Find all of our “Best of 2025” lists here. It’s been a big year for video games, from couch co-ops to grand, story-driven ...

By playing video games, “people are practicing complex skills in simulated environments,” said Aaron Seitz, a professor of ...

YouTube is quietly turning into a place where videos are no longer just watched, but played. Instead of clicking through to Steam or the App Store, viewers can now load up simple, AI-built games ...

When Rockstar Games delayed Grand Theft Auto 6 into 2026, it likely came as a big relief to publishers who had anything on their slate for the back half of 2025. But 2026 is already shaping up to be ...

CU Boulder scientists find that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits Ever since video games began to gain widespread popularity, some have questioned how playing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Games are revolutionized in every decade, and 2000s games ...

Barbara James is a writer for Collider and a content creator. Currently, she works at Screen Rant as an Video Game Features Writer. As a graduate with a major in English, Barbara has worked as an ...

Typical cozy games include a “character creation” stage, where players can customize the protagonist and step into the world with their bespoke avatar. Give it a try, or just keep scrolling. The ...

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) watches videos with David Walsh (left), president of the National Institute on Media and Family, at a news conference in the Senate Office Building on the effects of ...

Playing video games really does seem to boost your well-being, despite the pastime often being maligned. The results come from a study that took advantage of a unique situation amid the height of the ...

Typical teenagers spend more than 8.5 hours per day with screen media. For teenagers who describe themselves as “enjoying screen-based media a lot,” their favorite activities include watching online ...