Tag - gaming

 
 

GAMING

Gamers play during the first day of Europe's leading digital games fair, Gamescom, in Cologne, Germany, in August 2019
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2023
Video game competitions should be in the Olympics
Esports is already among the world’s most popular competitive activities. Last year, the global audience totaled more than 500 million people.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 31, 2022
Elden Ring's artful cruelty set the bar for gaming in 2022
FromSoftwareu2019s ambitious, brutal high fantasy RPG was by far the best game to come out of Japan in the last five years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2022
Ukraine’s highly mobile tech workforce hits the road
Until late February, Inha Kushnir worked in Odesa. Then Russia invaded and she and her husband decided that it would be safer for her and the coupleu2019s young daughter to leave.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jan 15, 2022
More than a year later, it’s still hard to get my hands on Sony’s PlayStation 5
Production and supply issues mean there simply arenu2019t enough of the popular gaming devices to go around.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2022
Take-Two to buy FarmVille maker Zynga in largest-ever gaming deal
Grand Theft Auto video game-maker Take-Two Interactive said Monday it would buy Zynga for $11.04 billion in a cash-and-stock deal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2021
How gaming will change humanity as we know it
Gaming is profoundly transforming two central aspects of the modern world: culture and regulation. There will be no turning back.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jan 6, 2020
Welcoming back some video-game classics
Keita Takahashi delights gamers with Wattam; Musou Orochi gets the 'ultimate' treatment; and Brain Age has switched up a notch
Japan Times
CULTURE / 2019 in Review
Dec 27, 2019
In video games, 2019 was the year of Death Stranding
The year saw an array of original titles hit the shelves, alongside a selection of reboots of existing francihses
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 2, 2019
Releases to keep the fans happy
The crowdfunded Shenmue III is finally out; Pokemon Sword and Shield top the charts; and Capcom brings its best merch to Shibuya's Parco
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2019
Address gaming addiction among the nation's youth
Gaming disorder poses a threat to the nation's internet-obsessed youth.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 6, 2019
Why mess with the originals?
Games so good that high-def re-releases are worth the wait.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 15, 2019
Microsoft targets video game developers in challenge to Amazon's cloud dominance
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it is combining elements of its video gaming and Azure cloud computing businesses to court game developers, an action designed to use the strength of its XBox gaming franchise to gain ground on cloud services leader Amazon.com.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 23, 2018
The last of 2018's new releases
Chill out with "Fortnite: Deep Freeze," join pop-star actor Takuya Kimura in "Judge Eyes" and gorge yourself on "God Eater 3"
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 13, 2018
Japan Esports Union vows to promote gaming with eye on 2020 Olympics
Japan Esports Union said Thursday it will accelerate efforts to enhance recognition of competitive video gaming in the country, eyeing possible exposure at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as an exhibition event.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2018
China gaming giant Tencent to verify all players' identities by 2019
Tencent Holdings Ltd. will expand its age-verification system to encompass its entire games lineup, the firm has announced, in an unprecedented response to growing criticism that it encourages addiction among youths.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2018
Japan to survey gaming disorder as WHO considers recognizing the condition
The health ministry plans to conduct a fact-finding survey of gaming disorder as soon as the current fiscal year, ahead of the World Health Organization's possible addition of the behavior pattern to the International Classification of Diseases, sources have said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 26, 2018
Are you ready for September?
The upcoming month brings with it the "Marvel's Spider-Man" PS4 game and console release, an all-women SNK game and the expo for all gamers — Tokyo Game Show.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 24, 2018
Can Japanese 'light novels' remain publishing heavyweights?
Two years ago, light novel publisher Kadokawa added Thailand to its list of foreign publishing investments, which already includes Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and the United States. Now there are signs that English-language readers are catching on.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 27, 2018
Exploring our human senses
"Lumines" is back with a haptic rumble, "Detroit: Become Human" will have you questioning android life and "PixelJunk Monsters 2" goes 3D.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 28, 2018
Hawken King: Staying on his game in Tokyo
Designer-programmer and founder of games studio Dadako talks about unlocked achievements and life in Japan.

Longform

A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world