Games
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Total War: Warhammer review - intimidating blend of strategy and high fantasyFantasy tabletop warfare meets historical strategy simulation in a game that should be inaccessible but ends up exciting
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Can Britney Spears succeed in mobile games where Katy Perry failed?Star’s American Dream game comes from publisher that made Kim Kardashian a mobile hit, but missed the hit parade with their last pop outing
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The digital apocalypse: how the games industry is rising againFrom mid-cycle PlayStation upgrades to episodic entertainment and virtual studios, something big is happening in the way games are bought, made and sold
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Uncharted 4: is the looter-adventurer character a type of cultural imperialism?We still love the exploits of characters like Nathan Drake and Lara Croft, but this may change as attitudes to cultural theft harden
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Professional gaming gets its first players association with WESAThe World Esports Association will fight for players’ rights in pro-gaming
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10 video games so good we didn't want them to endWhen Keith Stuart wrote of the emotional impact of finishing a great and involving game, our readers responded in kind
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The Angry Birds Movie review – charmless chaosFans may rejoice at their game being given a story, but it’s one that lacks laughs and elegance
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Doom was video gaming's punk momentA new Doom title is released today, but the 1993 original had the impact of punk rock in the seventies – especially for this young drama student
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How Silverstring Media fought GamerGate and ADHD to make compelling gamesFor four months, this Vancouver studio was at the centre of an internet maelstrom. But it had overcome bigger challenges
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When it comes to interracial romances, the movies need to catch upAlmost 50 years after Kirk and Uhura’s kiss on Star Trek, there are plenty of parts for black women - provided they want to play blue- or green-skinned aliens …
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Assassin's Creed: five things we learned from the first trailerMichael Fassbender’s movie already looks better than Warcraft, with Marion Cotillard on top femme fatale form and director Justin Kurzel embracing the video game
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Battlefield 1: is it wrong to set a war game in the trenches of the first world war?We are comfortable with a cartoon portrayal of Allies versus Nazis. It’s not much worse to gamify the Great War
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10 of the best racing games for Android, iPhone and iPadFrom big franchises like Need for Speed and Real Racing to indie hits like Race the Sun and Thumb Drift, these games set the pace on your mobile device
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Six reasons why everyone is hating on Call of DutyThe trailer for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare title has been disliked more than a million times. What has happened to the world’s favourite shooter?
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The Ghostbusters trashing is just another internet tantrum against change