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March 2020

  • Nintendo Switch users were unable to play games such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe online for almost nine hours on Tuesday

    Xbox Live and Nintendo Online collapse under increased demand

  • A woman using a mobile phone

    UK mobile phone users report issues with voice calls

November 2019

  • Reigning champion Magnus Carlsen (left) at the most recent World Chess Championships in London in 2018

    World Chess to issue digital tokens in stock market flotation

    Company that ran World Chess Championships wants to cash in on game’s online popularity

May 2018

  • Teenager playing video game

    'Easy trap to fall into': why video-game loot boxes need regulation

    This money-making addition can ‘exploit and manipulate’ players. But the impact on children is the biggest concern

March 2018

  • A tabletop role-playing game

    The upside
    Beyond Dungeons and Dragons: can role play save the world?

    From refugees to Aids, live action role-play games are exploring critical issues. But is the idea of social change via larp a fantasy?

December 2017

  • Alex Hern

    Video games are unlocking child gambling. This has to be reined in

    Alex Hern
    The system of ‘loot box’ gaming profits from players and drives addiction, writes technology reporter Alex Hern

May 2016

  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    Professional gaming gets its first players association with WESA

  • Flom Windows 10 install

    Spam filter
    Windows 10 updates are now ruining pro-gaming streams

January 2016

  • Some players flee from a guard during a CityDash game.

    Review: CityDash brings live games to the mainstream

    CityDash, and its younger sibling Undercover, offer the most accessible introduction to live gaming yet

February 2015

  • Final Fantasy artwork

    The Bear Grylls manifesto for narrowing children’s minds

    Jane McConnell
    Computer games build imagination, confidence and an appreciation of complex moral issues. Banning them will achieve the opposite of what Grylls wants
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