Gaming

During the early 2020s, one minimalist browser game turned millions of people into daily word detectives. Its rules were simple: guess one five-letter word in six tries, then compare your colored-square results with friends. What game was it?

A mutant Cordyceps fungus spreads across the United States in September 2013, transforming people into aggressive beings called the Infected. In the outskirts of Austin, Joel flees with his brother Tommy and daughter Sarah, only for Sarah to be fatally shot by soldiers during their escape. The scene forms the beginning of what massively popular video game?

Which long-running video game franchise, launched in 2003, first built its reputation on World War II settings before expanding into modern, futuristic, and Black Ops-themed military conflicts?