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PRESSING X TO COMFORT MY UNBORN CHILD IN AMNESIA: REBIRTH

We’ve come a long way from pressing F to pay respects.

FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS

Mods to remaster the Mojave in 2021.

FAR OUT

How THE SIMS shaped the career of Far Cry director Alex Hutchinson

GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH

It’s time to play triceratops trumps

DRAGON QUEST

YAKUZA: LIKE A DRAGON doubles down on the series’ RPG elements with a brave new turn-based battle system.

CARD MODE

What links Thomas Was Alone to an ancient solo game?

BREATH OF THE WAIFU

GENSHIN IMPACT’s beautiful open world is a blast to explore.

ONE GIANT LEAP

Be the first person to set foot on an alien world in ELITE DANGEROUS: ODYSSEY, an expansion that dramatically widens an already vast galaxy.

SOLASTA: CROWN OF THE MAGISTER

A dice-obsessed adaptation of tabletop Dungeons & Dragons

BALDUR'S GATE III

It’s finally here, but was it worth the wait?

EMPIRE OF SIN

A new boss is in town to take over the forgotten gangster sim genre

CALL TO ACTION

How COD’s second studio escaped Infinity Ward’s shadow

BIGGEST BOY

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE’S ridiculous size has become a problem

A NEW YOKE

Exhilarating dogfights make STAR WARS: SQUADRONS a worthy heir to X-Wing vs TIE Fighter.

LINK TO THE STARS

How a plan for global internet access has annoyed astronomers

SHLOCK HORROR

Looking back on the pioneer of fear that was HORROR SOFT.

WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE

I read one Warhammer book and now I’m that guy.

THE EVIL MANSION

Resident Evil’s Spencer Mansion reimagined as a Skyrim challenge.

GAME-AS-SERVICEABLE

The supes have never looked or sounded as good as they do in MARVEL’S AVENGERS, but their best efforts feel in vain.

GOLDEN LIGHT

A hidden gem of a horror game gets even better.

CUTTING EDGE

The technological innovations bringing the world of CYBERPUNK 2077 to life.

EVIL GENIUS 2: WORLD DOMINATION

No, dear reader, I expect you to die

BIRDMAN FLYING

Just like eventually landing that famous 900, TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER 1 + 2 shines after so many failures.

RPG QUEST

IT S ONE THING TO ATTEMPT TO SET OUT TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE GAME IN AN ENTIRE GENRE.

SNOW JOKE

Make friends with weirdos in cold Colorado in WASTELAND 3

LIFEBOAT

SPIRITFARER is a compassionate adventure that finds comfort in death.

TWITCH PLAYS VHS

Streamer FORGOTTEN_VCR turns ’80s found footage into mixtapes

ROGUE LEGACY 2

A great indie game dynasty reveals a new heir

GOTHAM KNIGHTS

A new Batman game—but without Batman

ALL-TIME HIGH

MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR takes ‘open world’ very literally.