Child uses sleeping mom's fingerprints to buy Pokemon gifts

A fingerprint-ID locked phone wasn't going to stop this 6-year-old from catching 'em all. Online purchases have been a pain in the wallet for parents, with the Federal Trade Commission hitting Apple, Google and Amazon with complaints accusing the companies of making it too easy for kids to make in-app purchases. Kids buying online without their parents' consent has cost these companies millions in settlements.
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Game on! The best board games of 2016

Do you get unhealthy levels of enjoyment from unwrapping decks of cards, punching out cardboard tiles, and evaluating the heft and finish of wooden cubes? We do, too—we're gamers, after all—and 2016 was a tremendous year for tabletop gaming. The tireless members of the Ars Cardboard crew spent a lot of time playing, replaying, and dissecting the year's new titles, and we're ready to tell you what we enjoyed most.
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The Pinball Punk of Montreal

When musician Adam Kiesler tried to get pinball back on the street, he uncovered the game's seedy past – and the archaic laws that banned it.
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Super Mario’s Reluctant Leap to the iPhone

As recently as five years ago, Nintendo’s late president, Satoru Iwata, was adamant that Super Mario would never make the leap to smartphones. “If we did this, Nintendo would cease to be Nintendo,” he said in an interview with Nikkei, in 2011. The decision was philosophical rather than economic. The goal of smartphone developers, Iwata had said earlier that year, “is just to gather as much software as possible, because quantity is what makes the money flow.”
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Original The Legend of Zelda Map Gets Printed In 3D

The Legend of Zelda on NES had a sprawling world by the standards of 1980s console games. While decades ago people used to draw their own maps to try and keep track of where each dungeon and secret, alternative methods now exist. Like, for instance, 3D printing a replica of the game’s entire overworld.
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Best gaming monitor reviews and latest news

A website dedicated to PC Monitors, you can find anything related to computer screens, including reviews, news guide and much more.
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Disney and MLB purchase streaming rights for 'League of Legends'

Media titans are getting interested in esports.
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Now you can get Super Mario Run on your iPhone

Mario fans can now hang out with their favourite Nintendo character while they're away from their game system. Nintendo announced on Thursday that Super Mario Run is now available for iPhone and iPad. The game can be downloaded from the App Store at no cost, and players have a chance to try out the game's three modes for free. For unlimited access to the game, there's a one-time payment of $13.99.
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This Mod Makes Grand Theft Auto V as Photorealistic as Possible

A Modder by the name of ‘Razed’ has just released an epic graphical mod for Grand Theft Auto V that aims to make Rockstar’s title as photorealistic as possible. This mod goes by the name of NaturalVision 2.0 and is the result of greatly utilizing ReShade, ENB, VisualSettings and TimeCycle files in combination with the VisualV mod.
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Man spends stolen $1m on Game of War

A man went on a $1m (£800,000) spending spree on the Game of War app after stealing $4.8m from his employer. Kevin Lee Co, 45, from Sacramento, California, pleaded guilty to fraudulently using company credit cards to steal the money. Court documents reveal Mr Co spent about $1m of the embezzled funds on Game of War, one of the world's highest grossing mobile games. Players buy gold and other in-game credits to help build their empires.
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Fun and Games Led to Some of the World's Greatest Inventions

Delight and play are important drivers of historical change.
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What happens when Mario dies?

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F.D.A. Agrees to New Trials for Ecstasy as Relief for PTSD Patients

The Food and Drug Administration has approved large-scale clinical trials to study MDMA, the illegal party drug better known as Ecstasy, as treatment for PTSD patients. By Dave Philipps.
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A Forgotten Adventure With a Telepathic Tribe

New Broadway play revisits a National Geographic photographer’s strange encounter while searching for the source of the Amazon. By Nina Strochlic.
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The Beautiful, Stunning Move That Won Magnus Carlsen the World Chess Championship

Magnus Carlsen retained his world title with one of the most beautiful, stunning moves in the history of the World Chess Championship. By Matt Gaffney.
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The Life-Changing Magic of Mushrooms

A landmark pair of studies shows that giving people with depression and anxiety magic mushrooms made them better for months. By Olga Khazan.
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'No Man's Sky' cleared in false advertising investigation

No Man's Sky developer Hello Games has emerged from a marketing investigation unscathed. The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has spent the last two months examining claims that the game's steam page is misleading. Disgruntled players had taken issue with screenshots, videos and text which, in their opinion, showed the game with better visuals, performance and planetary exploration. These covered warping, ship battles and the complexity of extraterrestrial life.
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