FOX on Tech

As the Summer of Games continues on FOX on Games, Week 2 tackles the machines, hardware revolutions, and near-fatal disasters that shaped the industry. We trace the quarter-munching golden age of arcades in the late '70s and '80s, the wood-paneled revolution of the Atari 2600, and the catastrophic 1983 video game crash sparked by rushed titles like E.T. We also explore how Nintendo resurrected the North American market with the NES and the famous "Seal of Quality," kicking off the legendary 16-bit console wars between Nintendo and Sega.

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X will now let users see if they have been shadowbanned and how their content is being ranked on the social media site.

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Google unveils a bunch of new hardware offerings, including the Pixel 11 smartphones enhanced with Gemini artificial intelligence, the new Pixel Watch 5, and a competitor to Apple's AirTag.

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Courts in England and Wales become the latest to ban Meta's Smart Glasses, as the devices violate bans on recording in courtrooms.

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Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing to increase taxes on the artificial intelligence industry in order to invest in the American people.

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Apple releases macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 to address a security vulnerability that could allow hackers to remotely access your device.

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Week 4 of the 2026 Esports World Cup in Paris delivered historic moments, headlined by 15-year-old Chilean phenom Jaime "Craime" Bustos becoming the youngest champion in event history by winning Street Fighter 6 for Team Falcons. We also cover Zeta Division's victory in the Overwatch Champion Series, G2 Esports taking home the crown in Call of Duty: Warzone, and Team Spirit making history in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Plus, we dive into Nintendo's new "Life in Bubbly Basin" DLC for Pokémon Pokopia, and the explosive global launch of Arc System Works' Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls.

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We take a retrospective journey through the historical milestones that built the video game industry. From Atari's Pong accidentally launching the arcade boom to Nintendo saving its American division with Shigeru Miyamoto's Donkey Kong, we explore how these foundational hits changed entertainment forever. We also examine Toru Iwatani’s pizza-inspired Pac-Man, Alexey Pajitnov crossing the Iron Curtain with Tetris, and how Super Mario Bros. defined the home console experience.

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SpaceX confirms it is investing more than $16 billion into a semiconductor manufacturing facility to build microprocessor chips in Texas, amid concerns that the U.S. relies too heavily on imported chips.

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