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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...