JASON M. BAILEY | The Seattle Times

**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before TUESDAY 3:00 A.M. ET AUG. 27, 2019. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** FILE — A video feed of competitors playing Fortnite is displayed on a screen at the Fortnite World Cup at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, July 27, 2019. Epic Games, which introduced an online platform for buying PC games in December, wants to change the way people buy video games, but it faces the dominance of Steam, the primary destination for online game purchases. (Brian Finke/The New York Times) XNYT206 XNYT206

September 1, 2019 at 3:01 pm

Fortnite maker, seeking to sell more games, challenges Bellevue-based Valve’s Steam store

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April 16, 2019 at 12:23 pm

A new recruitment tool for construction: the joystick VIEW

Plastic excavators, bulldozers and cranes fueled by imagination have long captivated toddlers. Now, the construction industry is trying to attract teenagers with realistic computer simulators...

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In an undated handout image from Blizzard Entertainmen, the random contents of a loot box from a Summer Games event for Overwatch in 2016. Loot boxes can be earned by playing the game or can be bought with money. Loot boxes are a substantial revenue stream for the video game industry. But some lawmakers say they constitute gambling and should be regulated. (Blizzard Entertainment via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY VIDEO GAMES GAMBLING BY JASON M. BAILEY FOR APRIL 24, 2018. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

April 29, 2018 at 5:00 pm

States face off with video-game industry over loot boxes

Critics say digital loot boxes — which offer video gamers features like new character outfits and powerful weapons — are predatory, seducing people with murky...

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