The world championship battle between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana will be decided in a quickfire tie-breaker after Monday’s Game 12 ended in a 31-move draw. The result shocked onlookers in light of the champion’s advantages in position and time, and left the best-of-12-games match in a historic 6-6 deadlock. The latest bloodless result, the…

poly-lt-wire-logo Gameheads’ 2018 showcase Gameheads in Oakland is a creative and educational pipeline Here’s Your Change is a game set in a small store in a low income Oakland neighborhood. It’s a first-person game structured like Papers, Please, which its designer Rogelio Lara cites as a key inspiration. The player stands behind the shop’s counter…

88 An all-around great product that’s among the best in its category. You’ll almost certainly be happy. How we score The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands…

Unlike stealth series such as Dishonored or Thief, Hitman is all about hiding in plain sight. Instead of completely going unnoticed, you can walk right in front of a target with them being none the wiser if you’re wearing the right disguise. This affords the Hitman franchise the ability to encourage gameplay that isn’t usually…

The Detroit Lions have been inconsistent all season, but there’s good reason to think they can cover against the Bears on Thursday. Michael Reaves/Getty Images Happy Thanksgiving! This week we gather together with our families, eating with glutton and lounging on the couch as we fall into a tryptophan-induced food coma. There is no better…

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…

Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for the Winter Olympics — most likely for 2030 — in an attempt to bring the Games back to the city that hosted in 2002 and provided the backdrop for the U.S. winter team’s ascendance into an international powerhouse. The U.S. Olympic Committee said Friday it…

Since their beginnings in the early 00s, Battlefield games have been known for wild, unpredictable battles involving up to 64 players, on foot, in tanks or on planes. But the last two games, themed after the world wars, have introduced a new kind of single-player storytelling to complement their frenetic multiplayer warfare. Presented as an…

I think the last time I played a Windows game—as in, a Microsoft game that comes baked into the Windows operating system—was back in Windows 95. Ah, FreeCell. That’s not to say that Microsoft’s games were bad, it’s just not very often that I find myself needing to strike up some Minesweeper to kill time.However,…

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…

It’s still a novelty, but there are great games. Sarah Tew/CNET Cyber Monday is here and many of the PlayStation bundles that went on sale last week are still available. If you’re curious about VR gaming, now could be the time to get a good deal on a PSVR.Updated, Nov. 26: Confirmed availability and pricing.I’ve…

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,…

I hoard items in video games. I hoard them to the point where I have no other space in my inventory or my storage. The idea of tossing away some animal skins or even “beastkin blood” frightens me. What if I need it later? Should I buy it off another player or be forced to…

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Dec 19, 2018David NewtonESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN in 2006CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s not just time to sit Cam Newton for the rest of the season. It’s time for the Carolina Panthers to consider a potential long-term replacement…

We’re halfway through the group stage in the Champions League and it’s getting tight. The results of these five games will go some way to deciding which clubs will still be in the competition after Christmas. Monaco v Club Brugge, Tuesday, 5.55pm Thierry Henry has not yet had the impact Monaco were hoping for when…

For Manchester City it was a supreme way to round off an immaculate week. One by one they have been ticked off: first Arsenal, then Everton and finally a Chelsea side that looked in need of smelling salts before the midway stage of the first half. Three games, 11 goals, nine points, and more fool…

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 —…

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…

If you don’t have one of these PCs, can you really even consider yourself a gamer? By Andrea Kornstein2018-11-06 10:00:00 UTC The popularity of gaming PCs has exploded in recent years. Sure, there are plenty of people who won’t abandoned their beloved consoles. But a large number of gaming enthusiasts have been shifting their attention.…

Darksiders III is the game to play if you’re intrigued by Dark Souls but don’t think you can hack the challenge. The hallmarks are all there. Simplistic-seeming but highly technical combat that punishes even minor errors. A sprawling puzzle box map that folds over on itself again and again as you unlock shortcuts and new…

Media playback is not supported on this device European Super League a ‘fiction’ – Uefa presidentProposed plans for a breakaway European Super League are “fiction” – according to the two most powerful officials in European football.Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin and Andrea Agnelli, the chairman of the influential European Club Association (ECA) which represents over 200…

On Pro FootballImageRunning back Kareem Hunt was released by the Chiefs on Friday.CreditCreditPeter Aiken/Getty ImagesKansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt seemed to embody an N.F.L. that had been regaining its footing after a period of sliding ratings and fan anger over player protests during the national anthem.The league has enjoyed higher-scoring games, better television…

Nov 17, 2018Mike TriplettESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduateWeek 10 was a big one for the top of the 2017 NFL draft class.We saw a resurgent performance from No. 4 pick Leonard Fournette in his…

Peruse these awesome deals on Star Wars stuff, you must, because today is May the Fourth. Fans of Lucasfilm’s iconic franchise have long celebrated this day as a kind of borderline-religious holiday of sorts, one that recognizes an ever-growing franchise that has been adapted for almost every type of media — and product — you…