Kyoto’s temple to Mario and Co is stingy where it matters
‘Black Mirror’ creator Charlie Brooker suspects so — and now it’s coming for your phone
As gamers turn their backs on gargantuan adventures, we could be entering a golden age of modest titles
Compete for the White House against other readers in the Election Game
Celebration of a fictional developer serves as a reminder of early games’ brilliant simplicity and rapid advance
Sony recently pulled the plug on ‘Concord’ after two weeks
Politicians are realising that they can reach into game spaces to access new potential voters
Black Myth: Wukong hit 10mn copies within three days of its release in China, prompting a surge in PS5 sales
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
The documentary Double Fine PsychOdyssey chronicles emotional exits, police investigations and the rest
Your character and their friends have stolen a data key and you need to talk your way out of trouble
A virtual Ikea store without any products might seem like good advertising — but is it fun for the consumer?
‘Vampire Therapist’, where you play a bloodsucking counsellor, is one of a wave of titles putting psychology at the centre
There are plenty of jokes but not enough heart in a title which owes as much to The Beano comic as to video games
Board games, strategy games and, heaven forbid, Scrabble. There is nothing worse than enforced communal activity in the name of fun
Two new releases, ‘Arranger’ and ‘SCHiM’, centre the art of the brain-teaser to great effect
The video game turns you into an artist in Montreal, where you have to colour in the city
Retro survival title evokes 1990s classics while avoiding the jingoistic fetishisation of guns
Forget high-octane spectacles, this is a game about the slow-paced joys of waiting, observing and classifying
Indie creators are going back to the first PlayStation’s crude 3D graphics to subvert expectations and elicit fright
The provocative Brooklyn-based collective is using its unorthodox tactics to launch shoes, handbags and clothing
Story of teenage children of Hong Kong protesters adjusting to life in Canada has rich storytelling and compelling dialogue
Titles popular among younger gamers are expected to lead to an increase in those playing and watching the sport
You play a worker on an oil platform where a biological terror starts to possess colleagues
Some of today’s most popular titles were released years ago. Why is this, and what does it mean for the industry?
