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


Microsoft has stopped making Xbox One consoles

The software giant had launched two models of its Xbox Series X in November 2020, seven years after the debut of the previous version, to capture a pandemic-driven boom in consumer spending on games.

 View of the Microsoft offices in Herzliya, Israel, on May 28, 2021

LAPD officers fired for ignoring robbery so they could catch Pokémon

The DICVS recording captured the two for the next twenty minutes discussing Pokemon as they drove to different locations trying to "catch them all" as Pokemon virtually popped up on their phones.

The augmented reality mobile game "Pokemon Go" by Nintendo

New platform allows blind people to 'see' virtual reality

The platform will be used to rehabilitate blind people’s orientation skills and provide them with independence, just like Braille does for reading and writing.

Blind walking cane (Illustrative)

Israeli esports club Team Finest enters the NFT market

"We plan to use Finest as a platform to educate what are NFTs and what is blockchain, and what can be done utilizing this technology," said chairman Mark Klein.

 NFT (illustrative).

Ex-Israel Football Association CEO becomes new boss at Team Finest

Rotem Kamer takes over Israel's first esports club as it undergoes expansion domestically and internationally.

Rotem Kamer.

Israeli esports organization Team Finest collaborates with Pizza Hut

Team Finest has collaborated with companies in a multitude of areas, ranging from electronics to clothes.

 From right to left: Assaf Tomer, Chen Mizrachi, Yotam Nachshon, Tamir Levi.

Roblox outage: Why did the game shut down for three days?

The Roblox outage was temporary and was back up on November 1, but the outage was still noticed, especially among the game's target demographic: Young children.

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

Amazon's Twitch blames configuration error for data breach

An anonymous hacker claimed to have leaked Twitch data, including information related to the company's source code, clients and unreleased games.

 Twitch - video streaming service specializing in computer games

Anti-Israel video game has players 'free Palestine', fight IDF

A video game titled Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque lets users play as a "Palestinian freedom fighter" who shoots IDF soldiers.

Cover art for the upcoming video game 'Fursan Al-Aqsa: Knights of Al-Aqsa Mosque.'

'In Sound Mind': New Israeli video game released for PC, PS5, Xbox

The game features intense action, haunting visuals, an original soundtrack by The Living Tombstone and a cat you can pet.

In Sound Mind, cover art.