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HACK THE PLANET

MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR modders imagining a better Earth

DOOM SCROLL

How id Software reclaimed its history by losing its leaders

BOOK OF TRAVELS

Adventure in a world where you’re not forced to be the hero

Games For Good

How two projects are merging citizen science into our games

TEMTEM

The new patch takes Temtem tamers to the Rockies.

ONE GIANT LEAP

Be the first person to set foot on an alien world in ELITE DANGEROUS: ODYSSEY, an expansion that dramatically widens an already vast galaxy.

OIL AND WATER

NOITA offers destructive sorcery action in a fun, albeit messy roguelike package.

BIG TIME

How 2018 indie sleeper AMONG US became a global smash hit

ON ME HEAD, SON

A solid if uninspiring season awaits, as FIFA 21 sneaks a top-half finish.

FEARLESS

AMNESIA: REBIRTH is an unforgettable follow-up to a horror classic.

INFINITE AMMO

How ’90s shooters escaped their certain Doom with an indie retro revival.

BREATH OF THE WAIFU

GENSHIN IMPACT’s beautiful open world is a blast to explore.

A NEW YOKE

Exhilarating dogfights make STAR WARS: SQUADRONS a worthy heir to X-Wing vs TIE Fighter.

Link To The Stars

How a plan for global internet access has annoyed astronomers

The Subtle Domestic Dread Of Anatomy

This lo-fi indie game turns quarantine into a waking nightmare.

SHLOCK HORROR

Looking back on the pioneer of fear that was HORROR SOFT.

THE EVIL MANSION

Resident Evil’s Spencer Mansion reimagined as a Skyrim challenge.

NECROTIC

Fight over resources and punk fashion accessories in NECROMUNDA: UNDERHIVE WARS.

GAME-AS-SERVICEABLE

The supes have never looked or sounded as good as they do in MARVEL’S AVENGERS, but their best efforts feel in vain.

CUTTING EDGE

The technological innovations bringing the world of CYBERPUNK 2077 to life.

TWIN SPEAKS

TELL ME WHY is a narrative adventure game that can’t decide what it wants to be

WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE

I read one Warhammer book and now I’m that guy.

BIRDMAN FLYING

Just like eventually landing that famous 900, TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER 1 + 2 shines after so many failures.

Gotham Knights

A new Batman game – but without Batman

Choice & Consequence

No decision in world of warcraft matters more than your race and class. Every character, from hardcore raiders to that level 14 undead warlock you started six years ago on a whim but never touched again, is defined by these two traits. And few of the choices you make in the countless hours that unfold after starting a new adventure are ever as meaningful. World of warcraft: shadowlands is going to change that.

RPG QUEST

IT’S ONE THING TO ATTEMPT TO SET OUT TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE GAME IN AN ENTIRE GENRE. BUT TO FINISH EACH ONE IN THE ORDER THEY WERE RELEASED AND THEN TO BLOG DETAILED ACCOUNTS OF THEM IS A QUEST BEYOND. THAT’S WHAT CHESTER BOLINGBROKE, AUTHOR OF CRPG ADDICT, SET OUT TO DO IN FEBRUARY 15, 2010, WHEN HE WROTE THE BLOG’S FIRST POST. OVER TEN YEARS LATER, HE’S STILL GOING.

THE SIGNIFIER

Explore the minds of the dead in this psychological mystery game

TOKYO STORY

Salt, sidequests, and suplexes in the impeccable YAKUZA 0

PORTAL

Subtle mods for a new experience.

GOING CHIRAL

How the twist of a photon can make all the difference