Jude Bellingham’s late stunner reminded me why Pro Evolution Soccer hit the target
The England player’s impromptu move took me back to the noughties, when PES 4-6 provided ‘the illusion of control in a sandbox of chaos’. It was the beautiful video game
May 2024
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Pushing Buttons: Big studios are making big cuts – but indie gems like Animal Well are still out there
A wave of innovative indie games bring a sense of optimism to an industry in urgent need of a confidence boost
The 15 (ish) greatest UK video game magazines of all time
Part newspapers, part fanzines, these titles were a lifeline to information-starved gamers and generated a sense of community to rival any YouTube streamer
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Pushing Buttons: The emulator app helping gamers replay classics from their youth – for now
In this week’s newsletter: the Delta app can be used to play games on vintage consoles from the Game Boy to the Snes … but for how long?
April 2024
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Pushing Buttons: readers’ memories of the game-changing Game Boy at 35
Why are younger generations embracing the retro game revival?
March 2024
Atari 400 Mini review – a fascinating adventure in the land of 8-bit
‘A portal to a new world’: when the Trocadero was the centre of the video game universe
February 2024
The Commodore 64 Collection 3 review – retro console serves up old favourites in fine style
Street fighting years: when Tekken and its enemies ruled the world
January 2024
The joy of CeX: how to spend £10 in the secondhand gaming mega store
Chomp chomp: the curious history of Pac-Man snacks
The Guardian picture essay
‘I dreamed of blocky pixels’: the strange, sweaty, sociable early days of gaming – in pictures
The revenge of the video game manual
High scores
‘People laughed at it’: the unlikely story behind the music of Crash Bandicoot
The 15 greatest Sega arcade games – ranked
Super Pocket review – an affordable mini console that’s simply a joy to play
December 2023
Analogue Duo review – a PC Engine retro console for purists
Doom at 30: what it means, by the people who made it
November 2023
Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection review – a great way to relive a lost world of gaming
The cult retro label has curated and updated a series of digital dino fossils for modern players and fans of the movie franchise who missed out first time round
