“WWE 2K HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND IT NEEDS TO BE RKO’D.”

Welcome

Greetings, dear reader, to a magazine issue of

THIS MONTH’S DOGMATIC ARISEN

Alan Wen CONTRIBUTOR With his heart stolen by

RPG legends reunite for Exodus

Bioware veterans taking one giant leap for RPGs with their massive sci-fi adventure

WHO’S WHO?

The founding trio are James Ohlen, who helped

Ixnay from the TK

Oscar unpacks the latest goss

STUDYING THE BRUSH

More was revealed about fellow MMORPG Final Fantasy

Always believe in

Elder Scrolls Online treads the Gold Road for its tenth anniversary expansion

Carrying the torch

No Man’s Sky dev announces procedurally generated fantasy

No llama left behind

Digital Eclipse’s latest highlights the work of a UK industry legend

Numbers Game

We do the maths

GEAR: STUFF WE LOVE

Get your groove on with the best vinyl

CASTLES IN THE SKY

This gorgeous figure of Genshin Impact’s Fischl can

Is wanting to own games getting a bit old-fashioned?

Subscription services tweaked, games delisted, and more – is owning a thing of the past?

“SOMETIMES APPRECIATING NEW YORK IS MORE SATISFYING THAN SAVING IT.”

Spider-Man 2’s city is too richly detailed to swing straight through

034 Parcel Corps

Like Jet Set Radio? On your bike…

Baked goods

Move over, Paul Hollywood – PlayStation’s serving tasty treats, savoury and sweet

Umurangi Generation

Snap photos at the end of the world

Go-Go Town!

Bring a town back from the brink

ON THE HORIZON

The next six months, mapped out

House Flipper 2

DIY? Because we like it

The Mermaid’s Tongue

The Detective Grimoire duo tackle a maritime murder

Parcel Corps

Welcome to the rise and grind

Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake

Fun for all the family

As Dusk Falls

We’re falling for this unique narrative adventure already

Flock

Hold on to your hat

Symphonia

Time to tune up

Exoborne

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA TBC / PUB LEVEL INFINITE DEV SHARKMOB / PLAYERS 1-3

Expeditions: A MudRunner Game

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA 5 MAR PUB FOCUS ENTERTAINMENT DEV SABER INTERACTIVE / PLAYERS 1

HappyFunland

FORMAT PSVR2 / ETA 2024 PUB SPECTRAL ILLUSIONS DEV SPECTRAL ILLUSIONS / PLAYERS 1

Ib

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA 14 MAR PUB PLAYISM / DEV KOURI / PLAYERS 1

Whisker Waters

FORMAT PS5 / ETA 2024 PUB MERGE GAMES / DEV UNDERBITE GAMES PLAYERS 1

Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA 2024 PUB NACON / DEV STILLALIVE STUDIOS / PLAYERS 1

Open Roads

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA 22 FEB / PUB ANNAPURNA INTERACTIVE DEV OPEN ROADS TEAM / PLAYERS 1

Mediterranea Inferno

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA 5 MAR PUB SANTA RAGIONE / DEV EYEGUYS, LORENZO REDAELLI / PLAYERS 1

Persona 3 Reload

Being a student was never this easy or stylish for us

BE KIND,REWIND

Don’t Nod Montreal creative director Michel Koch discusses new beginnings and Lost Records: Bloom &Rage with Jess Kinghorn

ARISEN AGAIN

Alan Wen lists why playing Dragon’s Dogma 2 should be your next RPG vocation

HITTING THE WRITE NOTES

Petri Alanko talks to Luke Kemp about music, creativity, and how the Alan Wake games are more than merely titles he’s worked on

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

A Hawaii 5-0-hour adventure

Loot River

More like Loot Riv-meh

Bahnsen Knights

Highway to hell

Immortality

The game of the movie

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

Get ready for a lot of jumping for joy

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy

Wright more wrongs as legal eagle Apollo

Tekken 8

One Jin & tonic please, we’re getting punch drunk tonight

THE PLAYBOOK

FRIE & ENEMIES AZUCENA Coffee magnate and MMA

Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection

Should-you-play-a-saurus?

Potion Craft

Double, double, toil and trouble

THREE TO PLAY

PSN games you might have missed

Warframe: Whispers In The Walls

An update good enough to shout about

QORVEXATIOUS

01 Qorvex doesn’t have any healing, blocking, distraction,

The Last Of Us Part II Remastered

Bigger part, meet bigger parcel

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

Driving lessons from the old masters

Payday 3 – Syntax Error

Synning has never been this – well actually, it’s been better

Alan Wake 2 – Final Draft

Making an ocean out of a lake

Disney Dreamlight Valley – A Rift In Time

Don’t look a rift horse in the mouth

PS5 Hall of fame

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE NEW GEN’S GREATEST GAMES

PLAY ON

Know what you like and looking for more? Here are alternatives to enjoy on your PS5

PS4 Hall of fame

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE LAST GEN’S GREATEST GAMES

TAYLOR MADE DEALS

Watching the pennies? We’ll help you play more without breaking the bank

PSVR2 Hall of fame

THE VIRTUAL REALITY HITS YOU HAVE TO PLAY

PSVR Hall of fame

GREAT EXPERIENCES TO THIS DAY

WHAT’S NEW PLUS-SY CAT?

Digging into the random acts of gaming a lengthy PS Plus subscription offers

113 A brief history of…

Sad dads – meet the men with the toughest job of all.

Final Fantasy VIII

25 years on, Squall’s still the best-looking guy here

The Librarian

Justin Towell laments the death of Tunic’s terrifying boss in the sky

Peggle

Looking for an easy escape? It’s time to peg it

Gotham Knights

Wayne will I, will I be famous?

Sad dads

Does this modern phenomenon have classic roots?

For the three-pointer

Using a passing train to get the big points in PSN oddity Calling All Cars!