"The world's first commercial electronic video game, Computer Space, was released in 1971. The world's first electronic stock market, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), opened in 1971. The world's first scholarly journal devoted to the study of autism and autism spectrum disorders in children, The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, published its first issue in 1971." — Justin Wolfe on gaming, the financial system and autism, at The Awl. [Thanks, Choire!]
The Tetris Effect
What's new in tabletop gaming for March 2023
Here are some of the games that have caught my fancy of late. As always, these are tabletop games that are new and interesting to me and may not necessarily… READ THE REST
Badass gaming setup looks like a giant Nintendo Switch but is so much more
What the what?! You have to see this gaming setup by Alexander Girbinger to believe it. It hangs on the wall like an oversized Nintendo Switch with blue-and-red Joy-Cons but,… READ THE REST
One man's quest to kill every NPC in Fallout 4
Beginning with the seminal Morrowind in 2002, Bethesda Softworks has established a reputation for creating vast, lively, reactive open worlds filled with interesting (if not necessarily intelligent) NPCs—and 2015's Fallout… READ THE REST
This 3-in-1 USB-C charging cable can charge your Apple device simultaneously for only $18
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Learn to develop your very own video game and enjoy an even better gaming experience with this bundle
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