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APRIL FOOL'S SLAY

Less jumping in THE MURDER OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

WONDROUS

AGE OF WONDERS 4 makes conquering worlds with magic a joy

KESTIS RUN

STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR is a grand sequel with Souls-like action

JAGGED ALLIANCE 3

Embrace the mess as all of your plans go up in flames

THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL GAMES ON PC

From trainwreck ports and moral panics to lootbox disasters

THE HISTORY OF STAR WARS GAMES

The unstoppable sci-fi franchise has spawned a legion of interactive experiences, including some of the PC’s most important games

STORM APPROACHES

WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR: REALMS OF RUIN is a fast, accessible RTS – and a grand introduction for Games Workshop’s mythic setting

SHADOWS OF DOUBT

An endless Deus Ex that could become a stone-cold classic

CULTURE WAR

Why did the PC gaming community learn to hate prebuilt computers?

CRACKING THE CODE

The designers of some of the BIGGEST RPGs think more complex tech is making things harder

CLOUDED

After the highs of The Witch Queen, DESTINY 2: LIGHTFALL doesn’t stick the landing

ALL A-BOAT IT

DREDGE is a near-perfect Lovecraftian fishing experience

HEART AND SOUL

Explore a beautiful tropical island using magic powers in TCHIA

INNOCUOUS SETTINGS IN HORROR GAMES

Ordinary places made extraordinarily Scary

PURPLE PATCH

BONZ! BUDDY, the desktop companion who did $1bn of damage

CHARGE DEPLETED

PORTABLE GAMING’s a broader church than ever—are laptops still relevant?

SPEAKERS AND SOUNDBARS

Let's test some tweeters and woofers to see which deliver bone-rattling, Earth-shattering audio.

OUTCAST

A cinematic action adventure that reaches for the stars.

LOOTING STARS

EVERSPACE 2 might be the Diablo in space we've always wanted

THE NEW WEST

Five years old, HUNT: SHOWDOWN is still the most interesting FPS in gaming

THE HISTORY OF DIABLO

Blizzard's writers and loremasters give us a guided tour of DIABLO'S story so far, and what it all means for Diablo IV

LIVING HELL

DIABLO IV refines the ARPG series for a new era

ISLE OF MAN TT: RIDE ON THE EDGE 3

Go motorcycle racing on a tiny island

WARTALES

Wander a land filled with danger and unpleasant wildlife

MORTAL SIN

A dungeon crawler with incredible melee combat

WARHAMMER 40,000: BOLTGUN

Meet your new favorite shotgun in this boomer shooter

WAYFINDER

An MMO from the teams behind Warframe and Darksiders

TRANSLATION GAME

JEREMY BLAUSTEIN and SAM BURTON on what it takes to localize a game

CORE RETURNS

ARMORED CORE VI marks the first PC entry in the cult classic mecha sim saga

COUNTER-STRIKE KILLER

Valve teased the Counter-Strike community... and surprised everyone with COUNTER-STRIKE 2