SMELTING POT

SMELTER combines side-scrolling action levels with a real-time strategy map.

SCRAPING BY

Despite technical wobbles, MOTOGP 21 justifies another annual release.

LADY KILLER

RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE is a collection of bizarre, beautiful haunted houses, with some of the scariest moments in the entire series.

FIGHT NIGHT

The MORTAL KOMBAT film wants to be taken seriously, but all you’ll really care about is Scorpion vs Sub-Zero.

EXPEDITIONS:ROME

Swords, sandals, and a serious RPG under the toga

BOY RACER

How a childhood movie memory brought DRIVER into being

RIDE AND DIE

OUTRIDERS is an inconsistent looter shooter that isn’t worth the ride.

LET'S KILL CRUNCH

Meet the game makers determined to stop development from ruining lives.

FACE THE MUSIC

After DMCA takedowns, Twitch has to make peace with the music biz

TRYING TO STAY ALIVE IN GTA V: CHAOS MOD PART III

We square off against the Chaos Mod one last time. Who will emerge victorious?

FREESPACE 2

Jumping back into the cockpit with the classic space sim.

THROWING SHADE

Or how to go from 50 fps to 500 fps with one click

THE SOURCE ENGINE

The beautiful tension of an engine caught between eras.

CROW'S NEST

How Raven Software became kings of COD after vanishing from view

CHIVALRY 2

Tempered steel and temper tantrums on medieval battlefields

ALIVE & KICKING

Playing my first match in BLOOD BOWL 3 – and surviving to tell the tale.

NORTHERN STAR

Rockstar made millions selling Scotland’s natural export: dark comedy

GROUPS OF WRATH

What turns communities toxic? What makes fans abuse community managers? It’s a matter of psychology.

BRANCHING OUT

How ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE is making change in the real world

TRUE BLOOD

Guts, grapples, and Goro – director Simon McQuoid hopes to bring a faithful vision of MORTAL KOMBAT to the silver screen.

DARK ALLIANCE

It’s D&D, but with more death and fewer dice

ALIENS: FIRETEAM

It’s Left 4 Dead but with xenomorphs, basically

HELLISH QUART

The most authentic 17th century sword-fighting game you’ll play

BRACE FOR IMPACT

How Chinese free-to-play RPG GENSHIN IMPACT conquered the world.

AFTER EARTH

HARDSPACE: SHIPBREAKER’s inspirations are rooted in terra firma

Raising The Bar

The subtle, hands-off storytelling of HALF-LIFE 2 is still hard to beat.

Gaming CPUs

Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming.

Leading A Peasant Revolt In Battle Brothers Part II

We return to the Darklands for a grim conclusion.

“Here, have a lighthouse in your face. Have a tiny tank. A bridge for you”

Becoming the fidgetiest soldier in MEDAL OF HONOR: ABOVE AND BEYOND

Unreal World

Two years on, EPIC GAMES STORE is still a golden ticket for developers and irresistible bait for gamers.