Examining the game industry’s hidden impacts on climate change

Enlarge / Water water everywhere, and all the [circuit] boards did shrink… (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) Amid the stress of living on a warming planet, playing video games is an escape for billions. Whether you’re inhaling mystical doodads in Kirby and the Forgotten Land or cruising through Guanajuato in Forza Horizon 5, games […]

Examining why Switch games cost more than their PC counterparts

We appreciate your business. Ya-hoo! (credit: Nintendo) After initially struggling to attract wider support from third-party developers, the Switch library is now absolutely filled with ports of big-budget and indie games available on other platforms. However, some Switch players have started to notice that those ports often come at a pricing premium when purchased on […]

Examining, Beat by Beat, Why the Climax of ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Works So Well

Mission: Impossible – Fallout has been hailed as an instant all-time action classic. Its story moves forwards with relentless determination, while Christopher McQuarrie’s direction and Tom Cruise’s apparent death wish provide jaw-dropping stunt spectacle. It’s edited to near-perfection, constantly escalating the stakes until it hits a climax that’s nail-biting even despite concluding with a hackneyed […]

U.S. SEC examining Musk's tweets on taking Tesla private

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Government/Legal,Tesla U.S. regulators are asking Tesla Inc why Chief Executive Elon Musk announced his plan to take the electric carmaker private on Twitter and whether his statement was truthful, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Musk announced his plan on his personal Twitter account on Tuesday, and […]

A Journey Through Time: Examining ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Broadway

Broadway’s two-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child production is a fascinating beast. It brings with it most of its West End cast, acting as direct sequel to the books yet trading on the iconography of the film series, all while making its own unique mark on Harry Potter canon. Picking up from the originals’ […]

Warframe on Nintendo Switch: Digital Extremes “examining possibilities” of games console

Warframe has built a loyal following based around its addictive gameplay and free-to-play model. It can be downloaded on PS4, Xbox One and PC, with a lot of new content being planned for 2018. Sheldon Carter, COO at developers Digital Extremes, recently spoke to Express.co.uk on the game’s enduring popularity in such a saturated market. […]

The British Parliament is examining the loot-box model in video games

Loot boxes in video games like Forza Motorsport 7 and Middle-earth: Shadow of War are raising a debate about business models in the gaming community, and some people are now trying to get their governments to do something about it. That has led Daniel Zeichner, a member of the British Parliament from Cambridge, to pose […]

Mueller’s team is reportedly examining Trump’s role in drafting Trump Jr.’s statement on the Russia meeting

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The team led by special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into Trump’s role in drafting the statement his son, Donald Trump Jr., gave in response to news that he met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer last June during the presidential campaign, NBC News reported on Monday. Mueller is spearheading the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into […]

Examining AI’s role in Amazon’s Prime Day

GUEST: With Amazon’s third Prime Day kicking off tomorrow, Prime consumers can look forward to another day of Black Friday-esque deals. Last year, Prime Day 2016 was Amazon’s biggest sales day ever, surpassing Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Prime Day 2015. In fact, Prime Day 2016 produced 60 percent more orders worldwide and 50 percent […]

THE CREDIT CARD REWARDS EXPLAINER: Examining issuers’ battle to attract and retain customers with perks and loyalty programs

BII This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here. Credit card rewards have become so popular in the US that issuers capture headlines just by launching a new rewards card. And with consumers now caring more about the type of […]