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Best video game architecture; a woman stands in front of a city scene, in the distance is a mix of gothic and modernist buildings

The best video games for architecture and design fans

By Lewis Packwood published

Design meets gameplay in these games that changed how worlds are built.

Video Game Design
Sorry We're Closed review; a digital illustration of a stylised female character, featuring vibrant colours and a unique design, is presented against a dark background.

Sorry We're Closed review: a bewitching, bizarre and often frustrating horror cocktail

By Ian Dean published

Demons are the least of your problems in this Persona-meets-Resident Evil indie.

Gaming
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review; a pirate kicks a monkey

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review: not quite gold, but definitely still shiny

By Jess Kinghorn published

Seaworthy shenanigans that go down easier than that inelegant name.

Gaming
DOOM on a calculator

From calculators to pregnancy tests, people can't stop running DOOM on ridiculous devices

By Natalie Fear published

If it has a display, it’s good to play.

Gaming
Sega Christmas art 2009

Never forget when Sega released the best Christmas art of all time

By Natalie Fear published

Ah, what a beautiful family portrait.

Digital Art
Modretro Chromatic review; a Game Boy like retro console on a wooden floor

Modretro Chromatic review: a mostly pixel-perfect Game Boy console, ideal for the modern era

By Carlton Hill published

The best Analogue Pocket alt?

Gaming
Game design trends 2025; characters from games

The 10 gaming trends for 2025 that will transform how we play and create

By Lewis Packwood published

Our expert games writer predicts the gaming trends for 2025, including Nintendo Switch 2, the rise of indie gaming, the impact of generative AI and how Unreal Engine 5 will shake things up .

Video Game Design
Pack art for Final Fantasy VII by Fluid and Square Enix, showing Cloud on motorcycle against Midgar backdrop

“We knew it would be special”: how design team Fluid created art and ad campaigns for two decades of Final Fantasy

By Jon Stapley published

This decades-long partnership with Square Enix helped create a video gaming icon.

Gaming
Black Friday retro game deal; a UNICO Mini MVS arcade console

I grew up on SNK games, so this Neo Geo mini arcade is too good to miss at this reduced price

By Ian Dean published

The UNICO Mini MVS, one of my favourite retro game consoles, costs less on Black Friday.

Gaming
Dragon Quest III 2D-HD remake; art for a fantasy a game

Why Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake's 'zombie tech' is the future of retro-gaming

By Steve Boxer published

Square Enix's remake hits the sweet spot I never new existed.

Video Game Design
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