Keza MacDonald is video games editor at the Guardian
July 2024
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My secret to making time for video games
In this week’s newsletter: Work, life and parenting mean I can’t dive into massive games like I used to, but then I found a hack to making the time I need
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD review – the scariest surprise is the price
As ever, Mario’s brother is a scream, but the price of this remaster may spook you
Game On review – interactive gaming exhibition is a thoroughly fun day out
From Donkey Kong to Halo 3, the entirety of video game evolution is here – and you can play almost every console and cabinet
June 2024
Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph
Are we experiencing Gamergate 2.0?
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The game design secrets of Elden Ring’s Hidetaka Miyazaki
‘It’s important for us to be happy’: Astro Bot, the most joyous game on PlayStation 5
‘I have always felt the world was a harsh place’: Elden Ring’s Hidetaka Miyazaki on why he may never stop making games
14 unusual video games to discover in 2024
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The disturbing online misogyny of Gamergate has returned – if it ever went away
Blumhouse comes to video games with six different indie horror projects
Best culture of 2024 so far
The best video games of 2024 so far
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Forget the AAAs, innovative indie developers were the real stars of Summer Game Fest
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 first look – 300GB of spies, zombies and Margaret Thatcher
Perfect Dark, Indiana Jones and a new Gears of War: all the new games from the Xbox Games Showcase
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From new Call of Duty to Star Wars Outlaws, it’s a massive few days for game reveals
May 2024
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Pushing Buttons: Horror game Crow Country lets you switch off the scary stuff – and that’s fine with me
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Pushing Buttons: Big studios are making big cuts – but indie gems like Animal Well are still out there
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Pushing Buttons: With creative developers shutting everywhere, the future of games looks bleaker and more boring
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Pushing Buttons: The emulator app helping gamers replay classics from their youth – for now
April 2024
The pet I'll never forget
The pet I’ll never forget: Brighton Yellow, the budgie that interrupted dinner parties chirping, ‘Right! That’s enough!’
This legendary little featherball did impressions of my mum, refused to stay in his cage and even learned to play football.
