Paralysis at the video store? Didn’t know we were born

Making a videogame is never easy – every

EDGE

EDITORIAL Tony Mott editorial director Jon Bailes deputy

This is an Xbox

Microsoft commits to pushing its console branding everywhere, extending to handheld PCs from Asus

Adjacency bonus

It’s time to finally put the deck of cards to one side: tiles are the foundation of a burgeoning new genre

Sensible software?

How Swedish group Aonic is growing an ambitious stable of studios – and doing things differently from Embracer

MOTION PICTURES

A cursory glance is never enough in this art-based playground

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

THE HOT 100

THE BEST, BIGGEST AND OTHERWISE NOTABLE GAMES FROM THIS SUMMER’S BLOWOUT

LUMINES ARISE

Triggering Burst Mode is immensely satisfying, enabling us

NIOH 3

Developer/publisher Koei Tecmo (Team Ninja) Format PC, PS5

MARVEL TOKON: FIGHTING SOULS

Developer Arc System Works Publisher SIE Format PC,

GHOST OF YOTEI

Developer/publisher SIE (Sucker Punch Productions) Format PS5 Release

SWORD OF THE SEA

Developer/publisher Giant Squid Format PC, PS5 Release August

SEA OF REMNANTS

Developer/publisher Netease Games (Joker Studio) Format PC, PS5

GROUNDED 2

The park has dangers you’d never encounter in

MISTFALL HUNTER

Developer/publisher Bellring Games Format PC, Xbox Series Release

CLOCKWORK REVOLUTION

Developer/publisher Xbox Game Studios (inXile Entertainment) Format PC,

KEEPER

Developer/publisher Xbox Game Studios (Double Fine Productions) Format

ANIIMO

Developer Pawprint Studio Publisher Kingsglory Games Format Android,

MULTIFORMAT+PC

Grace Ashcroft appears more fragile than previous

SPACE ODDITY

How Capcom's unique sci-fi shooter is delivering on promises made long ago

ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROAM

Are open-world games one genre or many? And where are they headed?

STALKER 2: HEART OF CHORNOBYL

THE MAKING OF . . .

Q&A

What are the key differences between STALKER

DIGITAL ECLIPSE

The California company with an expert eye for repackaging game history

PLAY

REVIEWS. PERSPECTIVES. INTERVIEWS. AND SOME NUMBERS

Titanfall 2

The rise and Titanic fall of the live-service game that wasn’t

Hitman: World Of Assassination

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

Noses to the grindstone

We’ve had to put the hours in this

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

To help us recall the rhythm of Kojima

Post Script

Sublime or ridiculous? Why not both?

Mario Kart World

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

Post Script

Knockout Tour’s drive to survive is a game-changing delight

The Alters

Sometimes your life changes in a moment, and

MindsEye

There are big problems in Redrock, MindsEye ’s

FBC: Firebreak

Often when evaluating shooters we’ll talk about ‘gunfeel’

Dune: Awakening

Progress in Dune: Awakening can be divided into

Rematch

R ocket League without the wheels – what

Splitgate 2

Valve first had people considering portals back in

Date Everything!

A fully voiced script gives the jokes a

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour

Nintendo seems pleased with Switch 2’s technical capabilities,