Sports of The TimesImageCalgary’s Saddledome arena, built for the Calgary Flames and the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, would be used if the 2026 Winter Games are held in the city.CreditCreditTodd Korol for The New York TimesCALGARY, Alberta — Hobbled by a reputation for gross expense and corruption, the International Olympic Committee has become a mendicant,…

The top of the Bundesliga table has been transformed since the final day of last season. Bayern Munich ended the campaign – and Jupp Heynckes ended his managerial career – with a surprising 4-1 home defeat to Stuttgart, yet they still finished a massive 21 points clear at the top as they won their sixth…

If you just purchased your first PlayStation 4, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed sheer volume titles. The console has been out for some time which means that the catalog is incredibly deep and diverse. This is a boon for new PlayStation 4 users because this robust catalog means that there is something great out…

Fallout 76 isn’t good for much, but it is giving gamers one more chance to learn a valuable lesson. Don’t pay for a product you do not want—particularly when you know you are paying for a product you do not want. Let me be up front: I think this game is bad. The critical consensus,…

Magnus Carlsen confessed to nerves after holding on for a high-wire draw with Fabiano Caruana on Thursday in the marathon 10th game of their world championship showdown, which left the best-of-12-games match in a 5-all deadlock with two contests remaining. The 27-year-old champion from Norway, playing with the black pieces, weathered Caruana’s novel deviation from…

Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. From Aunt Mary to your best friend Michael, everyone is Black Friday and Cyber Monday…

binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted. by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday November 22, 2018 @04:27PM (#57685744) I’m an old-school Quake1/2/3, UT2004, player. Honestly once “realistic” games like Counterstrike starting getting popular that’s when I stopped playing FPS games because it was just boring.…

redefining the “meta score” — No More Heroes spinoff continues series’ streak of funny, verbose, uneven combat. Sam Machkovech – Jan 16, 2019 2:00 pm UTC Grasshopper Manufacture Have you heard of video game developer Goichi Suda, better known to fans as Suda51? If so, you’re likely familiar with his brand of weird games, from…

In December, eSports EdTech company Learn2Play hit a major milestone of one million users. By raising $2.1 million in seed investments, and the fact prize money in eSports tournaments has surpassed $200 million this year, the company’s success arguably reflects the explosive growth of the industry. “I’ve never been a sports enthusiast, and I’ve never…

poly-lt-wire-logo BelowCapybara Games Capybara Games’ long awaited dungeon-walker requires zen-like patience There’s much to admire about Below — and plenty to deplore. It’s pleasing on the eye, but often dull to play. It pulls me forward with the temptation of discovery, while forcing me to retrace well-trod paths. It offers up familiar gameplay tropes, simultaneously…

On BaseballImageSeattle’s Edgar Martinez has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and his closest competitors can all agree on one thing: He sure could hit.CreditCreditStephen Dunn/Getty ImagesThe years go by, the players retire, and if you knew them a bit, you remember little snapshots of their clubhouse routines.Mariano Rivera carefully signing baseballs —…

binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror 105095986 story Nintendo Warns It Won’t Make More Retro NES and SNES Consoles (engadget.com) 87 Posted by BeauHD on Friday December 14, 2018 @05:58PM from the end-of-the-road dept. Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime warned that the NES Classic and SNES Classic will sell in the Americas through the holidays, but will…

It’s the inevitable truth of college football season that September seems a distant memory by the time the bowl matchups are set, but at the same time, the season seems to have gone by all too quickly. There’s a reason for this paradox.In three short months, college football packs in more action, drama, heroics and…

Anaheim DucksRecord: 21-21-9, 51 points, fifth place in PacificMVP: John Gibson– The goalie is the biggest reason why the Ducks are still competing for a Stanley Cup Playoff berth despite a 12-game losing streak (0-8-4) from Dec. 18 to Jan. 15. He has a 17-16-8 record, 2.74 goals-against average and .919 save percentage for a…

Overthinking Games runs every other Monday, and is an opportunity for Malindy Hetfeld to take something about a game and think about it too much. This week she looks at how Moonlighter makes the inventory really count.Games have, by and large made us into an insatiable, entitled bunch. We’ve come to expect to be able…

Kotaku Game DiaryDaily thoughts from a Kotaku staffer about a game we’re playing.  Every time I play Ubisoft’s gargantuan Assassin’s Creed Odyssey I’m astounded at how much of it I have left. I’m also left startled by how different an experience I seem to have had from many other players.I’ve heard some people complain that Odyssey…

Image: Mashable Photo Composite: BSIP/UIG via Getty ImagesBy Amy-Mae Turner2018-11-02 20:30:00 UTC Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2018 and we have the entire internet…

Tumblr released its annual Year in Review lists for video games. These chart or 2018’s most popular games on the platform, based on likes, posts and reposts, separates mobile games from console games. To those who don’t enthusiastically follow the Fandom blog’s weekly updates, this may indicate that the mobile games don’t measure up to…

CLOSE SportsPulse: In a battle of generations, the young gun Patrick Mahomes takes on the G.O.A.T. Tom Brady for the AFC title. NFL insider Lorenzo Reyes breaks down who has the edge and who will come out on top. USA TODAYWith just four teams left in the NFL playoffs facing off in their respective conference…

While the Nintendo 64 wasn’t the most revolutionary home console, the clunky cartridge-based system still managed to house some of the best games of the mid-to-late ‘90s. Quite a few N64 classics, including Super Smash Bros., Donkey Kong 64, and Pokemon Snap, will celebrate their 20th anniversaries in 2019. Joining these memorable 64-bit outings is…

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Liam Kirk occasionally takes a 15-minute stroll from Peterborough Memorial Centre to The UK Shoppe in search of a taste of home. Kirk, 18, is 3,400 miles away from his family in Maltby, England, playing ice hockey — a sport many of his friends teased him about while growing up.In June, the…

Sony’s PlayStation Classic.James Bareham/Polygon Timeless classics suitable for enshrinement on a mini-console Sony’s PlayStation celebrates its 25th anniversary next December. Of course, Sony has never been one for dragging its feet, so the company has already kicked off its birthday celebration with a commemorative mini-PlayStation console crammed full of 20 games. Some of those selections…

CHANDLER, Ariz. — Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, sitting on the weight bench in the gym of his palatial home, is restless, rubbing his hands together, chugging another bottled water, keeping an eye on the latest baseball news on his big-screen TV.He has played only three baseball games in the last 493 days…

5.23pm EST17:23 Here’s Bryan’s report off today’s game, which you can replay below. Be sure to join us on Saturday for minute-by-minute coverage of Game 11. Game 10 ended in a draw after 54 moves. 3.43pm EST15:43 “I think at some point I had a big advantage but I couldn’t see how to play it,”…

Jan 10, 2019Mark OgdenSenior Writer, ESPN FC The Premier League returns this weekend with the title and Champions League qualification up for grabs. The relegation battle is also set to intensify as games begin to run out in the fight for survival.Manchester City’s 2-1 win against Liverpool has reignited the title race, while Manchester United’s…