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  CultureNews

  The NYT’s Mini Crossword No Longer Free-To-Play And Fans Are Pissed

  Letter Boxed and Tiles are also now locked behind a New York Times subscription

  By Zack Zwiezen Published August 28, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Wikipedia Is The Latest Place To Join The Daily Gaming Craze

  Following The New York Times , The Washington Post and The Atlantic , the online encyclopedia now has daily activities

  By John Walker Published June 20, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Thanks To Hits Like Wordle, The New York Times Is Now A Gaming Company

  Data shows most NYT subscribers are playing games, not reading the news

  By Zack Zwiezen Published April 1, 2024
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  ReviewsYear in Review

  Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom And Everything Else That Blew Me Away: Ethan Gach’s Top 10 Games Of 2023

  I played so many games in 2023 and it still didn’t feel like nearly enough

  By Ethan Gach Published December 30, 2023
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  OpinionImpressions

  I Am Embarrassingly Bad At The New York Times’ Connections Puzzle

  As an avid crossword puzzler, I thought Connections would be my jam—I was sorely mistaken

  By Alyssa Mercante Published October 19, 2023
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  CultureNews

  The New York Times‘ Latest Puzzle Seems Awfully Familiar

  The NYT 's Connections and the BBC's Only Connect share an uncanny number of features

  By John Walker Published June 19, 2023
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  The Bests

  The 12 Best Games For Android

  Diablo Immortal , Genshin Impact , and ten more great games grace our phone screens

  Kotaku Staff Published January 13, 2023
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  Culture

  The Week In Games: Rule The Middle Ages On Your Console

  Crusader Kings III makes the leap from PC to console, while ESO gets a new expansion on Xbox and PS5

  By Zack Zwiezen Published March 27, 2022
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Sly NYT Crossword Tricks Star Wars, Star Trek Fans

  No matter the way you lean, the prestige paper's Sunday crossword puzzle confirms your bias

  By Levi Winslow Published February 7, 2022
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  CultureNews

  Wordle Bought By The New York Times For ‘Seven-Figure’ Sum

  'When the game moves to the NYT site, it will be free to play for everyone'

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2022