EMPIRE OF SIN

A new boss is in town to take over the forgotten gangster sim genre

CALL TO ACTION

How COD’s second studio escaped Infinity Ward’s shadow

BIGGEST BOY

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE’S ridiculous size has become a problem

A NEW YOKE

Exhilarating dogfights make STAR WARS: SQUADRONS a worthy heir to X-Wing vs TIE Fighter.

LINK TO THE STARS

How a plan for global internet access has annoyed astronomers

SHLOCK HORROR

Looking back on the pioneer of fear that was HORROR SOFT.

WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE

I read one Warhammer book and now I’m that guy.

THE EVIL MANSION

Resident Evil’s Spencer Mansion reimagined as a Skyrim challenge.

GAME-AS-SERVICEABLE

The supes have never looked or sounded as good as they do in MARVEL’S AVENGERS, but their best efforts feel in vain.

GOLDEN LIGHT

A hidden gem of a horror game gets even better.

CUTTING EDGE

The technological innovations bringing the world of CYBERPUNK 2077 to life.

EVIL GENIUS 2: WORLD DOMINATION

No, dear reader, I expect you to die

BIRDMAN FLYING

Just like eventually landing that famous 900, TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER 1 + 2 shines after so many failures.

RPG QUEST

IT S ONE THING TO ATTEMPT TO SET OUT TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE GAME IN AN ENTIRE GENRE.

SNOW JOKE

Make friends with weirdos in cold Colorado in WASTELAND 3

LIFEBOAT

SPIRITFARER is a compassionate adventure that finds comfort in death.

TWITCH PLAYS VHS

Streamer FORGOTTEN_VCR turns ’80s found footage into mixtapes

ROGUE LEGACY 2

A great indie game dynasty reveals a new heir

GOTHAM KNIGHTS

A new Batman game—but without Batman

ALL-TIME HIGH

MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR takes ‘open world’ very literally.

CHOICE & CONSEQUENCE

NO DECISION IN WORLD OF WARCRAFT MATTERS MORE THAN YOUR RACE AND CLASS. EVERY CHARACTER, FROM HARDCORE RAIDERS TO THAT LEVEL 14 UNDEAD WARLOCK YOU STARTED SIX YEARS AGO ON A WHIM, BUT NEVER TOUCHED AGAIN, IS DEFINED BY THESE TWO TRAITS. AND FEW OF THE CHOICES YOU MAKE IN THE COUNTLESS HOURS THAT UNFOLD AFTER STARTING A NEW ADVENTURE ARE EVER AS MEANINGFUL. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: SHADOWLANDS IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT.

DIRT 5

What the track editor says about the series’ identity

A NEW FRONTIER

Arkane’s founder is reworking the immersive sim for WEIRD WEST

Counter-Spike

Fresh ideas and playful abilities prove that VALORANT is way more than a copycat.

“It's really mind-blowing that anywhere I can think of, I can fly to”

Escaping lockdown through MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR

ROBOT WARS

Go on a memorable sci-fisafari as you hunt down robotic big game in HORIZON ZERO DAWN.

“Bounties begin by challenging you to photograph trendy boomboxes”

UMURANGI GENERATION guides your eye to look at a stylish city in a different way

CITY SLICKER

BEYOND A STEEL SKY builds a LINC to the past.

SMOOTH OPERATOR

Creating a team in F1 2020 brings together a decade of evolution.

GO TO HELL

BALDUR’S GATE III is taking us to dark places, and it’s making darkness a mechanic too.