Gaming

The 2012 shooter has just become the biggest surprise arrival of the summer, proving that perfect map design and snappy gunplay never actually age.

With new titles and demonstrations arriving for the Nintendo Switch 2, the console's long-term market viability depends on a distinct software library rather than solely on graphical improvements.

It still commands the top of Twitch alongside the biggest modern hits, and the modding community is as obsessed as ever. Decades on, the blocky masterpiece refuses to age.

The platform has mastered the under-13 market. But to survive the next era of gaming, it has to figure out how to keep its players once they grow up.

Sony's digital storefront is currently the target of a highly theatrical gamer revolt. But for all the threats to leave, convenience remains an undefeated business model.

Riot Games wanted to refresh the meta. Instead, they have sanded down the distinct identities that made their tactical shooter work in the first place.

A historic reduction in workforce and the divestment of several major studios point to a fundamental reassessment of the division's strategy under new leadership.

We have waited a geological age for a video game that is now seemingly expected to solve all of our earthly problems. The funniest part? It will still break every record known to humanity.

The quiet push to kill off game discs has sparked a sudden player backlash. If Sony wants to keep its market dominance in the next console generation, it needs to actually articulate a digital strategy.

The global stampedes of 2016 are long gone, but a new interface update proves the game's stubborn, niche army of walkers has never actually left.

Sony is finally ripping the plaster off physical media by 2028. It is a controversial move, but it is exactly how you build the next decade of gaming.