Japanese toy company Bandai has reimagined its cult video game Tamagotchi as a miniature wearable so fans can always have their digital pet to hand. More about Tamagotchi is reborn as a tiny playable ring for its 30th birthday
Designers from IKEA and Xbox were paired up to create the products in this furniture collection, including a stool that looks and tilts like a giant thumbstick. More about Xbox teams up with IKEA for debut gaming furniture collection
Game developer Blue Hood Games has released a survival game named Europe Heatwave Simulator, where players need to outlast a 14-day heatwave without air conditioning in an apartment in Paris. More about Gamers must survive without air-con in Europe Heatwave Simulator
Red Bull's GamePop magazine has developed a "first-of-its-kind" cover with a built-in display and controllers, allowing readers to play a game of Tetris on its paper surface. More about Paper-thin playable Tetris game forms cover of GamePop magazine
Chinese technology brand Lenovo has brought foldability to handheld gaming with the Legion Go Fold Concept, shown at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. More about Lenovo Legion Go Fold Concept brings foldable screen to gaming
Cathedral-like concrete halls, menacing bunkers and monumental sculptural buildings were among the settings designed by Quake players for a brutalist-informed collective gaming event. More about Quake Brutalist Jam lets gamers design their own playable concrete worlds
Tech company Nothing has released its second phone model designed with the input of fans, the (3a) Community Edition, bringing to life a transparent teal handset that references Y2K-era handheld gaming. More about Nothing fans contribute to retro-tinged Phone (3a) Community Edition
Japanese video game company Nintendo has revealed the details of its first substantial console redesign in eight years, the Switch 2, in a presentation live-streamed today. More about Nintendo brings video chat to gaming with Switch 2
A lamp made of discarded mollusc shells and humming furniture featured in the Beyond Perception exhibition in New York City alongside digitized versions of the pieces for a future AI-driven video game. More about Beyond Perception exhibition pairs furniture with digital twin for video game
Promotion: the School of Architecture and Design at IE University in Spain has introduced new tracks within its Bachelor in Design programme, focusing on interiors and video game design and virtual environments. More about IE University launches new design disciplines for video games and interiors
Promotion: Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar has announced an undergraduate course in game design, combining technological and media teaching with creative practices. More about VCUarts Qatar launches new degree around emerging technology: Kinetic Imaging
Furniture brand Herman Miller Gaming has collaborated with Brooklyn multimedia art studio Faile on 12 "interpretations" of the brand's Embody Gaming Chairs, which will be "inducted" into its archives after a New York exhibition. More about Herman Miller transforms gaming chairs into "art objects" with Faile
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has collaborated with software developer Epic Games to create a parametric-style version of London that players can build on in the video game Fortnite. More about Zaha Hadid Architects creates parametric London for Fortnite game
Promotion: educational institute My ArchiSchool has developed game design courses children and architects can use to create visualisations of their spatial designs. More about My ArchiSchool launches game design courses for architectural visualisations
As part of Milan design week, IKEA has launched a collection of gaming furniture designed to subvert the genre's stereotypical "cyberpunk-y" look. More about IKEA unveils inflatable chair that "challenges traditional gaming design"
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter explores how life-simulation game The Sims has stayed current amid changing interior-design trends and features Michelle Ogundehin's annual trends report. More about Dezeen In Depth explores how The Sims stays current in design and architecture trends
The Sims has been allowing players to act out their architecture and interior design fantasies for more than two decades. Jane Englefield finds out how the makers of the iconic life-simulation video game keep up with shifting trends. More about "The Sims is a key part of why I ended up in interior design"
Global architecture studio Populous has released visuals of the Qiddiya City Esports Arena, which will be located in "the world's first mixed-use gaming and esports district". More about Populous unveils design for neon-lit esports arena in Saudi Arabia
Promotion: the idea that the optimal seated posture is a straight back with elbows and knees bent at 90 degrees is one of the "biggest myths in ergonomic design," according to global brand Secretlab. More about Ergonomic chair design should "support natural movements" says Secretlab
Game developer Pat Naoum has launched a video game with backgrounds, creatures and scenery entirely painted by hand, which took seven years to complete. More about The Master's Pupil is a hand-painted video game informed by Monet's artworks