OOBLETS

Glumberland serves up a whole new flavour of life simulator

LA Noire

Re-opening the investigation into Rockstar’s extravagant, cinematic ode to noir fiction

FUTURLAB

The Velocity maker on unlikely tie-ins, the games that got away and living up to its brilliant breakthrough

Flock together

Arthouse game festival A Maze Berlin returns with a revolutionary digital event that celebrates connection

CROSSFIRE X

Asian multiplayer phenomenon gets a Remedy for western success

Ghost Of Tsushima

For the second time in as many months, we wonder how our Share button is still with us. Tsushima is a virtual photographer’s dream; in fact, the island feels as if it’s been built with its own photo mode in mind. This is quite simply one of the most picturesque game worlds we’ve ever seen. It’s beautiful even before the wind whistles across its pampas grass and through its shrine gates, but when the breeze whips up a storm of maple leaves, sakura petals and more, it’s wondrous to behold.

HYPER SCAPE

Late to the party, Ubisoft’s first battle royale shooter fights for attention

DUST BORN

Speak truth to power on a road trip across a divided America

Half-Life: Decay

A forgotten expansion to Valve’s masterpiece was two decades ahead of its time

METROPOLIS NOW

Inside Cyberpunk 2077, and the most elaborately detailed future city we’ve ever seen in a videogame

STUDIO PROFILE - COFFEE STAIN STUDIOS

After student success and a viral hit, this developer-turned publisher is building for the future

Disintegration

Our love affair with Halo began two decades ago, and it’s been one since the flame dwindled. Playing Disintegration, though, feels like a fresh breakup at that point when everything reminds you of your ex.

DIRT 5

The latest entry in the off-road racing series kicks up a storm

Desperados III

The series might have spent nearly 15 years dormant, but the timescales Desperados III itself operates on are much, much smaller. Think more like a single second.

CRIS TALES

This many-faceted indie jewel gives you the power to change the future

THE MAKING OF HUNT: SHOWDOWN

How a set of assets rescued from a dying project became Crytek’s masterpiece

THE LONG GAME - FALLOUT 76

A progress report on the games we just can’t quit

System Shock 2

Playing the puppet in the game that gave the immersive sim a voice

STUDIO PROFILE : MEDIATONIC

How two university students shook up the British game industry with a refreshing blend of ambition and sustainability

FUTURE PROOF

Inside Epic’s Unreal Engine 5, a game engine that’s ahead of its time

Keep talking

Conversing with Guildford’s Mojiworks on the meteoric rise of chat games

Glock rockin' beats

Examining the birth of the rhythm shooter and the challenge of fusing beats and bullets

BRIGHT MEMORY: INFINITE

A one-man army takes on the next generation

ARTISTS ASSEMBLE

Independent, political and inspiring: could videogame collectives point to an alternative future?

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