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Double Dragon

YAKUZA KIWAMI 2 is a return to form for the singular crime series.

Designing Replay

Using NG+ to build larger worlds in smaller spaces.

Conquered

IMPERATOR: ROME might be the grandest strategy of them all.

Swag Hurts

Why devs make merchandise and what it costs them.

Viral Transmission

How audience analysis can help game trailers spread

Resurrection

After 15 years in the grave, Bloodlines 2 brings the vampire-RPG back from the dead, and it’s bigger, darker, and more ambitious than ever.

Plenty Of Fish In The Sea

How Abzu’s art creates the dream of scuba diving

Landslide Victory

A Joy in Every Corner, Dirt Rally 2.0 Edges Ahead of Its Predecessor.

Divinity: Fallen Heroes

A fantasy tactics game set in the world of Divinity: Original Sin

Barotrauma

Explore an alien ocean in a rickety old submarine

After Party

Explore the mean streets of Hell as two dead best friends

Chuffing Great

Enjoy a train ride into madness in the disturbing, unforgettable SUNLESS SKIES.

Heating Up

CIVILIZATION VI: GATHERING STORM is a great expansion full of disasters and politicking that stumbles at the end.

Ping Pong

APEX LEGENDS is the best version of battle royale so far, a cooperative shooter that reinvigorates the genre and reinvents how we communicate in games.

Off The Rails

METRO EXODUS leaves the grimy tunnels of Moscow behind and takes you on a whirlwind tour of post-apocalyptic Russia.

Cry Again

FAR CRY NEW DAWN is Far Cry 5 again, but with a post-apocalyptic paint job.

Hidden Object Puzzle Adventures

Calm and collecting.

Wake Up, Sheeple

Cheat On Your Partner And Pay The Price In Catherine Classic’s Offbeat Mix Of Puzzle Game And Life Sim.

Undead King

RESIDENT EVIL 2, a remake of the PlayStation classic, is a masterclass in making an old game feel fresh again.

The Long Dark

Hinterland has given its survival sim’s story an overhaul.

Rage 2

Avalanche attempts to bring new life to id’s wasteland

Quaking

DUSK perfectly captures and reloads the joy of classic ’90s shooters.

From Zero To…

Become a ruler, a nomad or a frustrated nobody in KENSHI.

Charlie Brooker

The creator of dystopian anthology series Black Mirror on BANDERSNATCH, an interactive episode inspired by games and gaming culture.

Beige is The New Black

Rebuilding a 1998 rig just to play Half-Life.

Skin Deep- The Perks Of Stepping Into Someone Else's Shoes

The perks of stepping into someone else’s shoes

The History Of The Strategy Game

Some of strategy gaming’s most influential titles were developed for consoles, but by 2000 the genre had been synonymous with PC for a decade.

Spin Rhythm

A wildly addictive rhythm action game

World Of Goo

Dealing with a load of balls.

Norsin' Around

Bad North is cute strategy with dire consequences.