Keza MacDonald is enthusiastic about the creator of ‘Super Mario’, but omits some of the friction on which games thrive
A lot of Magic: The Gathering cards got printed and some people aren’t happy
A new cohort of titles, including this year’s ‘Cairn’, lets players taste the ecstasy — and heart-pounding terror — of alpinism
Lando Norris loves to race online. You too can join the F1 champion on the virtual track
Scheduled for release next year, Valve Corporation’s flexible device aims to bridge the great divide between PCs and consoles
Media management game ‘News Tower’ comes with moral quandaries and conflicting pressures
The year in gaming delivered thrills, breathtaking scenery — and a hysterical walking simulator
Steam’s refusal to sell the title shows how games still lack the freedom of books and films to explore disturbing ideas
The maker of the fantasy figurine game is now valued at £5.25bn. What keeps the battle raging on?
Players are trying to mount a protest against the Saudi-led deal to acquire the game’s parent company Electronic Arts
Instead of leaping into a completely new format, the Japanese group chose incremental innovation with its Switch 2 console
Short but sweet story strips away layers of history — from the present day back to the 1930s — like wallpaper
Put down the controller: this narrative adventure mostly uses your face and the humble webcam
‘The Outer Worlds 2’ is set in a galaxy ruled by greedy corporations — but can a game made by a Microsoft-owned studio critique the system effectively?
Decision pushes back what was projected to be one of biggest launches in gaming industry
Over 33 years, the series has won over frustrated fans, the football industry, even Americans — but it took three Lionesses to get women’s teams into the game
Jeffrey Wright and Aaron Paul star in ‘Dispatch’, a superhero workplace comedy with the episodic shape of an old-fashioned TV serial
The indoor kids take on the real world
This year there has been a glut of action-adventures set in feudal Japan, such as the new ‘Ghost of Yōtei; what’s the appeal?
Hands-on with the latest releases – plus the Xbox finally goes portable
‘I hope the player feels as stressed as I did in high school,’ says ‘Consume Me’ creator Jenny Jiao Hsia about her weight obsession story
A step-by-step journey through a diverse wilderness is both silly and profound
Recent years have brought a flood of retail simulation games — but what’s the allure of working after hours?
‘Prime Vision’ service featuring gaming-style graphics comes as sports broadcasters seek to boost youth engagement
The follow-up to 2017’s popular ‘Hollow Knight’ has broken many gaming industry rules, including marketing and pricing
