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First came esport mega-hit ‘League of Legends,’ then an identity crisis. After soul searching, Riot Games has ‘Valorant’ and new idealism.
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“Arcana,” a new game with an old Los Angeles murder at its center, is reviving the ARG (alternate-reality game) format by utilizing Instagram.
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Made by American samurai-movie fans, ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ is one of the last games coming exclusively for PlayStation 4.
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“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is releasing her new book, “The Ickabog,” in free online installments. The first two chapters are out now.
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Director Zack Snyder’s cut of “Justice League” — known as the mythical “Snyder Cut” — will be completed and released as an HBO Max exclusive.
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Branching narratives and multiple endings, interactive TV is rooted in games. Some of it is fun. Some is so bad it’s good. One is from Russia.
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Amazon says ‘Crucible,’ its first major video game, is not a bid enter the esport space. For now
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Ruby Rose, who plays the titular vigilante in “Batwoman,” has left the CW superhero series ahead of its second season.
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Netflix animated series “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” has been LGBTQ-inclusive from the start. The series finale still surprised me.
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“Minecraft” studio boss on COVID-19-era college graduations happening inside the game and 50 million free downloads of education content.
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“Paper Mario: The Origami King” will be released for the Nintendo Switch on July 17.
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“I Am With You” is unique to the “Frozen” universe for the way it references the outside world and anxiety of coronavirus time. Songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez discuss.
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The new theatrical release date for “The New Mutants” has been announced after the film’s release was delayed by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Epic Games previewed its Unreal Engine 5 for PlayStation 5 with film-quality effects plus connectivity between platforms, brands and even politics.
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Better VR headsets and experiences that respond to you are reasons to isolate inside virtual reality when COVID-19 is the reality outside your door.
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Cartoons are always great, but here are 10 animated shows to check out while quarantining.
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Baby Yoda has shared the screen with plenty of characters during the first season of “The Mandalorian” on Disney+. We ranked them.
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After Lea Michele apologized for her on-set behavior, her former “Glee” costars aren’t letting it slide. Even a producer for the TV show has chimed in.
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The main concern of black people right now isn’t whether they’re standing three or six feet apart, but whether their sons, husbands, brothers and fathers will be murdered by cops.
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We can be thankful that Gen. James Mattis is pushing back against the president’s attack on the Constitution.
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Recent protests in Los Angeles have served up a steady stream of troubling videos of police aggression and violence.
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Vegas is reopening, and so are some of our national parks. And at least one cruise line is getting ready to relaunch. Here’s what you need to know.
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Our special-edition newsletter breaks down the latest coronavirus news, including how police use of tear gas might spread the virus and the testing site closures in Los Angeles County.
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There are countless links between environmental degradation and racial inequality, and the climate crisis often hits people of color hardest.
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Sales have soared at Leimert Park’s Eso Won books over the past few days, as a stream of customers have come in seeking to better understand the historical underpinnings of the current moment.
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