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Every video game in existence has a secret history. In every studio there’s a story that has never escaped its office walls; tales of strife, contentious design decisions, and eleventh-hour changes that can ultimately make or break a game. That’s because the process of game development is a messy business, …

“This movie is a leap of faith,” Ang Lee tells our sister publication Total Film magazine (opens in new tab), with the nervous laughter of a man who’s just spent millions of dollars stepping into the unknown, and is about to show us the fruits of his labour. No stranger …

It’s hard to think of an area of technology that moves as quickly as mobile gaming. New devices are released every few months, and 5G is on the way. At this pace of progress, the experiences you can have on your phones are starting to rival those you can have …

Every two weeks I get the tube into central London, walk through the streets of Bloomsbury, past the medical institutions and academic facilities that line the route, until I arrive at a laminated sign that says, ‘support group’. I go down the stairs, through the swing doors, until I arrive …

It’s like the new Nintendo Switch Lite was made for me. As someone whose classic Nintendo Switch dock is keeping cozy beneath a think blanket of dust, and who is a sucker for an on-trend color option, the Lite is my new most wanted device. The thicc Switch is over, …

Mobile free-to-play games often get a bad rap by those accustomed to a decade of microtransactions, gambling mechanics, and pay-to-win multiplayer design, but don’t let that stigma deprive you of the no-cost gems fighting the good fight on the Android store. These top free Android games offer honest-to-goodness gaming for …

When I was kid, it would’ve been a dream to play Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem on my phone. Battery life and touch screen control issues aside (I’m not even sure if we had touch screen phones back then), having those experiences on something as accessible and easy to carry …

For true crime fans, Mindhunter is basically the Marvel Cinematic Universe for serial killers. Based on the real lives of Special Agents John E. Douglas and Robert K. Kessler, David Fincher’s Netflix series dives into the disturbing world of calmly detached psychopaths and cold-eyed killers. With Mindhunter season 2 (opens …

I’m ready to be excited for Google Stadia (opens in new tab). The pitch makes sense for me: give me a game service that lets me play whatever I want, wherever I want. Having shelves full of cases does nothing for me, I already opt for downloads whenever possible so …

Welcome to the second episode of ‘Dialogue Options’, GamesRadar’s new weekly video show where we put our gaming theories, and opinions to you, asking questions that we’d like us all to have a good old chat about. This week we’re talking about decision based games and what the future could …