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Tekken: the fighting game that gives women the meatiest stories

Filled with intrigue and drama, the Tekken games are like violent soap operas in which women are the complex starsA young woman stands at the grave of her recently departed father, her blond hair in a ponytail. After a quiet moment, she places flowers ...

26 Feb 2020

Xbox Series X console features 12 teraflops graphics processor

Microsoft confirms key specs of games console plus new ‘Smart Delivery’ feature allowing one-size-fits-all game purchases Microsoft has confirmed that its next games console, the Xbox Series X, will feature a 12 teraflops graphics processor, eight time...

25 Feb 2020

Follow your Dreams: how the future of playing video games is making them

Media Molecule’s ambitious new PlayStation 4 release is a game development tool that allows you to be creative for the fun of itWe’re living in an age of mass, democratised creativity – or at least that’s what the technology industry likes to tell us. ...

24 Feb 2020

Sonic the Hedgehog is designed for fans – no wonder movie critics hated it

Video game movies get bad reviews but are working to different criteria from other filmsFrom the moment the Paramount ident appeared on the screen with Sonic’s trademark gold rings replacing the usual stars, I knew this movie was for me. Taking my sons...

19 Feb 2020

Not so white, male and straight: the video games industry is changing

BAME and LGBTQ+ representation is above the average for the UK’s creative industries, while the number of women in the games industry is creeping upwardsThe old stereotype of video game players as spotty, socially isolated boys in basements is finally ...

19 Feb 2020

Table Manners review – fun and frustrations of the dating game

PC; Echo Chamber Games/Curve DigitalThese date-based dexterity tests offer a sharp commentary on modern romance … but with all its maddening pitfallsTen minutes into my date with Taylor and I’ve spilled the champagne, smashed four glasses and slapped h...

14 Feb 2020

Super Sonic: creating the new sound of Sega’s hedgehog hit

J-pop veteran Masato Nakamura’s soundtrack for the original Sonic game was an instant classic. Tom Holkenborg on reimagining that bold music for the big-budget film versionIf you’re a video game player of a certain age, the words Green Hill Zone will i...

13 Feb 2020

Grand Theft Auto mastermind Dan Houser leaves Rockstar Games

Co-writer of the multimillion-selling series to step down in March, leaving questions over long-awaited sixth instalmentDan Houser, a co-founder of Rockstar Games, is leaving his post in March, according to the developer’s parent company Take-Two Inter...

5 Feb 2020

Home comforts: how The Sims let millennials live out a distant dream

Today’s young people are flocking to an egalitarian utopia where home ownership is available to all. There’s just one catch…One of the first decisions you make in The Sims is which house to buy. The 200m-selling life simulation series, which turns 20 t...

5 Feb 2020

And relax … the joy of video games where you do almost nothing

More and more people are using games like quiet background experiences, requiring minimal attention while they sew, cook or studyIn the recently released game Coffee Talk, you play a coffee-shop barista who stands at a counter, through long, rainy Seat...

3 Feb 2020

And relax … the joy of video games where you do almost nothing

More and more people are using games like quiet background experiences, requiring minimal attention while they sew, cook or studyIn the recently released game Coffee Talk, you play a coffee-shop barista who stands at a counter, through long, rainy Seat...

3 Feb 2020

The Sims at 20: two decades of life, love and reorganising the kitchen

In The Sims, if you get a job, buy a house and earn more money then happiness will follow. It’s a beguiling capitalist fantasy Like many girls of my generation, I first played The Sims at a sleepover. It was at my friend Hannah’s house; three 11-year-o...

31 Jan 2020

What Pokémon can teach us about storytelling

Since 1996, the Pokémon games have exerted a fascination for fans, telling imaginative stories and encouraging a generation of players to question everything they see“This is it? This is the game?”I am in Italy with my partner, and just like every beac...

27 Jan 2020

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore review – an enchanting world of wannabe idols

Switch; Atlus/NintendoA group of magical youngsters do battle on the streets of Tokyo in this endearing, addictive anime-like role-playing gameTokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore is an unlikely candidate for mainstream success in the western market. The c...

24 Jan 2020

Will the success of The Witcher herald a golden age of game-to-TV adaptations?

With their long, complex stories, video games fit television better than film – especially now streaming services have the firepower to make such projectsIt is a truth, universally accepted, that video games do not translate well to the big screen. Fro...

23 Jan 2020

Putting controls on your kids’ gaming is a key part of being a parent | Keith Stuart

A new campaign that encourages parents to engage with games is long overdue. It’s time for parents to overcome technophobiaFor three years, I’ve spoken at schools about video games and social media. The small groups of parents who have attended often t...

10 Jan 2020

From Worms to Tomb Raider: classic UK video games celebrated in new stamps

Royal Mail’s set of 12 postage stamps traces Britain’s role at the forefront of the games industry through the 1980s and 90sA new set of postage stamps will celebrate the history of the British video game industry, from groundbreaking space sim Elite t...

7 Jan 2020

Vampires, gangsters and Keanu Reeves: our games picks for 2020

A remake of a beloved classic, long-awaited sequels, alien shooting and Minecraft adventure lead our preview of this year’s most anticipated releasesWith its painterly, storybook aesthetic and promise of a wide-open hero’s adventure, this mythological ...

2 Jan 2020