games
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Filled with punk-rock humour and anarchic zeal, this open-world blaster is never quite as inventive as it is loud. By Simon Parkin
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In the first of our developer chats from the games festival in Nottingham, we talk to Redshirt creator, Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris. With Jordan Erica Webber
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We 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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The 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
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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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Alan 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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UK firm’s revenues dropped by a third last year, but it has high hopes for World of Warriors and PopJam apps in 2015. By Stuart Dredge
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Have your say on the current console battle, Twitter changes, Taylor Swift v Spotify, Microsoft and more. By Stuart Dredge
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The developer of Diablo and the Warcraft series has turned its sights on the team-based shooter – and it’s a blast. By Nick Cowen
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Leamington-based Radiant Worlds has joined forces with a giant Korean free-to-play publisher for this ambitious adventure. By Keith Stuart
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Microsoft has crammed four classic Halo adventures onto one disc, creating a beautifully curated nostalgia-fest for fans. By Steve Boxer
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Have your say on King’s fizzy sequel, as well as Mozilla virtual reality, Apple iMessage lawsuit and more. By Stuart Dredge
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This month has seen a flurry of new console game releases – but they’re still not telling us much about the future of the PS4 and Xbox One. By Keith Stuart
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Online retailer outstrips Tesco and HMV in sales of non-digital games, films and music in three months to end of September
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A new trend in video games is challenging players with far more ethical dilemmas than how to blast aliens, writes Edward Smith
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Glu Mobile has reported a record third quarter thanks to Kim Kardashian’s licenced game, which brought in $43m. By Alex Hern
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Long-term research into homicide rates and depictions of violence in video games and movies shows no significant relationship. By Keith Stuart
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Virtual worlds give us access to things we could never imagine acquiring – and some we might never have imagined existing, writes Naomi Alderman
reviews
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Microsoft has crammed four classic Halo adventures onto one disc, creating a beautifully curated nostalgia-fest for fans. By Steve Boxer
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The 10-year-old singing game gets a welcome spruce-up for the PlayStation – and just in time for Christmas, writes Will Freeman
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An abstract but enthralling and visually stunning game pays homage to the spirit of the arcade, writes Will Freeman
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The black-and-white Game Boy classic is back for another run on the 3DS, but this one’s for nostalgia fans only, writes Matt Kamen
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Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Football Manager 2015 | The Wolf Among Us | Planes: Fire & Rescue
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A 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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Perform chirpy errands and dinky quests for classic characters, but leave your cynicism at the door, writes Serge Pennings
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This ambitious program allows you to build worlds limited only by your imagination – so how fun they are is up to you, writes Andy Robertson
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Birds disguised as robots in disguise bring fresh gameplay to Rovio’s mobile franchise, following earlier Star Wars games. By Stuart Dredge
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Crimes & Punishments: Sherlock Holmes review – compelling narrative but unpolished gameplay
3 / 5 starsVictorian crime-solving holds the attention, but the animation is ropey and the gameplay disappointing, writes Matt Kamen -
The 1979 classic film translates to a taut, terrifying, big-budget experience, writes Stuart Richardson