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Anatomy Of An Explosion

Videogames love a good explosion, but how are these spectacular effects designed?

Hard Cell

Crashing castles in DEAD CELLS.

They Hunger

Reanimating Half-Life’s shambling total conversion.

Hidden Object Puzzle Adventures

Calm and collecting.

Too-Early Adoption

How devs decide to make games for new ecosystems.

The Long Dark

Hinterland has given its survival sim’s story an overhaul.

“Did you often see female police officers or PIs in the '20s?”

Could Phyllis Malone from A CASE OF DISTRUST ever have been a detective?

“He's angry at you, in part because you've left your bedroom in a mess”

Having a hell of a time in HADES.

“I find it tense because my choices are so brutally limited”

Take care of your dog in OVERLAND.

“Not using a microphone is a pretty big crime here”

SQUAD is a large-scale military shooter with added realism.

A Long Time Ago

How Knights of the old Republic stayed true to the Star Wars ‘used universe’.

Vermin Age: Inquisition

Face The Devastation Of 14th Century France In A Plague Tale: Innocence.

World Of Warcraft Classic

More than just a nostalgia trip

System Critical

An Astronaut And A Self-aware Artificial Intelligence Form An Uneasy Alliance In Observation.

V'S A Crowd

How choice, freedom and Keanu Reeves make Cyberpunk 2077 the most exciting game of E3

Leif Walter

Creative Assembly’s lead designer on ToTal War: Three Kingdoms.

Nurgle's Rot

Warhammer: Chaosbane Is A By The Numbers Action RPG.

Bloody Hell

I’m In Space, Above Mars, So Close That The Hulking Red Planet Fills The Entire Screen.A Massive Chunk Has Been Torn Out Of It And I’m Hopping Between Shards Of Rocky Debris That Have Broken Loose, Slaughtering Demons With A Super Shotgun.Doom Eternal, A Sequel To 2016’s Stellar Reboot, Is A Game Of Impossible Scale And Drama. So Much So That The Previous Game Seems Almost Boring In Comparison.

Evil Genius 2: World Domination

A lair simulator with Two Point Hospital vibes

Aliens Vs Eve Online

A race of creepy aliens is invading NEW EDEN, but veteran players aren’t happy

Dying Light 2

Techland’s zombie sequel has no time for indecision

Remaking Canon

Making your favourites kiss in The Sims 2

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

A touch of Sekiro sends Cal and BD-1 backtracking

A Linear Sequence of Scares

A twisted funhouse based on a fake TV show is one of the best levels in Max Payne 2.

25 Years Of PC Gaming

Enduring classics from PC Gamers first five years.

raphael colantonio

raphael is the founder of arkane studios, and creative director of prey. we talked to him about the history of the studio, and the resurgence of the immersive sim.

Into The Wild - Metro Exodus Flees The Underground And Finds A Violent Wasteland

OH SHIT, A BEAR! I SEE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A FOREST, SILHOUETTED IN MOONLIGHT. IT SCARES AWAY A PACK OF WOLVES WITH A ROAR, AND THEN CROSSES THE ROAD TO REVEAL ITS MASSIVE, MUTATED BULK. IT COULD EAT A PICKUP TRUCK. IT VANISHES INTO THE TREES, AND I REALISE THAT I’M ABOUT TO GO IN AFTER IT...

Star Crossed

Is NO MAN’S SKY’s launch backlash still relevant to the game?

Making The Cut

HOW OVERWATCH’S OVERWRITTEN HEROES REVEAL THE SPIRITUAL BATTLE AT THE GAME’S HEART.

Monster Mash

MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD sets up a reverse Jurassic Park scenario and adds high fashion to make dragon murder infinitely entertaining.