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After the failure of the Wii U, the Nintendo Switch truly shook the industry back to life with one of the greatest console runs ever witnessed. So how has its fancy new sequel competed within its first year?

Blending antiquity and heritage with symbols of the technological age, Somerset House welcomes a new exhibition by resident artist Sian Fan. False Idol intricately weaves a fabric of myth, folklore and tradition with modern gaming technology, exploring the bounds of spirituality in this new digital age.

At Strand Film Festival’s Interactive Horror Night, audiences weren’t just watching, they were deciding who lived and who died, while slowly abandoning morality in favour of spectacle.

Digital purchases are instant, often more affordable, and save time. But with that convenience comes a subtle trade-off: we are moving further away from true ownership.