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REEL GOOD

WEBFISHING is a fantastic throwback to old-school chatroom games

RIVALS ASSEMBLE

MARVEL RIVALS' chaotic fun may be short-lived

STALKER 2

Make the hostile Zone a little more friendly with mods.

MONSTER HUNTER WILDS

With Wilds, Monster Hunterflaunts new storytelling chops

BLENDING IN WITH THE LIVING IN DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2 PART 1

Can the long-dead Mister Fibula pass himself off as a regular joe? Probably not...

MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 2

Is there anything better than a Spidey sequel to start 2025?

LOVE'S LABOURS LIBRARY

Building a library with BALDUR'S GATE III's foremost librarian

TRIGGER HAPPY PC

The rise and fall of the joystick

GREEN AID MONSTER

Jensen Huang says Al's essential for graphics. What does that mean for gamers?

SNUG LIFE

Cosy games have escaped the farm to become a huge-selling genre of their own

BLOOD MAGIC

Rebel Wolves has legendary RPGs in its veins, and the studio's debut game, THE BLOOD OF DAWNWALKER, looks set to take the genre to new heights

ART ATTACK

A gallery with a view in THE ZIUM EXPOSITION

REMEMBER ME

A melancholy trip down memory lane.

CHEW THIS

CAVES OF QUD is an epic science-fantasy RPG

WITCHFIRE

A potent cocktail of inspirations by and for Destiny sickos

A New Dawn - The rise, fall and rise again of PC Gaming in Japan

The so-called 'Paso Kon' market (ie katakana's transliteration of 'Pasonaru Computa') in Japan was originally spearheaded in the 1980s by NEC's PC-8800 and, later, its PC-9800.

MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE

Enter the multiverse of modness.

SLIDES RULE

Redeeming a hated puzzle mechanic with SLIDER

GODS AND MONSTERS

AGE OF MYTHOLOGY: RETOLD modernises a classic RTS with care

PHANTOM BLADE ZERO

Less Sekiro, more Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

STARR-MAKING ROLE

Final Fantasy XVI's BEN STARR talks becoming a meme and dating summons

THIEF GOLD

Learning to forgive myself for knocking out every single guard.

HANDHELD GAMING PCs

In lieu of more powerful processors, handhelds are getting weirder

FAR FAR AWAY

STAR WARS OUTLAWS succeeds at the little things, but not much else shines

FINDING IMMORTALITY

Twenty-five years on, PLANESCAPE: TORMENT is still one of the most talked-about RPGs of all time. This is the story of how it was created as a ‘stay-busy’ project by a small team at Black Isle Studios

AVOWED

The Skyrim-ness of Avowed has been much debated – Obsidian repeatedly downplaying the comparison, carefully setting expectations around its size and scope.

METAL GEAR SOLID DELTA: SNAKE EATER

Metal Gear Solid Delta is Metal Gear Solid 3. “What a revelation,” you’re thinking, “I can’t believe this remake is a lot like the game it’s remaking”.

WEAPON MASTER

Speaking with design director Victor Bocan

A KNIGHT'S TALE

How KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE II, the most ambitious medieval RPG ever made, is taking in-game realism and player immersion to wondrous new heights.

BITING BACK

The tooth is out there in adventure TEETH OF GLASS