• Olympic Committee Announces New Dates for Summer Games

    Olympic Committee Announces New Dates for Summer Games

    People wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus next to the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2020. The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23, 2021, about one year after the games were originally scheduled to take place. “The schedule for the games …
  • IOC finally postponing Olympics 2020 because of coronavirus pandemic

    IOC finally postponing Olympics 2020 because of coronavirus pandemic

    The IOC is finally pushing back the 2020 Olympics. International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA Today on Monday the Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be postponed and probably won’t happen until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound told USA …
  • GameStop claims to be ‘essential retail’ during Chinese virus lockdowns

    GameStop claims to be ‘essential retail’ during Chinese virus lockdowns

    It’s never been better to be a gamer. Video game retail giant GameStop called itself “essential retail” in a memo to employees, instructing them to keep stores open — despite local governments nationwide issuing lockdowns amid the coronavirus crisis, Kotaku reported. “Due to the products we carry that enable and enhance our customers’ experience in …