Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMar 12, 2014
Dong Nguyen's supremely addictive iPhone game was earning him $50,000 a day, and an equal helping of hate mail. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJan 28, 2014
Somewhere in the lowest reaches of hell, Adolf Hitler and his coterie of lesser dictators must be tormented by the knowledge they did not live long enough to get their hands on "Angry Birds." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 14, 2011
With presidential hopeful Herman Cain's ascension to the top of the GOP field, everyone is talking about his 9-9-9 tax plan -- or should we say "SimCity's" 9-9-9 tax plan? (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 24, 2011
The NBA on Friday announced the cancellation of 43 preseason games and postponed training camps amid a stubborn labor standoff between the players union and the league over salaries. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 10, 2011
Hasbro, in an effort to take some of the sting out of capitalism-as-play, has come up with a new version of the classic board game that turns over much of the work -- rolling dice, keeping track of cash, monitoring player movements -- to a talking, infrared nanny tower that sits in the middle of the board. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 9, 2010
Robert Greenwald and the crew over at Brave New Films have come up with a fun way to handle election hangover. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKAug 14, 2010
In Tom Chatfield’s “Fun Inc.,” the case is made that far from corrupting popular culture and turning its addicted users into “blinking lizards,” video games can help us be happier and live better.Tom Chatfield’s “Fun Inc.” makes the case that far from corrupting popular culture, video games can help us be happier and live better. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 4, 2010
The creator of "iBailout!!" says he wants to put his socially conscious games in front of a mainstream audience that might not normally engage with politics and activism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 26, 2009
Anyone who's ever worn a headset while on Xbox Live, Microsoft's multiplayer gaming-chatting-shopping nexus, knows that it’s dominated by adolescent bigots. It's bad enough that Redmond hasn't cleaned things up, but a gamer named Teresa says she was actually banned from the service for being openly gay and allegedly offending the bigots who were harassing her. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 15, 2008
We've all heard of Publishers Clearing House, but this is a whole new ballgame, people. Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films team has come up with a game that offers each player the fictional (sigh) amount of $3 trillion, the same amount the Iraq war is projected to cost the U.S., and a whole virtual mall's worth of fun "shopping" items to buy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 10, 2008
Speaking from Japan, the Dalai Lama told reporters that he has supported the Beijing Olympics "right from the beginning," but that protesters have a right to voice themselves. His government in exile, however, released a statement in opposition to the demonstrations that have followed the Olympic torch. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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