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Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady)

Helen Lewis-Hasteley enjoys swooping round Gotham as a superhero.

Autumn

This a Red or Black world. And I'm stuck in it.

This a Red or Black world. And I'm stuck in it.

If you're going to have a random show, make it a random show.

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More than cartoons

Could video games inform education policy?

Games' fundamental principles -- such as rewarding success, removing the sting from failure -- could be applied elsewhere.

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OK computer

OK computer

Video games are selling well despite the recession, but is the government taking this thriving industry seriously enough?

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America's Army

America's Army

Stars and Stripes magazine has announced the US Army is about to invest $50m in videogame development over the next 5 years in what is both a PR and recruitment drive

SFTW: Mama Kills Animals

SFTW: Mama Kills Animals

Every week Iain Simons chooses a game so you can while away a few hours at your desk. This week Peta's Mama Kills Animals

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A Little Big Problem

Revisiting Text-based Games

Obama burnout paradise

SWTW: Superstruct

Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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