In this issue

Features
044 gears 5
048 call of duty: modern warfare
052 Doom eternal
060 oxm investigates…concept art

Ninja Mixes Things Up

Streaming superstar Ninja surprises everyone by moving to Microsoft’s Mixer service with an exclusive deal

2 mins

A Spot Of Home Improvement

Microsoft experiments with changes to Xbox Home and Cortana through the Insider program

2 mins

New Console, New Games – And A Whole New Set Of Demands

With the next-generation Xbox, currently known only as Project Scarlett, looming on the horizon, we discuss what we want to see from the new machine

4 mins

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Thirsty For More

Everyone loves a vampire. From Christopher Lee’s charismatic Dracula, via the insipid toothsome teens of Twilight to the sexier vampires of True Blood or The Lost Boys, there’s an appeal to sleeping all day, partying all night, never growing old and never dying. Yet still role-playing as an actual vampire in a videogame is something we’ve had few real opportunities to do.

5 mins

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Rebuilding a galaxy far, far away

3 mins

Journey To The Savage Planet

Astronauts needed, no experience necessary

2 mins

The Surge 2

Deck13 doubles down on limb-cutting surgery

3 mins

Gears 5

It’s the Year of Shooters! Here Are the Upcoming Games We’re Most Excited About, Starting With What’s Sure to Be the Most Adrenaline-filled Gears to Date Adam Bryant

5 mins

Call Of Duty Modern Warfare

Developer infinity Ward isn’t continuing the original modern Warfare series – its grounded action, believable characters and take on military combat has rarely been bettered. instead, the studio is taking that idea of the original and reimagining it. So captain Price, the cinematic take on military conflict and story have been rebuilt for both today’s gameplay and expectations. as studio narrative director Taylor Kurosaki puts it, “What do the words ‘modern warfare’ mean in 2019?”

3 mins

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Not Quite Reich on the Night

6 mins

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