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In the 90s, Sega was as a rock'n'roll breath of fresh air in a Nintendo-dominated world - and America and Europe CEO Shuji Utsumi wants to shake things up once again ...

Esports teams, leagues and competitions are flourishing, but poor connectivity and rarity of Africa-based servers are hampering expansion ...

Ingenious puzzle games, a psychedelic take on poker, an action-packed take on Buddhist legend and a compilation of 50 faux-retro titles - our critics pick the year's finest ...

In this week's newsletter: There were many worthy winners in LA, but it was the new releases, surprise sequels and other end-of-year announcements that really got us excited ...

Carrey's Dr Robotnik is the best thing in elaborate third-instalment shenanigans that are pretty good fan-service fun ...

While ostensibly terrible, Santa's Speedy Quest is also addictive, hilarious, only 79p - and in its own fiendish way, exactly what we need at this time of year ...

The word 'challenge' has an accepted meaning in the world of video games, but in this engrossing sci-fi horror it's the subject matter that's confronting ...

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

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 ...

It's Overwatch with Marvel characters, and it's well-made and fun to play - but Marvel Rivals is also so devoid of new ideas that it leaves a nasty aftertaste ...