Destiny: five things you need to know about history’s costliest console game
Big budget, big expectations – Helen Lewis offers the lowdown on Destiny, the alien fight-fest that’s taken the gaming world by storm
The ultimate internet glossary: from 4chan to Zynga
Know your lolz from your lulzsec, and your belfies from your selfies? Hannah Jane Parkinson is here to help with an almost definitive list of digital geekery
Microsoft to stream Xbox games to PC browsers?
The tech firm is reportedly experimenting with a super low-latency streaming service, which could bring the latest console games to any computer. By Keith Stuart
Microsoft in talks to buy Minecraft studio?
The tech firm may pay as much as $2bn for the makers of the hugely popular game, according to reports. By Keith Stuart
European commission reopens Google antitrust investigation
Competition commissioner says ‘very negative’ responses from complainants over proposed settlement and new data raised over summer requires examination. By Charles Arthur
Destiny: new game expected to draw 10 million players on its first day
Experts predict the immersive sci-fi fantasy – the world's most expensive video game – will change the face of gaming
Judge may hold Microsoft in contempt after refusal to hand over foreign data
Obama administration contends that company with operations in US must comply with warrants for data, even if stored abroad
Destiny: behind the scenes of the world’s most expensive video game
When Destiny launches next week, 10 million players will be let loose in an intricate, beautiful, interplanetary gaming playground, writes Keith Stuart
PlayStation Network attacked by hacker group – Xbox may be next target
Rival hackers both claim to have brought down the PlayStation Network this weekend. The next target may well be Xbox Live. By Keith Stuart
Steve Ballmer leaves Microsoft board after 14 years to focus on LA Clippers
Former CEO of computer giant says he plans to spend time on basketball team, ‘civic contribution, teaching and study’
The 10 most interesting new games at Gamescom 2014
It wasn’t just mega-sequels and annual shooter updates at this year’s event in Cologne. Here are 10 titles worth looking out for. By Keith Stuart
Gamescom 2014 round-up – where gods meet goats
Indie titles upstage the big boys at Gamescom 2014. Matt Kamen reports from Cologne
Microsoft’s Xbox Tomb Raider deal: doubt, ambiguity and controversy
The corporate vice president of Microsoft on the deal to secure Tomb Raider for Xbox and competition with PlayStation 4. By Keith Stuart
Rise of the Tomb Raider to be an Xbox exclusive
Microsoft announces at Gamescom that the next Lara Croft adventure will only be coming to Xbox platforms. By Keith Stuart
Surface Pro 3 review: the most lappable tablet yet
Redesigned to remove almost all the problems, except the most fundamental one: do you really want one device to replace both a tablet and a laptop? By Jack Schofield