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13th March 2025

Opinion: How PEGI’s age ratings for gambling are fundamentally flawed

PEGI’s age rating system fails children and parents on recognising actual gambling

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The absolutely bizarre rollout of Assassin’s Creed Shadows

13th March 2025

The absolutely bizarre rollout of Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Amidst the controversies and delays, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has received a markedly strange unveiling

Samus Aran: A legendary female protagonist

7th March 2025

Samus Aran: A legendary female protagonist

Mario, Link, Simon Belmont, Mega Man: they all have something in common — they are male. The hero of the Metroid series, Samus Aran, deviated from this norm

How video games prioritise rest

5th February 2025

How video games prioritise rest

UFO 50 review: An inventive collection that’s more than the sum of its parts

24th January 2025

UFO 50 review: An inventive collection that’s more than the sum of its parts

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9th December 2024

EarthBound at 30: Fantasy from mundanity

Three decades on, the quirky JRPG EarthBound still sets the standards for innovation and creativity in gaming

Why does the games industry struggle to gain traction in the media?

3rd December 2024

Why does the games industry struggle to gain traction in the media?

Despite being the highest-grossing entertainment sector, the games industry continues to struggle to receive the same media attention as other entertainment industries

Balatro: The king of roguelike deckbuilders

18th November 2024

Balatro: The king of roguelike deckbuilders

Be warned: If you pick up Balatro, you won’t be putting it down any time soon

“Don’t touch that dial now, we’re just getting started”: P.T. and hindsight

23rd October 2024

“Don’t touch that dial now, we’re just getting started”: P.T. and hindsight

A decade after its release, P.T. is still the scariest piece of media I’ve ever had the (dis)pleasure of consuming

Cosy capitalism and Stardew Valley

4th October 2024

Cosy capitalism and Stardew Valley

With damning reminders of real-world economic disparities, Stardew Valley is an incredible caricature of how the expectations of equal work and play are simply pipe dreams in an emulation of rural capitalism

Northern Naughtiness: Thank Goodness You’re Here! Review

24th September 2024

Northern Naughtiness: Thank Goodness You’re Here! Review

Absurdist, quite rude, and intensely Northern, Thank Goodness You’re Here! is an absolute delight

After so many layoffs, what’s even left of the games industry?

23rd September 2024

After so many layoffs, what’s even left of the games industry?

In the midst of even more announced layoffs, the games industry appears to be completely floundering

Three cute games for de-stressing

Three cute games for de-stressing

What could be better for stress than soft colours, cute animals and vegetables with rocket launchers?

Dark Soles: Another Crab’s Treasure review

Dark Soles: Another Crab’s Treasure review

Cute and quirky, Aggro Crab’s latest release follows the ‘souls’ gameplay formula almost to a fault

The complete Fallout timeline, explained

The complete Fallout timeline, explained

Some Fallout fans are concerned that its TV show contradicts the canon. Here’s why it doesn’t

A bittersweet ending: Outer Wilds retrospective

A bittersweet ending: Outer Wilds retrospective

Where space exploration echoes existentialism and mystery, Outer Wilds becomes a cosmic odyssey delivering the most extraordinary gaming adventure

Boys can cry, and girls can game

30th April 2024

Boys can cry, and girls can game

Let’s smash Yorkie bars’ “Not for girls” motto, and indulge in some physical games which defined the 2000s and 2010s gaming landscape

Hades 2 is bringing sexyback

24th April 2024

Hades 2 is bringing sexyback

The Hades 2 technical test has given players a glimpse at the new game, and, uh, is anyone else hot in here? Jeez

So, uh, who exactly is the Borderlands film for?

12th April 2024

So, uh, who exactly is the Borderlands film for?

Look, we all know that video game adaptations have had a rough history, but nobody really wanted this, right?

Celebrities just can’t rescue bad games

Celebrities just can’t rescue bad games

The failure of the Alone in the Dark remake proves that star power isn’t necessarily enough to resuscitate an already-dead game

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