The 8-bit blips of black-and-white sprites in Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue could not compare to the epic battles the players conjured in their minds.
More than 20 years later, those same players can finally watch Pikachu fight Mewtwo on the big screen.

A Pakistani Ms. Marvel and the real-life founder of Planned Parenthood are protagonists of graphic novels that will be showcased at University of Comics, Los Angeles.

This post was updated Sept. 19 at 3:39 p.m.
Piano, saxophone and bass will blend with the percussive scrapes, slaps and rumbles of skateboards at Jason Moran’s jazz performance.

Nike’s “Considered,” a line of shoes made of cannabis, was released in 2005.
Though the company expected the eco-friendly hemp design to attract environmentally conscious consumers, critics panned the earthy look of the shoes and called them “air hobbits.”
“Considered” is one of many unsuccessful corporate attempts to market environmental sustainability that Magali Delmas mentions in her book, “The Green Bundle: Pairing the Market with the Planet,” which releases Tuesday.

Behind every “press any button to start” is a team that started with nothing and ended with a video game.
Students work together to design, write and program their own video games in the Collaborative Game Development Club at UCLA.

Students used lasers to cut acrylic, shape wood and carve “Rick and Morty” faces into checkers pieces.
The UCLA Makerspace in Rieber Hall held a three-part workshop over the course of the last four weeks dedicated to teaching students how to manufacture board games.

Esports is changing the game.
Instead of running across open fields, esports competitors tap computer keys and video game controllers to traverse virtual battlefields and conquer enemy bases.

Games have always been a huge part of the entertainment industry, but what makes them entertaining? Game makers expend significant effort making design decisions people often don’t think about when they’re playing each game.

Games have always been a huge part of the entertainment industry, but what makes them entertaining? Game makers expend significant effort making design decisions people often don’t think about when they’re playing each game.

Games have always been a huge part of the entertainment industry, but what makes them entertaining? Game makers expend significant effort making design decisions people often don’t think about when they’re playing each game.