Mark Serrels is an award-winning Senior Editorial Director focused on all things culture. He covers TV, movies, anime, video games and whatever weird things are happening on the internet. He ...

After nearly 20 years, Checkers, Backgammon, Hearts, and all the rest are being taken offline. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

A simple word game has taken the internet by storm. Ian Bogost, game designer and director of the film and media studies program at Washington University in St. Louis. (@ibogost) Katy Pearce, ...

PHILADELPHIA -- "Guys, I am obsessed with Wordle." "Can't stop. Won't stop." These are just some of the things being said by players of the game Wordle. It's a free word game. The mission is to guess ...

It has been a good run, but Microsoft has finally decided to shutdown the services powering their classic multiplayer Microsoft Internet Games. After almost 20 years of entertainment, Windows users ...

Microsoft Internet Games Will Be Unplayable Soon If you're still play Microsoft's range of Internet Games on Windows 7, XP, or ME, enjoy them while you can as support is ending very soon.

Pour one out for another gaming legend we’re losing. Microsoft revealed last week it’s no longer supporting its suite of Internet Games that have been a staple of Windows for 19 years. Games Services ...

In this week’s bonus episode, Dan Kois reveals to co-hosts Julia and Nadira all the secret ingredients that went into Slate’s latest creation: Pears, a new daily word game. They get into the many ...

Wonder what those green and yellow tiles all over your social media feeds are? It’s Wordle, a new no-frills word game that has charmed the internet. Think of it as Mastermind, but with words instead ...

Want to be part of the Wordle fun? Here's how to solve Twitter's new favorite daily word game. The internet loves two things: A fresh trend, and word games. Wordle is both, and even has a love story ...

Microsoft has already given users of older Windows versions some not-so-subtle hints that it's time to move on. Now, it's giving them more of a push by removing things dear to their hearts: their ...

Smack talk is an inescapable part of any kind of competitive activity. Whether you’re playing pick-up basketball or squadding up in Call of Duty: Warzone, there will most likely be someone trying to ...