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Games

Xavier Greenwood

Freestyle chess is flipping the board on AI and the traditionalists

Starting positions are randomised in Magnus Carlsen’s radical take on an ancient pastime, but is it injecting new life or ushering in the endgame?

Wed 24 Dec 2025

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Kate Finnigan
Gifts for curious children

Tue 2 Dec 2025

Gifts for curious children
Naomi Alderman
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing

Mon 24 Nov 2025

I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing
Simon Parkin
My Child New Beginnings is a game about raising traumatised children

Sun 23 Nov 2025

My Child New Beginnings is a game about raising traumatised children
Simon Parkin
Ball x Pit revives the oldest arcade instinct

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Ball x Pit revives the oldest arcade instinct
Simon Parkin
Final Fantasy Tactics is an ambitious, literary video game

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Final Fantasy Tactics is an ambitious, literary video game
Simon Parkin
A female samurai game in the cross-hairs of the culture wars

Thu 25 Sept 2025

A female samurai game in the cross-hairs of the culture wars
Simon Parkin
Sword of the Sea offers a glimmer of hope to the world

Wed 3 Sept 2025

Sword of the Sea offers a glimmer of hope to the world
Simon Parkin
Luto – the video game about grief

Sat 2 Aug 2025

Luto – the video game about grief
Simon Parkin
Date Everything! The game that turns household items into objects of desire

Sun 6 Jul 2025

Date Everything! The game that turns household items into objects of desire

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