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In this video, we go back to 1978 and the story behind Space Invaders: how one Japanese designer, Tomohiro Nishikado, built the game (and even the hardware to run it), why those aliens speed up as you shoot them, and how a simple shooter turned arcades into a global obsession. […]

We watch two members of the Green Lantern Corps investigate a dark mystery in the American heartland, test drive a Bluetooth sleep mask designed to shut out the world without giving up your bedtime listening, and command an elite squad in a new turn-based Star Wars adventure set during the […]

We’re heading back 40 years to the summer of 1986 and one unforgettable journey along the railroad tracks. Stand By Me gave us four friends, a search for a missing boy, and a coming-of-age story filled with humor, danger, and the kind of friendships that seem like they’ll last forever. […]