Video Games – OtakO

Looking back at Super Mario Galaxy, the Nintendo game that landed from another star

What we've been playing – "enjoy the rest of your evening going around in circles and dying lots"

Ever wanted to play a Pokémon Animal Crossing meets Minecraft? Pokémon Pokopia might be just that game

The closest thing we'll ever get to the mysterious, long-forgotten Gorochu is coming to Pokémon Legends Z-A, but you'll need the paid DLC

Dragon Quest 7 is getting a full remake – and it's not HD-2D

Here's everything announced in Nintendo's latest Direct

New Yoshi platformer unveiled to celebrate Super Mario Bros 40th anniversary

Beating EVERY N64 Game – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (212/394)

Fresh Cyberpunk 2077 patch updates AutoDrive and adds further tweaks

Don't expect that Netflix BioShock movie any time soon – three years on it still doesn't have a finished script

Queer developers speak out as adult games remain in limbo following payment processor showdown at Steam and itch.io

French Lara Croft taking legal action against Aspyr for AI-generated voice use in Tomb Raider remasters

Hollow Knight: Silksong review

The Sims 4 shows off its getaway themed Adventure Awaits expansion in first gameplay trailer

Here are our PS Plus Extra and Premium games for September

As government money tightens its grip on fighting games, the push back to grassroots events gains momentum

Reports of mind control exaggerated as Pokemon Legends: Z-A debuts new Mega Evolution

FromSoftware unveils Elden Ring Nightreign's new mode ahead of release tomorrow

There's a new Nintendo Direct this Friday (and it's just before a major Mario anniversary)

Beloved Japanese racehorse that inspired Umamusume: Pretty Derby character has passed away

Nintendo and accessories manufacturer Genki settles Switch 2 trademark infringement lawsuit

Curtains in the 90s, Pogs, and the trend fallacy – yes, this is a stealth Hollow Knight: Silksong article, sorry

Co-op climber Peak gets colourblind mode and more

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater stability improvements promised, as new patch addresses crashes and textures

Breathtaking Keanu Reeves would "love" to be Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2

Developer IO Interactive on why Bond needs to "earn" his iconic theme music in 007: First Light

Controversial shooter Ready or Not passes 13m copies sold across platforms

The Last of Us season two wins series another Emmy

The Saudi Arabian takeover of fighting games' biggest tournament means players – and the wider community – have a choice to make: between its culture and a payout

Final Fantasy Tactics remake could "open the door" to a sequel if it sells well, says director

It doesn't sound like we've heard the last from MachineGames' Wolfenstein series

Today in video games – 8th September: Finished Hollow Knight Silksong yet? And did you read our bumper Until Dawn Making Of?

Starfield marks two year anniversary with a secret message

Kingdom Hearts 4, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 are making "great progress", confirms director

Epic finally revokes fraudulent V-Buck purchases on Xbox, but a "malfunctioning" refund system only causes more confusion

The games industry has a Soulslike problem, but probably not the one you think

Amazon's God of War TV series will finally start filming early next year, new report claims

Hollow Knight: Silksong is being review-bombed in China

Producers of newly announced Life is Strange TV show say it "deserves to be more than just a game"

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 to refund all PS5 Premium Editions following backlash over paywalled clans

Until Dawn at 10: how Supermassive overcame Sony scepticism and used the science of fear to make a modern horror classic

What we've been playing – it's not all Hollow Knight Silksong you know

Talking a big walk with Bennett Foddy | QWOP, Getting Over It, and making choke machines

As controversies mount, Roblox announces heavy investment in AI and boasts astronomically high daily active users

"I'm picking it up a lot faster" Hollow Knight newcomers and veterans respond to the first few hours of Silksong

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle update adds new difficulty, improved hair and more

Despite layoffs, Build a Rocket Boy releases MindsEye Update 4 and promises it's "committed" to enhancing the gameplay experience

Over 50% of video game layoffs have been in California, says Game Changers award recipient

At last, our first look at Football Manager 26's flashy new match engine is here, and it's a bit like classic FIFA

Second season of Netflix's Tomb Raider adaptation will also be its last

Valor Mortis is more Dishonored than Dark Souls, but if anyone can pull off a hard-as-nails hybrid, it's the Ghostrunner devs