• April 18 2025
  The Big Read

  How Hollywood learnt to love video games

  While superhero franchises flag, ‘A Minecraft Movie’ shows the industry has finally cracked the formula for translating popular games into films

  
• April 14 2025
  Sony Corp

  Sony makes ‘tough decision’ to raise PS5 prices in Europe and UK

  Japanese group cites ‘challenging economic environment’ as Trump’s tariffs throw supply chains into uncertainty

  
• April 11 2025
  ReviewGaming

  Nintendo plays it safe with Switch 2 — but Mario Kart gets a radical makeover

  At an excitable testing event, a first look revealed a bigger and more powerful console, with new outings for Donkey Kong and Metroid

  
• April 8 2025
  The Big Read

  Can Nintendo’s Switch 2 revive a stagnant gaming industry?

  The new console carries the hopes of a company and a sector, but has already been thrust into a gathering trade war

  
• April 2 2025
  Nintendo unveils high-priced Switch 2 console as Trump’s tariffs bite

  New device will cost $449.99 in June release that games industry hopes will turbocharge sales

  
• April 2 2025
  Gaming

  How Minecraft conquered the world

  It’s the best-selling video game of all time and has now spawned a movie — but why is it so popular?

  
• March 28 2025
  Ubisoft

  Tencent takes €1.2bn stake in spin-off from ‘Assassin’s Creed’ maker Ubisoft

  Chinese tech group helps shore up balance sheet of struggling French games developer

  
• March 28 2025
  Nintendo Co Ltd

  Mario enters trade wars as Nintendo readies Switch 2 launch

  Japanese group places big bet on shifting console production from China to Vietnam as US tariffs rise

  
• March 12 2025
  Saudi-owned Scopely buys Pokémon Go in $3.5bn gaming deal

  US-based Niantic is selling its games business as part of a pivot to artificial intelligence

  
• March 12 2025
  Lex

  Sony and Nintendo play the long game over Trump tariffs Premium content

  Despite the recent sell-off, the broader outlook for gaming remains strong

  
• March 11 2025
  ReviewGaming

  Wanderstop — hymn to the joys of tea-making lacks deep infusion

  A burnt-out fighter discovers the healing qualities of a good brew in the latest from ‘Stanley Parable’ creator Davey Wreden

  
• March 5 2025
  Gaming

  The Roottrees are Dead — and the birth of a new gaming genre

  This novel family-tree-based mystery is part of a wave of ‘deduction games’ typical of an ever-evolving medium

  
• February 18 2025
  Gaming

  Avowed shows we are in a golden era for fantasy RPGs

  The genre is flourishing with intricate world-building and deeply immersive gameplay

  
• February 11 2025
  ‘Clash of Clans’ creator attacks rivals for focus on deals over new games

  Supercell chief Ilkka Paananen criticises industry for opting for acquisitions over developing titles

  
• January 29 2025
  Lex

  Game developers face next-level profit challenge Premium content

  Competition for gamers’ attentions and wallets is getting fiercer in 2025

  
• January 29 2025
  Sony Corp

  Sony announces new CEO in leadership overhaul

  Finance chief Hiroki Totoki takes over from Kenichiro Yoshida as company names successor at PlayStation division

  
• January 28 2025
  War in Ukraine

  EU plans ban on sales of video game kit to Russia

  Country’s armed forces use gaming equipment to control attack drones against Ukrainian targets, says Brussels

  
• January 21 2025
  Gaming

  How to survive gaming’s age of superabundance

  Today’s gamers face an exhausting torrent of new releases. It’s time to rethink how and what we play

  
• January 8 2025
  Gaming

  Is gaming’s graphical arms race over?

  The industry seems to have reached a visual plateau, leaving the way open for games that thrive on fun and creativity

  
• January 3 2025
  Magic monkey tale inspires China’s gaming industry to seek blockbuster success

  As Beijing eases regulations, developers are tooling up to produce big-budget titles with international appeal

  
• December 30 2024
  News in-depth

  ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ set to break records despite gaming slowdown

  Long-awaited release expected to be a bright spot in lacklustre video games market

  
• December 27 2024
  Stephen Bush

  What gaming really tells us about the human condition

  From Mesopotamia to our kitchen tables, our love affair with games is undiminished

  
• December 25 2024
  Lex

  Games console makers will get a power up in a slower market Premium content

  Ageing hardware is still going strong for the likes of Sony and Nintendo

  
• November 11 2024
  Nintendo and Sony head into ‘grim’ holiday season with old consoles and no big releases

  Video game industry fears its most important quarter will fall flat with few new mass-market offerings

  
• October 30 2024
  Gaming

  Silent Hill 2 and the best horror games for Halloween

  A remake of the 2001 classic still chills, while Slitterhead offers campy slasher action

  

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