CATEGORIES
TRYING TO STAY ALIVE IN GTA V: CHAOS MOD PART III
We square off against the Chaos Mod one last time. Who will emerge victorious?
FREESPACE 2
Jumping back into the cockpit with the classic space sim.
THROWING SHADE
Or how to go from 50 fps to 500 fps with one click
THE SOURCE ENGINE
The beautiful tension of an engine caught between eras.
CROW'S NEST
How Raven Software became kings of COD after vanishing from view
CHIVALRY 2
Tempered steel and temper tantrums on medieval battlefields
ALIVE & KICKING
Playing my first match in BLOOD BOWL 3 – and surviving to tell the tale.
NORTHERN STAR
Rockstar made millions selling Scotland’s natural export: dark comedy
GROUPS OF WRATH
What turns communities toxic? What makes fans abuse community managers? It’s a matter of psychology.
BRANCHING OUT
How ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE is making change in the real world
TRUE BLOOD
Guts, grapples, and Goro – director Simon McQuoid hopes to bring a faithful vision of MORTAL KOMBAT to the silver screen.
DARK ALLIANCE
It’s D&D, but with more death and fewer dice
ALIENS: FIRETEAM
It’s Left 4 Dead but with xenomorphs, basically
HELLISH QUART
The most authentic 17th century sword-fighting game you’ll play
BRACE FOR IMPACT
How Chinese free-to-play RPG GENSHIN IMPACT conquered the world.
AFTER EARTH
HARDSPACE: SHIPBREAKER’s inspirations are rooted in terra firma
Raising The Bar
The subtle, hands-off storytelling of HALF-LIFE 2 is still hard to beat.
Gaming CPUs
Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming.
Leading A Peasant Revolt In Battle Brothers Part II
We return to the Darklands for a grim conclusion.
“Here, have a lighthouse in your face. Have a tiny tank. A bridge for you”
Becoming the fidgetiest soldier in MEDAL OF HONOR: ABOVE AND BEYOND
Unreal World
Two years on, EPIC GAMES STORE is still a golden ticket for developers and irresistible bait for gamers.
RAVE ON
RAVE ON IO Interactive gets experimental with HITMAN 3, its most creative and surprising assassination simulator yet.
QUAKE
The blueprint for 3D shooters has lots to teach in 2021.
HEAVY METAL
OVERRIDE 2: SUPER MECH LEAGUE has a few screws loose.
COLD SHOULDER
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS – COLD WAR can’t top Warzone.
CLOUD CITY
AIRBORNE KINGDOM is a city builder where your only enemy is gravity.
SIM SETTLEMENTS 2
Tune up Fallout 4’s settlement system.
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
The questing is tedious, but WORLD OF WARCRAFT: SHADOWLANDS is another great WoW expansion.
NEUROJANK
CYBERPUNK 2077 delivers an incredible setting undermined by an onslaught of bugs.
SMALL FRY
How OVERCOOKED’s tiny team took over our living rooms