Decoding the digital age

Category Games

Genie 3: Out of the Bottle?

Google’s Genie 3 can't build full games yet, but expectations about AI are already changing how the industry invests, hires and plans for the future.

Nick Rooke, Board Trustee at Make-a-Wish UK, explores how gaming has evolved into one of the most creative engines for modern charity.

With Switch 2, Nintendo is betting on familiarity over flash, asking whether long-earned trust still matters when players have more choice than ever.

How an optimisation layer at the heart of mobile advertising became one of the most powerful businesses in the software industry.

Gaming’s greatest studios generate myths - from id Software’s “axe through the door” legend to Zelda’s enchanted origins.

We lift the hood on the theories, techniques and technologies that get you playing and keep you spending in free-to-play games.

Has the EU's desire to reign in in-app purchases killed off its mobile games industry? We examine the issues surrounding the regulations in depth.

Examining how computer games have expanded their scope beyond pure enjoyment, and into areas such as mental health.