Été, the Amélie-inspired game where you paint Montreal into life
The forthcoming game is a nostalgic exploration of a city in summer. Its creative director explains how it helps players to feel they are making the world more beautiful
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Flock review – chill creature-collecting flying game is shear bliss
A recipe for magical realism: Gabriel García Márquez and a video game about potatoes
EA Sports College Football 25: could this be the US’s most anticipated sports video game ever?
‘Advergames’: how games platform Roblox became a corporate marketing playground
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Sea of Thieves on PlayStation 5 review – you’ll laugh, you’ll sail, you’ll drink grog until you’re sick
You’re pirates on the ocean wave, fighting sea monsters and digging up buried treasure, but you’re also larking about playing musical instruments
TopSpin 2K25 review – game, set and match to an engrossing tennis sim
Reigns Beyond review – sci-fi silliness meets rock band road trip
Botany Manor review – a peaceful period drama of a puzzle game
Atari 400 Mini review – a fascinating adventure in the land of 8-bit
South Park: Snow Day! review – a crude, enjoyable playground tussle
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