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Demon Turf

Punkish platforming unafraid to be punishing

TUNING IN

RIOT MUSIC hit big with K/DA – but it’s not stopping there.

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

GAMING HEADSETS

Treat your ear holes to smooth and responsive audio with one of the top headsets.

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

A Legacy of Blood and Guts

Max Williams looks at Berserk’s influence over the years

Far Cry 6

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

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

HIT AND MYTH

PATHFINDER: WRATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS is so dense it’s got its own gravity

TIME OF YOUR LIFE

With DEATHLOOP, Arkane is rewriting what an immersive sim can be

EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE

Discover a new kind of emotional intelligence in LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS

MOEBIUS TRIP

Embarking on SABLE’s introspective open-world odyssey

THE MAKING OF DEAD SPACE

With a remake on the horizon, the developers of a sci-fi horror classic tell their story

NEW AGE

The unique mechanics of the Mongols are a perfect symbol of what makes AGE OF EMPIRES IV unique.

SIFU

How to win fights and intimidate people

GUITAR HERO

THE ARTFUL ESCAPE is an epic rock opera of psychedelic perfection

Can Artificial Intelligence Produce A Better Battery For Your Laptop?

Can Artificial Intelligence Produce A Better Battery For Your Laptop?

BUDGET MICROPHONES

You don’t need to spend a lot to whisper sweet nothings over the world wide web.

Powering up

How 1047 Games went from dorm-room Halo to 13m players and a valuation of $1.5bn

DOKEV

Pearl Abyss on the inspirations behind the unexpected hit of Gamescom

TCHIA

An open-world adventure embracing its time in the sun

Jett: The Far Shore

PC, PS4, PS5

Deathloop

PC, PS5