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First review: Watch Dogs
Siobhan Keogh: Handheld happiness or horror?
It's just such a shame. When the PS Vita was announced, things were looking up. It had technical specs that no other handheld…
Watch Dogs: Get ready for a hack attack
The release of the highly anticipated paranoid-thriller game Watch Dogs was a covert mission in itself for Chris Schulz.
Halo 5 confirmed for 2015: 'It's a big deal'
Master Chief is returning to the battlefield next year. Microsoft has announced plans to release the video game sequel…
Siobhan Keogh: The shame and pride of addiction
Once, when I was in journalism school, I had a conversation with another student that went something like this. Him: "What…
Game review: Child of Light
Here's a fairy tale for the modern dreamer. Child of Light follows Aurora, a spirited young lady from 19th-century Austria…
5 games you may have missed
While you've been obsessed with big name games like Titanfall, there's plenty you've missed. The Herald's gaming staff assess…
Nintendo apologises for lack of virtual equality
Nintendo is apologising and pledging to be more inclusive after being criticized for not recognizing same-sex relationships…
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Sunset Overdrive: Your awesomepocalypse
It's 2027 and in Sunset City, beverage company Fizzco is holding a party to launch their new energy…
Nintendo to sell new consoles
Nintendo plans to expand in emerging markets with new devices starting next year.
Digital games - maddening or misunderstood?
Synthetic cannabis may have been taken off the market, freeing parents from worrying about neighbourhood shops selling addictive…
Want to play gay? Nintendo says no
Nintendo isn't allowing gamers to play as gay in an upcoming life simulator game.
Game review: Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Have you ever worn your school uniform on a mufti day? Ordered chicken when everyone else ordered fish?…
Everything you need to know about Destiny
Destiny is set to be one of the biggest games of 2014 and thanks to a bunch of previews and an updated website we now…
Need For Speed takes a break in 2014
After 15 consecutive annual releases, the Need For Speed franchise is getting a well-earned break. That's right - EA has…
Kevin Spacey: From House of Cards to Call of Duty
Call of Duty's next game for Xbox One and PS4, Advanced Warfare , has debuted its first trailer, seeing Kevin Spacey lend…
Games and the real world
A study into muscle movements in teen gamers may shed light on links between violent video games and real life aggression…
Siobhan Keogh: Real-world morality, in-game decisions
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I recently came face-to-face with exactly how much my real-world morality has an influence on how I…
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Tech Universe: Friday 30 May
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Vigilantes name wrong people
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Innocent people had their names dragged through the mud on social media as police sought the culprit…
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