Grossing more than China’s TikTok and nabbing more views on Twitch than Fortnite on launch day, the free-to-play action adventure game Genshin Impact marks the biggest international launch of a Chinese game in history, say industry experts. Launched on mobile, PC and PlayStation 4 on Monday, the much-anticipated Genshin Impact, […]
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Shining Stars volunteer David Bach claps hands with children as they finish their runs during the Aspen Winter Games at Buttermilk on Thursday, March 5, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) The Shining Stars Foundation hasn’t let a pandemic take away the magic of its recreational programs for kids experiencing cancer […]
“We haven’t forgotten that they’re human,” he said. In this year that has upended so many school traditions, Westport students are far from the only ones who are losing their beloved snow days. Brookline, Cambridge, Lawrence, Lynn, Medford, Milton, Newton, and Quincy — some of the many districts that plan […]
She made this seem natural, almost incidental. But she was seeking, I think, to make contact with somebody who had never known her as a man. She was, in a sense, being reborn. A few months later, lunching together in the Randolph Hotel in Oxford (another of her cherished cities), […]
Magic pro Marco Cammilluzzi. All images provided by Marco Cammilluzzi This article originally appeared on VICE Italy. When I was 11, I started playing Magic: The Gathering (MTG), otherwise known as the world’s most famous collectible card game. Released in 1993, MTG – or “Magic” – is played in person or online […]
Visits to Santa have been cancelled after travel firm Tui said it cannot go ahead with trips to Lapland. The tour operator said it could not guarantee it would “keep the magic alive” for British and Irish families visiting the Finnish region because of coronavirus restrictions. In a statement it […]
In his new Flamingo Showroom production, Piff the Magic Dragon works with one real dog, one puppet dog and several metaphorical elephants. This is because of pandemic protocols, naturally. “There are lots of elephants in the room. In fact, we just put up a yellow fence onstage to make sure […]
I haven’t voted yet. I have to admit, I’m still undecided. Not about how I will vote in this pivotal election but about where I will vote, and about the butterfly effect that my one tiny choice could potentially have on the outcome. Would it be a home run if […]
Six feet and computer screens haven’t stopped fantasy game players from connecting in their worlds of spells and creatures. Magic the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons and other fantasy games all have some element of interaction between players that build communities and relationships around the games. The pandemic’s social distancing and […]