Games
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Halo Wars 2 review – exciting revival of the real-time strategy gameHalo returns to the world of RTS with a challenging yet instinctively playable take on the once-mighty genre, and one that is full of new ideas
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What one controversy is teaching us about sex and consent in video gamesLadykiller in a Bind is the latest work from Christine Love, but it has invoked controversy about sex, representation and consent
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Nintendo Switch: new console may be weird, but it is for everyoneAs Nintendo launches its most striking console yet, R&D leads Shinya Takahashi and Yoshiaki Koizumi explain who this machine is aimed at
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Steven Johnson webchat – your questions answered on Trump, climate change and VRThe pop-science writer behind Everything Bad is Good for You and Wonderland came in to answer your questions, on everything from innovation in science and technology, to his thoughts on the Trump administration
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Games reviews roundup: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard; PJ Masks Super City Run; Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly WorldA terrifying return to form for the survival horror series, a well-crafted crossover title for young and old and a tightly knit textile platformer
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Call of Duty is returning to ‘traditional combat’Activision has announced its best-selling first-person shooter will return to its roots with its 2017 instalment
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Released in 2013, Rockstar’s epic gangland adventure is currently No 2 in the UK games chart. Is gaming having its dad rock moment?Why are people still buying Grand Theft Auto V?
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The best (and worst) mini-games in video game historyFrom Bioshock to butt battles: the hidden games we both love – and hate – to find
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The unique shame of the video game criticWith real lives and real rights under threat, what’s the point of writing about virtual worlds?
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RIP Wii U: Nintendo's glorious, quirky failureNintendo has ceased production of Wii U less than five years after its launch. What went wrong, and what will be its legacy?
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Yes, Warhammer characters wear fur. But at least they do their own flayingAnimal rights campaigners are upset about the fur stoles. Though what did they expect from a fantasy universe where the throne is made of skulls?
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As a Muslim video-game developer, I no longer feel the US is open for businessMy mother used to only check on me when I visited unstable countries for work. Now she does it when I am in Trump’s US
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Club Penguin: the kids' website that became an internet obsessionThe creators of the online game announced today that they will be shutting down the website to make way for a new mobile version. How did a game for children become embedded in internet culture?
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Horizon Zero Dawn – the feminist action game we've been waiting forGuerrilla Games’ have created a brave, independent, multi-dimensional heroine to lead this highly satisfying mission
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Hitman review – a beautiful puzzle box of a gameFinally released as a complete package, last year’s episodic stealth shooter is the best in the series and possibly one of the best stealth games ever made
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Board games reviews roundup: Vikings on Board; Elections of US America Election: The Card Game; RoboRallyThree engrossing games put the fun into planning – a Viking conquest, a presidential campaign and an after-work competition for car-plant robots
Nioh review – samurai adventure much more than a Dark Souls clone