NPR's favorite video games for newcomers
NPR polled staff and contributors for their favorite video games of the year. We discuss three games accessible to newcomers.
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'Wait Wait' for July 23, 2022: With Not My Job guest Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane is a legendary actor of stage and screen. He's easily one of the world's most famous Nathans, but what does he know about Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest?
A new update makes The Sims 4 more inclusive
NPRs Juana Summers talks with Ash Parrish, a video game reporter at The Verge, about a new update that makes a video game from The Sims series more inclusive.
The best games of 2022 so far, picked by the NPR staff
From critical hits like Elden Ring to indie darlings like Tunic, it's been a busy year for video games. NPR staffers and contributors round up their favorites so far.
'Wait Wait' for July 16, 2022: With Not My Job guest Puja Patel
Tom Papa is in the host's seat for an interview with music critic and Pitchfork Editor-in-Chief Puja Patel. She may be a tastemaker, but can she answer three questions about first pitches?
A super fan collected every Super Nintendo game manual and made them free
Kerry Hays has crowdsourced the manuals for upwards of 850 unique Super Nintendo games and made them free on an online archive.
Every English Super Nintendo manual is publicly available, thanks to this streamer
Kerry Hays, known as "Peebs" on Twitch, has archived copies of every Super Nintendo game manual in the English language, and made the collection available to the public.
'Wait Wait' for July 9, 2022: Independence Day Edition
It's Independence Day week, so take a break from comforting your terrified pets to enjoy some of the best Wait Wait moments from the past year, plus some never-before-heard material!
'Yu-Gi-Oh!' creator Kazuki Takahashi found dead
The comic artist was discovered off the coast of Nago, Okinawa, Japan, wearing snorkeling gear. First published in 1996, the series he created became a worldwide sensation.
'Wait Wait' for July 2, 2022: Back in Philly!
The show is live in Philly this week, and we invited one of the city's heroes. Darryl "Cornbread" McCray is the father of modern graffiti, but what does he know about the game of tag?