Harmonised living through interactive entertainment

Poor Marie Kondo. Not so long ago, you

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EDITORIAL Tony Mott editorial director Alex Spencer deputy editor

Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Developer Coal Supper Publisher Panic Inc Format

State of decay

With E3 gone forever, and Xbox prepping for its big showcase with enormous layoffs, where does that leave the biggest month in the game calendar?

The wind rises

How Japan’s Indie Game Incubator is helping build a quiet revolution for the region’s dev scene

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

Dialogue

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Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later

The Outer Limits

Journeys to the farthest reaches of interactive entertainment

Narrative Engine

Write it like you stole it

Fin de siècle

As you might expect, we’ve spent a lot

ASTRO BOT

Sony’s little robot that could is ready for his moment in the spotlight

SLITTERHEAD

Bokeh’s urban action horror reveals a nomadic soul

STAR WARS: OUTLAWS

Vess up: can Ubisoft’s galactic adventure deliver on big promises?

STALKER 2: HEART OF CHORNOBYL

A survival shooter that truly understands the meaning of the word

MONSTER HUNTER: WILDS

A whole new wild

LEGO HORIZON ADVENTURES

Built… not all that different, actually

ROUNDUP

ASSASSIN’S CREED: SHADOWS Developer/publisher Ubisoft (Quebec) Format PC,

A GALLIMAUFRY OF 400 EXTRAORDINARY VIDEOGAME DELIGHTS

T here are millions of reasons to love

WC

From immersive-sim innovation, through undersea peril, and onto new beginnings back out in space

BALDUR’S GATE 3

Larian fought with cinematics, embassies and the expectations of BioWare fans to make the RPG of the decade

NIGHTDIVE STUDIOS

Remaster at arms: the studio preserving gaming’s most treasured – and esoteric – relics

PLAY

REVIEWS. PERSPECTIVES. INTERVIEWS. AND SOME NUMBERS

Expanding horizons

Much of the 19th-century literature we now know

Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree

Developer FromSoftware Publisher Bandai Namco Format

The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

Way down in the dark, videogames’ brightest adventure escapes the weight of its own rituals

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

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

Post Script

Better the devil you know

Destiny 2: The Final Shape

Developer/publisher Bungie Format PC (tested), PS4, PS5,

Post Script

Ten years of Destiny

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

Developer/publisher Furniture & Mattress Format PC Release

Nine Sols

Developer/publisher Red Candle Games Format PC Release Out

Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotus

BUILD TO WIN If you want to ease

XDefiant

Developer/publisher Ubisoft (San Francisco) Format PC, PS5 (tested),

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble

MONKEY BOTS Alongside online play, Banana Rumble’s multiplayer

Schim

IT TAKES TWO The split causes problems for

Until Then

Developer Maximum Entertainment Publisher Polychroma Format PC (tested),