We explore the cosy world-building spin-off with Game Freak’s Shigeru Ohmori and his fellow developers – and learn how it began with a Pokémon-hunting dream

Murderous mansions with carnivorous toilets or a fantasy lighthouse on misty shores, every gamer has a favourite property – here are some of ours

It was the biggest online game in lockdown. Now the National Videogame Museum has collected players’ experiences to find out what it meant to them

As players spend more and more time and money in the digital hangout spaces provided by video games, it makes sense for fashion houses to join them there – opening up exciting worlds of rule-breaking design

With 100m sales of its Switch console, a new Mario movie and even a California theme park, the Japanese tech giant is riding high again. What’s its secret?

‘Disney Animal Crossing’ is all over the video platform, but is it merely an imitation of everyone’s favourite pandemic play? Or will Mickey and co have you enthralled?

The smash-hit Nintendo Switch game has been updated with a wealth of new content – and no shortage of familiar comforts

Video game popularity soared during the pandemic, as people sought distraction and ways to connect with loved ones

As parts of the UK enters another month – at least – of being stuck indoors, our critics pick out top music, games, books, TV, dance and art fixes to lift your spirits

Video games seem like radical relief from hard reality, but they’re also deeply implicated in the problems we collectively face

Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ simulated paradise is said to have a dark capitalist underbelly. But a popular subreddit where players can donate items reveals the kindness – and generosity – of strangers