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Billy Mitchell in 1999 after achieving a perfect Pac-Man score in Florida.

Arcade champion wins lawsuit against Queensland YouTube creator

American videogame champion Billy Mitchell has been awarded $350,000 in damages after winning a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Karl Jobst.

  • Rex Martinich

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Netflix has announced a multiplayer online game called Spirit Crossing, developed by Spry Fox.

After dominating television, Netflix is setting its sights on gaming

In a matter of years, Netflix’s new head of games believes we’ll all be playing Netflix games on any device we choose.

  • Tim Biggs
Split Fiction

Video game auteur’s latest two-player tale is another bizarre hit

New adventure games you can play on the couch next to a friend are vanishingly rare, but Josef Fares has the genre dialled in.

  • Tim Biggs
The Sims has been around for 25 years, but gamers certainly aren’t bored with it yet.

‘You feel like God’: How The Sims has remained wonderfully wacky for 25 years

A game in which you can build your dream home, become a celebrity, and get revenge without consequence? The Sims cracked the code on life simulation.

  • Nell Geraets
Magic plays a big role in the world of Avowed, even if you like to stick to swords and shields.

Microsoft’s first big game of the year is an RPG masterpiece

Avowed is a brilliant story, a wonderful world and an excuse for a lot of crunchy first-person combat rolled up into an excellent and breezy RPG.

  • Tim Biggs
The latest Assassin’s Creed is set in Japan, and features a pair of protagonists.

Assassin’s Creed is finally heading to Japan. It needs to hit the mark

The long-awaited feudal Japan episode of the long-running series follows a ninja and a samurai in a period of civil war. For Ubisoft, it could be a make or break.

  • Tim Biggs
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The first edition of the Chromatic comes with a new official version of Tetris.

The modern Game Boy with ties to a military weapons contractor

Despite its strange provenance, the Modretro Chromatic is an incredible device if you’re looking for a direct replacement for a 1998 Game Boy Color.

  • Tim Biggs
The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with magnetic controllers that can attach to the system, as well as a dock for playing on a TV.

Nintendo’s successor to its wildly popular Switch appears to play it safe

The Switch 2 will have rather large shoes to fill when it releases later this year.

  • Tim Biggs
A classic gamer’s must-have - a CRT TV.

My hobby’s not the same without my huge, heavy, ugly wingman

It can be a massive hassle, but I’ve never gone without at least one CRT TV in my house. The hardest part is choosing which one to keep.

  • Tim Biggs
The RoyaLand.

Italy’s deposed prince to launch video game with Europe’s ousted royals

Prince Emanuele Filiberto has joined forces with seven other royal families from across Europe and South Africa on “The RoyaLand”.

  • Josephine McKenna

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