Gaming

14 hrs ago

A screengrab from the new Bond video game. Two people are sitting close together in what looks like a warm, low‑lit bar or club. The lighting is mostly red and blue.. The person in the foreground (a young James Bond) is wearing a light shirt with sunglasses hanging from the collar, plus a wristwatch. They’re leaning slightly forward, relaxed, with their arm resting on the top of a bar. Just behind them, a woman with light, shoulder‑length hair is wearing a sleeveless top and a necklace. She's turned slightly away from the camera, and the lighting catches their face more softly.

For your ears only: How music brought the new James Bond game to life

The BBC went behind the scenes as the score for the blockbuster James Bond video game was recorded.

14 hrs ago

2 days ago

Alfie Johnson is standing in a room where there are several computers. Johnson has shoulder length brown hair and is wearing a yellow T-shirt and blue shirt.

University campus opens £2.5m games facilities

ARU says the facility will allow it to double capacity and student enrolment in subjects by 2028.

2 days ago

3 days ago

A group of teenagers looking at their mobile phones.

Social media on trial: Four important cases to watch

Social media firms face thousands of lawsuits, the BBC looks at four which could be significant.

3 days ago

4 days ago

YouTube streamer Datto wearing a black shirt and gaming headphones.

'I met my wife playing Destiny 2'

Some of Destiny 2's biggest streamers have reflected on the game as Bungie releases the final content update, with the game now "at the end of the road".

4 days ago

A woman with long brown hair sits an a racing car gaming machine.

Gaming arcade approved for old legal office

Arcade Time Machine would be a "family-friendly" centre of retro and modern games, planners say.

4 days ago

5 days ago

A man in a beige floppy hat and colourful shirt smiles to the camera. He wears glasses and has a black strap dangling around his neck.

'Birdwatching saved me from my gaming addiction'

At his lowest ebb Edward Bartlett was playing video games 20 hours a day. Now he goes birdwatching.

5 days ago

8 days ago

An in-game screenshot of The Crew which shows a blue and white striped rally car racing towards the screen along a concrete river channel, with two police cars and other cars in pursuit.

The gamers taking on the industry to stop it switching off games

Stop Killing Games is challenging the idea publishers can shut down a game without making sure it's still playable.

8 days ago

5 Jun 2026

A detailed space combat scene from EVE Online showing a large, spherical space station or defence platform with protruding cannons and antennae suspended in orbit near a planet. In the foreground, a sleek, armoured spacecraft is being struck and erupting in a bright orange explosion, with fragments and debris scattering outward. Multiple red laser beams streak across the scene from left to right, aimed toward the exploding ship. Surrounding the central action are several other spacecraft of varying sizes, partially silhouetted against a green nebula backdrop filled with stars and drifting clouds of gas. A curved planetary surface is visible along the left edge, while harsh lighting from the explosion and weapon fire highlights metallic textures and creates strong contrast against the darker vacuum of space.

How a virtual space battle lost gamers £400,000

One of the most violent chapters in EVE Online history wiped out an empire that had taken years to build.

5 Jun 2026

3 Jun 2026

A fantasy landscape showing a female warrior stood on a hill on the left. She is wearing full body silver armour and holding a sword, she has long blond hair. In front of her is a misty view of mountains and castles

A talking cube, female God of War & Wolverine among PlayStation announcements

The new instalment of God of War will star Kratos' wife Laufey, but some fans have questioned the call.

3 Jun 2026