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For South Korea, E-Sports Is National Pastime

By PAUL MOZUR

Jean Chung for The New York Times

The extent to which video games have become part of mainstream culture in South Korea may be a sign of things to come in the West.

Video Game Review

A scene from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

In This Future War, Soldiers Are Part Superhero

By CHRIS SUELLENTROP

The new video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare stars Kevin Spacey and finds players on a battlefield far in the future.

Kevin Spacey in his performance-capture gear during the recording of his portrayal for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

Casting the Single-Player Movie Star

By CHRIS SUELLENTROP

Kevin Spacey, who plays Francis Underwood in the Netflix series “House of Cards,” portrays a nefarious defense contractor in the video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

Critic’s Notebook

A scene from the video game Alien: Isolation.

Old-School Horror and Its Reliable Chills

By CHRIS SUELLENTROP

It’s good to be scared: Simple, pleasing terror returns in Alien: Isolation, The Evil Within and P. T.

Video Games

Baby steps in updating a soccer simulation franchise.

Reviews: Fifa 15, The Sims 4, Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Murasaki Baby and Bayonetta 2

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Reviews of new video games.

In the video game Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved, developed by Harmonix, players will conduct classical works from that 1940 film as new works by pop and rock composers.

Honky-Tonk Tchaikovsky? ‘Fantasia’ Game Offers a Way

By LAURA PARKER

In Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved, developers at the video game company Harmonix build on Walt Disney’s classic 1940 animated film.

Threats against Anita Sarkeesian have shined a spotlight on a harassment campaign against female game developers and critics.

Feminist Critics of Video Games Facing Threats in ‘GamerGate’ Campaign

By NICK WINGFIELD

The atmosphere has become so toxic that critics and developers are urging big companies in the $70-billion-a-year video game industry to do more to stop it.

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Video Game Review

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor: The protagonist Talion, who seeks to avenge his wife’s killing, rides a creature in a scene from this video game.

A Vengeful Ranger Full of Attitude and on a Mission

By CHRIS SUELLENTROP

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a new role-playing game set in the “Lord of the Rings” world.

Video Game Review

Destiny: A scene from this new science-fiction shooter from Activision. The company expects this interplanetary game to become a billion-dollar franchise.

Enemies Beyond the Ends of the Earth

By CHRIS SUELLENTROP

Destiny, a science-fiction game from Activision and Bungie, is new but already on pace to become a billion-dollar success.

Churchill Downs to Buy Big Fish Games for Up to $885 Million

By NICK WINGFIELD

Churchill Downs, which owns casinos and racetracks, has become the latest company to make a bold move into mobile game.

Interactive Feature

Fall Arts Preview - Times 100

How to wade through the crush of culture coming your way this season? Here’s a guide to 100 events that have us especially excited, in order of appearance.