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    The head of the company’s gaming subscription service explains its priorities as it anticipates the Vision Pro revolution, and tries to bring originality to a market still dominated by free to play mobile titles
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    The Game Boy at 35: a portal to other magical worlds

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    Success of Fallout proves video game adaptations have gone mainstream

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    Reigns Beyond review – sci-fi silliness meets rock band road trip

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Opinion

  • Nothing but trouble? … Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

    If life is one giant computer simulation, God is a rubbish player

    Dominik Diamond
  • Keza MacDonald

    It’s 10 years since Gamergate – the industry must now stand up to far-right trolls

    Keza MacDonald
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    The Guardian view on video games: computer generated worlds are influencing real ones

  • Does nothing for your Uber rating … the rebooted Crazy Taxi

    The 15 greatest Sega arcade games – ranked

  • Botany Manor video game screenshot - Conservatory

    Botany Manor review – a peaceful period drama of a puzzle game

    Potter around a stately home as a Victorian botanist, figuring out how to get eccentric plants to grow
  • Luscious beige, orange and brown … the Atari 400 Mini.

    Atari 400 Mini review – a fascinating adventure in the land of 8-bit

  • Fantasy war … South Park: Snow Day!

    South Park: Snow Day! review – a crude, enjoyable playground tussle

  • Princess Peach Showtime video game screenshot

    Princess Peach: Showtime review – a paper-thin performance

  • Dragon’s Dogma 2.

    Dragon’s Dogma 2 review – chaotic, unpredictable fantasy fun

  • Summerhouse video game screenshot

    Summerhouse – this dreamy pixel renovation game is the ideal escape

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What to play

  • From left … Tekken 8 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Cloud Strife.

    The best games to look forward to in 2024

  • Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth.

    The games readers are most excited about in 2024

    Here are your most anticipated games of the year, from long awaited heavyweights to cute 2D efforts. Plus, I pick my own
  • Privileged to play … Clockwise from top left: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Thirsty Suitors, Dave the Diver

    The 20 best video games of 2023

    From skateboard romances and a horror fishing simulator to the return of beloved classics and the ever-enduring appeal of Zelda, 2023 was a bumper year for gaming. Our critics pick their favourites
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