Features

BD-1 makes a great companion, but does their expanded role in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor signify that the SWU has started to take droids seriously? Sarah Louise investigates…

Hey, Activision: stop talking and start listening

by Vikki Blake | Jun 2, 2023 | Features, Opinions

As CEO Bobby Kotick defends sexism accusations as “mischaracterisations” in a new interview with Variety, Vikki Blake wonders: what’s next for Activision Blizzard?

Coherence: the engine that aims to revolutionise multiplayer indie games

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 1, 2023 | Features, Interviews

Coherence is billed as a network engine that will allow just about anyone to make multiplayer games. We talk to its creators ahead of version 1.0’s launch.

How I built a brand new ZX Spectrum from scratch

by Charles Astwood | May 31, 2023 | Features

YouTuber Charles Astwood managed to build a new ZX Spectrum using modern components. Here, he lays out exactly how he did it…

Why developers love Brutalist architecture

by Ewan Wilson | May 30, 2023 | Features

Game developers are increasingly looking to Brutalist architecture when creating their virtual...

PlayStation Showcase May 2023: a missed opportunity for Sony

by Dan Cooper | May 25, 2023 | Featured, Features

PlayStation’s first Showcase event since 2021 lacked momentum and wasn’t the knockout blow that...

Triple-A games are too big and take too long to make – now what?

by Carlton Hill | May 25, 2023 | Features

With the biggest games taking up to seven years to make, what happens to the triple-A industry next? We caught up with some developers to find out.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the legend of Time to Penis

by Ryan Lambie | May 24, 2023 | Features

Tears of the Kingdom players have been making and sharing all kinds of silly, rude clips. And the games industry even has a name for it: Time to Penis…

After Us: Creating hope amongst the ruins

by Jon Bailes | May 23, 2023 | Features, Interviews

After Us is a surreal adventure about humanity’s potentially dark future. As the game launches, its makers talk about their ambitious follow-up to the indie gem, Arise.

Human Killing Machine | The Street Fighter II that time forgot

by Ryan Lambie | May 22, 2023 | Features

Two years before Capcom changed the fighting genre with Street Fighter II, a British team made a sequel of its own. We talk to Leigh Christian, the artist behind Human Killing Machine.