Keza MacDonald

Solving these cases is extremely satisfying, but it’s the strangeness that makes the game so memorable

In this week’s newsletter: The shortlist for December’s Game Awards is out, and the top contenders are neck and neck

Keza MacDonald 7 min read Much like Christmas is a lot less enjoyable for the person who has to organise all the presents and cook

Keza MacDonald 6 min read A report from Bloomberg this week suggests that Sony is working on a new portable PlayStation device.

The mortality rate for such games is high when developers stop updating them. But when Nintendo killed off Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, it found a novel way to extend its life – and now it’s even better

In this week’s newsletter: From perfect first dates to giving guns to cute Pokémon-like creatures, we celebrate the games that did things their way

How the pandemic and climate migration have influenced this third outing of a formerly sterile architectural puzzle game

Architectural surrealism is Monument Valley's signature. Austere, beautiful structures transform and rotate at the player's touch, creating new paths and staircases for its minimalist characters to traverse.

Alongside some worthy winners – Balatro, Astro Bot and Metaphor: ReFantazio swept the board – the Game awards last Thursday brought a generous bounty

PC It starts with a single machine: a landing pod on an untouched planet. Then a drill, built with iron mined by your own hand.