Keza MacDonald is video games editor at the Guardian
November 2024
PlayStation 5 Pro: is Sony’s console upgrade worth £700?
Four years after the PS5’s release, Sony has now put out a more powerful version. But the asking price is steep
‘It gets more and more confused’: can AI replace translators?
A Dutch publisher has announced that it will use AI to translate some of its books – but those in the industry are worried about the consequences if this becomes the norm
At 36 years old, I am once again obsessed with Pokémon cards – this time on my phone
The new smartphone version of the Pokémon trading card game has captured me as effectively as a Master Ball – but I’m enjoying this daily nostalgia shot
October 2024
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure review – supernatural drama gets caught up in its tangled timelines
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Pushing Buttons: the biggest flop in video game history caps off a brutal year for game development
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Pushing Buttons: Is there even any point in making more powerful games consoles?
Neva review – sublime portrait of a warrior and her wolf in a dying world
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Pushing Buttons: With the safety of Roblox under scrutiny, how worried should parents be?
Ofcom urged to act after US firm claims Roblox is ‘paedophile hellscape’
Disco Elysium ‘spiritual successor’ in development at new video game studio
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Bold, bizarre, brilliant – Metaphor: Refantazio is everything I adore about Japanese RPGs
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Pushing Buttons: At Tokyo Game Show, I saw the Japanese games scene I grew up with is still live and kicking
Former Nintendo factory in Kyoto opens as nostalgia-fuelled gaming museum
September 2024
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom review – a lot to learn
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Pushing Buttons: At Nintendo’s new museum in Japan, I found a nostalgia-laced trip down memory lane – not a history lesson
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Pushing Buttons: UFO 50 is an anthology of pure nostalgia – and the games are good, too
Fable at 20: a uniquely British video game with a complex legacy
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Sony’s big-budget hero shooter Concord failed spectacularly – here’s where it went wrong
Astro Bot review – glittering ideas make Team Asobi’s 3D platformer a gem
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How Black Myth: Wukong put China’s games industry under the microscope
