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  • Mark Fischbach AKA Markiplier in Iron Lung.

    Iron Lung review – YouTuber Markiplier crash lands with big-screen sci-fi horror

    Online gaming legend Mark Fischbach writes, directs and stars in this feature about a convict on a vague intergalactic mission – but his barebones production has nothing to show
  • Nintendo Switch Sports.

    There’s a reason that Wii Bowling remains my mum’s favourite game of all time

    Dominik Diamond
  • Aava scales Mount Kami in Cairn.

    Cairn review – obsession, suffering and awe in a climbing game that hits exhausting new heights

  • Highguard game

    A poor surprise reveal for Highguard leaves it fighting an uphill battle for good reviews

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  • The Traitors 2026 finalist Jade.

    ‘I didn’t have anything to prove’: what Traitors finalist Jade Scott learned about survival from video games

  • International appeal …PokéPark Kanto, which opens in Tokyo on 5 February.

    Pikachu and pals go wild: Pokémon theme park opens in Tokyo

  • Zoe Hannah and Maddy Myers (right), co-founders of feminist video games website Mothership.

    Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026

    Maddy Myers
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Opinion

  • Blue Prince screenshot

    The Dominik Diamond alternative game of the year awards 2025

    Dominik Diamond
  • Vince Zampella in 2019.

    Call of Duty’s Vince Zampella was a video games visionary

    Keza MacDonald and Keith Stuart
  • A screenshot from The Outer Worlds 2 game

    My family’s excitement about the latest RPG was short-lived – but at least we bonded over the disappointment

    Dominik Diamond
  • A character in in a blue suit bending down to stroke a cat in PowerWash Simulator 2.

    A PowerWash Simulator sequel is exactly what we need right now

    Ellie Gibson

Reviews

  • A man walks past a sign that says 'Welcome to Silent Hill' on a gloomy day

    Return to Silent Hill review – video game horror series births another middling movie

  • TR-49

    TR-49 review – inventive narrative deduction game steeped in the strangest of wartime secrets

  • Commodore 64 Ultimate

    Commodore 64 Ultimate review – it’s like 1982 all over again!

  • Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles.

    Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles review – remastered 1997 classic is even more politically resonant now

What to play

  • Grand Theft Auto VI, left, and Lenny Kravitz as the villain in 007 First Light.

    The 10 most anticipated video games of 2026

  • Switch 2.

    The 15 best Nintendo Switch 2 games to play in 2026

  • Characters from Split Fiction and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

    The 15 best PS5 games to play in 2026

  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

    The 15 best Xbox Series S/X games to play in 2026

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