30 h. ago You are a true gamer if you can remember these 1980s video game classics

Can you tell your Pac-Mans from your Princess Peaches? 🎮

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6 d. ago Nintendo's Switch 2 soups up the graphics, but does it deliver the games?

Nintendo's Switch 2 video-game console is out, and it makes some substantial improvements over its predecessor

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7 d. ago Ryan Reynolds shares mock video reaction to having Deadpool role ‘stolen’ by Neil Patrick Harris

Harris will voice the Marvel character in a forthcoming video game for Meta Quest 3

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1 week ago How Nintendo dodged Trump’s tariffs and saved the Switch 2 release

Fortunate timing and government hesitation allowed the Switch 2 to come out on time, but the headache isn’t overNintendo fans across the US are breathing a sigh of relief as they tear apart the boxes housing their new Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. On-again, off-again trade tariffs implemented by Donald Trump, which precipitated pre-order delays from Nintendo, made the 5June release date of the highly coveted hardware feel more like a hope than a certainty. A potential price hike up from $450 loomed over launch day, but would-be buyers’ fears did not come to fruition.Nintendo’s maneuvering around Trump’s tariffs isn’t over, though – far from it. The Japanese console maker managed to luckily launch its device squarely within a 90-day tariff pause issued by the president. If tariffs on countries like India and Japan return to the levels proposed during Trump’s “Liberation Day” speech at the start of April, however, experts say Nintendo will have to limber up for yet another de...

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1 week ago Nintendo Switch 2 launch, after an 8 year wait, draws big lines

Eager customers have lined up outside electronics stores hours in advance in Tokyo to collect Nintendo’s much-anticipated Switch 2 video game consoles

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1 week ago The Last of Us fans hit with disappointing release update for season three

HBO’s hit video game adaptation was renewed for a third season before season two even premiered

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1 week ago Crime scene catharsis: how a darkly comic video game and TV show turned me into a murder clean

Slinging bodies into a pickup as Kovalsky in Crime Scene Cleaner reminded me of Greg Davies in The Cleaner – there is something grimly satisfying about death’s aftermathLately I’ve been playing a new job sim game, Crime Scene Cleaner, while also watching BBC’s comedy series The Cleaner, both of which focus on the aftermath of gruesome murders – sometimes you just need some cosy viewing to take the edge off the day. In the TV show, Greg Davies plays Wicky, the acerbic employee of a government-endorsed clean-up company, while Crime Scene Cleaner’s lead character Kovalsky is a lowly janitor, mopping up blood and disposing of trash to cover up for a mob boss named Big Jim.The crime scenes in both are laughably over the top. Or are they? I’ve never actually seen a real-life murder scene, so perhaps copious blood sprayed over walls and ceilings and the masses of broken furniture is completely normal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Former bosses at video games firm Ubisoft on trial in France accused of sexual harassment

Allegations against three former executives include bullying and assault as Assassin’s Creed maker faces #MeToo momentEurope live – latest updatesThe first big trial to result from the #MeToo movement in the video games industry began in France on Monday, with three former executives from the French video game company Ubisoft accused of sexual harassment and bullying, one of whom is also accused of attempted sexual assault.Ubisoft, the French family business that rose to become one of the biggest video games creators in the world, is behind several blockbusters including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and the children’s favourite Just Dance. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 10 best indie games released in May 2025 – smaller creative gems well worth checking out

In the mood for something smaller between huge, tentpole video game releases? Here's the best we played from this past month.

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2 w. ago Russian army's 'official' video game promises more levels if Ukraine doesn't surrender

One gamer said Squad 22 ZOV 'encourages players to do horrible things on Ukrainian civilians including children deportation', while another described the twisted game as 'fun'

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2 w. ago See the heartwarming moment State of Origin star Brian To'o's baby son sticks up for him when he's 'bullied' by his teammates

Brian To'o was left obviously hurt after helping NSW to a dominant victory over Queensland on Wednesday night - and his son played bodyguard for him in the sheds after the match.

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2 w. ago Violent and lewd! Not Grand Theft Auto, Shakespeare’s Macbeth

If Shakespeare were around today, he’d be making open-world shooters with the same depth and diversion as his playsLast week, the Guardian spoke to the team behind Lili, a video game retelling of Macbeth, shown at the Cannes film festival. The headline quote from the piece was “Shakespeare would be writing for games today”, which I have heard many times, and does make a lot of sense. Shakespeare worked in the Elizabethan theatre, a period in which plays were considered popularist entertainment hardly worthy of analysis or preservation – just like video games today! The authorities were also concerned about the lewd and violent nature of plays and the effect they may have on the impressionable masses – ditto!But if we agree that a 21st-century Shakespeare would be making games, what sort would he be making? If our central thesis is that Shakespeare would be interested in mass, popular entertainment, then – if we’re talking pure revenue – he would be making casual smartphone games: Te...

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2 w. ago My parents are giving me £50,000 to get on the housing ladder

Video game developer Matthew Small (pictured) plans to get on the housing ladder within the next year, but as a landlord -not a homeowner.

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2 w. ago The Last of Us viewers spot subtle Game of Thrones reference in season two finale

The nod to David Benioff’s 2008 novel was also included in the original ‘The Last of Us’ video game

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2 w. ago Argument over video game Fortnite turns deadly after a man's 9

A heated argument over Fortnite spiraled out of control after a 9-year-old boy brought a real gun into the mix, sparking a violent confrontation, police say.

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3 w. ago ‘Unfilmable’ video game movie announced from director of 'best war movie ever'

One of the best-selling games in history is finally getting the live-action film adaptation fans have been yearning for

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3 w. ago Alex Garland set to direct huge video game adaptation for A24

Game’s worldbuilding was written by Game of Thrones author George RR Martin

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3 w. ago Super Mario fans gobsmacked after realising how video game legend got his name

Nintendo's mascot is one of the most iconic video game characters of all time, but fans have only just discovered the unusual backstory behind Super Mario's name

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3 w. ago The Last of Us showrunner teases potential third video game instalment

‘If we were ever to come back to it, I want to make sure it’s a story worthy of The Last of Us’ says Neil Druckmann

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3 w. ago Super Mario fans just realising where iconic character got his name

Super Mario is one of the most popular gaming franchises in the world, and the titular star, Mario, is a video game icon - but do you know where the character got his name?

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