A young shop manager living alone in Iran’s capital was panicking during the war with Israel. Her family wasn’t nearby. Her therapist had fled. So she turned to an AI chat bot.
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I played the new Resident Evil — and a whole lot more. Here are my thoughts
The annual Play Days showcase was far more interesting than the reveals themselves.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is good, but not great. Is that enough?
Assassin’s Creed Shadows, out Thursday, might be big enough to reverse Ubisoft’s crumbling fortunes. But the game faces headwinds.
The best and biggest games of 2025 so far
Game studios have cranked out surprising hits ranging from cooperative platformers to historical epics. NPR staff and contributors round up the latest from a promising 2025.
RI Sports Betting Pulls In $1.03M In First Six Weeks
The first revenue numbers for legal sports betting in Rhode Island are just over a million dollars in the first six weeks. The state will get fifty-one percent of that, after operating expenses. Revenue estimates predicted the state making nearly 12 million dollars by this summer, so that’s a little low, if you’re looking at […]


