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Big Walk review – larking around with mates elevated to an artform

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Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PC; House HouseThe creators of Untitled Goose Game return with an online, open-world adventure that delivers slapstick silliness and bucolic majesty in nearly equal measureRadiant sunsets glinting on lapping waves; bushland valleys that beckon with secrets; modernist buildings sat atop craggy ridges: Big Walk’s setting is as arresting as it is […]

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SingStar Take That anyone? The strange joy of charity shop video games

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Hidden gems can be unearthed, but you have to dig deep into the bargain bins of countless outdated Fifas, Wii Fits without the controllers and partially finished quizshow gamesAs an eternally optimistic charity shop fan, I hold on to the fantasy that one day I’ll walk into my local Oxfam and find a pristine copy

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What links Horrible Histories and Gordon Brown’s neighbour? The bumper summer quiz

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From award-winning Julies to golfers who were nearly the best, test your knowledge with this bumper summer quiz1 What is now the world’s most populous city, according to the UN?2 Which two Julies won best actress Oscars in consecutive years?3 What was thrown by the goddess Eris at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?4 Richard

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There Are No Ghosts at the Grand – stripping back the physical and metaphorical layers of a haunted hotel

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Renovate rooms, investigate the supernatural and watch people burst into song in this surreal British ghost storyA young American man arrives in a dilapidated British seaside town to take on the renovations of an equally run-down hotel, inherited from a mysteriously absent father he never knew. His power tools talk to him in a Scottish

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D-topia review – cosy sci-fi mystery takes aim at AI

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PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2; Marimittu GamesA soft puzzle game makes a sharp point about the over-optimised future aheadIn the far future, on a planet that is not Earth, AI is in charge. This entity is no Skynet-esque killer robot but a machine that cares for humanity. Manifesting most visibly

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The 7th Guest Remake Review – a spirited reboot of a ghost story classic

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PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch; Vertigo GamesThis clever update captures the 1990s magic of the original… including some of the technical issuesThe 90s were a gold rush for adventure games. LucasArts kicked off the decade with its legendarily irreverent Monkey Island games. Then, Cyan Worlds materialised to deliver a series of atmospheric and boundary-pushing

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From God of War to Until Dawn – seven reveals from last night’s PlayStation event

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The PS5 era has been in some ways disappointing for Sony – on Tuesday, the company revealed a slate of games they hope will change that• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up herePlayStation’s future has looked a little uncertain these past few years. Although the PS5 has sold well and been

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Ribbit is the new Wordle, and I’m here to share it with you

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A gentle daily puzzle is quietly becoming the most joyful part of my morning routine​ and reminds me that not every win needs to be epicThere’s been some pretty big news in the last couple of weeks in video game world: the long-running space shooter Destiny 2 is winding up after almost nine years, PlayStation

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Wordle inventor gets ahead of the game | Letters

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Julius Pursaill, Andy Roberts and Jane Oberman respond to Polly Hudson’s article that decried Josh Wardle for creating a new gameJosh Wardle, the inventor of Wordle, a game that gave huge pleasure to so many people during lockdown, reportedly sold it for a seven-figure sum. According to Polly Hudson (The Wordle guy’s latest move tells

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Mythmatch review – a match-three game made in heaven

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Team Artichoke; PC/MacAncient Greek gods, adorable raccoons and hypnotic puzzling from Olympus to the mortal realm and backThere’s been a trend for a while where familiar puzzle game genres are imbued with novel stories to give them depth and meaning beyond simply clearing a screen for points. Occult object sorter Strange Horticulture and historical romance

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