CATEGORIES
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
Co-development is now a huge part of triple-A game production. Can it provide safe harbour at a turbulent time for the industry?
THUNDER LOTUS
How Spirit farer's developer tripled in size without tearing itself apart
FINAL FANTASY VII: REBIRTH
Remaking an iconic game was daunting enough then the developers faced the difficult second entry
SKATE STORY
Hades is a halfpipe
Vampire Survivors
As Vampire Survivors expanded through early access and then its two first DLCs, it gained arenas, characters and weapons, but the formula remained unchanged.
Grand strategist
Paradox's Mattias Lilja addresses the publisher's recent difficulties - and the plan to right the ship
Trigger Happy
Shoot first, ask questions later
SCREENBOUND
Going deep in a mind-bending hybrid of perspectives
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
In Capcom's diabolical tribute, evil goes far deeper than the demons on the screen
SERENITY FORGE
How a near-death experience lit a fire in the Colorado-based developer and publisher
ARTFUL DODGERS
Sandfall Interactive is relying on youth, surrealism and perfect timing to freshen up the turn-based RPG
RACING INTO THE FUTURE
How Wipeout, one of the defining games of the original PlayStation era, found its identity
COLLECTED WORKS - JOSH SAWYER
Journeying to the Forgotten Realms, Infinity and beyond with the RPG veteran
NO MORE ROOM IN HELL 2
You're not alone in the dark
THE MAKING OF...ALIEN: ISOLATION
How a strategy-led studio built a survival horror masterpiece in Ridley Scott's image
Diablo IV
A progress report on the games we just can't quit
WINDBLOWN
Life after Dead Cells
NCE BITTEN, THRICE SNEAKY
We base-jump towards our first taste of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, talking with series producer Noriaki Okamura about our hands-on with the remade Virtuous Mission section of the classic stealther.
Crimson Desert
Devils may cry, and so might you after this
Spine
Looking to equal gun-fu classics
Lost Records: Bloom & RageTape 1
Hitting play on Don't Nod's coming-of-age tale
PS5 Pro to launch
PS5 architect Mark Cerny finally revealed' one of the worstkept secrets in gaming history - stick 7 Nov in your calendar
Late night with the devil
My, my, what manner of BAFTA is this?\" said Andrew Wincott, slipping into Raphael's dulcet tones with ease as he accepted the BAFTA for Performer In A Supporting Role earlier this year.
NOT SO SILENT
With a Silent Hill renaissance on the horizon, the Western developers who worked on the most recent four entries - Silent Hill: Origins, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, and Silent Hill: Downpour - talk to James Winspear about keeping a light aflame while the fog rolls in
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”.
AVOWED
The Skyrim-ness of Avowed has been much debated – Obsidian repeatedly downplaying the comparison, carefully setting expectations around its size and scope.
PHANTOM BLADE ZERO
Less Sekiro, more Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
GODS AND MONSTERS
AGE OF MYTHOLOGY: RETOLD modernises a classic RTS with care
SLIDES RULE
Redeeming a hated puzzle mechanic with SLIDER
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.