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Even for fans like me, the Pokémon 30th anniversary ‘stuff’ is a bit much

silverguide.site – With the wait for the new Winds and Waves games set to stretch into 2027, Pokemon’s 30th anniversary celebrations have plugged the gap with a deluge of nostalgia bait. Is the franchise in danger of losing its heart?…
Even for fans like me, the Pokémon 30th anniversary ‘stuff’ is a bit much

Stardew Valley at 10: the anticapitalist game that cures burnout and inspires queer art

silverguide.site – Since 2016, the cosy, inclusive, non-heteronormative escapism of the beloved farming sim has inspired a community of devoted fans, and helped it shift 50m units…
Stardew Valley at 10: the anticapitalist game that cures burnout and inspires queer art

£12m for a Pokémon card? If you’re not in the game you’re missing a trick

silverguide.site – The record sum paid at auction for a rare example is part of a boom in trading cards – and the prices can be staggering…
£12m for a Pokémon card? If you’re not in the game you’re missing a trick

Tell us what Pokémon means to you

silverguide.site – As Pokémon turns 30, we would like to hear what the franchise means to you…
Tell us what Pokémon means to you

Speed Dates is no feeble full-motion video game – it’s a bold art film | Dominik Diamond

silverguide.site – With original dialogue in Turkish, this shuffling of potential partners in a sequence of meaningless encounters ranks with the finest auteur movies…
Speed Dates is no feeble full-motion video game – it’s a bold art film | Dominik Diamond

Resident Evil Requiem review - there’s plenty of life in the undead yet

silverguide.site – Fear, fights and feverish fanservice collide in this celebration of Resident Evil’s recent and retro legacy…
Resident Evil Requiem review - there’s plenty of life in the undead yet

Why Xbox’s corporate shake-up matters for everyone who plays games

silverguide.site – With ​i​ts longtime figureheads stepping aside, Microsoft’s gaming division faces a pivotal moment​, raising questions about whether ​i​t can still balance creative ambition with corporate strategy​ in the age of AI…
Why Xbox’s corporate shake-up matters for everyone who plays games

Pieced Together review – poignant narrative game gathers bittersweet fragments of a friendship

silverguide.site – Short but very sweet tale asks the player to compile a scrapbook of mementoes telling the story of a heartfelt bond that frays over time…
Pieced Together review – poignant narrative game gathers bittersweet fragments of a friendship

Anlife: what does an unusual evolution simulator have to say about AI?

silverguide.site – We explore the strange food-obsessed world of a new game whose tech was once called ‘an insult to life itself’ by Hayao Miyazaki, the film-maker behind Spirited Away…
Anlife: what does an unusual evolution simulator have to say about AI?

Relooted: the South African video game where players take back artefacts from western museums

silverguide.site – Creators say they’re offering Africans a ‘hopeful, utopian feeling’ of retrieving objects looted by colonial armies…
Relooted: the South African video game where players take back artefacts from western museums

The QuickShot II joystick review – 80s clicks and waggles lovingly recreated

silverguide.site – The updated QuickShot II brings 1980s gameplay into the modern era along with all the no-frills button smashing and endearing flaws fans loved…
The QuickShot II joystick review – 80s clicks and waggles lovingly recreated

​T​he ​Winter Olympics ​feel like a 90s ​snowboarding ​game​, and I’m here for it

silverguide.site – Milano Cortina​ has cutting‑edge replays, chase‑cam drones and exuberant commentary ​bringing a wave of unexpected nostalgia for anyone who grew up on 90s extreme‑sports games…
​T​he ​Winter Olympics ​feel like a 90s ​snowboarding ​game​, and I’m here for it

‘This shouldn’t be normal’: developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s biggest PC gaming storefront

silverguide.site – Multiple game creators describe ineffective moderation on the platform, resulting in unchecked hatred in forums and targeted campaigns of negative ‘anti-woke’ reviews…
‘This shouldn’t be normal’: developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s biggest PC gaming storefront

What is Pokopia? Inside the calming Pokémon game that ditches battles for gardening

silverguide.site – We explore the cosy world-building spin-off with Game Freak’s Shigeru Ohmori and his fellow developers – and learn how it began with a Pokémon-hunting dream…
What is Pokopia? Inside the calming Pokémon game that ditches battles for gardening

Reanimal review – you will never turn your back on a pelican again as long as you live

silverguide.site – Childhood terrors come to wretched life in a grim fairytale of a puzzle-platformer that’s as beautifully macabre as it is hard to put down…
Reanimal review – you will never turn your back on a pelican again as long as you live

Is surprise box-office hit Iron Lung the future of ‘video game films’?

silverguide.site – The YouTube gaming star’s weird and divisive adaptation of his obscure horror film is a game within a film about a game – and hints at new directions for storytelling…
Is surprise box-office hit Iron Lung the future of ‘video game films’?

Romeo Is a Dead Man review – a misfire from a storied gaming provocateur

silverguide.site – After some dumb fun hacking at zombies, legendary developer Suda51’s first original game in a decade sadly only delivers a host of incoherent disappointments…
Romeo Is a Dead Man review – a misfire from a storied gaming provocateur

Drag x Drive review – wheelchair basketball that might give you wrist cramp

silverguide.site – Nintendo’s latest sports game showcases its Joy-Con upgrades but sacrifices playability in the process…
Drag x Drive review – wheelchair basketball that might give you wrist cramp

‘I didn’t realise the game’s impact for years’: the making of the original Football Manager

silverguide.site – When Kevin Toms created the first footie tactics simulation in the early days of the gaming industry, it became a phenomenon – and a source of cherished memories…
‘I didn’t realise the game’s impact for years’: the making of the original Football Manager

Mafia: The Old Country review – by-numbers action game is elevated by Sicilian period setting

silverguide.site – This Cosa Nostra caper has few fresh ideas to revitalise the cover shooter, but benefits from a well-researched time and place…
Mafia: The Old Country review – by-numbers action game is elevated by Sicilian period setting
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