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Gaming

Covering the latest in video game releases, industry news, esports and the evolution of gaming technology

Gamers Amjad 'AngryBird' Al Shalabi, left, and Adel 'Big Bird' Anouche from Abu Dhabi are known collectively as The Birds. Photo: Red Dune Games

At Tokyo Game Show, two Abu Dhabi gamers find fame as Street Fighter stars

CultureSeptember 21, 2026

A man attends the Tokyo Game Show 2026 in Chiba City, Japan. AFP

Abu Dhabi studio Red Dunes makes a bigger play for Japan at Tokyo Game Show

CultureSeptember 20, 2026

Control Resonant puts Dylan Faden at the centre of the story, marking his first turn as the playable lead in Remedy Entertainment’s expanding connected universe. Photo: Remedy Games

Control Resonant review: Remedy's weird world feels stranger than ever

CultureSeptember 18, 2026

Crowds gather around the Sega and Atlus area at Tokyo Game Show, where major publishers are competing for attention with playable demos, elaborate displays and giveaways. AFP

Tokyo Game Show offers glimpse of gaming’s next chapter – with UAE in the mix

Pop CultureSeptember 17, 2026

Hideo Kojima is one of the games industry's most recognisable creators, best known for creating the Metal Gear series. Getty Images

Hideo Kojima's Physint moves to Xbox after PlayStation cancels project

CultureSeptember 10, 2026

The UAE’s Kinetiz celebrates after winning A2RL’s first international race at Imola. Photo: A2RL

UAE team Kinetiz triumphs as driverless racing series A2RL makes Imola debut

CultureSeptember 06, 2026

Five teams will compete using identical cars based on the Dallara SF23. Photo: Faisal Al Zaabi

Abu Dhabi’s driverless racing league set for Saturday’s international debut

CultureSeptember 03, 2026

N3on at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026. Getty Images

Who is N3on? The controversial streamer fans think appears in GTA 6

Pop CultureAugust 30, 2026

Lucia Caminos is one of two playable protagonists in Grand Theft Auto 6. Photo: Rockstar Games

GTA 6 gameplay reveal suggests Rockstar's biggest world yet could be worth wait

CultureAugust 27, 2026

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets footballer Cristiano Ronaldo during the closing ceremony of the Esports World Cup, in Paris. Photo: Saudi Royal Court

Saudi Crown Prince joins Macron and Ronaldo at Esports World Cup finale

Pop CultureAugust 24, 2026

Trevor Philips is one of three playable protagonists in GTA 5. Its character-switching system gave players different perspectives across Los Santos. Photo: Rockstar

From 1997's Grand Theft Auto to GTA 6: The evolution of gaming’s biggest crime series

CultureAugust 22, 2026

Anthropic bought millions of second-hand books for AI training, destroying the physical copies after their pages were scanned. Getty Images

Anthropic could buy millions of books because we had already let them go

BooksAugust 19, 2026

The original Xbox on display before its 2001 launch, when Microsoft entered the console market. Getty Images

Xbox at 25: How Microsoft muscled its way into console gaming and changed the industry

CultureAugust 16, 2026

Rising hardware costs are changing the value proposition of traditional consoles such as the PlayStation 5, as handheld and hybrid systems offer players greater flexibility. AFP

Gaming has never been bigger. So why does it feel less exciting?

Pop CultureAugust 13, 2026

Saudi streamer Yazan Alsubhi, known as YZNSA, is among Twitch’s leading Arabic-language creators. Photo: YZNSA

How Arab streamers are building audiences on Twitch

CultureAugust 08, 2026

Expressive pixel art, strong voice acting and sharp narration sustain the atmosphere in The Drifter. Photo: Powerhoof

The 22 best games on the Nintendo Switch 2

Pop CultureAugust 07, 2026

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