A link to the past – or just the lifeline it needs?

Sometimes Edge covers go through multiple iterations before

EDGE

EDITORIAL Tony Mott post-awards-debate mediator Chris Schilling deputy

State of play

Reflecting on a transitional year, and what it suggests for the videogame industry’s future

Stall of the mountain king

After two decades, and having traded text for graphics, Dwarf Fortress is coming of age

Sea change

How games such as Floodland and Terra Nil are engaging with the climate crisis

Soundbytes

Game commentary in snack-sized mouthfuls

ARCADE WATCH

Keeping an eye on the coin-op gaming scene

THIS MONTH ON EDGE

Some of the other things on our minds when we weren’t doing everything else

DISPATCHES FEBRUARY

Dialogue Send your views, using ‘Dialogue’ as the

Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later

Alternate Reality

Notes from videogaming’s borders

Resolution time

As we sit on the cusp of a

FORSPOKEN

Do magic, kill jacked-up beasts, and so on, and so on

LUNA ABYSS

This moon certainly has a dark side

MEWGENICS

Imperative claws: this tactical RPG could be a modern miaow-sterpiece

JETT: GIVEN TIME

Less talk, more freedom in a welcome return to The Far Shore

KING OF THE CASTLE

Keep the rabble in check to win a noble peace prize

HADES 2

In E352, Greg Kasavin explained that Supergiant’s games

JUDAS

Having built dystopias on the bottom of the

STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR

Respawn’s sequel seems to be a checklist of

AFTER US

Following Arise: A Simple Story, Piccolo Studio once

CRIME BOSS: ROCKAY CITY

A reveal that was heavy on big names,

BANISHERS: GHOSTS OF NEW EDEN

A Witcher? No, this long-haired, brooding fantasy chap

EARTHBLADE

Amid the blitz of CG teasers, a trailer

VIEWFINDER

Having caught our eye as proof-of-concept footage posted

DEATH STRANDING 2

“Should we have connected?” this sequel to the

ARMORED CORE VI: FIRES OF RUBICON

Voice cracking with emotion, a tremulous Geoff Keighley

VISION THING

Game developers will decide the fortunes of PSVR2. What do they make of Sony’s sophomore effort?

THE EDGE AWARDS

In last year’s Edge Awards, we suggested there

PLAYSTATION GAME OF THE YEAR

RUNNER-UP GHOSTWIRE: TOKYO Developer Tango Gameworks Publisher Bethesda

XBOX GAME OF THE YEAR

RUNNER-UP SOMERVILLE Developer/publisher Jumpship Format PC, Xbox

NINTENDO GAME OF THE YEAR

RUNNER-UP TRIANGLE STRATEGY Developer Enix, Artdink Publisher Square

PC GAME OF THE YEAR

RUNNER-UP THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN IDOL Developer

MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR

RUNNER-UP MARVEL SNAP Developer Second Dinner Studios Publisher

BEST VISUAL DESIGN

RUNNER-UP GHOSTWIRE: TOKYO Developer Tango Gameworks Publisher Bethesda

BEST AUDIO DESIGN

RUNNER-UP DOME KEEPER Developer Bippinbits Publisher Raw Fury

BEST PERFORMANCE

RUNNER-UP RICHARD SCHIFF (GOW: RAGNARÖK) God Of War:

BEST HARDWARE

RUNNER-UP EGRET II MINI As Simon Parkin recounted

PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR

RUNNER-UP ANNAPURNA INTERACTIVE For Neon White’s blistering speed

STUDIO OF THE YEAR

RUNNER-UP ROLL7 Rollerdrome managed to frustrate players as

THE ALTERNATIVE EDGE AWARDS

UGLIEST MUGS THE CASE OF THE GOLDEN IDOL

BAYONETTA 3

Developer PlatinumGames Publisher Nintendo Format Switch Could

WINDJAMMERS 2

Developer/publisher Dotemu Format PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox

GRAN TURISMO 7

Developer Polyphony Digital Publisher SIE Format

POINPY

Developer Ojiro Fumoto, Team Poinpy Publisher Devolver Digital

HARDSPACE: SHIPBREAKER

Developer Blackbird Interactive Publisher Focus Entertainment Format PC,

ROADWARDEN

Developer Moral Anxiety Studio Publisher Assemble Entertainment Format

NEON WHITE

Developer Angel Matrix Publisher Annapurna Interactive

PENTIMENT

Developer Obsidian Entertainment Publisher Xbox Game Studios Format

IMMORTALITY

Developer Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid Publisher Half Mermaid

ELDEN RING

Developer FromSoftware Publisher Bandai Namco Format PC, PS4,

THE SECRET OF IMMORTALITY

Diving deep into the making of the year’s most captivating mystery (spoilers and all)

NAINITA DESAI, COMPOSER

T his is a very different project from

FEAR

The blood, sweat and tears that went into Monolith’s horror-loaded shooter

ROLL7

The wheels nearly came off, but now this UK dev is lining up its most ambitious trick yet

Hindsight is 2022

The end of a year hits differently when

Astral Chain

How PlatinumGames forged the link between all-out action and policework

Dying Light 2

A progress report on the games we just can’t quit

Marvel’s Midnight Suns

Developer Firaxis Games Publisher 2K Games Format

Post Script

Off the grid: how tactics games are breaking free of the XCOM template

The Callisto Protocol

Developer Striking Distance Studios Publisher Krafton Format

Post Script

In search of The Callisto Protocol’s sense of humour

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

Developer Digital Eclipse Publisher Atari Format PC, PS4,

Post Script

Q+A: Digital Eclipse

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Developer/publisher Fatshark Format PC Release Out now Futility

Need For Speed Unbound

Developer/publisher EA (Criterion) Format PC (tested), PS5,

Gungrave GORE

Developer Iggymob Publisher Prime Matter Format PC,

The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me

Developer Supermassive Games Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Format

Evil West

Developer Flying Wild Hog Publisher Focus Entertainment Format

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

Publisher The Pokémon Company, Nintendo Developer Game Freak

Swordship

Publisher Thunderful Developer Digital Kingdom Format PC (tested),

Melatonin

Developer/publisher Half Asleep Format PC (tested), Switch Release

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