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“DOOM HAS COME UPON THE WORLD. XAL’ATATH HAS ASCENDED.”
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS • NEW VEGAS lead writer won’t see any residuals from Fallout season two
The Spy • BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?
MODDING OLD GAMES • The retrogame mod scene is livelier than you’d think
Incoming • THE BIGGEST GAMES ON THE WAY
TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER 40,000 • Bring war to the stars in this highly anticipated strategy game
TOMB RAIDER: LEGACY OF ATLANTIS • Lara’s debut adventure gets re-remade
NOVA ROMA • Rebuilding Rome, one square at a time
GOTHIC REMAKE • Gothic’s spirit remains strong in this fetching-looking remake
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE • A combat flight sim that doesn’t stress the ‘sim’
STAR WARS: FATE OF THE OLD REPUBLIC • Will it be Darth Souls or Space in Vaders?
MECHBORN • It’s mechs and decks in this indie roguelike deckbuilder
BAND OF CRUSADERS • Slow-motion horror with far too many arms
DARKSWITCH • Up, up and away in this tree-based city
BLADESONG • Create weapons rather than fighting with them
NIOH 3 • Fight demons and become shogun to save Japan
RTS HERO • Strategy and third-person brawler in one
MIDNIGHT HOUR dramatically to cater to new and returning players, with more content – and less complexity – than ever before
GABE CUBE • Exploring Valve’s STEAM MACHINE and its potential impact on the future of PC gaming
9 BEST DETECTIVE GAMES • It’s a renaissance for investigation games, and we’re on the case
Make up time
This month’s calamitous reviewers…
HELL ON EARTH • The haunting world of HELL IS US has a lot to offer
HELLACIOUS • In SKATE STORY, damnation makes for some magnificent shredding
RED CARDS • DEATH HOWL is the most brutal deckbuilder in ages
TOP GEAR • TOKYO XTREME RACER captures the stylish spirit of street racing
ACE IN THE BLACK HOLE • The charming BATTLE SUIT ACES is a big-hearted war to save the universe
DEMON HUNTER • POSSESSOR(S) is a stylish and atmospheric Metroidvania with little friction
LOST IN SPACE • Retrofuturistic style and unsettling horrors can’t quite send ROUTINE into orbit
GORGON’S FREE, MAN • An MMO comes back from the dead in GORGON’S GARDEN
QUID’S IN • Solving a bank robbery in the retro-styled QUID PRO QUO
PRISON BREAK • Dungeon crawling, no, running in WARLORD’S PENANCE
GACHA LATTE • Meandering through SHENMUE’s wonderfully sedate revenge quest
PLAYING POSSUM • Bass licks and big feelings in NIGHT IN THE WOODS
PAWS FOR THOUGHT • A case of meow or never in STRAY
GAMING CPUs • More cores, using less power, for more frames per second
TOTAL RECALL • When – if ever – will memory prices go back down?
GLARE OBSCURE • The art of PC gaming feng shui
THE BUILD • Budget memory madness
BUYER’S GUIDE • Build the best PC for your budget
“It’s this hair-pulling frustration that draws me to FromSoft games” • ELDEN RING: NIGHTREIGN can still stomp me after 200+ hours
“I smite verily and muchly” • Loot system changes mean DIABLO IV is good...