E3 2023: video game industry’s biggest expo cancelled
The annual event, which faced years of Covid disruption, will not return in 2023
October 2022
Ten years on, here’s why I’ll always love Nintendo’s misunderstood Wii U
Tom Regan
It tanked the game giant’s share price and was a gargantuan flop – but it’s the most endearingly weird console I’ve owned
October 2021
‘My housemates and I are addicted’: 15 video games perfect for lockdown brain
Guardian Australia staff – and their children! – recommend games they’ve turned to for joy, diversion and much-needed escapism
May 2017
Is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild the best-designed game ever?
Nintendo’s latest title in its classic RPG series has succeeded by opening up a world for players to explore like no game has before
March 2017
Nintendo Switch review – revolutionary, at home and on the move
It’s game on for the long-awaited successor to the Wii-U, which seamlessly transitions into a home console
February 2017
RIP Wii U: Nintendo's glorious, quirky failure
Nintendo has ceased production of Wii U less than five years after its launch. What went wrong, and what will be its legacy?
January 2017
Nintendo Switch: it's a handheld first, not a console
Kate Gray
Games reviews roundup: Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King; Shantae: Half-Genie Hero; Rise and Shine
Unmissable culture of 2017
Nintendo flips Switch: will new console make 2017 a winning year?
The 42 most anticipated video games of 2017
December 2016
The best video games to play with your family at Christmas
If board games just won’t do it this year, here are some alternatives guaranteed to get everyone dancing, racing, cooking or indeed fighting
October 2016
Nintendo Switch: can the new console succeed where Wii U failed?
Nintendo’s new hardware is attempting to reinvent gaming – again. But can the company’s focus on portability help it connect with a new generation of gamers?
June 2016
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild hands-on preview
The biggest draw at this year’s E3 event is the game that Nintendo fans have craved for years - and it looks set for huge acclaim
Star Trek, dancing and motorcycle chaos: Ubisoft at E3
It’s always worth catching the French publisher’s E3 show – and this year virtual reality, snow sports and motorcycle stunt shooting added to the mix
Skylanders Imaginators: Activision pins its hopes on player creativity
This year’s instalment allows players to build their own on-screen Skylander characters from hundreds of components
May 2016
Minecraft mini-games coming to Xbox, PlayStation and Wii U in June
Hugely popular on the PC version of Minecraft, multiplayer competitive games are coming to console, starting with a battle mode
The end of Infinity: Disney scraps video game series as it closes in-house studio
Company axes ‘toys-to-life’ games and shutters Avalanche Software in move that marks withdrawal from console gaming sector
Games review roundup: Ratchet & Clank; Donkey Kong Country; Mario & Sonic at Rio 2016
Ratchet & Clank and Donkey Kong Country are superbly updated, while Mario & Sonic at the Olympics is a tame cash-in
March 2016
Games reviews roundup: Tom Clancy’s The Division; Pokkén Tournament; Samurai Warriors 4: Empires
Battle commences in a terrorised New York, the Pokémon arena and feudal Japan
February 2016
Games reviews roundup: Street Fighter V; Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition; Lego Marvel Avengers
The new Street Fighter punches harder than ever, Dying Light delivers on its promises and Lego goes to pieces in its devotion to Marvel
