Happy first birthday, PlayStation 5!

The new-gen console is now one year old. We look back at its highs and lows

Steambot Chronicles

Robots, music, and a dash of Vanilla

GOD OF WAR RAGNARÖK - Happy Father's Day

After news of its delay earlier this year, we finally got our first proper look at God Of War Ragnarök at the PlayStation Showcase last September and, looking at the bombastic trailer, if you thought the Greek gods had major drama, wait until you see the mythological mayhem the Norse gods have got themselves into.

New signs of alien life

Mass Effect teasers are Geth-ing interesting

FORSPOKEN

Sorry publishers, this game is already spoken for

HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST

A finely honed sequel

MARVEL'S MIDNIGHT SUNS

Play your cards right

Head to head

Zany Warner Brothers platform fighter coming to PlayStation in 2022

Winter Has Come

God Of War Ragnarök director Eric Williams discusses continuing Kratos’ and Atreus’ growing relationship as the Norse Saga comes to an apocalyptic conclusion, ascending to new Asgardian heights

Far Cry 6

Far Crying out loud, this is a great game in a great series, but…

A Legacy of Blood and Guts

Max Williams looks at Berserk’s influence over the years

Back on the Ishimura

Dead Space 2 makes you relive the horror of the first game in service of its own scares

Riders Republic

Hell racer? No, but not quite pure as snow, either

The next mutation

Patrik Methe tells us how Rainbow Six Extraction has evolved Siege’s Outbreak mode into a full game

Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins

Sowing the seeds of Chaos

DC invites us to go completely batty

Marvel dominates the superhero genre; these heroes (and villains) have work to do

Tomb Raider II

Croft’s cooler than a butler in a freezer

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

Kayla Belmore and Matt Cox talk to Oscar Taylor-Kent about evolving Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands beyond its Borderlands 2 DLC inspirations, from overworlds to procedurally generated spellbooks

Demon Turf

Punkish platforming unafraid to be punishing

Crime of the century

20 years on, GTA III's art director, Aaron Garbut, talks to Jeremy Peel about the game's landmark creation

PLAY'S CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

PLAY bells ring, are you listening? Across these ten pages, brilliant gift ideas are glistening

Spider-Man – “Memories Can Have a Big Impact on The Experience and Enjoyment of a Game.”

Experiences surrounding games can make them better or worse

A mystery in full bloom

White Paper Games cracks open the case on Conway: Disappearance At Dahlia View

Gran Turismo 7

Can anybody find me some bodywork to love?

Call Of Duty: Vanguard

It’s WW2 again, but this COD isn’t looking battered

Kena: Bridge Of Spirits

A spirited action adventure

MAKING AN IMPACT

Genshin Impact’s developers open up to Oscar Taylor-Kent about PS5, charting new horizons, and bringing Teyvat to life

Lost Judgment

All rise while we try to find the verdict

Opening up the comic books

With Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine, Insomniac could revolutionise comic-based games

THE TEYVAT TRAVEL GUIDE

Don’t know where to begin with Genshin Impact? Alicia Haddick runs down the ten things to know before you jump and glide in