Games
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Many people in the city’s booming video games industry feel disengaged from the election, but seriously concerned about Brexit
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Not every game can be a classic. Keith Stuart remembers the not-very-well-remembered titles of his youth
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Bungie gave its first glimpse of the second-entry in its billion-dollar franchise, and fans may finally find something to make up for the loss of their old stuff
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From university experiments to Japanese arcade treasures, here are the titles that have inspired generations of game developers
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A mobile game makes an infectiously good transition to tabletop, a card game richly rewards smart selection and a domino-strategy mashup is a quickfire winner
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Shocked that UK developer Improbable has been subject to a $502m investment? In the long-game of tech predictions, it could turn out to be a smart move
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By day I was exhausted from making small talk at baby groups, but at night I could escape to a life of violent crime and irresponsibility
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From Mattel’s 515-byte Auto Race to this year’s game-changing Nintendo Switch, here are the portable gaming devices that have pushed things forward
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A Russian Youtuber films himself playing Pokémon Go in a church in Yekaterinburg. He has been convicted of ‘inciting religious hatred’ and handed a three and a half year suspended sentence
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Ruslan Sokolovsky handed three-and-a-half year suspended sentence for ‘inciting religious hatred’ after catching Pokémon in Yekaterinburg’s Church of All Saints
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Pro tips on which games your child should play, how long they should play for, how to limit screen time – and what to do if their friend plays violent games
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In the maelstrom of new motherhood, doing something fun and familiar can be a huge stress reliever. And why shouldn’t that thing be gaming?
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Kicking off our series of features about motherhood and gaming, Kate Gray looks at why the maternal role is so badly represented in the medium
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Bethesda’s reimagining of the popular shooting game combines the best of Bioshock, Dead Space and Dishonored but does little extra with them
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The on-trend funeral is a celebration rather than a solemn occasion, says Co-op, with Darth Vader and She-Ra making recent appearances
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More toylike than other Nintendo handhelds, light and sturdy, the 2DS XL looks like it’s meant for young gamers
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Hackers chase likes, just like us
Simon ParkinIs the desire to wreak global havoc online, as British teenager Adam Mudd did, really so alien?
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Sometimes it takes a left-field designer and action game about robots that you’re supposed to play over and over again to push sci-fi gaming forward
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Based on an old mechanical coin-op game, this is a quaint, challenging puzzler that works especially well on the Nintendo Switch
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