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Nintendo: the company that consoled the world
The gaming corporation succeeded by shunning the slaughter and darkness that drives so many franchises
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Football for the KSI generation
The Baller League has updated the beautiful game for the attention-deficit era.
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What video games taught me
A collection of essays on gaming confirms the rich complexity of an art form that remains widely misunderstood.
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“I can’t support it”: the Harry Potter fans boycotting Hogwarts Legacy
The video game is already a best-seller, but many are refusing to buy it to make a statement against JK…
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The New York Times just paid millions for Wordle. Why?
It is a once-a-day game, like a crossword or Sudoku, which means that it’s habit forming.
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How Twitch became a lifeline for live gigs
For nearly a decade, Twitch has been a place to watch people play video games, but the pandemic has made…
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How I fell in love with a fake football team – and learned to love myself
My lockdown habit of watching virtual Arsenal fixtures on Football Manager is insane. But so is watching Arsenal in real life.
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