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The title character of Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley scares cops and destroys park signs in the latest game adaptation of Tove Jansson’s creation.

Westworld creator Jonathan Nolan’s new show keeps Fallout’s gallows humor. He also packed the first season because “you have to be careful not to leave too much down the road.”

When you play The Crush House, it’s your job to capture the drama and please “the butt guys.” Get ready for a new kind of game.

Abubakar Salim lost his father a decade ago. The actor and creative director embraced "gamifying" grief while making Tales of Kenzera: Zau.

Artificial intelligence is poised to have a massive impact on video games in the next few years, something that excites and worries developers. Some think non-player characters might be AI’s killer app.

The popular farming game’s major update includes a new farm type, new events, and a massive multiplayer option.

If you’re having flashbacks to Bob Hoskins circa 1993, don’t worry. Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s live-action Mario bit never came to be, but remnants of the idea remain.

GameScent’s AI-powered console peripheral gives new meaning to gamer smells. It also may give you a headache.

The Soledar Salt Mine in eastern Ukraine shut down in early 2022 amidst the Russian invasion. The Ukrainian government recreated it in Minecraft to raise funds to restore a school hit during the war.

Montreal-based Sweet Baby employs just 16 people. They now find themselves the targets of gaming’s latest harassment campaign.

The game’s ending prompts heated discussion online about whether it does justice to its most iconic moment.

The devs behind Yuzu have shut down the Switch emulator, which they now say is “primarily designed” to break DRM.

A massive update to the wildly popular farm life sim has an official release date. Here's when it'll arrive and what you can expect from it.

Announced during Tuesday’s Pokémon Day, Legends: Z-A’s release date sparked a new wave of speculation that new Switch consoles will arrive next year.

Completing a game of Vertex takes just 15 minutes, but I’ve started calling that time my smooth-brain hours.

Square Enix’s latest installment in the Final Fantasy VII reboot trilogy raises the stakes with huge open-world maps, more side-quests—and of course, chocobo.

Microsoft says it wants to bring its games to any screen. Let’s start with a screen we can play on in bed.

Following weeks of speculation, Xbox head Phil Spencer announced Thursday that four Xbox exclusives will soon be available on competitors’ consoles.

When it came out in 2012, Spec Ops: The Line offered a totally new kind of military shooter. Its disappearance from digital storefronts signals big problems with game preservation.

New rumors that Microsoft may turn its exclusive games into multiplatform titles have infuriated fans: “F Xbox.”