record-shattering ‘Jeopardy!’ champ

Emma Boettcher has spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a “Jeopardy!” clue difficult. The 70-page final paper she wrote in 2016 as the capstone for her master’s degree in...

Alex Trebek on his cancer: ‘My oncologist says I’m doing well, even though I don’t always feel it’

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says his cancer indicators have gone down – but his well-being hasn’t necessarily improved accordingly. “My oncologist says I’m doing well, even thoug...

‘Mortal Kombat’ among four inducted to Video Game Hall of Fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – “Mortal Kombat,” the blood-and-guts arcade game that triggered Congressional hearings and age-level game ratings, was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fa...

District 9-R: No intentional foul in balloon game; it was a bad call

Administration says pep rallies should help meet educational mission

‘Candy Crush’ vs. ‘Mortal Kombat’ for Video Game Hall of Fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The World Video Game Hall of Fame fielded thousands of nominations for the Class of 2019 from more than 100 countries, hall officials said Thursday after narrowing the fiel...

Amazon reportedly eyes video game streaming service

NEW YORK – Amazon is planning to use its massive cloud computing service to jump into the streaming market for video game play, according to a new report from the Information. Th...

Chess world title match comes down to rapid tiebreakers

LONDON – After more than 50 hours of play over nearly three weeks, the chess world championship title will be decided by speedy tiebreaker games on Wednesday. A 12-game battle of ...