CATEGORIES

A day in the life of…Naomi Baker

Staying focused this concept artist advocates keeping online distractions to a minimum during work hours

UNKNOWN WORLDS

How perseverance – and chocolate-chip cookies – has kept the Subnautica studio afloat

Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later

THE MAKING OF ... RETURNAL

How a master of arcade-style action chiseled away the superfluous to uncover something new

Pik pocket

Nintendo and Niantic’s latest AR team-up is a delightfully unassuming diversion. Is that enough?

HORROR SHOW

Strategically sowing the stylish seeds of terror in The Fabulous Fear Machine

Exhibit A

Radiohead’s collaboration with Epic is a vivid experiment in interactive art

DISPATCHES JANUARY

Dialogue Send your views, using ‘Dialogue’ as the subject line, to edge@futurenet.com. Our letter of the month wins a 12-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership

ELDEN RING

Does FromSoftware’s magic work across a broader canvas?

Dark Souls III

How FromSoftware’s fourth Souls game triumphantly paints itself into a corner

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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

Unreliable Narrator

Exploring stories in games and the art of telling tales

Deathloop Review

Over the last decade, Arkane Studios has made quite the name for itself as a studio brimming with creative ideas and precise execution. Since the arrival of Dishonored it’s continued to nail brilliant, fresh ideas. Deathloop is its most ambitious, perplexing title yet.

Back4 Blood Review

Shredding through hordes of the undead whilst The Hive blared out of the jukebox in the background, that’s when I knew I was sold on Back 4 Blood. There were plenty of valid concerns before the game's release, ranging from Turtle Rock’s failure with Evolve, to worries about the in-game card mechanic potentially being used as a bridge towards in-game purchases.

DECKED OUT

Cyberpunk card game VESPIARY puts the deck in Deckard

Far Cry 6 Review

Three years on from the release of Far Cry 5, Ubisoft have once again blessed with their chaotic, open-world game where you overthrow a mean tyrannical leader. If you enjoy that, you’ll enjoy Far Cry 6.

DANCE OFF

How a martial art made DEATHLOOP’s invasions irresistible

Aragami 2 Review

Like most people who were born in the 1980s, I have always been a big fan of ninjas. Running along rooftops and throwing shuriken at people just never looks uncool. There have been a number of third-person games where you play as a ninja over the years, including the original Aragami, which cast you as an undead assassin with shadow powers.

Riders Republic

Hell racer? No, but not quite pure as snow, either

FRANK AND DRAKE

Shelley you can’t be serious?

Kena: Bridge of Spirits Review

Come for the graphics, stay for the graphics, and if the graphics alone aren’t enough for you, then Kena: Bridge of Spirits isn’t for you. This is a decent first game from Ember Lab, a studio only previously known for its work in animation. However, it is clear to see why this game is only priced at £32.99 and wasn’t heavily marketed at all by Sony in the build up to release.

The next mutation

Patrik Methe tells us how Rainbow Six Extraction has evolved Siege’s Outbreak mode into a full game

MOBILE MAGIC

WILD RIFT follows in LoL’s footsteps.

Hot Wheels Unleashed Review

When you were a kid playing with Hot Wheels who didn’t picture racing the cars around your house? If you didn’t then you have no imagination. I’m just kidding, maybe I just had an over-active one.

Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins

Sowing the seeds of Chaos

GO ALL OUT

RIOT GAMES’ co-founder talks about its past, present, and ambitious future.

Halo Infinite Multiplayer Preview

The first weekend of the Halo Infinite techpreview has come to an end. Keeping in mind that what I played was not a final build with limited playtime, maps and modes, I was extremely impressed with what I played and put an embarrassing amount of hours into the game.

DC invites us to go completely batty

Marvel dominates the superhero genre; these heroes (and villains) have work to do

ON THE CARDS

How LEGENDS OF RUNETERRA plans to move past its first design era.

Phantom Abyss Preview

It goes without saying that Devolver Digital has had a pretty good deal of success with Fall Guys. The unique “survival of the fittest'' gameplay style was something very new and it captured the hearts of millions when the indie publisher unleashed it on the world. Their upcoming release, Team WIBY’s debut title Phantom Abyss, has a lot of that same ethos, but played out in a very different way.