The never-ending Destiny 2 controversy is a teachable moment for the game industry

By Nick Statt

Drop what you’re doing and play Wipeout on PSVR immediately

By Sam Byford

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Far Cry 5’s half-hearted attempt at politics ruins the fun

By Andrew Webster March 29

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This Kirby Otamatone is the musical instrument you need

By Thuy Ong March 29

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No Man’s Sky is getting its biggest update yet this summer alongside Xbox One launch

By Nick Statt March 29

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Xiaomi’s Mi Gaming Laptop comes with Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics and costs $1,430

By Nick Statt March 28

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Don’t buy a third-party dock for your Nintendo Switch

By Chris Welch

There’s still too much risk

Nier: Automata’s director explains why he wants to ‘continue to fail’

By Andrew Webster March 28

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Dragon Quest XI is finally coming to North America in September

By Andrew Webster March 28

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Logitech’s new headset shows it’s serious about capturing the pro gaming market

By Ashley Carman March 28

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Sony PSVR bundles now start from $299 in the US and Europe

By Thuy Ong March 28

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Hell is full of subtweets in Afterparty, a game about outdrinking the devil

By Megan Farokhmanesh March 27

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Harvest Moon’s creator returns to his roots with a game about a cute dragon cafe

By Andrew Webster March 27

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HQ’s Ready Player One and Nike ad deals show just how lucrative mobile audiences can be

By Nick Statt March 26

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Splatoon’s stylish world was inspired by skateboarding and hip hop

By Andrew Webster March 26

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Pokémon Go is introducing new story missions and daily quests

By Andrew Webster March 26

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The Oregon Trail handheld game is a really fun nostalgia gadget

By Chris Welch March 24

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PUBG creator says it’s great Fortnite is growing the battle royale genre

By Nick Statt March 23

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Game developers look to unions to fix the industry’s exploitative workplace culture

By Nick Statt March 23

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Puppet shows, zombie heads, and a unicorn costume: meet the weird controllers of Alt.Ctrl.GDC

By Adi Robertson

The five-year anniversary of a GDC fixture

Nintendo’s WiiWare dies this weekend, so download these games while you can

By Sam Byford March 23

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EA has started training AI players in Battlefield 1

By James Vincent and Vlad Savov March 22

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Hori is making a Switch Joy-Con controller with a proper D-pad

By Chaim Gartenberg March 22

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A Way Out’s clever co-op play is dragged down by a cliche crime story

By Chaim Gartenberg March 22

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How the Nintendo Switch became the hottest indie game platform

By Andrew Webster March 22

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Oculus’ $199 Go headset feels pretty good so far

By Adi Robertson March 22

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Epic Games showcases the Unreal future of graphics with real-time ray tracing in Star Wars

By Vlad Savov March 22

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Fortnite surpasses PUBG in monthly revenue with $126 million in February sales

By Nick Statt March 21

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A movie about the founding of Atari is being funded through a cryptocurrency sale

By Lizzie Plaugic March 21

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Epic’s new replay editor for Fortnite is designed for YouTubers and Twitch streamers

By Nick Statt March 21

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The iPhone X could make realistic game avatars a lot easier to make

By Andrew Webster March 21

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The 2018 Tomb Raider film could have learned so much more from the games

By Samantha Nelson March 20

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Toxic management cost an award-winning game studio its best developers

By Megan Farokhmanesh

“Everything was always on fire.”

How a small team at Unity made the stunning graphical showcase Book of the Dead

By Andrew Webster March 19

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is now on mobile in the US

By Shannon Liao March 19

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The Ataribox gets an official name, with preorder date to be announced in April

By Nick Statt March 19

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Facebook now lets you stream PC games directly through its Live platform

By Nick Statt March 19

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Instant Apps are Google’s latest play to woo game developers to its services

By Dieter Bohn March 19

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Magic Leap opens ‘creator portal’ for augmented reality app developers

By Adi Robertson March 19

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The Internet Archive put your favorite LCD handheld games online

By Dami Lee March 19

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God of War’s first two hours show a more mature game

By Chaim Gartenberg March 19

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