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Nintendo Switch; Nintendo As ever, Mario’s brother is a scream, but this remaster is haunted by the spectre of its much better sequel – and the price might spook you

If Keir Starmer wins on Thursday, he will have the power to free our data, jump-start the NHS and strip friction from our daily lives. Here’s how

In some constituencies – often with large Muslim populations – a parallel viral campaign focuses on emotive issues such as Gaza that rarely feature in national coverage

For the past week, I’ve been feeding UK party manifestos into the politics management game Democracy 4, to simulate their results five years on … Are you ready to be dismayed?

Powerful new chips are on the way but there are questions over whether tech firm’s growth can be sustained

As pornography use soars, some men feel their behaviour is moving from a compulsion to an addiction. They describe how this affects their health, happiness and relationships

European Commission objects to ‘pay or consent’ model for users of Facebook and Instagram

Clampdown follows fatal stabbing of Chinese woman who tried to stop attack on Japanese mother and child

The England player’s impromptu move took me back to the noughties, when PES 4-6 provided ‘the illusion of control in a sandbox of chaos’. It was the beautiful video game

Look out for surplus fingers, compare mannerisms with real recordings and apply good old-fashioned common sense and scepticism, experts advise

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh From Donkey Kong to Halo 3, the entirety of video game evolution is here – and you can play almost every console and cabinet

This month’s picks include a Starlight Express intro for kids, a rollicking wedding play at the National and an explosive hour of dance

Most UK children have their own phone by the age of 11. But what if we didn’t give them one? A group of parents wants their kids to enjoy a phone-free childhood – and their numbers are growing

Tech firm’s bid to remove more CO2 than it produces is being tested as AI spawns new energy-hungry datacentres

My dreams of reliving the good old days of NHL 94 on the Sega Mega Drive were thwarted by the unexpected difficulty of getting online play to work

Company says in court filing Musk is entitled to vast payout because shareholders voted in his favor earlier this month

Microsoft co-founder says efficiencies for technology and electricity grids will outweigh energy use by datacentres

The stars of YouTube D&D series Natural Six Harry McEntire, Doug Cockle and Ben Starr reveal the challenges and joys of creating characters for roles than can stretch to 40 hours of invisible screen time

The presenter and comedian Larry Dean dive into infamous legal fights in Famously … On Trial. Plus: five of the best clubbing podcasts

Introduction of new syllabus may be reason number of girls taking subject more than halved in eight years, academics say

University of Reading project poses questions for integrity of coursework and take-home student assignments

In this week’s newsletter: FromSoftware’s president and the director of the popular fantasy game spills

Lawn Mowing Simulator joins a long line of popular simulation games of real-life activities. But why trim fake grass? We ask some cutting-edge experts

Centre for Long-Term Resilience calls on next government to log incidents to mitigate risks

Windshield wiper and trunk bed trim problems cause more delays in the truck’s promised mass launch

Mining companies accused of colonial ‘divide and rule’ tactics in their pursuit of the precious metal that lies under the country’s salt flats

Team Asobi’s Nicolas Doucet on creating PlayStation 5’s next big game – and, he hopes, its next big mascot

Amazon pledged to create ‘Earth’s safest place to work’. Three warehouse workers speak about their experiences

In this week’s newsletter: If you don’t like chatbots popping up everywhere, get ready to be peeved. But the latest version of Anthropic’s shows AI is becoming more useful – and, crucially, affordable

European Commission finds iPhone maker broke new laws designed to protect smaller competitors against big tech platforms