Games

Mamdani supporters rush to defend mayor after report claims his use of NYPD gym for basketball games disrupted recruits' training

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reportedly using the NYPD gymnasium for basketball games with friends, which a report has claimed is disrupting recruits' training. (REUTERS)

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani saw an outpouring of support online after a report alleged he’s using the NYPD gym for pickup basketball games with friends. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reportedly using the NYPD gymnasium for basketball games with friends, which a report has claimed is disrupting recruits’ training. (REUTERS) Mamdani … Read more

A box of old games donated to a Texas Goodwill contained a rare 1982 Air Raid cartridge for the Atari 2600; Goodwill said only 13 copies were known at the time, and the game sold for $10,590.79

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A box of old games donated to a Texas Goodwill contained a rare 1982 Air Raid cartridge for the Atari 2600; Goodwill said only 13 copies were known at the time, and the game sold for $10,590.79

Representational photo of an Atari 2600 Game – SVG.com A box of old video games donated to a Goodwill store in Texas turned out to contain a rare 1982 Atari game that collectors had been searching for. The game, Air Raid for the Atari 2600, was sold at auction for $10,590.79 after a bidding war … Read more

In 1983, Atari buried its games in a New Mexico dump; in 2014, over 1,300 were dug up and one sold for more than $1,500

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Atari's burial of unsold cartridges in 1983 led to a 2014 excavation revealing over 1,300 games. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

In 1983, a video game giant trucked its surplus games to a desert landfill and left them there. Decades later, that dump turned into an archaeological site. According to Andrew Reinhard’s 2015 study in the Journal of Contemporary Archaeologythe 2014 dig in Alamogordo, New Mexico, was the first archaeological excavation of a collection of video … Read more

Meet Zhang Zhanshuo: The 19-year-old who won seven golds at the Asian Games; from a kid who ‘couldn’t swim’ to a Chinese swimming star

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Meet Zhang Zhanshuo: The 19-year-old who won seven golds at the Asian Games; from a kid who ‘couldn’t swim’ to a Chinese swimming star

His gold medals came in the men’s 200m, 400m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle events, along with three relay titles. At six, Zhang Zhanshuo was the youngest swimmer in a local competition and had barely begun learning the sport. At 19, he left the Asian Games 2026 with seven gold medals and a place in the … Read more

Ireland players vote to go ahead with games against Israel, will wear black armbands

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Ireland players vote to go ahead with games against Israel, will wear black armbands

Pressure to boycott upcoming Nations League games against Israel over that country’s actions in Gaza took its toll on the Ireland team Saturday when players talked for hours, voted on their participation, and one departed the squad. Ireland players vote to go ahead with games against Israel, will wear black armbands Ireland is due to … Read more

League of Legends down: Check Riot Games server status as Valorant also faces outage

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League of Legends is experiencing an outage

Gamers are reporting problems with both League of Legends and Valuing in the US. Both games are developed and published by Riot Games. Thousands of League of Legends users and hundreds of Valorant players have reported outages on Downdetector. League of Legends is experiencing an outage Is League of Legends down? League of Legends users … Read more

Nancy Guthrie update: ‘Lights on’ at kidnapped woman’s home sparks massive concern – ‘someone is playing games’

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An aerial view of the home of Nancy Guthrie, amid the ongoing search for the kidnapped woman. (AP Photo)

A YouTuber tracking the Nancy Guthrie case claimed that the lights were on at the kidnapped woman’s residence, sparking concerns. This comes amid the ongoing search for Nancy Guthrie. An aerial view of the home of Nancy Guthrie, amid the ongoing search for the kidnapped woman. (AP Photo) The 84-year-old mother of TODAY show host, … Read more

Quote of the day by Cristiano Ronaldo: “I don’t think a tournament of six or seven games can determine whether you’re the best player in…”

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Quote of the day by Cristiano Ronaldo: "I don't think a tournament of six or seven games can determine whether you're the best player in…"

Two people can look at the same career and weigh its achievements using completely different scales. One treats a small number of high-stakes tournament results, especially a World Cup title, as the single decisive measure of greatness, the tiebreaker that settles any debate regardless of everything else on the résumé. The other argues that a … Read more

Why is League of Legends down? Riot Games provides server outage update as thousands complain; when game will be back

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Screenshot from League of Legends. (X/@LeagueOfLegends)

League of Legends by Riot Games is down for thousands of users in North America on September 15. At the time of writing, Downdetector noted nearly 6,000 users facing issues. The site also noted that users had been facing issues since 9:11pm ET. Screenshot from League of Legends. (X/@LeagueOfLegends) The site that tracks outages noted … Read more

Dan Houser net worth in 2026: How rich is the Rockstar Games co-founder?

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Dan Houser net worth in 2026: How rich is the Rockstar Games co-founder?

Dan Houser is one of the co-founders of Rockstar Games (Image via Rockstar Games) Dan Houser built his fortune as the co-founder and longtime creative force behind Rockstar Games, the studio responsible for Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and Max Payne. Many say that the studio has revolutionized gaming, with Houser playing a major … Read more