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ΤΗΕ ΜΑΚΙΝG OF...NORCO
How South Louisiana's Cancer Alley inspired a dreamlike cyberpunk adventure.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
A flawed sequel says it best when it says nothing at all
Saints Row
The result feels deeply compromised, falling between the Saints Row of old and the series it became
ONE МОRE TURN
Inside the compulsion loop: is the gamification of games good for our health and theirs?
PAPER TRAILS
How developers and fan cartographers alike are charting new horizons in videogame maps
CRIME OF THE CENTURY
How Creative Assembly evolved from Isolation to getting the gang together for the ultimate (pop-culture heist
Trigger Happy
Shoot first, ask questions later
NEW BLOOD INTERACTIVE
The publisher-turned-studio explains the secrets behind a "miraculous" working culture
BioShock Infinite
As its decaversary approaches, how should we remember Irrational's shining city on a hill?
STAR POWER
Why Ubisoft's stellar sequel is breaking all the rules - with a little help from a Nintendo classic
HEAVY REIGN
On David Bowie, controversies, and the elevation of story: David Cage surveys Quantic Dream at 25
TACTICAL BREACH WIZARDS
Breaking rules and windows - with spellcasting specialists
THE WAGADU CHRONICLES
Pre-colonial influences and roleplaying thrive in this African fantasy
DESTA: THE MEMORIES BETWEEN
A whole new ballgame
EXOPRIMAL
Capcom's online shooter delivers a different kind of dino crisis
Alternate Reality
Notes from videogaming's borders
THE PALE BEYOND
Can you survive a treacherous voyage to the frozen south?
THYMESIA
An action RPG that certainly doesn't fear the old Blood
HINDSIGHT
Everyday objects become portals to the past in this wistful narrative adventure
WANTED: DEAD
A shooter-slasher seeking to relive PS2's weirdest moments
Social distance
Jam.gg rebrands its mission to inject a local multiplayer feel into online gaming.
Lucas arts
The Papers, Please and Obra Dinn creator talks burnout, managing expectations, and the joy of Playdate development
Making spectacles
As smart glasses make a comeback, Viture One and Nreal Air allow us to look at games in a different way
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
From ancient history to the far future: how the Sega studio has retained its identity
ΤΗΕ MAKING ΟF...LAST STOP
How Variable State moved continents, cut stories, and dumped a scooter in search of its second game.
REEL LIFE
A decade on, the makers and subjects of Indie Game: The Movie reflect on the creation - and legacy of gaming's most influential documentary
COLLECTED WORKS JOHN ROMERO
From first-person shooters to Facebook and back again: the master of Doom reflects on an epic journey through game development
CHALICE IN WONDERLAND
The story of Cuphead: how two brothers' love of antique animation and old-school arcade action created a modern phenomenon
Neon White
It presents as a first-person shooter – guns in your hand, demons at your front – but really it’s a racer
Trigger Happy
Shoot first, ask questions later