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MASTER CRAFT

How Blizzard changed the world, then spent 20 years changing its World

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

With Dragon Age: The Veilguard, BioWare has made a deeply self-conscious game, visibly inspired by some of the best-loved ideas from Dragon Age and Mass Effect.

THE STONE OF MADNESS

The makers of Blasphemous return to religion and insanity

Devil May Cry

The Resident Evil 4 that never was, and the Soulslike precursor we never saw coming

BONAPARTE: A MECHANIZED REVOLUTION

No sooner have we stepped into the boots of royal guard Bonaparte than we’re faced with a life-altering decision.

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.

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

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

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

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

WINDBLOWN

Life after Dead Cells

Diablo IV

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

THE MAKING OF...ALIEN: ISOLATION

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

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

FAR FAR AWAY

STAR WARS OUTLAWS succeeds at the little things, but not much else shines