Reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen (right), from Norway, plays Italian-American challenger Fabiano Caruana in the first few minutes of round 12 of their World Chess Championship match on Monday in London. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen (right), from Norway, plays Italian-American challenger Fabiano Caruana in…

CLOSE SportsPulse: This will likely go down as the worst officiated championship weekend ever. But if you are a fan of chaos and pure insane entertainment it was incredible. Trysta Krick breaks down how the Patriots and Rams punched their ticket to the Super Bowl. USA TODAYNEW ORLEANS — The 32 things we learned heading into Super…

CLOSE Sunday’s NFL action included an absolute beatdown in Foxborough and saw Nick Foles’ Eagles run out of magic. Trysta Krick breaks it all down. USA TODAY SportsThe 32 things we learned heading into the NFL’s conference championship games: 1. How crucial are postseason bye weeks? All four teams that had one this year prevailed in the…

Santiago Lyon reflects on his friendship with — and the craft of — Mr. Boylan, a fellow conflict photographer.ImageA boy dancing in a heavy tropical shower in a street in Havana. July 19, 2010.CreditCreditDesmond Boylan/ReutersWhen tens of thousands of students took to the streets of Spain to protest new education laws in 1987, riot police…

The Xbox One X arrived on the market at a time when Xbox was heavily critized for being underpowered. Thanks to a big GPU boost, it now holds the title of being the most powerful console currently on the market, capable of rendering games at 4K resolution and 60FPS. $500 at Best Buy Pros More…

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…

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…

On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we implore you to not miss Return of the Obra Dinn, a phenomenal game and contender for 2018’s greatest.First we dive into why Obra Dinn is so great, also taking some time to dissect Hitman 2, the Sega Genesis Classics collection, and other games we’re playing. Then it’s time for…

For the second time this decade, LeBron James has left the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the team has seemingly collapsed in on itself. James’ departure for the Miami Heat in 2010, of course, left the team in dire straights as they toiled in the NBA’s abyss, collecting lottery picks and racking up 20-win seasons until James…

The new deal will see Sky broadcast every play-off game live as well as the Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy finalsThe Football League has agreed a record £595m five-year TV deal with Sky Sports.It represents a 35% increase on the previous contract, which expires at the end of this season.The EFL is certain it represents…

I’m only about halfway through about a half-dozen different video games at the moment, but I cannot stop playing Tetris Effect, a reimagining of the classic puzzle game for the PS4 from Rez Infinite and Lumines creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi. So much so that, after some long sessions with the game this past weekend, I found…

“Kingdom Hearts 3″/Square Enix Released on January 29th, “Kingdom Hearts 3” is the culmination of a trilogy that began in 2002. The game arrives nearly 13 years after “Kingdom Hearts 2.”The “Kingdom Hearts” series blends the worlds of Disney’s films with the “Final Fantasy” video game series.Through the years the series has developed a cult…

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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…

If you just finished up your latest video game, and you’re wondering what to buy next for your PlayStation 4, perhaps you just need to look within. No, not in a philosophical way. Maybe instead of buying that $60 game that you’ve been eyeing, take a gander at the PSN store and discover the free…

Red Dead Redemption 2 is dedicated to making you feel like you are living in a realistic Old West. But, like previous Rockstar games, if you look in the right place or visit a location at a certain time, you might find something weird and even paranormal. Bigfoot was included in the first Red Dead…

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…

Players (and officials) still cling to the pregame rituals they think will bring them success on the field. ImageCreditDaniel SulzbergIn the N.F.L., where the wait between most games is a long, charged week, tales of eccentric pregame rituals in the final jittery moments before kickoff have become a fabled part of the sport’s lore.If, for…

TORONTO, ON- SEPTEMBER 24 – Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) and Masai Ujiri as the Toronto Raptors host their media day before going to Vancouver for their training camp. Media Day was held at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. September 24, 2018. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Wonder what the U.S. Media is…

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…

Dec 20, 2018Jeremy FowlerCloseESPN Staff WriterESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduateMike TriplettCloseESPN Staff WriterCovered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduateA complicated game can be simplified by this truism: Top quarterback-head coach…

The EthicistImageCreditCreditIllustration by Tomi UmI have decided to stop watching football given the recent findings about the frequency with which concussions occur and the long-term effects of those concussions on the players. I am not trying to take a stand and change any of my family’s or friends’ opinions, but I do want to feel…

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…

For decades, Martin Amis’s Invasion of the Space Invaders: An Addict’s Guide to Battle Tactics, Big Scores and the Best Machines – part anthropological survey of New York’s arcade scene in the early 80s, part video game tips book – has remained one of the great literary curios of the 20th century. First published in…

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…