SHADOWS OF DOUBT

An endless Deus Ex that could become a stone-cold classic

CULTURE WAR

Why did the PC gaming community learn to hate prebuilt computers?

CRACKING THE CODE

The designers of some of the BIGGEST RPGs think more complex tech is making things harder

CLOUDED

After the highs of The Witch Queen, DESTINY 2: LIGHTFALL doesn’t stick the landing

ALL A-BOAT IT

DREDGE is a near-perfect Lovecraftian fishing experience

HEART AND SOUL

Explore a beautiful tropical island using magic powers in TCHIA

INNOCUOUS SETTINGS IN HORROR GAMES

Ordinary places made extraordinarily Scary

PURPLE PATCH

BONZ! BUDDY, the desktop companion who did $1bn of damage

CHARGE DEPLETED

PORTABLE GAMING’s a broader church than ever—are laptops still relevant?

SPEAKERS AND SOUNDBARS

Let's test some tweeters and woofers to see which deliver bone-rattling, Earth-shattering audio.

OUTCAST

A cinematic action adventure that reaches for the stars.

LOOTING STARS

EVERSPACE 2 might be the Diablo in space we've always wanted

THE NEW WEST

Five years old, HUNT: SHOWDOWN is still the most interesting FPS in gaming

THE HISTORY OF DIABLO

Blizzard's writers and loremasters give us a guided tour of DIABLO'S story so far, and what it all means for Diablo IV

LIVING HELL

DIABLO IV refines the ARPG series for a new era

ISLE OF MAN TT: RIDE ON THE EDGE 3

Go motorcycle racing on a tiny island

WARTALES

Wander a land filled with danger and unpleasant wildlife

MORTAL SIN

A dungeon crawler with incredible melee combat

WARHAMMER 40,000: BOLTGUN

Meet your new favorite shotgun in this boomer shooter

WAYFINDER

An MMO from the teams behind Warframe and Darksiders

TRANSLATION GAME

JEREMY BLAUSTEIN and SAM BURTON on what it takes to localize a game

CORE RETURNS

ARMORED CORE VI marks the first PC entry in the cult classic mecha sim saga

COUNTER-STRIKE KILLER

Valve teased the Counter-Strike community... and surprised everyone with COUNTER-STRIKE 2

SONS OF THE FOREST

The Early Access survival game that gives you a friend to play with

OUTSOURCED CODE

Why writers and game devs are worried about CHATGPT

NEVERWINTER NIGHTS

A DnD fantasy epic that changed the RPG rulebook.

PREY BY PROXY - PART II

Our indirect journey through Talos 1 continues.

DISNEY DREAMLIGHT VALLEY

Two new characters and lots of quality of life changes.

NIGHTMARE GALLEY

Vomit-seared fish and comradeship in SEA OF THIEVES

CITY LIMITS

Explore a bleak, brutalist city in BABBDI