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Journey's End

Naoki Yoshida looks ahead to Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker expansion, and the future beyond

New dawn

Halo Infinite’s former creative director on how he’s getting the band back together

Store wars

Epic vs Apple feels like the beginning, not the end, of a shake-up in digital distribution

Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later

Unreliable Narrator

Exploring stories in games and the art of telling tales

T-Pose's: Outfit Of The Month - April 2021

Our T-Pose crew rate gaming's best outfits for April

Resident Evil Village

The Resident Evil franchise is a series that hasn't been afraid to push itself into new directions. What started as a survival horror game with minor action elements was turned around with the arrival of Resident Evil 4, and then pushed out into action-adventure territories even more so with RE5 and RE6. This was followed by a harsh pull back into almost pure survival horror with the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 7. It’s been four years since the last major release for the franchise, and March this year saw the 25th Anniversary for the series' inception. In that time, Capcom has made a lot of strides, and Resident Evil Village is the ultimate culmination of what Resident Evil should be, hand-picking the greatest aspects of the series into a single, well-oiled machine.

Whatever Happened to Monster Rancher?

Andrew ponders about Monster Rancher

Under the Jolly Roger

Wouldn't life as a pirate have been dull? Weeks on end with nothing to stare at but the endless ocean stretching out before you, the rotting timber of your ship and the increasingly jaundiced faces of your crewmates. As an honest depiction of the tedium of maritime life, Under the Jolly Roger is a spectacular triumph. Of course, this also means it's a spectacular bore, and no amount of pirate action, nor magical relics, mermaids or sea monsters can change that.

The Expansive (and Often Bizarre) History of Indiana Jones Games - Part Three

Jamie concludes his exploration of the history of the famed archaeologist

Unreal Cinema Interview

We spoke with Unreal Cinema, the YouTube channel behind an upcoming Knights of the Old Republic miniseries adaptation

Potato Sack ARG: Remember When GLaDOS Took Over All Those Indie Games?

Jamie looks back at one of gamings most ambitious promotional campaigns

The Oculus Store: A Tale of Digital Permanence, or Lack Thereof

Jamie discusses the danger and fragility of digital storefronts

Smelter

Smelter begins with a running start. You are instantly thrown into a beautiful anime-like intro that tells the backstory of our main character Eve. Eve is a character inspired by the biblical story of Adam and Eve. However, in Smelter once Adam eats the forbidden fruit a huge explosion occurs destroying the world they are in. We see Eve falling, surrounded by darkness with no end in sight. You won’t get bored watching this because an entertaining narrator jumps in describing the predicament that Eve is in with a ton of detail. Don’t criticise him too much, he’s just trying to do a good job.

Resident Evil Series Ranked by Metascore

In anticipation of Village, Adam shows us the critics' view on the franchise

Metro: Last Light Diaries Part Nine

Andrew blows out his last light in this series finale

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey

From the very beginnings of Elite Dangerous’Kickstarter, being able to experience the universe from your avatar’s own two feet has been something “on the roadmap” although it was never guaranteed to make it into the final game. Some six and a bit years later and the newest expansion, Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, will finally let commanders stretch their legs and finally get out of those cockpits.

Captilight Studio Spotlight

Danielle sheds light on a studio

Apex Legends Season 9 Legacy Hands-On Preview

Luke got an early hands-on with Season 9 of Apex Legends

RIDE OR DIE

DARKEST DUNGEON II CHARTS A NEW PATH THROUGH TERROR IN A ROGUELIKE ROAD TRIP TO SAVE HUMANITY. JUST MIND THE ‘NEXT EXIT: MADNESS’ SIGNS.

ROAD TRIPPIN'

Strap in for a surreal ride across the American midwest in HITCHHIKER.

NIER AT HAND

NIER REPLICANT is a welcome second chance for a singular action-RPG.

SMELTING POT

SMELTER combines side-scrolling action levels with a real-time strategy map.

SCRAPING BY

Despite technical wobbles, MOTOGP 21 justifies another annual release.

LADY KILLER

RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE is a collection of bizarre, beautiful haunted houses, with some of the scariest moments in the entire series.

FIGHT NIGHT

The MORTAL KOMBAT film wants to be taken seriously, but all you’ll really care about is Scorpion vs Sub-Zero.

EXPEDITIONS:ROME

Swords, sandals, and a serious RPG under the toga

BOY RACER

How a childhood movie memory brought DRIVER into being

THE GAME KITCHEN

How a small group of friends brought beautiful nightmares to life with their blood, sweat and tears

TWELVE MINUTES

And you’re back in the room