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Mga nakumpiskang fruit game at video karera, winasak

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 04:40 PM

Winasak ngayong umaga ng Lunes sa Las Piñas ang nasa 84 fruit game at video karera na nakumpiska sa mga operasyon laban sa ilegal na pagsusugal. Read more »

This ‘gamer grandma’ has more than 900,000 ‘grandkids’

Luke Winkiem, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 02 02:56 PM

Shirley Curry has clocked thousands of hours of gameplay since the 1990s. She’s been a gamer longer than many of today’s top competitors have been alive.   Read more »

'Thrones' creators join 'Star Wars' director for Netflix series

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 06:52 AM

LOS ANGELES - The creators of "Game of Thrones" will team up with "Star Wars" director Rian Johnson and Brad Pitt for an ambitious new Chinese sci-fi adaptation, Netflix announced Tuesday. Read more »

Making history? Tandang Sora-inspired character added to Pinoy fighting game

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 10:42 PM

Lolang Tsora -- based on Melchora Aquino, aka Tandang Sora -- was announced as the 8th character of "Bayani: Kanino Ka Kakampi?" Read more »

In case you missed it: Minecraft allowed UST to uphold a years-old school tradition

ANCX
Updated as of Aug 27 05:51 PM

Not even quarantine can stop the University of Santos Tomas from holding its annual Welcome Walk. BY JAM PASCUAL  Read more »

'Fortnite' maker sues Apple over app restrictions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 08:46 AM

The maker of video game sensation "Fortnite" on Thursday sued Apple for the way it rules over the App Store, accusing the iPhone maker of wielding monopoly power. Read more »

NBA: Bucks star Antetokounmpo suspended after head-butting opponent

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 07:16 AM

NEW YORK - Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo was suspended for one game after head-butting Washington Wizards center Moritz Wagner during a game, the league said Wednesday. Read more »

PH video game developers ‘desperate’ to hire more as industry levels up despite virus

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 03:41 PM

The Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) said they need at least 2,000 more professionals as the videogame industry has surged worldwide.  Read more »

Xbox cloud gaming service to debut in September

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 05:51 AM

Microsoft said Thursday its cloud video game service will debut in September as a feature available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.   Read more »

Kobe Bryant honored with 2K21 ‘Mamba Forever’ edition

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 11:47 PM

NBA 2K21 is releasing a third cover and special edition to honor late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Read more »

PBA: ‘Hurricane’ Tony Harris reveals inside story behind record 105-point game

Brian Yalung
Updated as of Jun 29 11:14 AM

On the night he scored 105 points, Harris said he was mentally and physically prepared to take on Jaworski’s Ginebra and their “Pistons” style defense. Read more »

'Game of Thrones' creator George R. R. Martin is typing

Choire Sicha and Alan Yuhas, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 25 01:33 PM

On Wednesday, he tweeted that “the enforced isolation” of life during a pandemic was helping him to make “steady progress” on the book.  Read more »

'Wag na tayo magsisihan': Duterte says stop coronavirus pandemic blame game

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 12:03 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte said Filipinos should stop blaming others amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a day after the Philippines' COVID-19 cases soared over 30,000. Read more »

Boy love K-drama style + must-watch docus for Pride | Get Reel w Andrew Paredes

ANCX
Updated as of Jun 20 12:00 PM

Love always wins — or forges on no matter the odds — in these inspiring, entertaining, engaging LGBTQ stories. By ANDREW PAREDES Read more »

Apple rejects Facebook’s gaming app, for at least the fifth time

Seth Schiesel, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 19 02:20 PM

Executives and engineers from Facebook’s games division submitted their new app, Facebook Gaming, to Apple last month for approval to offer it in the iPhone maker’s App Store. Apple considered Facebook’s application for a few weeks. This month, it delivered its verdict: denied.     Read more »

UP-Cebu grad develops mobile game 'Word Samurai' out of free time

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 04:18 AM

CEBU - A 27-year-old graduate from the University of the Philippines-Cebu made the most out of his free time during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown by developing a new game that mobile users can enjoy. Read more »

PETA marks Independence Day with online stream of 'A Game of Trolls'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 01:24 PM

The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) is streaming its original musical, "A Game of Trolls," this Independence Day.  Read more »

A government in Japan limited video game time; this boy is fighting back

Ben Dooley and Hikari Hida, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 11 03:09 PM

A teen in Japan has enlisted the help of one of the country’s premier lawyers to sue the government, questioning regulations intended to address addiction to video gaming by asking parents to set time limits on their children.  Read more »

Tumitingin sa ibang babae? Fiancé ni Alex Gonzaga sumagot sa lie detector game

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 01:15 PM

Sumalang sa lie detector game si Mikee Morada, ang fiancé ng aktres at vlogger na si Alex Gonzaga. Read more »

‘Alam ko maraming nababagot’: Vice Ganda hosts game show on Facebook

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 04:34 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) -- Comedy superstar Vice Ganda on Friday night hosted an interactive online game show on Facebook amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more »