CATEGORIES
Injustice 2
Can a fighting game survive the effects of a random loot system?
Sparc
CCP makes a play for the first ‘vsport’.
Playing Italian
Italy’s place within videogames is well established, but a new initiative seeks to take it to the next level.
Yakuza 6
Kiryu and co get a long-overdue overhaul in the most lavish Yakuza game in years.
Conan Exiles
Rule your thralls! Lay waste to enemies! Also, chop down trees.
Impact Winter
Mojo Bones feels the chill as it reimagines the survival genre.
Get Even
The Farm 51’s thriller gets more mysterious with every step taken into its world.
Machine Language
One startup’s quest to use AI to bring game dialogue to life
Tell Tales
Grinning Pickle is building a towering game on the foundations of a jam
Fortnite
Epic's gun-toting Minecraft remix finally breaks over
Middle - Earth: Shadow Of War
There’s more to Talion’s return than playing capture the castle
Darksiders III
There’s no truce with this Fury
K.O.
Nintendo strikes a blow for accessiblity in one of the toughest genres in games.
Cities Of Gold
Meet the geographer on a mission to bring urban renewal into virtual spaces.
My Favourite Game James Carter
The Snakehips producer on bizarre multiformat setups, pining for local mutliplayer, and the surprising appeal of golf games.
The Surge
Deck13’s robots might not have souls, but they’re far from soulless.
Celeste
Watch the mountain.
Big Picture Mode
Industry issues given the widescreen treatment.
Murder, He Wrote
Deadly Premonition creator Hidetaka Suehiro is back with another whodunnit.
My Favourite Game Ikonika
The producer and DJ on how the sounds of the 16bit era have shaped her musical career.
Matterfall
There’s a simple pleasure to be taken in a nicely crafted spot of arcade shooting, a twitchy sortie of double-jumps and airdashes through waves of bullets and urgent techno soundscapes.
Sonic Mania
So your schoolmate’s dad who worked for Nintendo was right after all. Here is, to all intents and purposes, a 16bit Sonic game on a console belonging to Sega’s biggest rival of the time.
Sands Of Time
After a year in the shadows, Ubisoft’s biggest series re-emerges to show off its wild side.
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Four hours inside Capcom’s first person reinvention cranks up the nostalgia factor
Deep Burnt
Behind the scenes of the new compilation exploring classic Japanese videogame music.
Assassination Classroom
Assassin’s Creed Origins’ forthcoming Discovery Tour mode could inspire future historians.
My Favourite Game Nate Crowley
The author on making up games, failing to make one, and relaxing with Civilization.
Trigger Happy
Shoot first, ask questions later
Vane
Friend & Foe’s puzzle adventure is an indistinct, intriguing shimmer on the horizon.
Post Script
Why The Evil Within 2 isn’t suited to being the outdoor type.