In this issue:

World domination: We sit down with Player Unknown himself, Brenden Greene, to see how Battlegrounds is evolving ahead
of its console debut on Xbox One

The Retro Guide To Atari 2600 Having celebrated 40 years since its launch in the US, we take a look back at the incredible library of titles on one of the most successful games systems in history

Retro Interview: Ron Gilbert We catch up with the Thimble weed Park creator to reflect on his fantastic career and the longevity of adventure games and much more...

15 things you need to
know about Super Smash
Bros. Ultimate
Your essential guide to all the new and returning
features from Nintendo’s premier pugilistic series, This is (not) a golf game
Find out how a shared loathing of golf inspired
Triband to create one of 2019’s most bizarre
games, What The Golf?...

Inner Space It caught our eye during Microsoft’s ID@Xbox showcase, and now we finally get to take an in-depth look at the gorgeous desolation of Sable, The Retro Guide To Elite Systems The hits and misses that helped to build one of gaming’s classic publishers over 30 years of releasing games across multiple platforms, Everything old is new again in Resident Evil 2, Judge Eyes might just
be Yakuza meets Phoenix Wright...

In this issue:

otal War: Three Kingdoms Creative Assembly opens its doors to us so we can delve deep into its massive new tactical challenge and how it is bringing 14th-century China to life

Black Ops 4 doesn’t play like a traditional Call Of Duty game; are you ready to embrace it?

The Retro Guide To SNK Arcade Games As the legendary developer celebrates 40 years in the business we take a look back at its most productive and creative landscape: the arcades and much more...

The Retro Guide To GBA Nintendo’s 32-bit handheld might not have had the
longest of life spans, but it did have an incredibly diverse selection of games. We take a look at some of the best and most important, Behind The Scenes Of The Thing The team behind this classic movie adaptation tell
us the story of how it attempted to build a sequel to John Carpenter’s landmark horror experience, Retro Interview: James Ohlen In possibly his final interview before retiring from BioWare after more than 20 years of service, we reflect on the career of the fantasy RPG veteran and his experiences on Baldur’s Gate, Dragon Age: Origins and more...

In this issue:

The Retro Guide To Sega Arcade Games Join us as we take a look back over the cabinet games that helped to propel Sega into the big leagues and that pushed the innovation on its
console releases

Retro Interview: Tommy Tallarico The creator of Video Games Live and composer of more videogames that we have space for reflects on his career as a videogame composer and creator

In this issue:

Metro Exodus: 4A Games is emerging from the tunnels and underground systems to create a near-open world shooter experience. We hear all about it from the team and experience the action first hand 

Days Gone still has a long way to go

The Retro Guide To Konami arcade games We look back to when the Japanese developer was one of the leading players in the 2D-obsessed arcade industry and the games that helped to establish it as a publishing powerhouse and much more...

In this issue:

Papers, Please meets dystopian Britain in Not Tonight

Can Wargroove surpass its biggest inspiration?

Behind The Scenes Of Tomb Raider It’s a story often reflected upon, but just how did Core Design end up making one of gaming’s biggest icons? We find out this issue and much more...

In this issue:

Knights And Bikes: We chat with the Foam Sword team to ponder
the importance of a kid’s first bike, the joy of multiplayer RPGs and how it’s capturing the joys of childhood

Dragon Quest XI is the most accessible entry to the series ever and much more...

In this issue:

Thrill of the hunt Crytek walks us through its innovative new take on the shared world shooter experience, Hunt: Showdown, which melds the best of horror with the pinnacle of co-op shooter gameplay

The god father: We take an older, wiser, but no less furious Kratos for a spin as director Corey Balrog reveals the
challenges he faced in dragging the god of war into a new era of gaming on PS4 and much more...

In this issue:

The Occupation brings journalism to the stealth thriller

How Two Point Hospital takes us back to a simpler time

How the Vive Pro could be a game changer for VR and much more...

In this issue:

The Retro guide to game collecting Game collector and preservationist Justin Hickman talks us through his collection and offers tips on how you too can become a protector of gaming’s great and illustrious history without breaking the bank

SoulCalibur VI returns to tell a tale of souls and swords

Game Changers: LittleBigPlanet In an issue dedicated to how you can do more in the world of gaming, we thought it was a good time to look back at Media Molecule’s ode to player creativity and how its Play, Create, Share mantra has gone on to influence the industry in all the years that have followed and much more...

In this issue:

Behind The Scenes Of X-Men: The Ravages Of Apocalypse Could one of Marvel’s most popular superhero teams merge with the Quake engine to make a stellar action game experience? We find out from the game’s project director how it all came about

Games We’re Too Excited About

The Double-A Game Returns and much more...

Call Of Duty: WWII - Glen Schofield and historian Marty Morgan reveal why Sledgehammer decided it needed to take the series back to its World War II roots and how it has refound some amazing stories in the process.

Should we be worried about Shenmue III? - We speak to Yu Suzuki and reflect on the concerns observers of this Kickstarter-backed project have and why they may not be relevant.

Inside Supermassive Games - We tour the studio and learn how the team is looking to take its interactive story-telling to a new audience with Hidden Agenda.

One of a kind - We find out what makes Super Mario Odyssey such a great of example of the series’ enduring popularity and innovation.

Metro Exodus: Long road to ruin - 4A Games explains its plans to take on the biggest developers in the world with its most ambitious title to date.

The new king of consoles - Get our hands-on impressions with Microsoft’s latest console as we ask whether it has enough to close the gap on the PS4.

15 ways Far Cry 5 is making a mess out of America - Here’s what we found out stalking extremists in Ubisoft’s nightmarish vision of a rural American.

Cuphead – The devil’s in the detail - How an unlikely, hand-made indie experiment turned into one of the most wanted games of 2017.

Linking to the past - We celebrate 25 years since the launch of The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past with indie developers who continue to build on its legacy.

A Way Out - Josef Fares, writer and director at Hazelight and creator of Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons, tells us why he wanted to redefine the co-op experience.

Assassin’s Creed Origins - Ubisoft opens up on the trials of resetting its blockbuster series and why it thinks it’s finally found the heart of the Creed experience.

15 ways Destiny 2 is changing -  Hands-on tips, tricks and must-know info about the revamped multiplayer caldron of Bungie’s ambitious new shooter.

Making the personal playable with Nina Freeman - We catch up with the indie game-maker to reflect on her rise through the industry and what’s to come now she’s worked with Fullbright on Tacoma.

Absolver - SloClap invites us to its home turf to take a closer look at its ambitious shared-world fighting experience that defies easy definition or explanation.

The best year in gaming - We attempt to answer one of the toughest questions in the industry: which year has been the best in videogames history?....

The Art Of Wargaming - How the World Of Warships team marries realism with the need for moment to moment gaming energy.

Why I Love…A Love Story - Nina Freeman, level designer, Fullbright.

Why I Love… The Last Express - Steve Gaynor, co-founder, Fullbright.

The Vault - games™ sifts through the myriad accessories and add-ons the industry offers so you don’t have to.

The Retro Guide To Mega CD - Its lineup was not broad, but its legacy is strong as we take a look at the Mega Drive add-on’s best ever titles.

Behind the scenes of Medal Of Honor - We explore how this World War II shooter began a trend that would last a decade or more and set a new bar for the FPS genre.

Game Changers: Super Smash Bros. It was the game experience that Nintendo fans dared not even dream about, but it helped reignite a genre and start a brand-new monster franchise in the process.

BATTLE ROYALE - WHY EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT PLAYER UNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS...

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II - INSIDE ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS STRATEGY GAMES EVER MADE.

EXOTIC TIER EXCLUSIVE - DESTINY 2 - BUNGIE TELLS US HOW THE FANS HELPED FIND THE TRUE LIGHT OF ITS GENERATION DEFINING SHOOTER.

FROM PANELS TO PIXELS - The creator of Battle Chasers reflects on his career.

THE MAKING OF FINAL FANTASY XII - Join us behind the scenes with the original developers of this RPG classic.

Summer Of Switch - Splatoon isn’t the only big thing happening for Nintendo this year as we’re about to show you.

Splatoon 2 - Nintendo opens up on its amazing new shooter and how it plans to position it in 2017.

Star Wars Battlefront II - We speak exclusively to Motive Studios about its massive single-player campaign.

EVE Online - We join the latest celebration of CCP’s epic MMO to alk to the players that really make it tick.

Project Cars 2 - Find out how Slightly Mad has managed to make this the premier sim racer on the market.

Middle-earth: Shadow Of War - How the power of the ring is going to help set a new bar for open-world action gaming and put Monolith at the top of the spire.

30 VR Games To Watch - The upcoming titles for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PSVR and Samsung Gear that we’re excited about.

Talking Chief - 343 Industries sits down to reflect on the past, discuss the present and ponder the future of Halo and Master Chief as the studio turns ten.

PS Vita: Dead & Loving It - We take a closer look at Sony’s forgotten console, the community that still supports it and why we still love the underappreciated handheld.

Tacoma - The Fullbright crew tell us more about how Gone Home in space turned into a project of huge storytelling innovation.

Hands-on and interview PREY - Why Arkane’s shooter is the most innovative and terrifying we’ve played in years.

Netflix for Gaming - Inside Microsoft’s revolutionary plan to change the way we play.

Making yooka - Playtonic’s guide to creating the perfect 3D Platformer.

Ron Gilbert - The Monkey Island maestro reflects on a lifetime in gaming.

Project cars 2 - The hardcore racing revival has another triple-A contender.

A New Horizon - Why Guerrilla’s RPG is the start of something special for PlayStation.

Master Karters  - We chronicle the crazy history of the karting genre.

Out of this world MASS Effect Andromeda - New heroes analysed | Class system dissected | Multiplayer action explored.

Taming Wildlands - Has Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon cracked the open-world formula again?..

Inside Rime - Hands-on with Tequila Works stunning and long awaited adventure.

Yooka Laylee - Playtonic brings multiplayer mayhem to its platformer.

Dirt Returns - Codemasters reveals its game to reclaim the rally crown.

Resi at its best - Why Resident Evil VII sets a new benchmark for horror games.

The Micro Verse - We reflect on the BBC Micro and the developers it inspired.

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