Fans Track Down Pioneering Developer Who Brought Female Representation To Games

Fans Track Down Pioneering Developer Who Brought Female Representation To Games

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After nearly 40 years away from the games industry, Van Mai, the pioneering woman who wrote on Atari 2600’s Wabbit and helped create the first console game to star a human girl, has been found. As reported by the Video Game History Foundation, Polygon began searching for this developer that…

Giannis Antetokounmpo After Game 7 Loss: ‘Everything Was Heavy’

Giannis Antetokounmpo After Game 7 Loss: ‘Everything Was Heavy’

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The Milwaukee Bucks’ title defense is over after losing Sunday’s Game 7, 109-89, to the Boston Celtics. Giannis Antetokounmpo finished the game with 25 points, 20 rebounds, and nine assists, on 10-26 shooting from the field (1-4 from three-point range) Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first player ever with 200 points,…

Grant Williams On His Career-High Outing: ‘I Might As Well Take Advantage’

Grant Williams On His Career-High Outing: ‘I Might As Well Take Advantage’

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The Boston Celtics punched the Milwaukee Bucks in the mouth and advanced to their 37th ever Eastern Conference Finals thanks to a monster game from Grant Williams. Williams finished the Celtics’ 109-89 Game 7 win over the Bucks by knocking down a career-high 7-18 three-pointers on his way to a…

Youths’ Strident Voices Demand an End to Child Labour — Global Issues

Youths’ Strident Voices Demand an End to Child Labour — Global Issues

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Lucky Agbavor, a former child labourer from Ghana, shared personal testimony of his life at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour as a former child labourer. Credit: Cecilia Russell/IPS Children forced into child labour are robbed of their childhoods with dire consequences the 5th Global Conference…

Before the Buffalo Shooting, Erratic Behavior and a Chilling Threat From the Suspect
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Before the Buffalo Shooting, Erratic Behavior and a Chilling Threat From the Suspect

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Last spring, as the end of the academic year approached at Susquehanna Valley High School outside Binghamton, N.Y., students were asked for a school project about their plans after graduation. Payton Gendron, a senior, said he wanted to commit a murder-suicide, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the…

Christensen left Chelsea teammates ‘shocked’ after pulling out of FA Cup final squad
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Christensen left Chelsea teammates ‘shocked’ after pulling out of FA Cup final squad

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By Conor Laird Published: May 15, 2022 11:39 pm Last Updated: May 15, 2022 11:47 pm   An insight into the absence of Andreas Christensen from Chelsea’s matchday squad to face Liverpool on Saturday has been forthcoming online, and reflects altogether poorly on the Danish international. Thomas Tuchel’s Blues of…