Author: James

Gaming has shed its retro roots to become a global entertainment giant that makes traditional media look small by comparison. A recent ranking by World Population Review highlights how video gaming, now a roughly $200 billion industry, is being shaped by national cultures and rapid technological change. With more than 3.4 billion players worldwide, the…

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TV

Most readers may know Nugh Howley from his novels “Wool,” “Shift,” and “Dust,” which have collectively been adapted into the hit sci-fi Apple TV series “Silo,” currently in its third season. “Silo,” as its many fans know, is set in a very distant future after an unknown cataclysm has rendered the surface of Earth uninhabitable. Thousands of survivors live…

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When you look at the lifetime sales of “Grand Theft Auto 5” alone, it’s clear why Rockstar doesn’t bother to publish much else besides “GTA” and “Red Dead Redemption” anymore. Basically, they don’t have to. It’s not unlike how Valve hasn’t seemed particularly interested in making games anymore now that they are raking in the cash from…

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