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'Street Fighter V' story details revealed ahead of February release

For those eagerly awaiting the next entry in the Street Fighter franchise, Capcom has just released some tantalizing details about the story for the new game. At launch, each fighter will have his or her own individual story that will add important context to the current timeline such as background information and relationships between other characters.


Q&A with Ryan Green

That Dragon, Cancer. The game's developer, Ryan Green, had a conversation with me about his experience developing the game and the public's response to it. ____________________________________________________________________ Byte: When I first heard about the game, my reaction was, "how could someone make a game about this" but after playing it I felt like it all clicked so well.



The game, known as Project: EVO, makes players explore a virtual world and select certain items, while avoiding other objects.

Akili raises $30.5 million for ADHD Video Game

Akili Interactive Labs Inc. in Boston is developing a video game that is believed to have the ability to replace pills as treatment for ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.) They hope to run a large trial to gain approval from the FDA in 2017. The game, known as Project: EVO, makes players explore a virtual world and select certain items, while avoiding other objects. Videogame maker Akili Interactive is seeking to treat ADHD https://t.co/hSifBjBwuc pic.twitter.com/alPpvolshs — Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 22, 2016 "There is a big need in the marketplace from parents, patients and doctors for nonpharmacological therapies for ADHD,” said Eddie Martucci, chief executive of Akili.


'FNaF World' releases early, missing features

As is the usual tradition with Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNaF) games, the recent entry has been put out into the world almost a month earlier! On January 22, FNaF World was released for $9.99 on Steam for Windows.



'Minecraft: Education Edition' announced

Microsoft and Mojang have just announced that Minecraft: Education Edition will be launching this summer for teachers and education institutions around the world to use. The Education Edition is actually an “expanded” version of an already existing program called MinecraftEdu. This special version of Minecraft has been used by teachers and other education institutions since 2011, and is a modded version of the game that is appropriate for classroom use.