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Sunset Overdrive review – never quite as inventive as it is loudFilled with punk-rock humour and anarchic zeal, this open-world blaster is never quite as inventive as it is loud. By Simon Parkin -
GameCity festival interviews – Mitu Khandaker-KokorisIn the first of our developer chats from the games festival in Nottingham, we talk to Redshirt creator, Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris. With Jordan Erica Webber -
GameCity festival interviews: Katie Goode – videoWe talked to the game designer about her virtual reality game Smash Hit Plunder, which support’s Samsung’s Android-based Gear VR system
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GameCity festival interviews: Alistair Aitcheson – videoThe frantic multiplayer touchscreen game Tap Happy Sagotage has already been a hit at the GameCity festival. We speak to its creator. With Jordan Erica Webber -
No Man's Sky creator: 'We wanted to build a universe'Developed by a team of seven people, this vast space exploration sim could change the way we think about science-fiction games. By Keith Stuart
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All aboard – how Ticket To Ride helped save table-top gamingAlan R Moon struggled for years as an unknown board game designer until an idea about steam trains changed his life – and the industry. By Owen Duffy
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Mental health of children and young people ‘at risk in digital age’Cyberbullying and rise in self-harm highlighted by MPs voicing concern over violent video games and sexting
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Yes, it's fine to like Call of Duty and Fifa – even if they never changeThe twin giants of mainstream gaming never stray too far from the underlying formula. But what’s the problem with that, asks Keith Stuart
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Far Cry 4: the problem of narrative in a free worldUbisoft’s latest open-world shooter wants to tell a detailed and layered narrative. So how can it do this when the game wants players to go off-piste? By Nick Cowen
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Oculus warns Sony to solve motion sickness before launching a VR headsetVirtual reality firm’s CEO: ‘We’re a little worried about some of the bigger companies putting out product that isn’t quite ready’. By Stuart Dredge
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Macau's magic square stamps just made philately even more nerdyAlex Bellos: Postage goes meta as new Chinese stamps celebrate an ancient number pattern by themselves appearing in a pattern
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare means 'brand new audience' for Kevin SpaceyInterview: ‘You show up, they put dots all over your face, put you in a black jumpsuit, and put a helmet on your head with a camera...’. By Stuart Dredge
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – a pro-gamer's guide to multiplayerThis week, millions of gamers will head online to compete against each other in the latest Call of Duty title. Pro-player Ben Perkin has some survival tips
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The Evil Within review – gripping, nerve-racking and gruesomeAfter a long absence, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami underlines his status as the doyen of the survival horror genre, writes Chris Dring
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Osmo review – child’s play with finesseA series of ‘educational’ games designed for kids who can’t resist an iPad look a surefire hit, writes Andy Robertson
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Sunset Overdrive review – murderous mutants make for utterly bonkers funSimplicity and humour are key to the success of a title that reinvigorates the po-faced shoot-’em-up genre, writes Chris Dring
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Lords Of The Fallen | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Danger Of The Ooze | Strawberry Thief | WWE 2K15 | Invizimals: The Resistance | The Unfinished Swan -
GameCity festival interviews: Lumino City – videoIn the latest of our GameCity video interviews we speak to Katherine Bidwell and Luke Whittaker about their visually astonishing adventure
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The Evil Within review – gripping, nerve-racking and gruesomeAfter a long absence, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami underlines his status as the doyen of the survival horror genre, writes Chris Dring
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Osmo review – child’s play with finesseA series of ‘educational’ games designed for kids who can’t resist an iPad look a surefire hit, writes Andy Robertson
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Sunset Overdrive review – murderous mutants make for utterly bonkers funSimplicity and humour are key to the success of a title that reinvigorates the po-faced shoot-’em-up genre, writes Chris Dring
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This week’s games newsLords Of The Fallen | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Danger Of The Ooze | Strawberry Thief | WWE 2K15 | Invizimals: The Resistance | The Unfinished Swan
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Bayonetta 2 review – more witch pickings in this super sequelA second outing for Platinum Games’ sexy and deadly heroine is more of the same, but what a same, writes Will Freeman
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This week’s games newsSleeping Dogs | F1 2014 | Reverse The Odds | Winx Club: Saving Alfea | MXGP | LittleBigPlanet 3
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The Evil Within review – a heady fix of pure survival horrorThe creator of Resident Evil returns to his roots with this surreal gothic tale of monsters and mad scientists. By Steve Boxer
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Skylanders: Trap Team review – expensive but well-crafted entertainmentThe game/toy crossover returns with new characters and playable villains, but locks away more content behind toy purchases and drops a popular battle mode. By Andy Robertson
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Bayonetta 2 review – a beautiful Wii U classicJapan’s Platinum Games has done it again, applying style and flourish to a control system of immense depth and assurance. By Rich Stanton
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Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes review – action-adventure toy-driven funMarvel super heroes ensure this action-adventure game is accessible, creative and fun, writes Andy Robertson
