Video games

Gaming: Israel's digital success story excluded from the Start-Up Nation narrative - opinion

Overlooking an industry that is already active, thriving, and globally competitive represents a significant missed opportunity, not only for Israel’s economy but also for the global gaming ecosystem.

 Two gamers hold video game controllers.
A child sits at the computer

Navigating the digital world: A parent’s guide to online safety - opinion

Playing Grand Theft Auto with a Playstation controller; illustrative.

Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed again until at least November 2026, Rockstar confirms

EA (Eletronic Arts) Sports logo is seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022.

Videogame revolution, EA, acquired by Saudi fund in multi-billion dollar deal


Will Israel make a survival-horror video game about October 7 massacre?

A proposal at an Israeli hasbara conference in Holon gave the idea of a survival-horror video game where players would have to escape Hamas terrorists during the Nova music festival

 A panel at the HASBARA NOW conference discussing the concept of the video game.

Children between 6 mos. and 12 years greatly impacted by digital games, but there are some benefits

Hong Kong researchers find that parents need professional guidance in permitting programs that promote positive development


Graphic pro-Israel ads make their way into children’s video games

A video interrupted a kid's game showing Hamas terrorists, terrified Israelis, blurred graphic footage and a message, "WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO HARM US PAY A HEAVY PRICE."

 IDF soldiers inspect the remains of a police station in Sderot, which was the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, on October 8.

Popular kids video game Roblox has become gathering space for pro-Palestinian protests

A video of Roblox rally, which was shared on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, has been viewed more than 24 million times.

Popular online video game platform Roblox is seen being down during an outage.

Playing tetris may prevent post-partum PTSD - study

Who would have dreamed that playing Tetris for fifteen minutes can prevent psychological trauma in mothers after a difficult birth?

 A screenshot of Tetris.

Ben-Gurion University builds Silicon Valley-style campus on Minecraft

Players are tasked with developing a business plan before ultimately presenting their company to a Shark Tank-style panel of investors – all of which takes place inside Minecraft's virtual ecosystem.

 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev's Minecraft campus (main view).

Israeli gamers win top prize at Saudi Arabia's Gamers8 festival

Israeli Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports players on Team Vitality emerged victorious over ENCE in the finals of the tournament at Saudi Arabia's Gamers8.

Screenshot of a game of Counter Strike

Digital puzzles, not strategy games, could help memory in older adults - study

The study found that older adults who play digital puzzles like Sudoku, Word Search, and crosswords had greater memory skills, while those who played strategy video games did not.

Crossword puzzle [Illustrative].

A Holocaust museum is launching in Fortnite. Can video games fight antisemitism?

No matter what choices the player makes, they will be murdered by Nazis, a dark end that the game’s creator says is essential to its success as an educational tool.

 Fortnite game graphic is displayed on a smartphone in front of Apple logo in this illustration taken May 2, 2021.

Survey of teens in the gaming world reports on serious dangers

A new survey in Israel shows that teens playing online games may be exposed to inappropriate and violent content.

 Two gamers hold video game controllers.