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Games

  • Final Fantasy XVI review – sophisticated spectacle is a breath of fresh air

    A more mature and realistic tone, stunning performances, a rounded likeable hero and a fully realised world make up for moments when this epic 40-hour game becomes a chore

  • Pushing Buttons: The comedy that really works in video games

  • Starfield to Star Wars: 20 of the best upcoming video games

  • Cormac McCarthy gave post-apocalyptic video games their flavour

    Joe Chivers

  • Remember the Quickshot? Why it’s worth rediscovering the joy of joysticks

  • Caitlin Cassidy

    I’m transfixed by a menial iPad game – in an age of saturation, it’s an embarrassing comfort

    Caitlin Cassidy
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Opinion

  • Am I the only gamer who has no interest in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

    Dominik Diamond

    • Pushing Buttons: Is the brutal new police ‘bodycam’ shoot ’em up game too indistinguishable from reality?

    • My son is moving out – but we had time to play one last game

      Dominik Diamond

    • Pushing Buttons: The Super Mario Bros Movie is just fine – but what else did you expect?

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Reviews

  • Diablo 4 review – a hell of a good time?

    Behind the screams and stunningly-costumed demons, this is escapist junk food for gamers – which may be exactly what you’re after

  • System Shock review – you versus a murderous AI in revived sci-fi horror classic

  • Street Fighter 6 review – the new king of fighting games

  • The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review - boil it, mash it, stick it in the bin

  • Lego 2K Drive review – a wonderful first racing game

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review – pure magic

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What to play

  • The best games of 2023 so far

  • Future shockers: 10 great games about rogue AIs

    Right now artificial intelligence is too busy painting and giving factually spurious answers to basic questions to pose much of a threat to humanity, but in video games, AIs have gone further

  • The 10 best Star Wars video games

    From thrilling space combat simulators to spectacular Jedi adventures, these are the best video games from a galaxy far, far away
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  • ‘It took over my life!’ How one man made his dream 90s video game on his own

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