Mable And The Wood preview: the Chrono Trigger feel
by Maggie Tan | Jul 05, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
How do you save the world if you can’t even lift your sword? Developer Andrew Stewart gives us the lowdown
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Road to Guangdong preview: Keep rollin’, rollin’, rollin’
by Ian Dransfield | Jul 03, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
Road trippin' restaurateurs: assemble.
Void Bastards review | Shut that door
by Ian Dransfield | Jun 26, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Door management in space? The genre's never been so much fun
Puyo Puyo Champions review | A good match
by Joe Parlock | Jun 14, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Maybe not 'barebones', considering most of these squishy things don't have skeletons...
Rage 2 review | Searing combat in a bland open world
by Richard Wakeling | Jun 11, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Avalanche serves up an apocalyptic wasteland full of stops and starts
News from the virtual front - 10th June
by Ian Dransfield | Jun 10, 2019 | Gaming, News
Keeping track of the news, so you don't have to
Cyber Shadow: looking ahead to a NES-inspired ninja game
by Alan Wen | May 29, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
Not just another NES-style ninja platformer – developer Aarne Hunziker talks to us about Cyber Shadow
A Plague Tale: Innocence review | Ratty
by Jon Bailes | May 24, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
The walls are alive with the sound of rodents
How detective games are evolving
by Steven T Wright | May 20, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Games of deduction are nothing new, but a new generation of developers are pushing the detective genre forward.
American Fugitive: escaping prison in classic GTA style
by Alan Wen | May 16, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
How Fallen Tree Games’ prison escape sandbox accidentally became an homage to classic GTA
Outward review
by Ed Nightingale | May 08, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Escape to a magical world of hunger and debt
Generation Zero review | Robotic
by Joe Parlock | May 07, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Avalanche’s open-world robot uprising starts out strong, but soon runs out of energy
There’s no such thing as an apolitical game
by Holly Nielsen | May 02, 2019 | Gaming, Opinions
Whether developers or players like it or not, all games are political, Holly writes
Making modern games with retro constraints
by Alan Wen | Apr 30, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Pixel art is more popular than ever, but is our nostalgia only skin deep? What does it really mean to make an 8-bit or 16-bit game today?
Destiny and Halo's Killer Features - an anthemic shooting experience
by Ian Dransfield | Apr 24, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
If Anthem has taught us anything, it’s that Bungie gets making guns fun
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - review
by Ian Dransfield | Apr 18, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Stand and fight, coward
The Walking Dead: The Final Season review | A heartfelt send-off
by Aaron Potter | Apr 17, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
The Walking Dead: The Final Season gives the story the heartfelt ending it deserves. Our review......
Ape Out review | Thelonious monkey business
by Nic Reuben | Apr 09, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
One part Hotline Miami, one part hominoid jazz odyssey
Boss battles: the changes, the techniques, the challenges
by Cody Mello-Klein | Apr 08, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Big Bads, Bigger Changes: Modern developers are merging old-school lessons with modern design to create innovative boss battles
Devil May Cry 5 review | Hack, slash, enjoy
by Alan Wen | Apr 05, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Capcom’s venerable hack-and-slash stays airborne
Designing welcoming multiplayer games
by Fernando Reyes Medina | Apr 03, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
What can we do as designers to make sure our multiplayer experiences avoid online toxicity?
AWAY: Journey to the Unexpected review - a feel-good FPS
by Nic Reuben | Mar 27, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
The talking toilet frog is the least strange thing you’ll find in this slight but fun shooter
Making the perfect Zelda-like
by Aaron Potter | Mar 26, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Talking to the indies following Zelda's format while adding their own unique ideas
Metro Exodus review - trainspotting
by Holly Nielsen | Mar 22, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Metro Exodus takes the series on a post-apocalyptic rail tour
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove review | A bogus journey
by James OConnor | Mar 18, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
This retro revival’s nineties jams aren’t quite as funky in 2019
Rage 2: hands on with the neon apocalypse
by Ian Dransfield | Mar 15, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
Walker walks the wasteland while Willits wangles weapons
BAFTA Games Awards nominees announced
by Ian Dransfield | Mar 14, 2019 | Gaming, News
Field sees titles big and small in the running for those special golden faces
Hating doors: director James Parker on his new FPS, RICO
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 11, 2019 | Gaming, Interviews, Previews
Ahead of the release of the frantic first-person shooter RICO, we chat to director James Parker about the influence of Time Crisis, ducks and his hatred of doors
Kingdom Hearts III review | Worth the 18-year wait?
by Joe Parlock | Mar 11, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
A long-awaited conclusion mislays some of the old magic
Octahedron: Transfixed Edition review | Like 2010 never ended
by Joe Parlock | Feb 25, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
A mesmerising platform-puzzler hits the Switch
Resident Evil 2 PS4 review: a horror classic just got sharper
by Ian Dransfield | Feb 15, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
When there’s no more room in Hell, the dead will be remade in 4K
CityCraft: How not to get cities wrong
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Feb 12, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Konstantinos shows us some common mistakes in imaginary city building, and how to avoid them
