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The Sims at 20: two decades of life, love and reorganising the kitchenIn The Sims, if you get a job, buy a house and earn more money then happiness will follow. It’s a beguiling capitalist fantasy -
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Simon Parkin’s best video games of 2019The industry remained wary of politics, but there was joy to be found in murder mysteries, wild worlds and an obnoxious goose -
Top 20 games of 2019Take an intergalactic camping trip, shoot zombies in the face and go full battle royale on, er, Tetris … with the best games of the year -
3 out of 5 stars.
Phoenix Point review – rescuing humanity through micromanagementThe granular gameplay in this post-apocalyptic strategy game becomes an administrative headache, and the story is presented with all the drama of an engineering textbook -
Empire of Sin – a gangster paradise decades in the makingBrenda Romero’s crime sim is a homage to the glitter and skulduggery of prohibition-era Chicago – a game of revenge, race and relationship management
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4 out of 5 stars.
Shenmue III review – the ultimate nostalgia tripPart Studio Ghibli, part Karate Kid, this long-awaited continuation of the tale may sometimes seem clunky and last-gen, but it is also thoroughly charming -
4 out of 5 stars.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order review – the force is strong in this oneWith its satisfyingly challenging lightsaber combat and on-brand recreation of the Star Wars galaxy, this is the game fans have been waiting for -
X019 event: Rare and Obsidian announce new games and XCloud service expandsEverwild, Grounded and more than 50 new titles for the xCloud streaming service topped the line-up at Microsoft’s Xbox fan event -
'This raises the bar': Microsoft introduces first lead trans character in a major video gameTell Me Why, the latest narrative adventure from French studio Dontnod, stars a trans man – a decision the team says it didn’t take lightly
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4 out of 5 stars.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare review – great game, shame about the politicsThere are pulpy thrills, cinematic visuals and heart-stopping gameplay to enjoy here – so long as you can stand the rewriting of history and cheerleading for US militarism -
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – is this the Star Wars game fans have been looking for?After the controversial Battlefront series, Fallen Order returns to the classic Star Wars adventures of old. But does it bring anything new to the galaxy? -
4 out of 5 stars.
Autonauts review – sim robots share the load of colonisationThere’s plenty to do in this exciting and empowering simulation game, where automation is the key to your shining future -
Fortnite has reached The End – changing video game storytelling for goodSeason 10 of Fortnite climaxed in apocalyptic fashion – sucking gamers into a black hole. Whatever the future brings, it has transformed video-game storytelling
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Zombie Army 4: Dead War review – hours of braindead schlock horror fun
4 out of 5 stars.