GamerGate to Trump: How video game culture blew everything up
StandardWhat began as a backlash to a debate about how video games portray women led to an internet culture that ultimately helped sweep Donald Trump into office. Really.
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A mind-blowing VR arcade won me over. It‘ll get you too
StandardThe VR arcade — yes, an arcade — is designed to get you to try virtual reality headsets without getting sick. You might even like it. I did.
Nintendo hooked me as a kid. Can the Switch win over my son?
StandardCommentary: Nintendo ignited my lifelong interest in video games. Soon, it’ll be my son’s turn, and the Switch console might just be what does it.
Can tech help Alzheimer’s sufferers?
StandardFrom CNET Magazine: Brain-training apps might one day help the millions of Americans living with Alzheimer’s.
Dating sites for Trekkies, vampire lovers and just about anyone else
StandardFrom CNET Magazine: There’s a dating site for just about everyone, even if your idea of a perfect mate is a bit…unusual.
Alienware changed the game of making PCs
StandardThe company may not have been the first gaming PC brand, but it is one of the longest lasting and most successful. The reason: outrageously powerful computers with crazy cool designs.
How Alienware’s gaming PCs kept their cool
StandardThe company, known for its distinctive alien head logo and edgy designs, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Now owned by Dell, Alienware envisions even more of its PCs — thanks to VR — in our futures.
Oculus VR goggles could change the future. Or not.
StandardThe virtual-reality era officially begins on Monday. Facebook will start selling its $599 Rift, a VR headset it believes will change our lives — again.
John Boyega: The new face of Star Wars
StandardThe newest hero of the “Star Wars“ saga sees science fiction as a mirror of society‘s issues.
For Disney’s Infinity, it really is a small world after all
StandardThe house that Mickey built is now animating the toy world. Toys may never be the same.