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Two hundred miles from LA, an off-grid community with roots in Burning Man offers an unorthodox educational experience – is Mars College the future?

An online game involving players attempting to "survive" on Jeffrey Epstein's island has been spreading online.

Jack Black, who plays Minecraft's Steve and Super Mario Bros' Bowser on the big screen, wants to star in another successful ...

It’s April Fools’ Day 2026, and that means it’s once again time to comb through another round of the best jokes and pranks ...

A manager for Mojang shares their thoughts on Minecraft's recent strategy of releasing smaller, more frequent game drop updates.

Epic Games, the Cary-based maker of Fortnite and other video games, is laying off 1,000 workers — including more than 200 in Cary — and plans cut hundreds of millions of dollars in additional costs as ...

Max Payne, the 2008 action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and based on the hit video game series, will stream free on Tubi from April 1.

War in the Middle East is causing concern for the people behind Saudi Arabia’s plans to invest $38 billion to become a global video-game hub. “It’s obviously not helpful for the region to have this ...

New Pears every day at noon! This is Pears Game 222. The longest word in Game 225 was IMAGINING. The complete Pears archive is now open! Slate Plus members can play 200+ games of Pears anytime. It’s ...

New Pears every day at noon! This is Pears Game 215. The longest words in Game 214 were ATLATL, DOODAD, TATTOO, and TOLDJA. The complete Pears archive is now open! Slate Plus members can play 200+ ...