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In January, the Entertainment Software Administration announced the event would not be held in person over covid-19 concerns. Now it won't happen online either. https://wapo.st/3qRKmtR

Director Otto Bathurst said accommodating fans of the Halo series with newcomers to the games' universe was a big consideration in adapting Halo for Paramount Plus. https://wapo.st/3wNHCl4

In this buggy Western, it doesn’t pay to be a master of the quick draw so much as the quick save. https://wapo.st/36CH9rj

Our test with a baby stroller finds it’s still too easy to stalk people with AirTags, Tiles and Samsung SmartTags — and no single company can fix it alone https://wapo.st/385VYmo

The methodology behind the examination of data purportedly from Hunter Biden's laptop. https://wapo.st/3qK5It2

Targeted Victory pushed local operatives across the country to boost messages calling TikTok a threat to American children. “Dream would be to get stories with headlines like ‘From dances to danger,'" one campaign director said. https://wapo.st/3uFhaHx

Federov is using the Internet to align major tech companies and marshal the country’s resources in a digital front, for a conflict he has begun to call “World Cyberwar I.” https://wapo.st/3iJuKnT

A blockchain powering the NFT game Axie Infinity was attacked, leading to one of the biggest crypto swipes to date https://wapo.st/36X1NSC

The games garnered substantial attention in the video games press, in part because it was controversial to consider them games in the first place. https://wapo.st/384TTHn

DARPA, the innovation arm of the U.S. military, wants artificial intelligence to make battlefield medical decisions, raising red flags from some experts and ethicists. https://wapo.st/3qFmjyf

Ukraine's Internet is still largely up and running, despite missiles and cyberattacks from Russia. Here's how that's possible. https://wapo.st/3NwA2kA

NAVI's CEO, Yevhen Zolotarov, explained the org's stance on Russian esports athletes and described the disorienting feeling of watching Russian propaganda on TV. https://wapo.st/3wFJ8Wl

When the game industry converged on San Francisco after two years apart, there was plenty to discuss. https://wapo.st/37VFwoH

Its move to hire more than 5,000 employees and open new tech hubs could bring more convenience but also more use of customers’ data. https://wapo.st/3JZ3BsM

Amazon workers in Staten Island were set to vote on whether to unionize. https://wapo.st/3wH7SNO

It’s going to be a busy few weeks on the International Space Station. https://wapo.st/3CKxQRF

The tale of the Elden Ring is not a simple one to digest. Here's some help. https://wapo.st/3t8YqR3

Professional esports athletes perform as many as 400 actions per minute, which can build up to chronic, hard to detect ailments. https://wapo.st/37uuqaa

What’s missing from the cheapest new iPhone is battery life and a top-quality camera https://wapo.st/3w66c0e

From Facebook to TikTok to DuckDuckGo, companies that claimed to be "unbiased" are taking sides in newly explicit ways. https://wapo.st/3q2wQ6b

The company said it will charge riders an additional 45 cents to 55 cents per trip beginning March 16. https://wapo.st/35MrYvg

With millions getting their information about the war from the platform, the administration wants to get its message to top content creators. https://wapo.st/3i1iXkh

Russia's crackdown shows how a term popularized to describe disinformation in the 2016 US election has turned into a cudgel for authoritarians. https://wapo.st/3CC9GbL

More than 1,200 miles from Kyiv, a battle is playing out over autonomous weapons. Experts say the stakes are even higher than the Russian invasion. https://wapo.st/3I1UYMv

Facebook will allow some calls for violence against Russians and Russia, initiating a highly unusual exception to its longstanding hate speech rules that prohibit such language. https://wapo.st/3vV5fHZ

From the console's strong launch offerings to its most recent releases. https://wapo.st/349iB7D

A pair of whistleblower complaints filed to the Justice and Treasury departments argue that Facebook broke the law by allowing accounts from sanctioned entities on the platform. https://wapo.st/3vWMxj9

The proposal is seen as a way to avoid blanket restrictions that would affect Web access for average Russians. https://wapo.st/3hWypy4

Tech companies are under fierce public pressure to cut off Russian propaganda on their platforms. Now the EU is arguing its sanctions on Russian state media applies to search results and re-posts from ordinary users. https://wapo.st/35DOV3L

Sony has suspended PlayStation Store operations, the launch of “Gran Turismo 7″ and all shipments of PlayStation software and hardware in Russia. https://wapo.st/3pRZGpE

“It’s hard for me to understand some of my friends already died,” Ukrainian Counter-Strike pro Viktor Orudzhev said. https://wapo.st/3KmUJgC

Emerging technologies are helping police officers do more with less, but concerns about privacy and discrimination are complicating matters. https://wapo.st/3CrIDzQ

Another big provider of Internet backbone service to Russia has announced it will no longer provide service, furthering the country's isolation from outside information sources. https://wapo.st/3pKx1mw

“It’s hard for me to understand some of my friends already died,” Ukrainian Counter-Strike pro Viktor Orudzhev said. https://wapo.st/360IIyk

Apple is expected to announce a new low-cost iPhone though a livestream on Tuesday. https://wapo.st/3pJDezi

Russian, Belarus phishing campaign targeted Ukraine as well as Polish military sites. https://wapo.st/3MzhaAU

Twitch has informed a number of Russia-based streamers it will not be able to pay them due to ongoing sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine. https://wapo.st/36YTXI7

Three security companies say they will offer four months of free services to U.S. hospitals and utilities ahead of possible Russian attacks. https://wapo.st/3vMkmmL

Nobody needed another difficult family member. Alexa and Siri showed up anyway. https://wapo.st/3pK0jSi

Russia’s new law, signed Friday by President Putin, bans what the country calls “fake” news about its military, including language that describes Russia’s attack of Ukraine as an “invasion,” under threat of a 15-year prison sentence. https://wapo.st/3hGxEcz

Official government accounts are using Twitter to clapback at Russia. https://wapo.st/3IM3i44

The Kremlin’s crackdown on the social network isn't about silencing Russians. It's a gambit with a bigger aim. https://wapo.st/3twL4gD

The lawsuit was filed by the parents of Kerri Moynihan, a 32-year-old finance manager at Activision Blizzard when she was found dead on a company retreat in 2017. https://wapo.st/3pCNGs6

Cogent, based in Washington, D.C., is one of the world’s largest Internet backbone providers, serving state-owned Rostelecom and TransTelekom, among other Internet companies in Russia. https://wapo.st/3IOIEQT

Microsoft is suspending all new sales of products and services in Russia, in a major addition to the flood of companies cutting ties over the invasion of Ukraine. https://wapo.st/35KDw1A

From Microsoft and Facebook to startups, companies are increasingly investing in metaverse technologies. Here's what workers need to know about how it may apply to the future of work. https://wapo.st/3vCVDRX

Apple and Airbnb have also shuttered their businesses in the country. https://wapo.st/35rEL61

Ukrainian game studios pivot from development to keeping employees safe: “It’s pretty much impossible to work at all.” https://wapo.st/3CakJZH

Russia has said it will no longer supply rocket engines used in launches by the United Launch Alliance joint venture. https://wapo.st/3Cfc0Wi

Fans of strategy and tactics-based RPG games should definitely check out “Triangle Strategy.” https://wapo.st/35pOB8t