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THE EVIL WITHIN

The first upgrade: PC gaming’s most perilous rite of passage

THE MAKING OF SPLINTER CELL: CHAOS THEORY

As the series’ return sneaks up on us, we debrief Sam Fisher’s finest outing with its creators

KEEPING THE PEACE IN JUST CAUSE 4

Can’t everybody just get along?

THE WANDERING VILLAGE

This city never stops – because it’s on top of huge monster

TURTLE POWER

TMNT: SHREDDER'S REVENGE revisits the glory days of Ninja Turtles brawlers

STEAM DECK

The Steam Deck can’t yet play every game on Steam, but it’s a great handheld gaming system nonetheless.

TITANFALL 2

An old mech finds new life with a fan-run revival.

NIGHT CITY

DYING LIGHT 2 is bigger and better than the original

WEIRD ALBION

Apple pie and awkward flirting in FABLE ANNIVERSARY

WATCH THIS SPACE

What went down in THE NEW WAR, and what’s next for WARFRAME in 2022

LIVING AS AN EARTH WARRIOR IN PROJECT ZOMBOID

Zombies were people too

WAR HAMMER 40K: CHAOS GATE – DAEMONHUNTERS

XCOM vibes, but with cosmic plagues and almost no RNG

GABE GEAR

Is the STEAM DECK a PC gaming revolution, or just another hardware boondoggle?

DUEL INTENTIONS

YU-GI-OH! MASTER DUEL brings the legendary card game into the esports age

ICARUS' BEAUTIFULLY DESTRUCTIVE FIRES

A bright spot of chaos in my crafty travels.

BRAWLER REVIVAL

Become a kung fu master in SIFU

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

The last remaining MATRIX ONLINE fans can’t wait for the renaissance

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER III

Fifty turns with the series’ weirdest, most ambitious faction

BATTLE WORN

How DICE redefined multiplayer, and gave up on singleplayer

THE SETTLERS

Building cities and burning them down in Ubisoft’s RTS reboot

PC'S NEW GOLDEN AGE

There's never been a better time to be a PC gamer and the future is bright

THE IRON FIST WEARS AN IRON GLOVE IN AGE OF EMPIRES IV

Can a sledgehammer crack a nut? There’s only one way to find out.

PARENTING TIPS

GOD OF WAR is the best version of a masterpiece

BUSTER KEEPIN'

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE paints a future in classic colours

APEX PREDATOR

MONSTER HUNTER: RISE is as good as Capcom’s flagship series has ever been

GAMING PROJECTORS

Beamers that will bolster, rather than belittle, your gaming experience.

CIRCLING THE DRAGONS

FromSoftware’s ELDEN RING is a fraught and fascinating balance between expansiveness and intrigue.

BRUTE FORCE

HALO INFINITE comes frustratingly close to greatness

DISC WORLD

How CD PROJEKT RED climbed to the top of the RPG mountain – and slipped

HAVING A NICE HOLIDAY IN FAR CRY 2

Is it possible to stay out of trouble and just enjoy the views?