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After a long day of exploring, swimming or hanging with grandparents, games from Fortnite to Super Mario are a good way to wind down. Sometimes I play along, too We’re a week into the school summer holidays here in England, and I wonder how many parents who started out determined to keep their children completely …

Don’t feel guilty about letting your kids game during the summer break – celebrate it Read More »

Thief: The Dark Project converges with Kafka, Gogol and Tamagotichis in this immersive sim with a giant personality Planning is half the fun in immersive sims. Titles such as Thief and Dishonored drop players into clockwork worlds where there are emails or letters to be read, vents to wriggle through, and desperate situations to overcome …

Militsioner – finally a game that asks, is it illegal to use an apple to bribe a giant policeman? Read More »

One in five young viewers go to platform first when they turn on TV, as older people also watch more of its content Children are now heading to YouTube from the moment they turn on the television, in the latest sign of the video platform’s migration from the laptop to the living room. YouTube is …

YouTube most popular first TV destination for children, Ofcom finds Read More »

Flagship flip folder fits even bigger screen pocketable clamshell, with a larger cover display, slightly slimmer design and faster chip Samsung’s seventh-generation Flip phone trims the fat, gains a bigger cover screen on the outside and a larger folding display on the inside, but fundamentally doesn’t reinvent the wheel. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 joins …

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 review: great-looking and fun, but iterative Android Read More »

Every year since 2016, Will Braden has devoted himself to assembling a feature-length film from snippets of moggies doing the darndest things – and it has started to bring in serious money Name: Cat videos. Age: 131. Continue reading… Every year since 2016, Will Braden has devoted himself to assembling a feature-length film from snippets …

CatVideoFest: how clips of cute kitties spawned a million-dollar movie franchise Read More »

PC, PS5, Switch, Xbox; Weta Workshop/Private DivisionThis high-fantasy life simulator is brimming with Hobbit-holes but lacks the Tolkienian depth to maintain your interest After several hours toiling in the pastoral fields of Hobbiton, it finally started to sink in why two generations of Bagginses felt compelled to leave in search of dangerous adventure. Sure, the …

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game review – too cosy for comfort Read More »

Digital distribution platforms Steam and itch.io have tightened their rules about adult content – under pressure from payment processors. Why has this happened and where will it lead? In the last two weeks, thousands of “adult only” and “not safe for work” games have disappeared from Steam and itch.io – two of the most prominent …

Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces? Read More »

Rival taxi operators will not face a 20% tax charge on their profit margins outside London Business live – latest updates Uber’s rival taxi operators will not have to pay 20% VAT on their profits outside London after the UK supreme court ruled that private-hire operators do not enter into a contract with passengers. Uber …

Uber loses UK supreme court appeal over tax on rival apps Read More »

Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are running ads and events saying their services are safe for children – with the possibility of a legal challenge Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government will imminently announce which social media platforms will be included in the under-16s ban. The social …

As Australia’s teen social media ban looms, here’s how the platforms are lobbying for an exemption Read More »

South Korean tech company will produce carmaker’s next-generation semiconductors at new plant in Texas Business live – latest updates Samsung has agreed a $16.5bn (£12.3bn) deal to manufacture artificial intelligence chips for Tesla, in a move hailed by Elon Musk on Monday. The South Korean tech company announced the contract with an unnamed client in …

Musk hails $16.5bn Samsung deal to supply Tesla with AI chips Read More »