Start playing games like your relationship depends on it

Opinion: Avatars, prompts, and rules turn charged conversations into collaborative sessions, creating a safe structure and ...
Military.com

The Best Tabletop Games to Play in 2026, According to A Veteran Who Uses Game Night to Decompress

A veteran’s shortlist of tabletop games for real decompression: structured play that quiets the mind, rebuilds connection, ...
PCMag

I Have Zero Programming Skills. My First Attempt at Vibe Coding Went Surprisingly Well

AI tools promise that anyone can build apps, so I put that claim to the test. After a few minor bumps, I built a custom ...
CNET

Vibe Coding as a Non-Coder: 6 Ways I Found to Have More Fun and Better Luck Creating With AI

My coding skills leave something to be desired. I never stuck with the instructional books and guides long enough to truly create the kinds of apps and programs I wanted to see. AI chatbots powered by ...
Bell of Lost Souls

D&D: How To Build a Small Party With Three or Fewer Players

What do you do when adventure calls but your party only has a handful of adventurers willing to answer it? Here's how to ...
NOLA.com

These Louisiana techies help make one of the world's most successful video games

Jessa Carlson usually starts her workday by taking a stroll in the blocks surrounding her 200-year-old Faubourg Marigny home. When she heads upstairs for her first videoconference of the day, she may ...
Phys.org

Using video games to get kids interested in learning

Though some might see video games as a distraction, a recent study from the University of Georgia suggests they can actually serve as a place to practice key science skills—with the help of some ...
Wired

An AI Dark Horse Is Rewriting the Rules of Game Design

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...
The Verge

Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’

Indie devs are using anti-gen-AI statements to make their games stand out. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a reporter who covers ...
GamesRadar+

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is making a game set in the same world as his new novel about devs who create a "self-loathing" AI, and is "dabbling" with using real AI in its ...

Dan Houser, best known for his work writing video games like the Red Dead and Grand Theft Auto series, is creating a video game based on his recently released novel about an AI gone wrong. Last year, ...
The Verge

Fortnite is getting Unity games

Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival. Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, ...
The New York Times

Netflix Tries Bringing Family Game Night to Your TV

The company is shifting its video game strategy to focus more on popular games you already know, such as Pictionary and Boggle. Credit... Supported by By Nicole Sperling Reporting from Los Angeles ...