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“Geralt is on the path once more in Songs of the Past”

Resident Evil Veronica

HELL WORLD • How do you put a price tag on a legacy like id Software’s?

BAD VIBES • PC ports of retro games are the new AI coding battle

THE SPY • GAMING’S JUICIEST RUMOURS

Hit markers are an FPS crutch

Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’s AI slop music video is terrible for us all

Handheld gaming PCs are cooked

I’m not worried about the Fallout: New Vegas 2 situation

Has Xbox been good for PC gaming?

MUST PLAY • GREAT GAMES YOU SHOULD PLAY TODAY

The Elder Scrolls Online’s developer deserved better • By Harvey Randall

Letters • COMMUNITY CABLES

Exodus • A studio founded by Mass Effect veterans makes Exodus feel like reuniting with an old friend

Vice Undercover • Crime in the age of dial-up

Gears of War: E-Day • Multiplayer action that is so old it feels new

Swords of Legends • A Chinese ARPG that leans into the action

White Knuckle • A gritty horror game with one rule: climb

There Are No Ghosts at the Grand • Things that go bump on the building site

Beyond These Stars • Having a whale of a time, in space

BACK ON THE PATH • Just when he thought he was out, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past pulls Geralt back in

14 Best RTS games • Real-time strategy is having a renaissance right now, making it a great time to jump back in

MEET THE TEAM

THE UNEVEN ELEPHANT • Halo: Campaign Evolved is a fun, but fundamentally flawed remake

A DOG ACT • Beast of Reincarnation has a distinctive mood and often excellent combat

PALLIN’ AROUND WITH 1.0 • Palworld takes aim at Pokémon

PIRATE PARADISE • Corsair Cove is the best pirate game I’ve played this year

MOUNTAINS OF WETNESS • The Sinking City 2 is an improved sequel

A WORLD FOR PALS • Open-world puzzler Big Walk takes co-op communication to new levels

FREE GAMES • COOL GAMES FOR NO CASH

THEY’RE BACK • OLD GAMES REVISITED

Gaming laptops • Best of the best

VAULT TECH • Do Fallout 5 and Elder Scrolls 6 stand a chance?

SPARE NO EXPENSE • Could a modern gaming PC render Jurassic Park’s CG visuals?

NL-LC1-36 Noctua £217/$250 • The king of quiet.

Buyer’s Guide • THE PC COMPONENTS WE RECOMMEND

Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader • Just needed more time in the oven

“A character who is like five inches tall won’t stop talking down to me” • Death Stranding 2 doesn’t ascend to the original’s height.

“I’m happy to admit I was dumb and wrong” • Returning to Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and finding brilliance.

“A bit of a bittersweet goodbye” • Final Fantasy XIV’s Occult Crescent update doesn’t add much new.

“A pleasant tempo that made my 23 hours with it skitter by” • Mina the Hollower scratched my secret-finding itch.

Curseadelica • Can Linux handle a 154GB Skyrim modpack?

RimWorld’s AI Storyteller • The founder of Ludeon Games talks us through the design of his colony sim

Evenings at the inn in Fields of Mistria

Hounding...