Psst! The next date on the Power Play book tour is a little over two weeks away. Join me and the incredible @keefstuart.bsky.social for a chat about all things Power Play at Backstory in Balham on Tuesday 16th June. Tickets here: backstory.london/products/16t...

I’ve been playing Sega Rally 2 again this week and, no matter how often you hear it, that “game over yeahhhhh” tune is always hilarious and wonderful. It’s the musical commitment to it - that strung out keyboard riff, the closing drum sting. A true work of art youtu.be/kBRhjwWqVqc?...

DC-UK is fondly remembered as one of the best Dreamcast magazines. Lewis new deep dive uncovers the tragic story behind its sudden cancellation, with insights from the original team, plus the release of four reviews from the unreleased issue 21! 👉 www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2026/05/the-...

I feel like we should follow this with the best corridors in video games www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

I feel like American game magazines were much better at preserving their legacy than UK equivalents. I’m fairly certain this would all have been chucked in a skip at Future Publishing the moment a mag was shut or moved, or more space was needed

Hi, it’s a little late but here is my review of Forza Horizon 6, which I have enjoyed immensely www.theguardian.com/games/2026/m...

AI companies are clearly fed up of simply waiting for the planet to become uninhabitable so are doing what they can to accelerate the process www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Has anyone used the Flycast emulator - I’ve heard it’s quite good? I was thinking of buying a new Dreamcast (mine died years ago) but they’re so expensive now, esp region unlocked units

The Guardian style guide says no

Ohhhh god, please tell me gamerzz aren’t once again “debating” what counts as a real game and what doesn’t? Please tell me this isn’t happening

Hi I’m still writing my review of Forza Horizon 6 as I wanted to test it on public servers. So for now, here is a chat with the design and art directors about the challenge of recreating Japan www.theguardian.com/games/2026/m...

I bought a copy of Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for my forthcoming feature on charity shop video games. It was £1 in Oxfam. These were the people who left saved games on the cart

If you enjoyed The Seance of Blake Manor you should definitely go and see Hokum before it leaves cinemas. Some interesting similarities in terms of setting, themes and use of Irish folklore!

Hi, so I have a side quest for any charity shop fans reading this. If you live outside of southern England, please could you pop into your fave charity store and reply with what video games you found there? Photos would also be appreciated. This is research for an article. RTs appreciated!

Hi, I am watching The Pitt, I woke up too early yesterday and was bored AND Keza is away, hence… www.theguardian.com/games/2026/m...

If my CRT TV is completely washed out with a horrible bloom of white over most of the screen, is it… dead? Just tell me the truth, I can handle it

What a mess

Hello, I reviewed Forbidden Solitaire a game that is part puzzler, part nostalgic love letter to 90s PC horror games and internet mythology. Naturally, I loved it www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

Hi, I wrote about the elusive concept of ‘game feel’ and three very recent games that get it just right www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

Over 200 active video game publications. Text. Audio. Video. Reporting. Criticism. Analysis. Blogs. Sites. Networks and wikis. Even in its incomplete form, the document is a treasure trove! I hope it helps you find your next favorite blogger, essayist, reporter, video maker, podcaster, and more!

Hi, I got some questions to Genki Kawamura about his fascinating movie adaptation of the backrooms horror game Exit 8 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

I love that The Guardian has done this - it is the ultimate middle class intellectual shitpost www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-int...

I suppose this press release subject header was considered radically provocative by the agency that sent it to me but I don’t think I’ve ever been less inclined to cover a game

You can actually play Chuckie Egg on a vintage computer at the permanent Power Up exhibit of gaming history at Manchester Science & Industry Museum! Along with other classics.

Chuckie Egg on the BBC was my life at age 6 and the sound when jumping is amongst my favourite all time game sounds. What a treat to read this!

Hi I wrote about the making of classic platformerChuckie Egg and talked to its creator Nigel Alderton. Please give it a read as I want to show there’s an audience for this gaming history stuff 🙏 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

🚖 Explore #CrazyTaxi and other #Sega job simulators with @keefstuart.bsky.social - #ON3mag dives into games that simulate work and blur the line between fantasy and reality on.games/on3

This is a really beautiful feature 💜 www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Ahead of my NYU talk on the history/future of games journalism, I want to test a theory about how small/big games media is: Please share links to where you get games reporting/criticism. They can be a site, blog, YouTuber, streamer, social handle, podcast. They must be places/people you trust.

TV news people: when covering the London Games Festival this month, maybe concentrate on the profound cultural impact of the medium rather than leading FOR THE BILLIONTH TIME on how much money they make. Thanks byeeeeee

Hi, have you ever played Wrecking Crew, Super Mario Bros Special or Dr Mario 64? Why not come and read about them as well as many other Mario oddities?! www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

Hello! Are you someone in London who's interested in weird playful experiments and commercially implausible games? I've written up some of the stuff happening as part of this year's London Games Festival that I think you should check out buttondown.com/holly/archiv...

Hiiiii, I wrote about Marathon for GamesRadar - specifically about how its demanding difficulty level has released me from the curse of inventory anxiety. No point in hoarding good guns when you’re gonna get killed anyway 👍 www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/ye...

Hi I wrote this week’s Pushing Buttons newsletter about Sci-fi games that seek to capture the existential fear and vulnerability of cosmic travel. Enjoy, space cadets! 🚀🪐 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

I bought an old copy of the Guardian - dated 15 Dec 1980 - in a charity shop and found this story about Apple’s stock market debut! It was valued at $65m… I think it’s worth a punt

🖤🩶 Happy International Asexuality day! 🤍💜 I’m excited to announce that my next game "Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart” is coming soon to Steam and itchio! Sit down and have a heart-to-heart with several characters across the asexual and aromantic spectrums. Please share and wishlist! 🙏 shorturl.at/wgIN2

🚖 Explore #CrazyTaxi and other #Sega job simulators with @keefstuart.bsky.social - #ON3mag dives into games that simulate work and blur the line between fantasy and reality on.games/on3

Hello, can I ask: what are you favourite games that capture the solitude, beauty and existential dread of space? This is for something I’m writing

40 years ago, ZZAP! invited some of the best programmers of the day (Archer Maclean, Jeff Minter, Chris Butler, Tony Crowther, Andrew Braybrook) to play one another in contest using their own games (plus one chosen by the ZZAP team). Minter won, with Braybrook coming a close 2nd.

Hi I wrote about Lush’s sweeeeet range of Super Mario Galaxy products. Come on, you’ve got nothing better to do today www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

Now that the new Super Mario Bros movie is out, come and read about the making of the original. I promise you it’s a hell of a ride! www.theguardian.com/games/2018/m...

Hi I went to the V&A player/performer event on Friday night and it was extremely fun www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

Look, I don’t want to be horrible, it’s great that ITV News is reporting from Dreamhack BUT “gaming has graduated from armchairs to arenas”?! “Dreamhack is evidence we’ve moved on from an arcade era”?! arcade era?!! What year of Dreamhack were they attending?! vm.tiktok.com/ZNRQbdoJC/

I mentioned Itchy, Tasty in the Guardian’s Pushing Buttons newsletter last week. It’s a brilliant book

The book banning school in Manchester has now been named, the Lowry Academy. Some of the books have been returned to the shelves but not all. Glad to hear CILIP are supporting the librarian ://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/greater-manchester-school-library-censorship-who-is-accountable/

Here’s a small portion of the tapes we have in queue for proper archival! Thanks to @mictlantecuhtle.bsky.social for suggesting we take a photo!

Hi I wrote about this whole business of Epic Games apparently not making enough from its $5bn a year mega hit Fortnite to keep staff safe from redundancy www.theguardian.com/games/2026/m...

I have an odd request for an article - do you own any video tapes with video game connections - perhaps a magazine covermounted demo tape or a copy of Street Fighter The Movie on Video? I would love to hear about it - and if you have a photo, even better!

This is a fascinating essay! 💜

This is terrifying