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• YouTube games channels take off: top 100 watched 4.4bn times in September

  22 Oct 2014: PewDiePie and Stampy are leading the way for the Let’s Play generation according to latest rankings. By Stuart Dredge

• The Sega Mega Drive home video that says it all about parenting and gaming

  22 Oct 2014: When Tyler Esposito’s dad made a video to convince relatives to buy a console, he could never have guessed it would become a YouTube hit. By Keith Stuart
  

• The joy of text – the fall and rise of interactive fiction

  22 Oct 2014: The annual Interactive Fiction awards are taking place right now, showcasing the very best new works. By Leigh Alexander

• Gamergate: the internet is the toughest game in town – if you’re playing as a woman

  20 Oct 2014: Charlie Brooker: It’s a stealth adventure with nowhere to hide and hundreds of respawning enemies waiting to attack you the moment you stand out in any way

• Doctor Who's new web game aims to teach children programming skills

  20 Oct 2014: Latest attempt to make coding fun for kids involves rescuing a Dalek and exploring the unscreened world of Sontar. By Stuart Dredge

• Brianna Wu and the human cost of Gamergate: 'every woman I know in the industry is scared'

  17 Oct 2014: We speak to game developer Brianna Wu about the threats that drove her from her home in another explosive week for Gamergate - and reflect on its damaging impact. By Keith Stuart

• Shinji Mikami on co-op, Dark Souls and why Suda 51 is like Akira Kurosawa

  17 Oct 2014: We chatted to the Resident Evil and Evil Within creator about the state of the Japanese games industry – and a potential new genre: co-operation panic. By Keith Stuart
  

• Lazy coverage of Gamergate is only feeding this abusive campaign

  16 Oct 2014: Gamergate’s self-image of itself as ‘crusaders for ethics’ isn’t supported by its actions, so the media should stop describing it as such. By Alex Hern

• Feminist games critic cancels talk after terror threat

  15 Oct 2014: Anita Sarkeesian cancels talk at Utah State University over threats of ‘the deadliest school shooting’ in US history

• Ghosts in the machine: how AI research is bringing game characters to life

  14 Oct 2014: In an era of crowd-sourced machine intelligence, games may be about to do what authors have been trying to do for centuries. By Thomas McMullan
  

• Are Lindsay Lohan and Manuel Noriega right to sue over video game likenesses?

  13 Oct 2014: The Hollywood actor and the former Panamanian dictator are suing over the use of their likenesses in video games, yet the law is rather ambiguous on the issue. By Keith Stuart
  

• Meltdown: the UK’s first e-sports bar

  12 Oct 2014: Ed Cumming: It sounds geeky – and it is – but with e-gamers now playing for millions in sponsorship and prizes, will this bar be the first of many?

• This War of Mine – gaming's sombre antidote to Call of Duty

  10 Oct 2014: Grueling but beautiful, this forthcoming PC game looks to simulate what life is like for civilians attempting to survive in a war-torn city. By Mary Hamilton
  

• The truth about trolls and the men they worship

  9 Oct 2014: Jess Zimmerman: When they turn you into a witch, it’s tough to get better

• Minecraft movie will be 'large-budget' but unlikely to arrive before 2017

  9 Oct 2014: Mojang COO Vu Bui talks Hollywood plans, YouTube and Minecraft books ahead of Microsoft acquisition. By Stuart Dredge

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