It all started with Dota Auto Chess, a custom game mode for Dota 2 which then spun off to do its own thing, simply called Auto Chess. Valve took notice, and decided to create the ill-fated Dota ...

especially not in idle games, so props to the developers for that. The setting means that you’re building a civilization in the heat of the rainforest, which is cool enough, but there are also ...

Here’s our guide to the best upcoming games for 2025. Admittedly, some of these titles are ones that we had anticipated last year but got delayed. Nonetheless, after a couple of years of adjusting to ...

A dispatch from the pivotal Game 11 in Singapore that helped make Gukesh Dommaraju an 18-year-old chess champion. Ding Liren, top right, and Gukesh Dommaraju, top left, are seen during Game 1 of ...

Microsoft is betting big on a new breed of laptops with built-in AI processing capabilities. It's still early days, but here's what sets these systems apart right now. PC hardware is nice, but it ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Magnus Carlsen has a vision to transform the ancient game of chess. The grandmaster, a contender to be the ...

It is common for parents here to haul their children to the city’s many after-school chess academies, hoping the cerebral game would boost their academic performance and, even better ...

Magnus Carlsen has criticised the classical chess format, saying that the rapid format of the game is "pure sport". AP Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen has hit out at the classical chess format ...

Struggling with what to get to that gaming addict in the family this holiday? Creating an ideal present may be overwhelming with so many games and accessories. Worry not anymore! Here, we have rounded ...

video games, and even pro wrestling. He can also teach you how to play Star Trek chess, be your Mercy on Overwatch, recommend random cool music, and goes rogue in D&D. He also enjoys hundreds of ...