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From Fable and Life Is Strange to Last of Us, Thirsty Suitors and Unpacking, five queer game developers and writers pick their sweetest, realest, most meaningful scenes ...

This imaginative sci-fi survival game is a work of art. But looking after the needy clones of myself I'd made to help run a space base, I was reminded all too clearly of my limitations and failings ...

Generative AI is causing new and unusual problems for developers as players become more sensitive to the use of artificially generated 'slop' images ...

In Kojima's latest epic, the Australian outback becomes a shifting, spectral landscape that you can get lost in ...

Xbox is putting a lot behind its new space action-RPG sequel - which will be the first $80/£70 video game from Microsoft. Does it earn its price tag? We asked the developer what went into it ...

The 2002 adaptation of the horror video game sparked a six-film, billion-dollar franchise - and a fruitful romance between its director and his action hero ...

The award-wining composer of soundtracks to video games including Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is composing again for the first time since a traumatic pandemic ...

This is a mystifying and provocatively slow-paced game with more celebrities than you would find on a Cannes red carpet ...

With a four-decade career beginning at Capcom in the 8-bit era, Shimomura is one of the most acclaimed names in gaming. She recalls her early struggles - and explains why her beloved classical music fits best with RPGs ...

The legendary video game designer discusses directing actors in Mexico from Japan, how Mad Max inspired his career and the unique reason why he wants to go to space ...