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SingStar Take That anyone? The strange joy of charity shop video games
As an eternally optimistic charity shop fan, I hold on to the fantasy that one day I'll walk into my local Oxfam and find a pristine copy of the Sega Saturn shooter Burning Rangers for £1.50. Or perhaps a box full of old Neo Geo carts for a…
My family is coming apart - so it's time for one last video game session | Dominik Diamond
It is the end of an era for the Diamond family. For 20 years, there have been five of us living together. It has not been easy. Militant vegan daughters, sons who have inherited Scottish tempers, and a youngest child who attracts trouble like an…
Warhammer 40K is getting the best video game crossover
Helldivers 2 is stepping into the grim darkness of the far future with an appropriate collab: the Warhammer 40,000 Castellan's Creed Legendary Warbond is coming to the game on Aug. 12. “Roll the dice to break the traitorous enemies of Super…
I'm Blown Away' - Hideo Kojima's Backrooms Review Compares Movie to Early Video Games
Hideo Kojima had high praise for Kane Parsons' Backrooms, remarking on how the film reminded him of the maze-like maps and polygonal look of early video games. 21-year-old Kane Parsons made a strong directorial debut with Backrooms, which released…
The 10 Best-Selling Video Games of All Time, Ranked
Video games are the most popular form of media right now, with billions of players worldwide enjoying franchises such as The Legend of Zelda or stand-alone titles like Elden Ring. As the biggest medium right now, sales are through the roof, and…
The 10 Most Influential Video Games of the 20th Century, Ranked
Video games are still a very young medium, which makes their evolution from the almost-comically primitive games of the '50s and '60s to the gargantuan AAA titles of today all the more admirable. But no matter how great or revolutionary they are…
'I learnt a tonne about enamel pin manufacturing' - Brigador developer Stellar Jockeys on the secrets of selling video game merchandise
Since the indie boom of the 2010s, one piece of advice commonly given to smaller studios has been the value of merchandise. The logic broadly goes as follows: game development is a risky business, and even if your game is a success, it's not…
George R.R. Martin-Approved Cancelled Sci-Fi Show Is Getting A Mass Effect-Style Video Game
It's no secret that George R.R. Martin is a massive sci-fi fan, with a career that extends well beyond the A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy universe that catapulted him into mega-stardom. Long before Game of Thrones, Martin built a reputation through…
The 10 Greatest World War I Video Games, Ranked
In June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a lone Serbian gunman in the city of Sarajevo. Due to established alliances, escalating tensions in Europe, and the increase of nationalism, the event led to an armed…
It's Extremely Frustrating Seeing What's Become Of Video Games Journalism
I know we've covered some pretty big-picture stuff here so far on Hater Week, but for this gripe in particular I wanted to talk about something a bit more personal. Namely, how much I hate what my job–a video game journalist, critic…
I Am Quietly And Perhaps Foolishly Optimistic About The Future Of Video Games Journalism
This job isn't perfect–what job is–but everything bad I have to say about it (and that is a lot) is based mostly on me standing in 2026 and looking back at everything I've lost, at everything the field of games media has had done to…
The Wizard' Made Me Long for a Wearable Future
The Power Glove's one-minute-plus cameo in 1989's The Wizard wasn't the first time wearable tech made a splash in pop culture, but it's the one that got me and countless others hooked on wearables nearly two decades before we ever bought our first…
The true cost of Sony's future without physical games
Like all technology, video games have evolved over the years and for the most part, those advancements have been welcomed. But Sony's recent announcement that it will cease producing physical video games has rattled fans, particularly those who…
My Days Doing Box Art for Video Games
When I was starting out as a freelance illustrator, I did a few cover designs for Activision and Atari. Here's what the screen graphics looked like for a game called River Raid, where you fly a jet up a river and shoot at helicopters and ships. The…
Sony Acknowledges 'Strong Views' on Decision to Kill PlayStation Discs, but Insists 'We're Going to Cautiously Move This Forward'
Sony has said it won't change its mind on killing PlayStation discs in 2028, while acknowledging “strong views” from the video game community. The online backlash has seen gamers continue to call on Sony to U-turn on its decision…
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