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The role-playing game has sold millions of copies since its August 2023 release and is one of the highest-rated video games of all time. Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ became the surprise hit of 2023 by upending conventional wisdom about what gives video games broad appeal

For years, the biggest video game publishers have operated under the assumption that compelling stories and captivating characters don’t offer a good return on investment.
Some of the positive photos used in the study were similar to this one – a group of smiling strangers. Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Ketamine paired with looking at smiling faces to build positive associations holds promise for helping people with treatment-resistant depression

In a new study, a single infusion of the antidepressant – along with repeated exposure to positive imagery – significantly reduced symptoms in depressed patients in a clinical trial.
The Counter Strike Global Offensive cyber sport event in St Petersburg, Russia, in October, 2017. Shutterstock/RomanKosolapov

Esports is the future of all sports – here’s why

Could the Olympics and other major sports be on the brink of bringing gamers into the ‘real’ sporting arena?
Fortnite player Bugha, in action during the final of the Solo competition at the 2019 Fortnite World Cup at Flushing Meadows in New York, July 2019. EPA-EFE/Jason Szenes

Fortnite World Cup and the rise of the esports industry

Esports is huge business, attracting millions of players and huge tournament prizes. But investors are worried about the level of hype in the industry.

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