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OUT OF THE SHADOWS

Co-development is now a huge part of triple-A game production. Can it provide safe harbour at a turbulent time for the industry?

THUNDER LOTUS

How Spirit farer's developer tripled in size without tearing itself apart

FINAL FANTASY VII: REBIRTH

Remaking an iconic game was daunting enough then the developers faced the difficult second entry

SKATE STORY

Hades is a halfpipe

Vampire Survivors

As Vampire Survivors expanded through early access and then its two first DLCs, it gained arenas, characters and weapons, but the formula remained unchanged.

Grand strategist

Paradox's Mattias Lilja addresses the publisher's recent difficulties - and the plan to right the ship

Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later

SCREENBOUND

Going deep in a mind-bending hybrid of perspectives

Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection

In Capcom's diabolical tribute, evil goes far deeper than the demons on the screen

SERENITY FORGE

How a near-death experience lit a fire in the Colorado-based developer and publisher

ARTFUL DODGERS

Sandfall Interactive is relying on youth, surrealism and perfect timing to freshen up the turn-based RPG

RACING INTO THE FUTURE

How Wipeout, one of the defining games of the original PlayStation era, found its identity

COLLECTED WORKS - JOSH SAWYER

Journeying to the Forgotten Realms, Infinity and beyond with the RPG veteran

NO MORE ROOM IN HELL 2

You're not alone in the dark

THE MAKING OF...ALIEN: ISOLATION

How a strategy-led studio built a survival horror masterpiece in Ridley Scott's image

Diablo IV

A progress report on the games we just can't quit

WINDBLOWN

Life after Dead Cells

NCE BITTEN, THRICE SNEAKY

We base-jump towards our first taste of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, talking with series producer Noriaki Okamura about our hands-on with the remade Virtuous Mission section of the classic stealther.

Crimson Desert

Devils may cry, and so might you after this

Spine

Looking to equal gun-fu classics

Lost Records: Bloom & RageTape 1

Hitting play on Don't Nod's coming-of-age tale

PS5 Pro to launch

PS5 architect Mark Cerny finally revealed' one of the worstkept secrets in gaming history - stick 7 Nov in your calendar

Late night with the devil

My, my, what manner of BAFTA is this?\" said Andrew Wincott, slipping into Raphael's dulcet tones with ease as he accepted the BAFTA for Performer In A Supporting Role earlier this year.

NOT SO SILENT

With a Silent Hill renaissance on the horizon, the Western developers who worked on the most recent four entries - Silent Hill: Origins, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, and Silent Hill: Downpour - talk to James Winspear about keeping a light aflame while the fog rolls in

METAL GEAR SOLID DELTA: SNAKE EATER

Metal Gear Solid Delta is Metal Gear Solid 3. “What a revelation,” you’re thinking, “I can’t believe this remake is a lot like the game it’s remaking”.

AVOWED

The Skyrim-ness of Avowed has been much debated – Obsidian repeatedly downplaying the comparison, carefully setting expectations around its size and scope.

PHANTOM BLADE ZERO

Less Sekiro, more Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

GODS AND MONSTERS

AGE OF MYTHOLOGY: RETOLD modernises a classic RTS with care

SLIDES RULE

Redeeming a hated puzzle mechanic with SLIDER

A KNIGHT'S TALE

How KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE II, the most ambitious medieval RPG ever made, is taking in-game realism and player immersion to wondrous new heights.