โDo your researchโ: How to protect yourself from sketchy third-party vendors
After a Sugar Land man said he was out $350 after buying a Nintendo Switch he never received on Walmartโs website through a third party, KPRC 2 is sharing some tips on how to protect yourself from falling into the same situation.
โIt took Channel 2 to bring this to lightโ: Walmart investigating third-party vendor after customers complain of scam
Days after KPRC 2 Reporter Rilwan Balogun story aired about a Sugar Land man being out of $350 after buying a Nintendo Switch he never received on Walmartโs website through a third party -- Walmart has since resolved this issue by refunding the customerโs money.
Fate of record tech industry tie-up heads to judge as Microsoft defends $69B Activision deal
The fate of what could be the priciest merger in tech industry history is now in the hands of a federal judge who must decide whether to stop Microsoft from closing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard.
Houston man takes photos with Gameboy; goes viral
A local man recently went viral with a reel showcasing a panoramic photo of Downtown Houston that was taken using an old Nintendo GameBoy from the 90s. The video got over 1 million views, over 150,000 likes, and the numbers have been rising every second on both Instagram and Tiktok. Tuesday on Houston Life, weโll meet this photographer, find out how he put the camera together and why he is even using a GameBoy to begin with. Thatโs Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. on KPRC 2.
Test your racing skills with โMario Kart 8 Deluxeโ at First Colony Mall in Sugar Land
Visitors at First Colony Mall will put their racing skills to the test during Allied Esports' event this weekend. Sugar Land residents and First Colony Mall visitors can test their racing skills during โSaturday Night Speedway,โ a three-day amateur โMario Kart 8 Deluxeโ video game event, hosted by Allied Esports and Las Vegas-based HyperX Esports Arena. The event will take place inside an 18-wheel, 80-foot mobile gaming competition arena at The Lawn at First Colony Mall. In-person qualifiers, semi-finals and finals will take place Friday and Saturday, with open play taking place on Sunday. AdIF YOU GO:โSaturday Night Speedwayโ at First Colony Mall featuring โMario Kart 8 DeluxeโWhere: The Lawn at First Colony Mall, 16535 Southwest Freeway, Sugar LandWhen: March 26-28, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Call of Duty among finalists for Video Game Hall of Fame
This photo, provided by the Strong National Museum of Play, in Rochester, N.Y., Tuesday, March 16, 2021, shows 12 finalists for 2021 induction into the Video Game Hall of Fame. (Strong National Museum of Play via AP)ROCHESTER, N.Y. โ Voting is open for the next inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, with Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and Animal Crossing among the 12 finalists. "These finalists embody what it means to be a good game,โ said Jon-Paul Dyson, director of the International Center for the History of Electronic Games at The Strong museum, where the hall of fame is housed. The winners are chosen by an international committee of journalists and scholars versed in video games and their role in society. AdThe hall inducted its first class in 2015 with the goal of recognizing electronic games of all types โ arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile.
From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020
FILE - Visitors to the Pax East conference play the new Nintendo Switch video game Animal Crossing, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Boston. Here's a look at the year's tech winners and losers. ___WINNERS:โ Nintendo SwitchEven in a year heralding splashy new consoles from Xbox and PlayStation, the Nintendo Switch was the console that could. According to the NPD Group, during the first 11 months of 2020, Nintendo Switch sold 6.92 million units in the U.S. And thanks in part to shoppers consciously supporting small businesses, Adobe Analytics says online sales at smaller U.S. retailers were up 349% on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
Christopher Reid of 90โs duo Kid โn Play celebrating 30th anniversary of โHouse Partyโ
HOUSTON โ If you grew up in the 90โฒs, things like neon colored t-shirts, rides at Astroworld, Doc Martens, and Nintendo Game Boys give you all kinds of nostalgia, as does the mention of one of the biggest movies of that decade: โHOUSE PARTY!โThe โHouse Partyโ movie franchise released its first film in March of 1990, and it starred Christopher โKidโ Reid and Christopher โPlayโ Martin of the famous hip hop duo, Kid 'n Play. The pair were responsible for the iconic high top fade haircut, and kick-step dance, which are still just as popular today as they were then. Watch as Lauren Kelly takes a walk down memory lane with Christopher โKidโ Reid to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film.