How video game music waltzed its way on to Classic FM
Once regarded as inferior to film and TV soundtracks, games scores are gaining recognition and awards as a valid form of contemporary classical music
August 2018
Autumn arts preview 2018
Cowboys and superheroes: the most exciting video games of autumn 2018
Pick your battles, from ancient Greece to the second world war, swing like Spider-Man, or choose between teenage America and the postapocalypse kind
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 beta: can CoD still compete?
This fast-paced taster of the next Call of Duty is a good indication of how the long-running shooter is trying to modernise
What video games in schools can teach us about learning
Southgate primary in West Sussex is one of many British schools bringing games into the classroom, with staff seeing benefits for parents as well as students
May 2018
Call of Duty takes on Fortnite with Black Ops 4 battle royale mode
The latest CoD instalment is ditching its Campaign mode and going multiplayer-only, taking lessons from Overwatch, Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
April 2018
Zelda? Pokémon? Spyro? Players tweet their defining games
Under the trending Twitter hashtag #GameStruck4, video game fans have spent the day listing the four titles that defined their love of gaming. Some are predictable, others not so much
November 2017
Games reviews roundup: Ashes Cricket; Call of Duty: WW2; Rogue Trooper Redux
Call of Duty: WWII review – familiar, fun but not without flaws
September 2017
I think I'm too old for Call of Duty, please send help
Keith Stuart
I was once a sharp shooter but I’m being outgunned by younger competitors. If this was the real military, I’d be honourably discharged
June 2017
Call of Duty: WWII – how an indie classic inspired the latest instalment
While the latest CoD takes the action back to its roots, its developers drew inspiration from Journey and some other unlikely sources
Call of Duty: WWII hands-on – is latest shooter a return to past glories?
Some have tired of the CoD franchise, but Activision are hoping a return to the second world war and a new multi-objective mode can revive it
Sport 2.0
The rise of eSports: are addiction and corruption the price of its success?
Forget football, the world’s fastest-growing sport is live video gaming. But increasingly its impact is proving harmful to those in its thrall
April 2017
Call of Duty WWII is about killing for fun. Why pretend otherwise?
Keith Stuart
An obsession over realism means latest in Activision’s Call of Duty franchise is more Saving Private Ryan than Inglourious Basterds – and that’s a problem
Call of Duty: WWII could be the most important game of all time for historians
Holly Nielsen
How Activision’s shooter presents the conflict should be watched closely by those interested in public history to bring about a dialogue between academia and games
Could the Call of Duty franchise be the next Marvel?
Activision Blizzard wants to turn the beloved shooter title into a big-screen force to rival Disney’s superhero arm. Can it succeed where others have failed?
March 2017
We shall fight them on the Xbox: a short history of Nazi-shooting video games
From Medal of Honor to Sniper Elite 4, we just can’t seem to resist the lure of the second world war
February 2017
Call of Duty is returning to ‘traditional combat’
Activision has announced its best-selling first-person shooter will return to its roots with its 2017 instalment
November 2016
The month in games
The month in games: Battlefield 1 leads the charge
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare review – fun, fast, but a wasted opportunity
June 2016
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – 'we're going for a classic feel'
With Battlefield currently winning the propaganda war CoD developer, Infinity Ward, wants to convince gamers that its latest title isn’t just about space
