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A sporting chance
With the world shut down, sports fans and athletes look to sport simulation videogames
The Making Of Lair Of The Clockwork God
How ten years of pub chats spawned an emotional comic adventure
VALORANT
Riot’s take on the tactical shooter has tricks up its sleeve
THE PATHLESS
Giant Squid resurfaces, but can it thrive on dry land?
SESSION
Bringing skateboarding games back down to earth
MAQUETTE
Graceful Decay’s romantic recursive puzzler won’t be tied down
YACHT CLUB GAMES
With Shovel Knight finally finished, its maker turns its hand to publishing, and more
HIGH LIFE
How an indie superteam built a dizzying cyberpunk city with the help of Xbox Series X, and positioned itself at the pinnacle of the next generation
HOTSHOT RACING
Ten years later, the arcade racer is finally reborn
Crysis
Remembering the benchmark for sandbox shooters laid out in Crytek’s strong suit
A MONSTER'S EXPEDITION
An open-world puzzler with a journey to savour
USTWO GAMES
The Monument Valley maker on the benefits of putting platforms and people first
WORLD OF HORROR
A chilling compendium of creepy chronicles
VALVE TIME
As Half-Life returns at last, we take a rare step inside one of the industry’s most secretive companies
Star Wars: Republic Commando
How a prequel spin-off redeemed itself by rejecting all things Jedi
Signal boost
As the infrastructure for 5G rolls out, the experts weigh in on its pros, cons and next-gen potential
NEW WORLD
Amazon’s game-making toolkit delivers an MMO unlike any you’ve played before
Intelligent design
How an R&D team at Google is using world-leading AI research to create and support the game devs of the future
FUSER
Harmonix ditches the peripherals for a crowd-pleaser of a comeback
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE
The devil’s in the detail for Square Enix’s reimagining
BALDUR'S GATE III
Larian consummates its long love affair with D&D
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Developer/publisher Rebellion Developments Format PC, PS4 (tested), Xbox One Release Out now
The Sims 4
Developer Maxis Publisher EA Format PC, PS4, Xbox One Release 2014
VALENTINE'S DAY
Capcom’s latest remake revives the thrill of the chase
THE MAKING OF. . . ARISE: A SIMPLE STORY
How a midlife crisis spawned a spellbinding debut game
OUTRIDERS
People Can Fly gears up for its first post-Epic release
SOLID CLOUDS
The Icelandic studio putting itself on the map with a genre bending MMORTS
NIOH 2
A messy return to Team Ninja’s beguiling Sengoku Soulslike
Journey To The Savage Planet
Developer Typhoon Studios Publisher 505 Games Format PC (tested), PS4, Xbox One Release Out now
COLLECTED WORKS YU SUZUKI
The veteran developer reflects on his pioneering arcade games, the challenges of crowdfunding and the completion of Shenmue III