PCIe 4.0 SSDs

“GRIMDARKNESS, OVER-THE-TOP VIOLENCE, AND HUMOUR”

ROBIN VALENTINE Specialist in Heresy Twitter @robinlvalentine This

COPYCAT?

Woman says LEAGUE OF LEGENDS character is based on her, Riot denies it

The Spy

BUT WHO WATCHES THE SPY?

Special Report

HACK THE PLANET

Positive Influence

FAR OUT

DNA Tracing

DOOM SCROLL

BOOK OF TRAVELS

Adventure in a world where you’re not forced to be the hero

GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH

It’s time to play triceratops trumps

KING OF SEAS

Looking like hot ship, flagging this one now

EVERSPACE 2

Be nice to Freelancers, they may come back with homing missiles

SECOND EXTINCTION

For anyone who thought Muldoon was the hero of Jurassic Park

LIGHT IT UP

WARHAMMER 40,000: DARKTIDE is coming, so grab your torch and chainsword

GAME OF THE YEAR 2020

Celebrating the best in PC gaming from a year like no other

Chaos reigns

We’ve entered a strange season of reviews. A

This month’s hairy, axe-wielding reviewers…

STEVEN MESSNER Specialist in Viking stealth. Currently playing

VIKING INVASION

ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA is the best Assassin’s Creed to date

DRAGON QUEST

YAKUZA: LIKE A DRAGON doubles down on the series’ RPG elements with a brave new turn-based battle system

STUCK IN THE MUD

DIRT 5 ventures down a well-travelled track

PRETTY FALCON GOOD

Talon stories of good vs eagle in the world of THE FALCONEER

ANOTHER BUG-HUNT

Hunting BUGSNAX isn’t as much fun as hanging out with its cast of grumpuses

ROAD NOT TAKEN

THE PATHLESS goes in the right direction. 

SCOOBY GANG

LITTLE HOPE is a ghost tour that’s better with friends. 

LONDON BRAWLING

Liberate the city with buskers and beekeepers in WATCH DOGS LEGION. 

PICK AND MIX

Chasing after the ultimate high is what makes FUSER electrifying. 

VICIOUS CYCLE

Hell boils over in DOOM ETERNAL: THE ANCIENT GODS – PART ONE. 

FEEL LUCKY, CYBERPUNK?

A world of pain – usually yours – in  GHOSTRUNNER.  

GHOST TOWN

I AM DEAD is a playful exploration of life in limbo. 

NOW YOU SEE IT

How to disappear completely in minimalist puzzle game  EMPTY

COLLISION COURSE

How (not) to run a tram line in SPÅRVAGN

PANE SAILING

Be a nosy neighbour in BEYOND YOUR WINDOW`

CHRISTMAS KNIGHT

Separating the naughty from the nice in BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS

BUG SMACKS

How HOLLOW KNIGHT puts the ‘warm’ in ‘swarm’

FAHRENHEIT

“THIS is for using the HAND DRYER for

FROSTPUNK

Playing Frostpunk sometimes is like reading a historical

THE LONG DARK

Come back here and accept your fate, dinner.

MIND READING

Brain-computer interfaces could revolutionise the way we live

BUYER’S GUIDE

Build the best PC for your budget

EXTRA + LIFE

CONTINUED ADVENTURES IN GAMING

“I don’t want to live on Robot World”

Trying to find the fun in NO MAN’S SKY

“It feels like a wacky spin on the usual format rather than a fresh new entity”

Digging for treasure in HEARTHSTONE’S bonkers new Duels mode

“Alt-tabbing out between runs to take notes, I find my fingers are rattling”

POST VOID is an assault on the senses – in a good way

RAINBOW SIX SIEGE

Hands-on with the final season, Operation Neon Dawn

FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS

Mods to remaster the Mojave in 2021

Explore Teyvat in GENSHIN IMPACT

Master the elements and assemble your dream team

TRYING TO BE JUST AND PIOUS IN CRUSADER KINGS III

Nicety and piety are leading to calamity

PRESSING X TO COMFORT MY UNBORN CHILD IN AMNESIA: REBIRTH

We’ve come a long way from pressing F to pay respects

RUNESCAPE

Nearly two decades old, it has never stopped growing

MUST PLAY

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