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It’s Time to Get Excited About a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game Again
PlatinumGames' forthcoming title could prove as brilliant as the arcade classic of yesteryear.
I Tried To Infiltrate the Black Market of FIFA Ultimate Team Betting
Players are pissed off at EA, but there's something much darker going on amid the FUT community.
The Reality of Playing Twitter Like a Video Game
Charlie Brooker once reckoned Twitter was a video game. It's not, obviously – but it can be played like one, like this.
Replaying ‘No One Lives Forever’ Shows Us That Sexism in Gaming Never Dies
Back in 2000, gaming welcomed Cate Archer, a secret agent ready to challenge male authority. But how little things changed in her wake.
‘This War of Mine’ Is an Almost Too Real Game of Survival Horror
11 bit studios' Siege of Sarajevo-inspired game is even more devastating with the inclusion of 'The Little Ones'.
As Sega’s Mascot Turns 25, This Is What We Want From a New Sonic Game
It's simple, really: innovation enough for Sonic to matter in 2016, mixed with a measure of nostalgia to keep retro-gamers from frothing at the mouth.
‘Pony Island’ Is a Daring, Demonic and Demented Gaming Masterpiece
Canadian developer Daniel Mullins' new game is deliriously unhinged, and you absolutely need to play it.
‘The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human’ Is a Cool Game That Raises the Hot Topic of Climate Change
Swedish indie studio YCJY's new title is an underwater Metroidvania set long after the seas have consumed our way of living.
A Norwegian Public School Has Added eSports to Its Curriculum
Why play football when you can slaughter orcs in the name of education?
Life Is Cheap in the Star Wars Universe, and ‘Battlefront’ Got That Brilliantly Right
'Star Wars: Battlefront' isn't necessarily a great video game, but it perfectly captures a grunt's life on the frontlines.
How the Original ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Got Violence and Characters Right
Rockstar's GTA series has become bigger over time, but its "good criminals" are a far cry from the original's straight-faced violence.
Can I Buy and Sell Drugs in a Video Game Better Than a Real-Life Dealer?
'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' has got me moving acid and coke across Liberty City. But how do my exploits measure up to the real thing?