CHILL OUT GAMES

Who wants to make a brush before painting a picture?

One of the most striking things about Light

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Ready to comply

From Microsoft versus the FTC to child protection rulings, how legislative changes will shape the year ahead

Mike up

Ten years after going it Alone, Mike Bithell reflects on his development journey so far

New horizons

A startup from veteran UK talent is on a mission to grab hold of players’ attention

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 MARCH

Issue 380 Dialogue Send your views, using ‘Dialogue’

Trigger Happy

Shoot first, ask questions later

Alternate Reality

Notes from videogaming’s borders

Universally acknowledged

We’re enjoying a cheerful wander around Ija Nöj

SHADOW GAMBIT: THE CURSED CREW

The Desperados III team returns with some original pirate material

TCHIA

A tropical adventure holiday with real soul

GUNBRELLA

Don’t take a rain check on this brolly good action adventure

HOLSTIN

Pixel-art survival horror with plenty of ooze and aarghs

DEAD PETS UNLEASHED

Unleashing your inner demons, while confronting a few

VALIANT HEARTS: COMING HOME

Netflix’s – let’s be kind – unconventional approach

POST TRAUMA

Roberto Serra Gascón founded Red Soul Games last

ANEMOIAPOLIS: CHAPTER 1

A near-certain winner of ‘most frequently misspelled title’

LODDLENAUT

The game industry’s environmental impact remains a hot

BAYONETTA ORIGINS: CEREZA AND THE LOST DEMON

Immediately dubbed ‘Bayokami’ (though its picture-book style is

OUT OF THE SHADOWS

How The Lords Of The Fallen is looking to cheat death and thrive in a post-Elden Ring world

AUGMENTED DEVELOPMENT

How artificial intelligence is finding its way into every aspect of game making

COLLECTED WORKS HARVEY SMITH

The Arkane studio director on the journey from running D&D sessions to forging cutting-edge immersive sims

CITIZEN SLEEPER

How tabletop RPGs and the gig economy helped shape a unique post-capitalist future

BOHEMIA INTERACTIVE

The Czech studio behind DayZ is laying the foundations for its next two decades of games

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REVIEWS. PERSPECTIVES. INTERVIEWS. AND SOME NUMBERS

Polyphonic spree

As the recurring opening disclaimer of the Assassin’s

Grand Theft Auto V

Ten years in and on its third console generation, how does Los Santos hold up for a return visit?

Age Of Empires IV

Developer Relic Entertainment, World’s Edge Publisher Xbox Game Studios Format PC Release 2021

Fire Emblem Engage

Developer Intelligent Systems Publisher Nintendo Format Switch Release

Post Script

Could Fire Emblem benefit from an Awakening-style rethink?

Season: A Letter To The Future

Developer/publisher Scavengers Studio Format PC, PS4, PS5 (tested)

Jett: Given Time

Developer Superbrothers, Pine Scented Publisher Superbrothers Format PC

High On Life

Developer/publisher Squanch Games Format PC, Xbox Series (tested)

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

Developer Niceplay Games Publisher TinyBuild Format PC Release

Dragon Quest Treasures

You can only have three monsters in your

Hyper Gunsport

There are shrewd design choices beyond the obvious

The Forest Quartet

Each musician has their own cabin in this

Lone Ruin

The EDM soundtrack is passable, but doesn’t always

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