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DARK SECRETS: Pushing buttons - The Real Truth

Why an up-and-coming indie developer is returning Microsoft’s money

The creators of All Will Rise on standing up to the tech giant – and joining the No Games for Genocide movement

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

Pushing Buttons: UFO 50 is an anthology of pure nostalgia – and the games are good, too

In this week’s newsletter: From platformers to side-scrolling space adventures and top-down racers, every experience from your gaming youth is recreated with passion and skill

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

Pushing Buttons: What Microsoft’s ‘vision for the future of Xbox’ could look like

In this week’s newsletter: Company head Phil Spencer is planning an update next week on the console – what could he announce?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

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Pushing Buttons: How should we remember 2023 in games?

In this week’s newsletter: While it was an incredible year for players, it was a tough year for anyone making games

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023

Pushing Buttons: Our first look at Grand Theft Auto VI was light on information, but high on hype

In this week’s newsletter: We know we’ll return to Vice City for Rockstar’s next epic – but what else did we learn?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023

Pushing Buttons: Why I don’t worry about ‘completing’ games

In this week’s newsletter: Exploring maps and finishing side quests isn’t wasting time – it’s making memories

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

Pushing Buttons: your top local multiplayer games

In this week’s newsletter: Party quiz games, an interactive thriller, a dungeon crawler and more – your split-screen multiplayer recommendations are an inspiration. Here’s are some of the best

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

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The Guide #33: From Elden Ring to Tunic, 2022’s best games so far

In this week’s newsletter: Guardian video games editor and writer of Pushing Buttons Keza MacDonald picks her favourite games of the year so far

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

Pushing Buttons: How indie games stole the limelight at UK gaming’s biggest awards

In this week’s newsletter: why a weird year for games saw big wins for games like Unpacking and The Artful Escape at the Bafta Video Game Awards

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022

Pushing Buttons: Our readers on what they’re playing right now

In this week’s newsletter: from Firewatch to Old Man’s Journey, we let you tell us what to play next

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022

Pushing Buttons: why swathes of classic games are at risk of being lost forever

In this week’s newsletter: Nintendo closing its Wii and 3DS digital storefronts is a reminder that it’s become so much harder to replay, and introduce the next generation to, our old favourites

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022

Pushing Buttons: why games don’t have to be hard to be good

In this week’s newsletter: the deliberately tough Sifu is about to revive the never-ending discourse about how difficult games should be

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022

Pushing Buttons: the Microsoft-Activision deal is a chance to transform game development

In this week’s newsletter: whatever reservations we have about the merger, it’s a chance to bring meaningful, positive change for the people who actually make games

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2022

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