Games
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‘Games can elicit emotions that surprise players, provide ways for them to socialise and much more. They’re extremely powerful’
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‘I tend to enjoy pursuing simplicity in the games I create. I obsess over small details’
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‘I want to be very sure that I’m doing what I want – not what’s expected. I want to surprise people’
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With some of the most popular games heading for Hollywood debuts, three big virtual reality headsets due out and games and TV merging with some huge stars on board for the ride, it’s shaping up to be an exciting year
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From a new cab app to rival Uber to Google’s Cardboard Camera, we present this month’s best apps and games
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Freemium may be the dominant way to play on your smartphone and tablet, but there are still games worth paying for upfront
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The obsessive NY artist has played Nintendo’s Game Boy classic 1,555 times, beating Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, as part of an ongoing performance that recasts Tetris as a metaphor for life under capitalism
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Consumer version of Facebook’s VR headset will ship from March costing £499 in the UK with two games and controllers, but needs a powerful PC to run it
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Call of Duty publisher wants to take its eSports titles into mainstream using MLG’s streaming platform, live gaming events and competitive gaming leagues
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2016 promises more stunning open-world immersion, Nathan Drake’s last hurrah – and the arrival of virtual reality gaming on your smartphone
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From abandoned space stations to drug-fuelled dystopias, here are 25 reasons why 2016 is going to be a fascinating year for games
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The star of Steve Jobs and X-Men: Days of Future Past had never played Assassin’s Creed before signing on to star in forthcoming film adaptation of the video game
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The first wave of VR headsets flopped, but soon the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR will go on sale – and they’re going to be much, much better
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Alex Hern tries out Google’s Project Tango, which allows mobile devices to decipher the space around them like never before. It has the potential to change the way we use technology, but will more likely inspire evolution than revolution
Why sentimental pastoral themes make perfect fodder for video games