‘Minecraft,’ played on iPads, video game consoles and computers, is getting free educational content for kids stuck at home during the coronavirus.
Author: Mike Snider, USA TODAY
Charter, MicroStrategy reverse policies, allow work at home during coronavirus outbreak
While many work at home to prevent spread of the coronavirus, some companies held out. Charter and MicroStrategy have now reversed their positions.
‘Call of Duty’ sets its sights on ‘Fortnite,’ domination of battle royale video games
Free-to-play online games such as “Fortnite” will probably earn about $88 billion globally in 2020. Activision’s new “Call of Duty” enters the fray.
‘Call of Duty’ takes on ‘Fortnite’ with free battle royale online video game ‘Warzone’
The popular battle royale video game category led by ‘Fortnite’ has some company: the free ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PCs
How to prepare for coronavirus: The shopping list for your own home quarantine kit
It’s OK to stockpile – not hoard – goods should you be forced to quarantine yourself at home amid the coronavirus outbreak. We look at what you need.
Before Nintendo and Atari: How a black engineer changed the video game industry forever
A black engineer and video game developer named Jerry Lawson paved the way for Atari, Nintendo and Sega in designing the first cartridge-based video game console.
Clearview AI, which has facial recognition database of 3 billion images, faces data theft
Data privacy are up after facial recognition software firm Clearview AI, which has a database of 3 billion facial images, suffered a data breach.
Kazuhisa Hashimoto, creator of the ‘Konami Code’ for video games, has died
Video game maker Kazuhisa Hashimoto has died. He created the “Konami Code,” a series of controller button pushes that unlocked special moves in games.
Ring doorbell camera users required to use two-factor authentication to protect accounts
Ring doorbell camera users are being required to use more secure methods to log into their accounts. In some cases, the Ring cameras have been hacked.
Iowa Democratic caucuses results on hold, smartphone app fails: What we know
A smartphone app that contributed to the Iowa Democratic caucuses chaos was reportedly created by Shadow, a developer with Democratic ties.