Nintendo Direct live: catch up with today’s live event around third-party games
The latest Nintendo Direct has been taking place today – which Nintendo has called a ‘partner showcase’ – here’s how you can catch up with it
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Best gaming monitor in 2026 for every budget and play style
Affordable displays to the ultimate immersive experience, here are the best gaming monitors you can buy, including Freesync, G-sync and curved options
Love Wordle? Apple has this new game you might like to try
Emoji Game is a daily puzzle that’s just like Wordle… but with emojis. It’s available in Apple News to News+ subscribers from today
The 14 best Mario games of all time: where is your favourite?
It’s a topic that’s primed to divide audiences, but we ask the brave questions. What is the best Mario game of all time?
How to set up a VPN on your device
You can benefit from a VPN whatever you connect to the internet with – iPhone, Android, laptop, tablet or desktop PC
This is the one key problem a VPN can solve
We’ve been warned to be wary of public Wi-Fi, but a VPN can help protect your data from any prying eyes that could be around
The 10 best tennis video games ever made to play during Wimbledon
Fancy whacking a ball around without getting off the sofa? Try these tennis video game classics, plucked from the dawn of gaming to the modern day
I’ve used Android 16’s desktop mode – and now I’m frustrated with my iPhone
One device to rule them all? Not quite. But the Android 16 desktop mode almost turns my Pixel 9a into a PC. Whereas my iPhone is still just a smartphone
Will a VPN change your IP address?
Using a VPN can help protect your identity and location information
Even Hades couldn’t save Netflix Games. Is mobile gaming doomed?
Netflix Games is ditching a fifth of its mobile gaming catalogue. The future looks grim for the service – and for mobile gaming as a whole
How can I watch shows from the US with a VPN?
For those times when the best TV seems out of reach, you can use a VPN
Sega killed a bunch of mobile games. Here’s how you can save them – and why you shouldn’t have to
From Crazy Taxi to Sonic CD, Sega Forever was supposed to be a retro gaming revival. Now it’s just retroactively disappointing
