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EDGE

EDITORIAL Tony Mott editorial director Jon Bailes

Not safe for videogames

Pressured by payment processors, games and their creators still struggle with adult material

Jack to the future

Having taken a year off from its usual release schedule, party-game maestro Jackbox is back with a bang

What’s in the ’box?

The 11th will be the first Party Pack with completely new games, although four fall into familiar genres, with something for everyone

Cracking the code

How experimental-game specialist Alex Johansson is bringing telegraphy to the masses with Morse

MODEL OF VIRTUE

Solving crime in this miniature village may be a bigger job than it seems

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 NOVEMBER

Dialogue

Trigger Happy

STEVEN POOLE

The Outer Limits

ALEX SPENCER

Blood in, blood out

The beginning of our trip into Resident Evil

NINJA GAIDEN 4

The ultimate meeting of precision and style

RESIDENT EVIL REQUIEM

It doesn’t take a Village

VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE – BLOODLINES 2

The Chinese Room’s sequel brings the Phyre

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SCATTERED HOPES

The sound of Cylons

INDUSTRIA 2

Turning a minor FPS hit into a survival-horror sequel

DOSA DIVAS

From thirsty to hungry

ROUNDUP

FATEKEEPER Developer Paraglacial Publisher THQ Nordic Format PC Origin

RALLY POINT

Why EA is razing Battlefield to its foundations in order to build something new

HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER

HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER

SECOND LIFE LIFE

Remakes and remasters may seem like easy money, but just how difficult is it to get it right?

THE MAKING OF . . . EXPELLED!

Inkle’s Overboard prequel offered ingenious innovations – but got a raw deal at launch

STRANGE SCAFFOLD

How to embrace the weird while keeping the culture and games focused on people

PLAY REVIEWS. PERSPECTIVES. INTERVIEWS. AND SOME NUMBERS

NEAR MISSES Chip ’N Clawz Vs The Brainioids

It Came From The Desert

Cinemaware’s B-movie homage pushed the vision of interactive cinema to new heights

Heretic + Hexen

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

Mafia: The Old Country

Developer Hangar 13 Publisher 2K Games Format

Post Script

A clockwork heart can’t beat faster

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Developer/publisher Konami Format PC (tested), PS5, Xbox Series

Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance

Developer Lizardcube, Sega Publisher Sega Format PC,

Sword Of The Sea

Developer/publisher Giant Squid Format PC (tested), PS5 Release

Shuten Order

Developer DMM Games, Too Kyo Games Publisher Spike

Herdling

Developer Okomotive Publisher Panic Format PC (tested), PS5,

Echoes Of The End

Developer Myrkur Games Publisher Deep Silver Format

Abyssus

Developer DoubleMoose Games Publisher The Arcade Crew Format

Drag X Drive

Developer/publisher Nintendo (Nintendo EPD) Format Switch 2 Release

Is This Seat Taken?

Developer Poti Poti Studio Publisher Wholesome Games Format