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JUSTIN LEEPER

American gaming publications don't get any bigger than Game Informer, and Justin Leeper was there at the turn of the millennium as its online ambitions grew and print circulation soared. Together, we look back at his career in games media, and how it led to a development career that has seen him work with wrestling stars, Hideo Kojima and even Transformers

10+ min  |

Issue 277
Retro Gamer

Retro Gamer

ST FORMAT #30

THIS MONTH IN DECEMBER 1991

2 min  |

Issue 277
Retro Gamer

Retro Gamer

THE MAKING OF STAR WARS EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE

THE FIRST PREQUEL FILM REMAINS A MIXED BAG: THERE'S THE POD RACE AND DUEL OF THE FATES, BUT IT ALSO INTRODUCES JAR JAR BINKS. SO HOW DOES THE OFFICIAL GAME FOR THE FILM COMPARE?

6 min  |

Issue 277
Retro Gamer

Retro Gamer

DREAMCAST DESIRES

Megan Potter's KallistiOS first emerged around 2001 and is widely used by Dreamcast developers, supporting C and C++. \"It's an entire homebrew SDK - complete with toolchains, examples, documentation, tools, and more,\" Falco Girgis tells us. \"It is incredibly approachable and easy to work with, with its standard library support and functioning as a complete mini operating system and kernel.\"

2 min  |

Issue 277
Retro Gamer

Retro Gamer

METROPOLIS STREET RACER

BIZARRE CREATIONS' RACING GAME LAUNCHED IN THE YEAR 2000 WITH A SOUNDTRACK OF FLAVOURFUL RADIO STATIONS, ROARING ENGINES AND PHENOMENAL MUSIC. WE TALK WITH COMPOSER RICHARD JACQUES ABOUT HOW HE BROUGHT THE SOUNDS OF THE CITY TO LIFE

4 min  |

Issue 277
Retro Gamer

Retro Gamer

Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance

JOE MUSASHI'S LATEST ADVENTURE IS HIS BEST YET

3 min  |

Issue 277
Edge UK

Edge UK

Not safe for videogames

Pressured by payment processors, games and their creators still struggle with adult material

7 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

RESIDENT EVIL REQUIEM

It doesn't take a Village

5 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

Sword Of The Sea

See that mountain? Looks familiar, doesn’t it? And that distant peak with the pillar of divine light shooting up from its summit isn’t the only thing you'll recognise.

4 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

SECOND LIFE

Remakes and remasters may seem like easy money, but just how difficult is it to get it right?

10+ min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later

3 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

NINJA GAIDEN 4

The ultimate meeting of precision and style

7 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

The Outer Limits

Journeys to the farthest reaches of interactive entertainment

3 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

INDUSTRIA 2

Turning a minor FPS hit into a survival-horror seque

3 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

It Came From The Desert

Cinemaware's B-movie homage pushed the vision of interactive cinema to new heights

6 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

Post Script

A clockwork heart can't beat faster

4 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

MODEL OF VIRTUE

Solving crime in this miniature village may be a bigger job than it seems

1 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Every tiny detail of protagonist Snake is modelled.

4 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

Drag X Drive

We could argue all day about which controller is king, but there's nothing quite as elegant and versatile as the mouse.

2 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER

Does Riot have what it takes to shake up the fighting game scene with 2XKO?

8 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

DOSA DIVAS

From thirsty to hungry

3 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

What's in the 'box?

The I Ith will be the first Party Pack with completely new games, although four fall into familiar genres, with something for everyone

2 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE - BLOODLINES 2

The Chinese Room's sequel brings the Phyre

5 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Every tiny detail of protagonist Snake is modelled. The fabric of his fatigues darkens and grows heavy with water when he splashes through a stream or pond.

4 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance

When it comes to getting his own back, this isn’t Joe Musashi’s first rodeo.

4 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

RALLY POINT

Why EA is razing Battlefield to its foundations in order to build something new

10+ min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SCATTERED HOPES

The sound of Cylons

3 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

Echoes Of The End

Anyone who's played a big-budget action-adventure game from the past 15 years may get a sense of déjà vu from Echoes Of The End.

4 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

Shuten Order

Whatever the opposite of writer's block is, Kazutaka Kodaka has it.

4 min  |

November 2025
Edge UK

Edge UK

Herdling

Much like Fumito Ueda, for its third major release Okomotive has wilfully ignored the old adage about working with children and animals.

4 min  |

November 2025