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Tracy Chapman performs during the 66th Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles.

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  • Arts & Life

National Recording Registry adds Tracy Chapman, Hamilton and the Minecraft game soundtrack

There are 25 new additions to the Library of Congress collection. They include albums by Elton John, Miles Davis, Amy Winehouse, and the original cast recording of Hamilton.

April 11, 2025
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
A Nintendo Switch 2 console playing Mario Kart World at a hands-on event in New York City.

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  • Series: Join The Game

We tried out the Nintendo Switch 2 — it's a solid console sequel

We played hours of Nintendo Switch 2 games the same day President Trump announced new global tariffs. Despite the hefty price tag, it's a solid evolution of one of the world's most popular consoles.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • James Perkins Mastromarino
to a T (from left) and All Systems Dance.

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  • Gaming Culture

Indie developers showed off big ideas at this year's Game Developers Conference

At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, indie studios showed off ambitious games made by small development teams.

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Vincent Acovino
Citizen Sleeper 2's android protagonist, in a scene from the game's trailer.

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  • Series: Join The Game

This indie sci-fi game is a lesson in resilience and resistance

Developer Gareth Damian Martin tackles gig work, trauma and communities in crisis in the follow up to the acclaimed game Citizen Sleeper.

January 30, 2025
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By:
  • James Perkins Mastromarino
Eric Barone, also known online as ConcernedApe, says that some fans have called Stardew Valley a "chore simulator."

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  • Series: Join The Game

The legacy — and future — of the farming game Stardew Valley

Eric Barone, the creator of Stardew Valley, keeps updating his video game. And has no plans of stopping.

January 24, 2025
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By:
  • Vincent Acovino and
  • Juana Summers
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is out now for Xbox and PC.

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  • Series: Join The Game

Indiana Jones and the voice of Troy Baker

The Great Circle is all Indy, no Harrison. Iconic video game actor Troy Baker discusses how he reinterpreted the role.

December 16, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Benk
The titular Astro Bot looms over an orchestra playing a medley from the soundtracks to the six Game of the Year nominees.

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  • Series: Join The Game

The 2024 Game Awards recap: All winners and most surprising reveals

Astro Bot, Balatro, and Metaphor: ReFantazio claimed the most trophies at The Game Awards in a night dominated by sweeps, surprising reveals and fourth-wall breaks.

December 13, 2024
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By:
  • James Perkins Mastromarino
A shooting gallery at the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan.

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  • World

Nintendo shows off Mario, Zelda, and 135 years of history in a new Kyoto museum

The Nintendo Museum opens in Kyoto, Japan, today. Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto never expected the company to make the museum, since it has an ethos of letting its games speak for themselves.

October 02, 2024
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By:
  • Anthony Kuhn

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  • Business

Inside video game economics (Two Indicators)

Why do video game workers offer labor at a discount? How can you design a video game for blind and sighted players? Does that design have lessons for other industries?

These and other questions about the business of video games answered in todays episode. The Indicator just wrapped a weeklong series decoding the economics of the video game industry, we're excerpting some highlights.

First, we meet some of the workers who are struggling with the heavy demands placed on them in their booming industry, and how they are fighting back.

Then, we check in on how game developers are pulling in new audiences by creatively designing for people who couldn't always play. How has accessibility become an increasingly important priority for game developers? And, how can more players join in the fun?

You can hear the rest of our weeklong series on the gaming industry at this link, or wherever you get your podcasts.

This episode was hosted by Wailin Wong, Darian Woods, and Adrian Ma. Corey Bridges produced this episode with help from James Sneed. It was edited by Kate Concannon, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Robert Rodriguez with help from Valentina Rodríguez Sánchez. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer.

Help support Planet Money and hear our bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+
in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

May 09, 2024
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By:
  • Wailin Wong,
  • Darian Woods,
  • and 3 more
Ella Purnell stars as Lucy in <em>Fallout.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Fallout' is bleak but funny science fission

The new show Fallout is based on a hugely successful video game series known for its sardonic, very dark comedic sensibility, and its violence. It's set in the game's post-apocalyptic world – an America divided into factions wrestling for control of an irradiated wasteland. When the hopeful Lucy (Ella Purnell) steps out of the comfortable life she's known in an underground vault, the world she's confronted with is harsh, brutal, merciless – and kinda funny.

April 19, 2024
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By:
  • Glen Weldon,
  • Joelle Monique,
  • and 4 more
Two of the main characters from the 2015 game Life is Strange, Max Caulfield and Chloe Price.<em> </em>

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  • Series: Join The Game

A growing number of gamers are LGBTQ+, so why is representation still lacking?

While nearly 20% of American gamers identify as LGBTQ+, according to a study from GLAAD and Nielsen, less than 2% of all games include LGBTQ+ characters or storylines.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Kaity Kline
If you, like me, wake up in the middle of the night covered in sweat wondering how to best prepare yourself for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (pictured), read on!

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  • Series: Join The Game

The best spin-off games, books and more to experience before Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Final Fantasy 7 is more than an iconic PlayStation game. It's a multimedia empire embracing novels, short stories, spin-off games — even a movie. We round up the best of it ahead of Rebirth.

January 24, 2024
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By:
  • Andy Bickerton
The experience is virtual, but the results are real. Here's our breakdown of the best VR workouts. Above, Meta's Supernatural fitness app.

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  • Gaming Culture

Hit your 2024 exercise goals with these VR fitness apps and games

An estimated one to two million people already work out while wearing a virtual reality headset. We break down the best fitness apps and games for VR.

January 17, 2024
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By:
  • Will Mitchell
GPB News NPR

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  • Series: Join The Game

NPR's 24 most anticipated video games of 2024

2024 may not have quite the stacked release calendar of 2023, but Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth is right around the corner. Signs also point to Nintendo Switch 2 later this year.

January 11, 2024
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By:
  • James Perkins Mastromarino
An attendee tries the Meta Quest 3 in a demonstration room at a tech conference in September 2023. The headset is among the products listed on ParentsTogether's 2023 tech toys "Naughty List."

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  • Arts & Life

Parent and consumer groups warn against 'naughty tech toys'

The smart toy sector is worth close to $17 billion. But some parent and consumer support groups say these tech-driven toys are not safe for play.

December 13, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
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