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Life Is Strange

The time-bending teen drama that’s a self-aware meditation on fate

The Witcher III

 If roleplaying games are only as good as their roles, here’s one of the greats

Face Time

With iPhone X, Pixel 2 and the odd leftfield surprise, the mobile-gaming sector is hotting up again.

Big Picture Mode

Industry issues given the widescreen treatment.

Punching Out

Genyo Takeda, Nintendo’s first game designer, is calling it a day after 45 years

My Favourite Game Mark Kinchen

US producer and DJ MK on classic consoles, queuing for midnight launches, and how gaming helps him produce

Prey

Arkane Austin is crafting a sci-fi yarn that wants to say yes.

Hearts Of Darkness

After eight years working on LittleBigPlanet, Tarsier is exchanging dreams for nightmares.

Speed Dating

How a background in speedrunning helped create cult hit Doki Doki Literature Club

Darkness Zone

Making nuanced, insightful videos on YouTube is already hard enough. What happens when the game you love starts to die?

My Favourite Game Dave White

The pop-culture artist on bus-stop brawling, arcade stardom and the game that almost made him go bald

Big Picture Mode

Industry issues given the widescreen treatment

Post Script

Bidding a fond farewell to one of gaming’s great protagonists

Winter Of Content

A rush of December events ensures one of gaming’s greatest years goes out with a bang.

All My Friends

How the maker of Parappa The Rapper has made a career out of collaboration.

My Favourite Game Alan Denton

The US writer on TV Sonic versus classic Sonic and being a patient player.

Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later.

Hold To Reset

Building a new game, a new studio and a new life from the ground up.

Indivisible

A Metroidvania RPG shows Lab Zero branching out from its fighting game roots

Mafia: The City Of Lost Heaven

The Cosa Nostra caper that subverted the Rockstar blueprint.

Destiny 2: Curse Of Osiris

Destiny 2: Curse Of Osiris

My Favourite Game - Steve Aoki

The electro-house producer on the appeal of esports, being a character in Dragon Ball, and betting big on Street Fighter bouts.

Prey

Arkane’s risky immersive sim is happy to take any shape the player wants.

Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War

Monolith’s orc-warfare sim expands beyond Mordor.

Dirt 4

Blending Dirt Rally’s hardcore sim credentials with a gentler learning curve.

Steamworld Dig 2

There are no signs of rust in this spacious sequel.

No More Heroes

Slingshot Cartel is turning its back on music titles – and plans to change how games are made.

Thimbleweed Park

The creators of Maniac Mansion return to the scene of their crimes.

Dark Souls III: The Ringed City

From Software raises the stakes for Dark Souls’ endgame.

Striking Gold

A fighting game for total beginners: how a genre veteran hopes to transform funds into fundamentals.