Gran Turismo 7 VR

Welcome

Even though we’re on the 16th main game

Are they prepared to face Justice?

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is chasing a tricky goal: online success

Wood ya believe it?

Dashiell Wood’s hot gossip

I ran (so far away)

Ultimate Sackboy sprints from BigConsole to LittlePhone, and it’s not good

RUNNING MAN

2015’s Firesprite-developed Run Sackboy! Run!, published by PlayStation,

Leagues ahead

Riot Forge reveals three upcoming League Of Legends indies

Marching orders

Enhance producer Mark MacDonald discusses weird and wonderful action puzzler Humanity

Block party

Tetris movie retells one of gaming’s strangest stories with pizazz

PlayStation voices

The month in mouthing off

Absolute scenes in Forgotten Realms

Baldur’s Gate III coming to PS5 on 31 August

Life’s a beach

NDreams returns with an abstract shooter for PSVR2

Numbers Game

We do the maths

Should the Dead Space sequels be remade?

The team explore whether Motive Studio should also work its magic on Dead Space 2 and 3

“THERE’S ANOTHER WAY DEVELOPERS COULD KEEP OLD GAMES ALIVE.”

Folding previous series entries into the latest one benefits everyone

“HBO’S THE LAST OF US NEEDS TO BE THE BLUEPRINT FOR ADAPTATIONS.”

The Uncharted movie is a pup that belongs in Naughty Dog’s kennel

032 Wayfinder

The free game that looks like making a play for the MMPORG crown

Poisons

Prepare to deal damage over time with a range of intoxicating substances

Darkest Dungeon II

Once more unto the breach for further punishment

Wayfinder

Finds a way to make the MMORPG feel fresh

Capes

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA 2023 / PUB DAEDELIC ENTERTAINMENT / DEV SPITFIRE INTERACTIVE / PLAYERS 1

ON THE HORIZON

The next six months, mapped out

Valfaris: Mecha Therion

Looking so good, we might start calling it Robot Pattinson

Glitch Busters: Stuck On You

Yo, that glitch better have my money (hold up)

Age Of Wonders 4

Building your magical empire just got much more wonderful

Dead Island 2

Put stars in zombie eyes

Truly Eikonic

Final Fantasy XVI shows why the series is the reigning RPG champion

Party people of Valisthea

Here’s a look at XVI’s protagonist and the faces of those who drive him forward

The anatomy of a fight

We take a closer look – as close as we dare – at an Eikonic showdown

Spelling it out

In the developers’ own words, here are VIII more reasons why Final Fantasy XVI is shaping up to be magical

SPELL OF THE GAME

Edwin Evans-Thirlwell speaks to witches, physicists, Tarot readers, game designers, and amateur botanists about what ‘magic’ means to them – and how videogames portray it

Resident Evil 4

Throw diplomatic immunity to the monstrous wolves

Resident Evil Village – VR Mode

A powerful yet imperfect mutation

THE UPGRADE

PSVR-to-PSVR2 game updates chewed on

Destiny 2: Lightfall

This fall was not destined to end well

Song In The Smoke: Rekindled

Call of the wild

Demeo

Roll of the dice

Garden Of The Sea

Veg for sail

Tentacular

Release the kraken!

The Legend Of Heroes: Trails To Azure

A familiar RPG hike

Atomic Heart

Stay clear of this absolute atomic bomb

Dredge

Forget Cthulhu – we’ve got real squid to catch

Cities: VR – Enhanced Edition

Mayor have your attention?

The Last Clockwinder

Are you winding us up?

Altair Breaker

It takes all swords

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Martial arts and horror clash in an exhilarating action RPG

Labyrinth Of Galleria: The Moon Society

Hang this one on your wall

Scars Above

Lost in space… literally

Boyfriend Dungeon

Show them your PlayStation room

THREE TO PLAY

PSN games you might have missed

Battlefield 2042 – Season 4: Eleventh Hour

Can the changes convince lapsed players it’s a class act?

Bonfire Peaks – Lost Memories, Part 1

This DLC’s challenging arrow puzzles won’t leave you feeling shafted

Hitman – Freelancer

The series’ formula makes for a killer roguelike

Midnight Suns – Venom

Lives are at stake

Dead By Daylight – Tools Of Torment

We got home-made Leatherface before the actual thing

PS5 Hall of fame

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE NEW GEN’S GREATEST GAMES

PLAY ON

Know what you like and looking for more? Here are more to enjoy on your PS5

PS4 Hall of fame

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE LAST GEN’S GREATEST GAMES

DASH’S DAZZLING DEALS

Watching the pennies? We’ll help you play more without breaking the bank

PSVR Hall of fame

THE VIRTUAL REALITY HITS YOU HAVE TO PLAY

PSVR2

With plenty of PSVR2 games reviewed across this

WHAT’S NEW PLUS-SY CAT?

Digging into the random acts of gaming a lengthy PS Plus subscription offers

109 Defending

Zut alors! Is Ubisoft’s platforming hero Rayman unfairly overlooked?

DON’T DELETE

Save icons for these historical April moments spin in the PLAY hive mind. Do you remember this?

Grand Theft Auto IV

Here are 15 birthday beats for an underrated legend

Rayman

Jeremy Peel goes to bat for Ubisoft’s mostly armless mascot

Severed

How losing an arm helped us stay in touch with PS Vita

Life Is Strange

The game where you hate to see a Price cut

Remakes

Listen up, don’t make us repeat ourselves

#26 They see me rollin’

Dragon Quest Builders’ creative adventuring reaches its peak as you make yourself a rollercoaster