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COSMIC BEATS

The long life of a scientific and cultural icon comes to an end

THE LAUNCH OF A NEW WORLD OF WARCRAFT EXPANSION

A clean slate and a new adventure makes WoW exciting again.

CRIME DOESN'T PAY

EMPIRE OF SIN is ambitious, but undermined by a mountain of issues.

COMEBACK KING

Hunt down a legend as his arch-nemesis in KING ARTHUR: KNIGHT’S TALE

COLD CASE

TWIN MIRROR is a psychological mystery game that fails to go deeper than the surface.

ASSASSIN'S CREED

Novel ideas save Altaïr from falling on his face.

RUNESCAPE

Nearly two decades old, it has never stopped growing.

TRYING TO BE JUST AND PIOUS IN CRUSADER KINGS III PART II

Nicety and piety are leading to calamity.

LIGHT IT UP

WARHAMMER 40,000: DARKTIDE is coming, so grab your torch and chainsword

LONDON BRAWLING

Liberate the city with buskers and beekeepers in WATCH DOGS LEGION.

VIKING INVASION

ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA is the best Assassin’s Creed to date.

RAINBOW SIX SIEGE

Hands-on with the final season, Operation Neon Dawn.

COPYCAT?

Woman says LEAGUE OF LEGENDS character is based on her, Riot denies it

HACK THE PLANET

MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR modders imagining a better Earth

DOOM SCROLL

How id Software reclaimed its history by losing its leaders

BOOK OF TRAVELS

Adventure in a world where you’re not forced to be the hero

Games For Good

How two projects are merging citizen science into our games

TEMTEM

The new patch takes Temtem tamers to the Rockies.

ONE GIANT LEAP

Be the first person to set foot on an alien world in ELITE DANGEROUS: ODYSSEY, an expansion that dramatically widens an already vast galaxy.

OIL AND WATER

NOITA offers destructive sorcery action in a fun, albeit messy roguelike package.

BIG TIME

How 2018 indie sleeper AMONG US became a global smash hit

ON ME HEAD, SON

A solid if uninspiring season awaits, as FIFA 21 sneaks a top-half finish.

FEARLESS

AMNESIA: REBIRTH is an unforgettable follow-up to a horror classic.

INFINITE AMMO

How ’90s shooters escaped their certain Doom with an indie retro revival.

BREATH OF THE WAIFU

GENSHIN IMPACT’s beautiful open world is a blast to explore.

A NEW YOKE

Exhilarating dogfights make STAR WARS: SQUADRONS a worthy heir to X-Wing vs TIE Fighter.

Link To The Stars

How a plan for global internet access has annoyed astronomers

The Subtle Domestic Dread Of Anatomy

This lo-fi indie game turns quarantine into a waking nightmare.

SHLOCK HORROR

Looking back on the pioneer of fear that was HORROR SOFT.

THE EVIL MANSION

Resident Evil’s Spencer Mansion reimagined as a Skyrim challenge.