/tags/video-games video games en-US Copyright Fri, 26 Jun 2020 19:10:29 GMT /news/2020-06-26/social-distancing-no-problem-for-new-esports-collegiate-conference As the near-future of college sports remains uncertain during the pandemic, spectators will have an option for a less traditional athletic competition in… Fri, 26 Jun 2020 19:10:29 GMT /news/2020-06-26/social-distancing-no-problem-for-new-esports-collegiate-conference Clare Roth /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-06-23/tech-tuesday-video-game-approved-to-treat-adhd-in-kids The Food and Drug Administration on June 15 approved the first-ever use of a video game to treat pediatric ADHD.The game, Endeavor Rx, went through seven… Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:43:13 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-06-23/tech-tuesday-video-game-approved-to-treat-adhd-in-kids /news-partners/npr-news/2020-01-24/as-esports-take-off-high-school-leagues-get-in-the-game Today, more than 170 colleges and universities offer esports. And there's money on the table — more than $16 million in college scholarships. Naturally, high schools have followed suit. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:13:21 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-01-24/as-esports-take-off-high-school-leagues-get-in-the-game Aubri Juhasz /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-11-12/tech-tuesday-video-games-and-screen-time China has instituted an online video-game curfew for minors, banning anyone younger than 18 from online play between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. Intended to thwart… Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-11-12/tech-tuesday-video-games-and-screen-time /news-partners/2019-10-11/blizzard-reduces-penalties-following-public-backlash-over-esports-player-ban In the days after the company banned a Hong Kong player from competing, people across the world denounced Blizzard and showed their support for pro-democracy protests. Fri, 11 Oct 2019 19:21:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-11/blizzard-reduces-penalties-following-public-backlash-over-esports-player-ban Paolo Zialcita /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-10-01/tech-tuesday-future-of-gaming GameStop, the brick-and-mortar video game retail chain, is shutting down 200 stores across the country. Most of the stores are profitable, but as gamers… Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-10-01/tech-tuesday-future-of-gaming /news-partners/npr-news/2019-08-06/trump-left-a-lot-unsaid-about-mass-shootings-domestic-terrorism-and-his-own-words The president struck a somber tone about the latest round of mass shootings in this country and talked about pushing for an end to them. But tone is one thing; action is another. Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:51:55 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2019-08-06/trump-left-a-lot-unsaid-about-mass-shootings-domestic-terrorism-and-his-own-words Domenico Montanaro /wvxu-stories/2018-12-14/miami-university-is-making-gaming-a-major-its-more-than-just-video-games Miami University's board of trustees is set Friday to upgrade the school's gaming minor to its own major. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:00:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2018-12-14/miami-university-is-making-gaming-a-major-its-more-than-just-video-games Tana Weingartner /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-10-16/tech-tuesday-osu-esports-telephone-scamming-and-more Ohio State is adding a new varsity sport to its lineup: competitive video gaming.OSU is among the first major universities to announce a varsity esports… Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-10-16/tech-tuesday-osu-esports-telephone-scamming-and-more /wksu-stories/2018-03-30/state-of-the-arts-akron-tech-startup-makes-little-products-with-big-possibilities Retro-style video games are making a comeback. Nintendo and Sega are reissuing classic game systems and even long-dormant Atari is coming back to market... Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:15:00 GMT /wksu-stories/2018-03-30/state-of-the-arts-akron-tech-startup-makes-little-products-with-big-possibilities Mark Arehart