Gaming/Video games

81-year-old becomes Minecraft streamer to raise funds for grandson’s cancer treatment

Ms Sue Jacquot's YouTube channel, GrammaCrackers, is named after Graham Crackers, her favourite snack.

Nintendo shuts down user-created Animal Crossing ‘adults-only’ island

Nintendo shut down the inappropriate island on Jan 13, a day before its latest update.

A new video game by Chinese developer traps players in an online scam centre

Blood Money: Lethal Eden is a new video game by a Chinese developer that puts players in the shoes of people forced to work as online scammers.

Nostalgia and new fans as Tamagotchi turns 30

More than 100 million of the pocket-size plastic eggs have been sold worldwide since their debut, manufacturer Bandai Namco says.

Life List: 2025 in 15 lifestyle objects

Nintendo Switch 2: Playing it safe with more of the same?

FILE PHOTO: A person holds a Nintendo Switch 2 game console's box as Nintendo starts selling the new consoles globally, at an electronics store in Tokyo, Japan June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Hooked on the claw: How crane games conquered Japan’s arcades

A man pays to play a claw crane game machine inside a shop at the Akihabara district of Tokyo.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 23, 2025

FILE PHOTO: Photographers take photos of a drone flying at DJI's flagship store in Hong Kong, China September 22, 2016, two days before its opening. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo

Vince Zampella, Call Of Duty co-creator, killed in car crash: US media

US video game designer Vince Zampella arriving at The Game Awards in Los Angeles, California, on Dec 11.

How AI boom is pressuring video game consoles in race for memory chips

Demand for dynamic random access memory - chips used in Sony’s PlayStation, Microsoft’s Xbox and the Nintendo Switch 2 - is exceeding supply.

Netflix to add football video game based on FIFA World Cup 2026

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