ARM DEALERS

What does Nvidia’s proposed ARM merger mean for gamers?

PLAYING EASY MODE IN MOUNT & BLADE 2: BANNERLORD

The fine line between heroics and horror.

HAVING A NICE HOLIDAY IN FAR CRY

Is it possible to stay out of trouble and just enjoy the views?

INTEL CORE i5 12600K

This impressive bit of hardware shows how a little architecture can make a big difference.

INVISIBILITY IN GAMES

Exploring the strange and surprising world of invisibility in videogames.

“Small children and slapstick go together like a coyote and a cliff”

Finding felicitous family fun in PHOGS!

“Sean Connery's just been eaten by a dog”

Conquering a bunker in RED ALERT: REMASTERED

“An ambitious game that grapples with tough questions”

TALES OF ARISE is a resplendent JRPG with fantastic characters

SHOOTING FROM THE HIP

Celebrating the modern shooters that make aim-down-sights optional.

MAKING MAYHEM

RIOT GAMES is bigger than ever—and if it gets its way, this is only the beginning

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

VALORANT is out to forge its own path.

WORLD-WEARY

NEW WORLD tries to do a lot of things, but stumbles frequently

DIGGY BANK

Wallowing in my avarice in SHOVEL KNIGHT: TREASURE TROVE

GUERRILLA RADIO

FAR CRY 6 demonstrates why the series needs a revolution of its own

FIGHTING A HORDE WITH SIX WIZARDS IN ICEWIND DALE II

I’m banning swords and embracing a mage-only lifestyle.

CRUISE CONTROL

Superbrothers returns with another poetic adventure in JETT: THE FAR SHORE

TIE FIGHTER: TOTAL CONVERSION

A brilliant port of the classic dogfighting sim.

TALES FROM THE CRYPTO

Environmentally-friendly power for CRYPTO MINING is becoming a big issue

CLOSE COMBAT V: INVASION NORMANDY

Twenty years later, this RTS is still just as innovative.

VOXELS

Who needs polygons when you have blocks?

“The environments are cluttered, bustling, and convincingly lived-in”

Falling in love with the Arcology, the setting for cyberpunk shooter THE ASCENT

BODY POLITIC

Celebrating the bravery and unbridled intellect of ION STORM AUSTIN

MINECRAFT

A ten-year-old game is still reaching new heights.

EAST MOVES WEST IN - TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II

Can stubborn dwarfs colonize the far side of the world?

“Could a quality peripheral turn me into Michael Schumacher?”

Will a fancy wheel bring the Grand Prix, or the booby prize, in F1 2017?

“You'd best beware my energy sword should ye step anywhere near it”

Finishing the fight every weekend in HALO 3

WEIRD WEST

A new perspective on immersive sims

SET AN AI TO MAKE AN AI

GOOGLE is already putting machine learning to work on improving itself

CRUSADER KINKS PART II

Continuing the raunchy reign of King Randy Cockburn.

POKÉMONSTER HUNTER

MONSTER HUNTER STORIES 2: WINGS OF RUIN is an approachable spin-off.