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  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Invented languages: from Tolkien and Star Trek to Assassin’s Creed

    ‘Conlangs’ are essential for world-building in fantasy and sci-fi — and fans can spend years translating them

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    Do games have a role to play in saving the planet?

    More titles are tackling environmental themes, while companies are finally waking up to their carbon footprint

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
    ‘Walking simulators’ offer a thoughtful alternative to combat and conflict

    Titles such as Call of the Sea are a natural home for visual and narrative innovation

  • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
    Why is a game full of bugs released?

    The glitches that have blighted titles such as Cyberpunk 2077 are symptomatic of deeper problems in the industry

  • Sunday, 27 December, 2020
    Games were a lifeline in 2020

    This was a year when quarantine brought new players to gaming, while games of the highest quality were launched

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    Why co-operation can be the key to great gaming

    Some of the most satisfying games are played alongside people, not against them

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    Inside BusinessLeo Lewis
    Cyberpunk 2077 debacle prompts shift by Sony

    Console maker opts for zero-tolerance approach to protecting brand by pulling new game

  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    Interview
    Cyberpunk 2077 maker Marcin Iwinski: ‘The only thing we have is our reputation’

    The co-founder of Polish games developer CD Projekt Red talks about going from underdog to big player under pressure

  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
    Sony pulls ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ game from PlayStation store over glitches

    Millions of people who pre-ordered title to be refunded after reports of serious issues

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  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
    How To Spend It
    PlayStation 5 review: were we caught in its web?

    Our tech writer takes the controls of the console the game world’s been waiting for

  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
    How architecture is helping game designers build new worlds

    The two disciplines are growing ever closer

  • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
    Does cyberpunk’s vision of the future belong in the past?

    The arrival of new game Cyberpunk 2077 presents an opportunity for the genre to evolve

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    Is gaming finally becoming accessible to disabled players?

    For people who live with a disability, many games are unplayable — but the industry seems to be waking up

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    Games industry
    Roblox sells $1.2bn of virtual currency as it heads for IPO

    Prospectus reveals rapid growth of pre-teen gaming platform during Covid-19 pandemic

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Why do gamers keep going back to Grand Theft Auto V?

    A next-gen re-release is proof of the game’s enduring popularity — and reveals much about the gaming industry

  • Sunday, 15 November, 2020
    Leo Lewis
    Sony’s flashy PS5 launch aims to affirm Japan’s gadget prowess

    Games console arrives amid a broader march of consumer electronics away from what the country once did so well

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    LexGames industry
    Roblox/games: multiverse nurse Premium

    Aim of valuation as high as $8bn may not be unreasonable

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    News in-depthFT Alphaville
    Codemasters/Take-Two: slipstream stocks

    Take-Two’s offer for the sim racing specialist speaks to one of the hottest trends in equity markets right now.

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    Leo Lewis
    Sour family affair spells big bucks for Japanese law

    Legal hawks spot opportunity as pachinko princess turns to US court to buttress stockholding claim

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Digital gifts dominate children’s Christmas wish lists

    All under-14s want for Christmas are smartphones, consoles, Fortnite — and Lego

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    Review
    City break without the travel: the allure of the urban video game

    The London of ‘Watch Dogs: Legion’ shows how games can draw on our emotional connection to familiar places

  • Wednesday, 28 October, 2020
    FT MagazineLeo Lewis
    Sony’s new PlayStation is making Japan cross

    The decision to globally standardise the celebrated console’s controller buttons is a game-changer

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Coronavirus: California becomes first US state to top 900,000 cases — as it happened
  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    Why platform games such as Crash Bandicoot are as popular as ever

    Developers have used the constraints of the format to display their artistry and invention

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    Crown Resorts Ltd
    Crown Resorts faces Australia money laundering probe

    Shares in casino operator slide as much as 10% on news of Austrac investigation

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