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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?

INTEL CORE i5 12600K

This impressive bit of hardware shows how a little architecture can make a big difference.

SHIPSHAPE

Watch this space, I’m pulling off sweet moves in spaceship RPG CHORUS

SEEING THE UNSEEABLE

Exploring the strange and surprising world of invisibility in videogames.

SKATE LIMBO

Despite neat visuals and tricks, SOLAR ASH falls short of its influences

THE FINAL DAZE

FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER goes big and brings it home

VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE – BLOODLINES

Troika’s last hurrah has aged like fine wine.

Where to Start: Resident Evil Whole Series

Erin finishes telling uswhere to begin.

Top Games Coming Out in 2022

Artura reminds uswhat’s to come.

So I Tried…Outer Wilds

Richard gets out wild.

My Top 5 Arkane Studios Games

Ibrahim tells us which recent Arkane game is best.

Letter from Silent Heaven: A Love Letter to Silent Hill 2

Charr sends love to those quiet places.

Is Tomb Raider Any Good?

Artura looks back at Lara’s first game.

Why Regional Pricing Is Important

Artura explains how some countries suffer from exchange rates.

How Long is the Mega Man Battle Network Series?

Andrew tells us how long this franchise takes to play.

GameCube Launch Titles

Andrew lists the GameCube's launch titles.

Does Tomb Raider (1996) Hold Up?

Arturawonders if the original holds up.

Boss Encounter

A meeting with Hidetaka Miyazaki to discover the treasures of Elden Ring

STUDIO FIZBIN

From card tricks to juice shops: telling stories with one of Germany’s premier indies

Frame Gride

Mecha and fantasy mix in a forgotten but vital chapter of FromSoftware’s history

A little knight music

From Green Greens to Grammys: the story behind an award-worthy Kirby remix

Pocket universe

The best way to play Game Boy games? That’s just the beginning for Analogue’s retro handheld

Unreliable Narrator

Exploring stories in games and the art of telling tales

THE MAKING OF... OXYEN FREE

How over 30 years of friendship, and a persistent love of ’80s cinema, culminated in a spooky adventure

Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later

Valheim

A progress report on the games we just can’t quit

Year of reckoning

Reviewing another difficult 12 months across the game industry