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We look at the social connectivity, user interface and games that will help you decide between the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U
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To start our week of coverage celebrating the Japanese launch of the original PlayStation on 3 December 1994, here are 20 things you may not know about Sony’s first console
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‘If you wanna level up, you gotta go below,’ is just one of the lines chanced by fourth wall-breaking character DrCrispy93 in Bungie’s new teaser
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No evidence of DerpTrolling hack of PlayStation Network and Windows Live found by Sony or Microsoft
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Rockstar has finally released its updated version of Grand Theft Auto V for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. So what’s new?
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The US Federal Trade Commission has ruled that early adverts for the handheld console were misleading about its features
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UK startup aims to spark young imaginations: ‘You don’t have to make these fruit machine-style massive addiction games’
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Call of Duty gets its annual reboot and it feels a lot fresher, writes Matt Kamen
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Sonic Boom is the latest hedgehog monstrosity to disappoint and infuriate fans, but there’s one way to save this spiky legend
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The story of a game comes alive weeks after a release, when players have established themselves in the world
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The Beatles legend talks about writing a song for the video game Destiny, whether Spotify is bad – and his lifelong approach to songwriting
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With the demise of Clip Art, what other staples of 90s technology do we miss so much we want to use the cry-face emoji?
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The PlayStation is 20 years old this week, but how well do you remember its lesser known characters?
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Have your say on $1.2bn funding round as well as Facebook, mobile games v console games, Russian dark web drug lords and more
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Last week we brought you our 10 best pirates. Here, we present your thoughts on which swashbucklers should have made the list…
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The actor and TableTop host on geek culture, not being a dick on the internet, and why gaming needs to stop treating women as an anomaly
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Ollie is a little smartphone-controlled rolling robot cylinder that can race, jump and pull mid-air tricks like a spherical Tony Hawk
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This game induces a rare, unhurried feeling that you are in the hands of master storytellers
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Second big Australian retailer bans video game after pressure from campaigners over violence against women
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The first target of the controversial Gamergate campaign, Zoe Quinn tells how death threats, hate mail and misogyny became the online smash of the summer
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An eagerly awaited online PC game designed by acclaimed developer Chris Roberts has raised more than three times the previous record
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Designed in conjunction with the Iñupiat people of North Alaska, this beautiful platformer has an important tale to tell about an ancient culture
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Retail chain Target says it has removed the R-rated game from shelves in stores across Australia due to complaints from customers
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Valve’s hugely popular PC gaming site, with over 100 million registered users, now allows players to stream game content directly, bypassing Twitch
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From forgotten gems to multimillion selling blockbusters, these are the classic PlayStation titles that changed gaming
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Twenty years ago, an exciting new games console began appearing in nightclub chillout rooms, subversive TV ads and cutting-edge style magazines. Keith Stuart and Steve Boxer on how Sony raided the underground to create the PlayStation generation
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Sir Clive Sinclair has backed a new Spectrum Vega console on Indiegogo, promising a nostalgia trip for 1980s gamers
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Gaming and children’s entertainment are both big on YouTube, so new channel aims to combine the two
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Call of Duty gets its annual reboot and it feels a lot fresher
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Dentists are the bad guys in this Halloween caper. What’s not to like, asks Andy Robertson
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The latest title in Bioware’s fantasy series is huge in size, vision and entertainment value
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Ollie is a little smartphone-controlled rolling robot cylinder that can race, jump and pull mid-air tricks like a spherical Tony Hawk
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Designed in conjunction with the Iñupiat people of North Alaska, this beautiful platformer has an important tale to tell about an ancient culture
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Hands down the finest game on Wii and a real contender for game of the year, writes Rupert Higham
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Never Alone is a charming story, rising above the sum of its parts and told with respect for the Iñupiaq culture it draws on, writes Stuart Richardson
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Zombie Arena isn’t just another run-of-the-mill, living-dead mobile title, writes Toby Moses
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Clever updating of familiar favourites makes them feel like new adventures, writes Chris Dring
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This pint-sized game from Japan cuts city-building into easy, bite-sized chunks
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Yvonne Roberts on Joanna Bourke’s convincing polemic against the militarised mindset that is shaping the modern world,
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A host of DC Comics superheroes provide great fun for kids, but otherwise this is little more than another retread, writes Andy Robertson
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection review – impressive compendium of sci-fi shooter classics
4 / 5 starsAn HD collection of the the four main games from the series has suffered online glitches, but is a worthwhile investment nonetheless, writes Will Freeman -
The Parisian setting for this French revolution adventure is breathtakingly vast – but a bit too big for the good of the game play, writes Rupert Higham
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Watch Dogs | Sonic Boom: Rise Of Lyric | Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal | Minecraft: PS Vita Edition | Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor | Escape Dead Island
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Borderlands won’t win any prizes for originality, but uses its lasers to fine effect, writes Serge Pennings
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Ubisoft’s historical assassination adventure shows up in revolutionary France, bringing a familiar army of features. By Nick Cowen
Games aren't just for kids any more. By pulling Grand Theft Auto from stores Target sets the medium back