Puzzle-gaming
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Post Script
Smoothing out the skill curve: in praise of simple combat systems
3 min |
March 2018
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Ok Ko! Let's Play Heroes
Battles account for around half the game, and unless you’re a fan of the TV series it’s much the better one
5 min |
March 2018
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Prepare To Live
Death is an opportunity in Hidetaka Miyazaki’s most punishing game to date.
10+ min |
September 2018
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Trigger Happy
Shoot first, ask questions later.
3 min |
September 2018
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Big Picture Mode
Industry issues given the widescreen treatment.
4 min |
September 2018
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Hold To Reset
Building a new game, a new studio and a new life from the ground up.
3 min |
September 2018
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The Making Of . . .​ Little Nightmares
How Tarsier curbed its creative hunger by daring to step out alone.
9 min |
September 2018
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Vampyr
What should be atmospheric becomes simply dreary as roleplaying turns into drudgery.
4 min |
September 2018
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My Favourite Game Yuri Lowenthal
The actor and voice of Marvel’s Spider-Man on bringing theatre to games, and the magic of the text adventure.
4 min |
January 2019
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Reality Bites
Sales are struggling, execs are jumping ship and investors aren’t convinced. Has the VR bubble burst already?
6 min |
January 2019
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Recompile
This hack-happy Metroidvania’s raw energy powers our curiosity.
3 min |
January 2019
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Left Alive
Rumours of Front Mission's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
3 min |
January 2019
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An Audience With… Amy Hennig
The storied creative director and writer on starting a new studio and sticking to your guns
10+ min |
July 2019
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Small Wonder
Created with care, for people who love videogames, Panic’s dinky handheld is the console no-one saw coming
10+ min |
July 2019
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World War Z
Despite each location’s visual flourishes and incidental details, every mission involves the same prosaic treks from A to B
4 min |
July 2019
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Islanders
Sometimes you find yourself having to curb your aesthetic instincts for the sake of your points tally
4 min |
July 2019
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No Code
The embryonic stages of a family-run developer intent on upending expectations
8 min |
July 2019
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My Favourite Game Sam Vogel
The future bass pacemaker known as Jauz on Halo montage music, Kingdom Hearts and Overwatch’s EDM potential
4 min |
September 2019
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Those Who Show Up
Microsoft seizes the advantage as the industry gears up for a new generation
8 min |
September 2019
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Super Mario Maker 2
A rare example of a Nintendo sequel that’s been brought to a console for which it’s not wholly suited
10+ min |
September 2019
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Sea Of Solitude
What ambiguity the mechanics and setting foster is resolutely steamed out by the writing
4 min |
September 2019
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TBA@E3
Developer/publisher Nintendo (EPD) Format Switch Release TBA
10+ min |
September 2019
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Plug And Play
How Lego is looking to the videogame industry to develop a new kind of physical/digital play
4 min |
May 2019
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High Contrast
Calligram Studios’ captivating noir sketches out a murder mystery in chiaroscuro
1 min |
May 2019
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Why Dan Trachtenberg's Latest Video Game Project Is A Dream Come True
Dan Trachtenberg explains why his latest video game project is a dream come true
4 min |
October 2019
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Rebellion Plots Its Boldest Development Yet
After 27 years in games, comics and books, Rebellion plots its boldest development yet
10+ min |
October 2019
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The Chinese Room
On the long, transformative walk from research team to videogame studio
9 min |
October 2019
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Hearts And Minds
Inside the decade-long development of Kingdom Hearts III – a tale of how collaboration and determination can achieve the impossible.
10+ min |
February 2019
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Trophy Hunters
Once again, the real winners at The Game Awards are the viewers who tune in for a slew of new announcements.
4 min |
February 2019
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Outer Wilds
Could Mobius Digital’s IGF winner really be an interstellar Wind Waker?
3 min |