Gaming

The record-setting and controversy magnet Grand Theft Auto is back, and it’s set to make billions. Here’s what to expect from this year’s biggest game release

With creative talent including David Fincher, Zach Cregger and Zoe Kravitz working on its latest gaming release, Netflix has stepped up with the notable project in years.

Video game mogul Vince Zampella has died in horrific circumstances after the luxury Ferrari he was travelling in exploded in a ball of flames. 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The top 10 video games of 2025 spotlight artistic indies, nostalgia and mysteries amid chaotic times in the real world.

Pokemon Go, Fruit Ninja and many other games have been linked to better health outcomes.

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An online streamer has died after a marathon 10-day livestream in which he was allegedly subjected to violence and humiliation.

Nintendo Co’s new mobile Pokémon trading game had a stronger debut than the global sensation Pokémon Go did at its launch; but there are fears it may not be enough to save the struggling company.

Donkey Kong and Pac-Man arcade champion Billy Mitchell claims a Queensland YouTuber defamed him through a video about a critic's death, a judge has heard.

A new action game set in mythological China has become a gaming sensation — not least because it has come out of a country that only two years ago was enforcing strict bans on new titles.

Epic Games has sued both Apple and Google over its dissatisfaction with the tech giants profiting from ‘unconscionable’ app restrictions, it says.

He thought he might make a few hundred bucks, but this 22-year-old soon discovered he had something seriously special on his hands.

The idea of watching two people watch a soccer game might sound like a postmodern form of entertainment, and a close cousin of gaming streams that proliferate online. In soccer, though, the form has deep roots.