This Month On Edge
The things that caught our eye during the production of E385.

Seeking Solis
How a small studio in Liverpool is aiming to deliver TV-quality drama in the tense sci-fi thriller Fort Solis.

Fear The Old Blood
Why the distinctive magic of From Software’s Bloodborne still endures, eight years on..

Repeat pleasure
Inkle’s Jon Ingold on the studio’s plans to build replayable stories.

Built Different
How Heart Machine is shaking up the Roguelike and open-world genres with Hyper Light Breaker.

The Wisdom Of Crowds
Why Enhance is hoping to capture the experimental spirit of the PS1 era with Humanity..

Forging ahead
How Ubisoft La Forge is harnessing AI to assist creators.

Trigger Happy
Steven Poole on why HBO’s The Last Of Us outshines the game.

Studio Profile
From Ratatouille to vermin of an altogether deadlier kind: the unlikely journey of Asobo Studio..

Hearing voices
How Oxford startup Charisma is bringing odd dreams to life via AI.

Champion’s Road
How Street Fighter II: Champion Edition set the agenda for the competitive fighting game scene..

Ready to comply
Legislative changes look set to have a big impact on games in 2023: here’s how and why.

Trigger Happy
The best game in the history of all things? Steven Poole puts forth the case for his candidate.

Out Of The Shadows
Hexworks invites us to meet The Lords Of The Fallen, a Soulslike with an additional dark side..

Stall of the mountain king
Talking to the makers of Dwarf Fortress as it finally comes of age.

Sea change
The wave of games looking at climate change from new angles.

Alternate Reality
Adrian Hon on the disruptive influence of AI-driven content – and the ethical questions it raises.

The cloud on the horizon
Following Stadia’s closure, what is the future of game streaming?

Branching out
How Early Access hit Kynseed is seeking to out-Fable Fable.

Tokyo Drifters
As game centres close in Akihabara and Ikebukuro, can Japan’s arcade scene survive?

Time Extend
Why it’s worth escaping once more to Sleeping Dogs’ authentic, atmospheric vision of Hong Kong..

Conflict zone
We talk to the curators of the Imperial War Museum’s exhibition dedicated to videogame warfare.

Trigger Happy
Steven Poole reflects on the melancholy topicality of boxburning puzzler Bonfire Peaks.

Collected Works
Tim Willits looks back on his long career with Id, and forward with his new role at Saber Interactive..

Soundbytes
Game commentary in snack-sized mouthfuls, featuring Brad Smith.

Blood Moon
How Striking Distance Studios is venturing beyond Dead Space in sci-fi horror The Callisto Protocol.

The Preservationists
Taking stock with the archivist groups seeking to safeguard videogaming’s history..

Going for gold
Was Birmingham’s inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championships a success?

Crime Of The Century
How the creators of Alien: Isolation are turning the hero shooter upside down in Hyenas.

One More Turn
From Civilization to Hades: probing the pleasures and perils of videogame compulsion loops,,

Hitting the high notes
From Grammy categories to BBC Proms, has videogame music entered a golden age?

Collected Works
From Starglider to smoking with Miyamoto, Argonaut’s Jez San reflects on some career highlights..

Microsoft
Starfield, Redfall, The Last Case Of Benedict Fox, Ereban: Shadow Legacy, Lightyear Frontier, Pentiment, STALKER 2: Heart Of Chornobyl, Cocoon, High On Life, Scorn, Forza Motorsport.

Box fresh
Behind Super Deluxe Games’ efforts to bring premium physical releases to Japanese stores.

Studio Profile
Draknek & Friends’ journey from uni game jams to becoming a byword for puzzling excellence..

Making spectacles
As smart glasses make a return, we look at how they propose to change the way we see games.

Trigger Happy
Steven Poole on the cognitive panic and subtle satire of Mini Motorways’ cheerful dystopia.

Chalice In Wonderland
How Studio MDHR fused vintage games and cartoons to create a modern sensation in Cuphead.

Infinite canvas
Step inside The Zium Gallery, a virtual exhibition space where the art world and videogames collide.

Build them up to knock them down
Shmup Creator: it does exactly what you’d expect it to – and may even change how you play.

Trigger Happy
Steven Poole does his best to save the world, one multiplechoice question at a time..

Videogaming with a twist
The Edge verdict on Playdate’s belated launch – with reviews of all 24 games in Season One.

Temporal expression
Navigate two distinct worlds against the clock in Spanish thriller The Time I Have Left.

Trigger Happy
Steven Poole on how the power of games can give myths back some of their old enchantment..

Link to the past
As the 3DS and Wii U digital stores close, the preservation debate becomes more urgent.

Unreliable Narrator
Sam Barlow brings one last touch of magic to the pages of Edge before his final disappearing trick.

Micro transaction
Examining the Activision Blizzard acquisition, and what it means for the broader videogame industry.

This Month On Edge
The things that caught our eye during the production of E369.

Automatic For The People
The rise of the factory sim, and the real-world lessons it can teach..

A war of words
Scrabble and PUBG collide in Everybody House’s Babble Royale.

Trigger Happy
What if we were able to be the good guys, asks Steven Poole.

Studio Profile
How One More Level kept plugging away to score its biggest hit with Ghostrunner..

Boss Encounter - A meeting with FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki to discuss the creation of Elden Ring.

The Edge Awards - The best visuals, audio and games of 2021, plus insight from our overall GOTY winner.

This Month On Edge
The things that caught our eye during the production of E366.

Trigger Happy
Steven Poole on the drawbacks of a corporate metaverse – and the playful alternative.

Alternate Reality
What does the metaverse mean for tomorrow, and how will the game industry make its mark?

Rebel alliance
How studio-owned publishing collective Kepler Interactive is redefining creative collaboration.

The lady’s not for burning
Why viral Doom mod Thatcher’s Techbase is a fascinating microcosm of videogames today.

Cat Power
Night and the kitty: why Stray’s feline hero makes its dense urban jungle so much more than just another videogame dystopia.

Cart life
We talk to the developers giving Nintendo’s Game Boy family a new lease of life.

This Month On Edge
The things that caught our eye during the production of E364.

Night And Day
How everything – and everybody – is changing in Dying Light 2: Stay Human.

The Second Coming
Stories from those on the ground as Sony prepared to launch its revolutionary PlayStation 2..

The trouble with game development
With numerous studios accused of hosting abusive behaviour, we ask: what happens next?

Sound asleep
Drift away with the dreamy style of rhythm-action title Melatonin.

Unreliable Narrator
Sam Barlow considers the need for coordinating intimacy.

Time Extend
Revisiting Supergiant Games’ Bastion, an action RPG that was far from calamitous..

The wisdom of crowds
How Improbable’s ScavLab is reaching for 10,000 players.

Escape Zoom
Detective games, video calls and theatre mix in the Isklander trilogy.

Pixel Perfect
The developers going to extreme lengths with modern systems to revive the flavour of gaming’s past..

Trigger Happy
Steven Poole considers the evolution of zombies, all the way to the bleakest of ends.

Collected Works
From Disney to Dead Space and beyond: Glen Schofield reflects on 30 years of big brands, blockbusters and... Barbie?

Studio Profile
From a pair of platforming pals to making Friends around the industry: it’s Playtonic Games..

Journey’s End
Square Enix’s Naoki Yoshida on FFXIV: Endwalker and beyond.

Trigger Happy
Steven Poole embarks on a cosmic trip with Genesis Noir.

Taking Flight
A hands-on exclusive with Jett: The Far Shore, Superbrothers’ mysterious spacefaring adventure.

Vinyl Fantasy
As it turns ten years old, we dig into the origins of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP.

Broadcast media
Ghosts’ unique combination of FMV games and appointment TV.

Nurturing nature
How an Afrofuturist strategy game is helping real-world conservation.

Trigger Happy
Steven Poole takes the lead and explores the role of the protagonist..

Stun meter
Sony acquires Evolution: what this means for the world’s biggest fighting-game tournament.

Little shop of horror
How Taiwanese developer Red Candle Games turned to selfpublishing to release Devotion.

This Month On Edge
The things that caught our eye during the production of E358..

Virtual humanity
Epic’s MetaHuman Creator sets out to revolutionise NPC creation.

This Month On Edge
The things that caught our eye during the production of E357.

Unreliable Narrator
Making a game is all in the planning, reckons Sam Barlow..

Arcade save
The campaign helping museums to preserve vintage coin-ops.

There will be blood
Laying our cards on the table with Back 4 Blood, Turtle Rock’s zombie shooter with a twist.

Studio Profile
Meet the team at State Of Play, the studio that puts real-world craft into the art of game development..

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