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Nintendo no longer repairing Wii video game consoles

Nintendo is no longer repairing the Wii video game console, which was released in 2006 and let players swing controllers to impact action on screen.

      




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Esports' Overwatch League cancels first homestands of 2020 season in China due to coronavirus

The Overwatch League canceled its esports matches scheduled for February and March in China because of the coronavirus outbreak.

      




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Solitaire, Scrabble among classic casual games rebooted for on-the-go playing

Classic casual games such as Solitaire, sudoku, crossword puzzles and pinball live on smartphones and tablets as the mobile gaming audience expands.

      




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The Phoenix Suns are playing out the rest of their season on 'NBA 2K' video game

The Phoenix Suns revealed Thursday the team plans to play out the rest of its schedule using the video game "NBA 2K."

      




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No, Microsoft won't necessarily be serving up new Xbox for Thanksgiving

Despite a mistaken notice about a Thanksgiving release, the new Xbox will come out this holiday season -- also when the PlayStation 5 is due.

      




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Dungeons & Dragons while social distancing? It's free to try the newest 'Critical Role'-inspired sourcebook.

Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer is the mind behind Dungeons & Dragons' latest official sourcebook. There's a preview online, too.

      




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Video games: How to get started while staying at home, social distancing amid coronavirus

With many people practicing social distancing and self-isolation in response to the coronavirus epidemic, now is an ideal time to try video games.

      




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Video games can be a healthy social pastime during coronavirus pandemic

At the behest of the World Health Organization, video game companies are promoting hand washing, physical distancing during the coronavirus crisis.

      




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Coronavirus home lesson plans, coming for free in 'Minecraft'

'Minecraft,' played on iPads, video game consoles and computers, is getting free educational content for kids stuck at home during the coronavirus.

       




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Sony will launch 'The Last of Us Part II' in June after parts of video game leaked online

Sony announced it will release The Last of Us Part II in June after development studio Naughty Dog confirmed parts of the game were leaked online.

       




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Google Doodles: Tech giant brings back some of its popular interactive games

Google is launching a series of Doodles starting Monday celebrating some of their most popular interactive games available on its main search page.

       




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Microsoft sets May 7 to unveil video games on new Xbox Series X console

Microsoft plans to release its new Xbox Series X video game console for the 2020 holiday season. On May 7, we will get a look at games in the works.

       




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On coronavirus lockdown, gamers seek solace and community in video games

Coronavirus lockdowns and extended social distancing has more people playing video games to stay connected and pass the time.

       




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Travis Scott is going to debut his next song Thursday on Fortnite as part of virtual tour

Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite, announced Monday the musician will premiere a brand new track as part of an "Astronomical" tour within the game.

       




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Outsourcing the coronavirus crisis to business has failed – and NHS staff know it | Cat Hobbs

Handing out contracts out to firms like Serco and G4S is now second nature to those in power. We need to rebuild state capacity

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed a lot about British society – the fragility of the economy, the insecure situation so many workers find themselves in – but it has also shone a light on the state itself. Many comparisons have been made between the current mobilisation of state resources and the second world war. But while that crisis involved a ramping up of public sector capacity, this one is being managed by a state that believes itself to be utterly dependent on the private sector.

First, there are the outsourcing giants, shadowy corporations who have been handed numerous contracts over the past 20 years. Matt Hancock has put Serco in charge of the phonelines for contact tracing, a vital part of the government’s public health strategy. This is a company that mismanaged data at a GP surgery, and failed to train staff properly for a breast cancer hotline service. Along with G4S, it claimed money from the government for tracking prisoners who were later found to be dead.

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For too many Britons, Boris Johnson's easing of lockdown will be no picnic | Polly Toynbee

Despite everything, the Tory party is sticking to the ideology of the free market, rather than saving lives and jobs

“How on earth did it come to this?” Keir Starmer’s question could skewer Boris Johnson at every PMQs from now on. It encompasses all the damage the government did in the last decade, as well as all it has failed to do to protect the country from Covid-19. The list of derelictions in the early stage of the crisis is long, the testing and the protective equipment still shamefully inadequate. Have lessons been learned? The auguries are not good.

Related: Picnics and sunbathing on cards as PM expected to allow more time outside

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Paths out of lockdown: questions Boris Johnson must answer

Clarity on lifting Covid-19 rules needed, from increasing time outdoors to schools returning

Boris Johnson will address the nation on Sunday to set out a road map for how England might leave the Covid-19 lockdown. Any immediate changes have been billed as modest and incremental, but people are expecting more details on how life could differ over the next few weeks. Here are the questions the prime minister needs to answer:

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More users needed: Lessons from Alberta's coronavirus contact tracing app

Alberta's use of a smartphone app to help slow the spread of the coronavirus may provide other provinces with insight on what to do — and what to avoid — as Canada begins easing restrictions, heightening the need for effective contact tracing.



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WeChat's surveillance of international users boosts censorship in China, researchers say

WeChat is one of the world’s most popular apps, but researchers at the University of Toronto caution it is surveilling international users and using their information to broaden censorship on the app in China.



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Austrian ski resort covers glacier after coronavirus cuts season

- With its season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, one of Austria's most popular glacial ski resorts covered its glacier in protective fabric earlier than usual this year to help preserve it for a still uncertain reopening.



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Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig star in social distance soap opera with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show

The 'Saturday Night Live' alumni virtually reunited on Fallon's chat show




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Better off dead: Can someone please put Killing Eve out of its misery?

The smash serial killer comedy returns to the BBC with an 'exasperatingly average' third series, leaving our arts columnist Fiona Sturges wishing it would bite the dust




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Antiques Roadshow: Guitar once owned by George Harrison and John Lennon valued at up to £400,000

Show's expert called it 'by far the most expensive thing [he's] ever seen in 25 years'




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Gogglebox viewers in hysterics as Channel 4 stars watch Tiger King: 'I'm in absolute stitches'

'Watching everyone's reaction to Joe Exotic was far better than the series itself,' one viewer wrote




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SNL star Michael Che pays tribute to grandmother who died of coronavirus in new lockdown episode

'I'm very hurt and angry that she had to go through all that pain alone'




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Tiger King: What stars of 'bonkers' Netflix show say about notorious Joe Exotic in new aftershow episode

No one held back when asked about the controversial figure




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Tiger King new episode released by Netflix after show becomes Stranger Things-sized hit

It features many faces from the hit documentary




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Tiger King: Jeff Lowe reveals whether he thinks Carole Baskin 'killed her ex-husband' in new episode

Zoo owner also accuses Netflix of sensationalising' story to make him 'villain' in new aftershow




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Tiger King's head zookeeper Erik Cowie says Joe Exotic should not be a free man: 'He's gonna die in prison – good riddance'

Cowie doesn't hold back in aftershow that's just been released on Netflix




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Tiger King: Former zoo manager John Reinke accuses Joe Exotic of 'blowing up' his cabin in new episode

'The man's done a lot of stupid s***'




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Tiger King: Rick Kirkham says Joe Exotic asked him to kill Carole Baskin in Netflix aftershow episode

'I'll make you a rich man if you kill Carole'




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Pen15 perfectly portrays the absolute carnage of being a teenage girl

Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle play lightly fictionalised versions of their 13-year-old selves in this cathartic comedy, writes Annabel Nugent




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Killing Eve season three review: This once-thrilling comedy drama has grown stale and predictable

New head writer Suzanne Heathcote's zombie-writing experience might come in handy. Where 'Killing Eve' had a vitality, it now feels tired to the point of lifelessness




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Saturday Night Live's at-home episode during coronavirus lockdown hit all the right notes

Saturday's instalment of 'SNL at home' brilliantly acknowledged the gravity of our times while poking fun at quarantine culture




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Killing Eve writer explains shocking death in season 3 premiere: 'Beloved characters inevitably die'

This article contains major spoilers for the first episode of 'Killing Eve' series three




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Seinfeld's Jason Alexander, Fran Drescher, Billy Porter and more raise $1.5m for CDC with remote Seder

Mayim Bialik, Debra Messing, Finn Wolfhard and many others joined




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Quiz: Chris Tarrant's son casts verdict on Michael Sheen's performance of his father

New TV drama charts story of infamous 2001 coughing scandal




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Quiz: The Millionaire 'coughing major' scandal wasn't just about cheating – it was also about class

Whether or not the Ingrams were cheating on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?', the resulting outrage was rooted in the same dynamics that have come to dominate social discourse in the years since, says Adam White




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Amy Schumer legally changes son's name after realising it sounded like 'genital'

Comedian explained on her podcast that she hadn't realised what the name sounded like until recently




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Quiz: Michael Sheen 'angry' after ITV announcer gets his name wrong before episode 2

'The least you can do is get my name right in your trailers,' Chris Tarrant actor said




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Quiz: Viewers convinced Ingrams are innocent as 'absolutely incredible' show draws to a close

Many fans praised Helen McRory's 'bad-ass' performance and the unexpected musical sequence




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My So-Called Life cast reunites after 26 years – with the exception of Jared Leto

'We all have such love for each other'




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Matt Lucas lands new self-isolation entertainment show on Channel 4

'Reasons to be Cheerful with Matt Lucas' will start on 26 April




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Quiz, episode 3, review: We all know how it's going to end, but it's still a treat to watch

The final in the three-part drama about the Chris Tarrant-fronted quiz show scandal is concerned with the dramatic court case




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Why is it still so unusual to see female masturbation on screen?

There's an appetite for a more relatable picture of female sexuality and bodies in television and film, writes Lucy Jones. TV shows like 'Run' and 'Fleabag' are proof of that




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Isolation Stories: ITV commission four-part drama series filmed in coronavirus lockdown

Actors will be responsible for filming themselves, with directors giving instruction remotely, in accordance with official lockdown rules




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Graham Norton Show viewers urge BBC to 'bring back canned laughter' for lockdown episodes

'It's very weird without an audience,' one fan wrote




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Belgravia episode 6 review: Julian Fellowes' witless ITV drama pales in comparison to Quiz

The Downton Abbey creator's calling cards litter this series finale which, for all its frantic plot developments, can't help feeling worn out