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Can This Japanese City Make Residents Put Down Their Smartphones?

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025Javier C. Hernández and Hisako UenoComments Off on Can This Japanese City Make Residents Put Down Their Smartphones?

The authorities in Toyoake, Japan, introduced a rule limiting the use of digital devices to two hours per day outside of work and school. Some residents say it is an overreach.

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French Authorities Investigate Death of Streamer Jean Pormanove After Months of Abuse

August 21, 2025August 22, 2025Jenny GrossComments Off on French Authorities Investigate Death of Streamer Jean Pormanove After Months of Abuse

Raphaël Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, was regularly subjected to humiliation and abuse on Kick, a streaming platform.

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Hong Kong Bans Taiwanese Video Game for Promoting ‘Armed Revolution’

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025Tiffany May and Amy Chang ChienComments Off on Hong Kong Bans Taiwanese Video Game for Promoting ‘Armed Revolution’

The war strategy game allows players to represent fighters from Taiwan, Hong Kong and other places in plots to overthrow China’s Communist Party.

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Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025Michael LevensonComments Off on Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash

Mr. Lundstrom was a supporter of far-right causes and, at one point, an unsuccessful candidate for office. He was convicted of aiding copyright infringement in 2009.

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Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion

March 13, 2025Yan ZhuangComments Off on Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion

Scopely said it would buy Niantic’s video game business, which includes Pokémon Go, for $3.5 billion. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund acquired Scopely in 2023.

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Nintendo and Pokémon Sue Palworld Maker for Patent Infringement

September 19, 2024Amanda HolpuchComments Off on Nintendo and Pokémon Sue Palworld Maker for Patent Infringement

Palworld, a video game mocked as “Pokémon with guns,” became one of the most popular games in the world when it was released in January.

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Hit Chinese Video Game, ‘Wukong’ Seeks to Curb ‘Negative Discourse’

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire FuComments Off on Hit Chinese Video Game, ‘Wukong’ Seeks to Curb ‘Negative Discourse’

Black Myth: Wukong tried to forbid influential overseas streamers from discussing “feminist propaganda,” Covid-19 and China’s video game industry policies.

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These Mobile Games are For the Birds

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024Emily AnthesComments Off on These Mobile Games are For the Birds

How do you design an app for a parrot? Consider games that are “made to be licked,” a new study suggests.

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What Meltdown? Crypto Comes Roaring Back in the Philippines.

March 18, 2024March 18, 2024Eli Tan and Jes AznarComments Off on What Meltdown? Crypto Comes Roaring Back in the Philippines.

Two years after the cryptocurrency market crashed, internet cafes for playing crypto-earning video games are opening and farmers have started harvesting virtual crops from the games for income.

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‘Dragon Ball’ Creator Akira Toriyama Dies Age 68

March 8, 2024March 8, 2024John YoonComments Off on ‘Dragon Ball’ Creator Akira Toriyama Dies Age 68

His popular manga inspired numerous television, film and video game adaptations, reaching fans far beyond Japan’s borders.

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