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A Tetris cartridge and controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Man — er, teenager — beats machine
Some 39 years after the release of the landmark Nintendo game in North America, 13-year-old Willis Gibson became the first person to beat the game, taking it to a kill screen, where the game stops functioning. It was long assumed that a human couldn’t take Tetris past 290 lines, but Gibson cleared 1,511 lines of the game in 40 minutes, and he caught it all on video.
Indian firm, Bollywood's Akshay Kumar to launch tactical mobile game after PUBG ban
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - An Indian firm is set to launch a battle royale mobile videogame in partnership with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, capitalising on the void left by a ban on Chinese tech firm Tencent's popular PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).
Gotta catch some shuteye: Pokemon unveils 'sleep game'
TOKYO (AFP) - Having trouble waking up in the morning? Not getting enough sleep?
Tencent pulls blockbuster game PUBG in China as regulatory approval proves elusive
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Tencent Holdings said on Wednesday (May 8) it will stop offering in China its test version of global best-selling video game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG), having waited in vain for over a year to gain regulatory approval to begin sales.
Nepal bans online game PUBG over concerns about impact on children
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal has banned the hugely popular but brutal online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds over concerns about its impact on children, officials said on Friday (April 12).