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DUEL INTENTIONS
YU-GI-OH! MASTER DUEL brings the legendary card game into the esports age
ICARUS' BEAUTIFULLY DESTRUCTIVE FIRES
A bright spot of chaos in my crafty travels.
BRAWLER REVIVAL
Become a kung fu master in SIFU
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
The last remaining MATRIX ONLINE fans can’t wait for the renaissance
TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER III
Fifty turns with the series’ weirdest, most ambitious faction
BATTLE WORN
How DICE redefined multiplayer, and gave up on singleplayer
THE SETTLERS
Building cities and burning them down in Ubisoft’s RTS reboot
PC'S NEW GOLDEN AGE
There's never been a better time to be a PC gamer and the future is bright
THE IRON FIST WEARS AN IRON GLOVE IN AGE OF EMPIRES IV
Can a sledgehammer crack a nut? There’s only one way to find out.
PARENTING TIPS
GOD OF WAR is the best version of a masterpiece
BUSTER KEEPIN'
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE paints a future in classic colours
APEX PREDATOR
MONSTER HUNTER: RISE is as good as Capcom’s flagship series has ever been
GAMING PROJECTORS
Beamers that will bolster, rather than belittle, your gaming experience.
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.
MEN OF WAR II
The return of the men who love war, and their tanks
BACK FROM THE DEAD
How TURTLE ROCK STUDIOS righted itself after rolling on its back
KILLING EVERYONE IN HITMAN
Stealth be damned.
MAP QUEST
The diehard GAMEFAQS user who’s drawn over 3,500 maps
SUPER SLEUTH
SHERLOCK HOLMES: CHAPTER ONE is an ambitious sandbox with a younger detective
IN THE ZONE
New mutants, a new faction, and new ways to die in STALKER 2: HEART OF CHERNOBYL.
PC GAME OF THE YEAR 2021
Celebrating the absolute best of the last 12 months of PC gaming