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Vholume review – a headlong rush of parkour perfection in a brutalist wonderland

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PC; Nathan Grange, Léonard Lemaitre, Niels Tiercelin, IronEqualRace across impossible dystopian cityscapes in this exhilarating game of wall-runs, death-chancing leaps and split-second improvisationAt first, Vholume seems like a quick rush through some smartly selected references. Has this breathless yet austere parkour game been designed or ingeniously curated? The urban gymnast moveset comes from Mirror’s Edge. […]

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‘People in Japan thought we made footy up’: Pro Jank Footy, the video game taking Australian rules to the world

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Game developer David Ashby and Aunty Donna’s Broden Kelly talk about their chaotic and silly sport game – involving meat pies with legs and Ford Falcons on the ovalTry explaining Australian rules football to anyone outside Australia, and “it sounds like you’re making it up,” says David Ashby, the multi-hyphenate comedic mind behind deeply silly

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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Hidden gems can be unearthed, but you have to dig deep into the bargain bins of countless outdated Fifas, Wii Fits without the controllers and partially finished quizshow gamesAs an eternally optimistic charity shop fan, I hold on to the fantasy that one day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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UFC 6 review: a bloody, brilliant MMA fighting game

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PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S; EA Vancouver/Electronic ArtsMicromanaging your fighter is a little tedious, but the action is thrilling in this authentically detailed sporting simulationBecoming a professional fighter takes years of repetition, drilling techniques and training footwork until everything is instinctual. Your body needs an automatic answer for every limb, from every angle. In MMA,

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Goals review – disruptor football game attempts to smash the competition

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Released just before the World Cup kicks off, this upstart football game is positioning itself as a credible alternative to EA Sports FCThis month something extremely unusual happened in the video game world: someone launched a new football game. It used to be that the market could support a vast array of contenders, from arcade

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Nex Playground: the family game-night gadget that revives the spirit of the Wii

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Launching in the UK this month, this new pint-sized console revives the motion-controlled video game boom of the 00s – with better, safer techFor a wonderful moment in the noughties, video games became a truly universal pursuit. As I witnessed my controller-phobic aunt swing a Wii remote and nail a tennis serve, while my great-grandmother

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Mario Tennis Fever review – serving up banana peel-laced multiplayer chaos

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Nintendo Switch 2; NintendoThis ruthlessly competitive game will have everyone from your granny to semi-pros trying to set fire to their opponent’s side of the court with powered-up ‘fever rackets’Tennis has been a regular hobby of Mario’s for the past 30 years, beginning with the headache-inducing Mario’s Tennis on the Virtual Boy and most recently

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The video games you may have missed in 2025

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Date a vending machine, watch intergalactic television and make the most out of your short existence as a fly. Here are the best games you weren’t playing this year• The 20 best video games of 2025• More on the best culture of 2025PS5, Xbox, Switch, PCHave you ever wanted to romance your record player? Date

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