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Features Feature | Setting out to adventure in The Living Lands, Avowed has impressed me with its incredible sense of space and tactile action that allows for plenty of experimentation

With exclusive access to Obsidian and hours spent with Avowed's opening zone, we unpack everything you need to know about Xbox's first 2025 RPG must-play

Features All the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games confirmed to launch before the year is out (and then some)

Best List Plan your attack in the best strategy games, from Age of Wonders 4 to Warcraft 3

Now Playing Now Playing | HD-2D is the loving treatment this classic deserves, but this remake will struggle to win new fans even as it delights retro-heads like me

Opinion Opinion | "You're comparing your levels to mine? They're not even good enough to be my game."

Best List With Far Cry 6 and its expansions released, we explore the best Far Cry games you can play right now

Now playing Now Playing | If anything, I deserve a raise for being Jimbo the Joker's strongest soldier

Features With Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal released, we rank the 12 best Persona games to see how the classics stack up

Upcoming PC Games There's loads of upcoming PC games set to launch this year, from Slitterhead to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Best Black Ops 6 has reinvigorated the legendary series – but how high does it rank?

Best List From Dragon Age: The Veilguard to Helldivers 2, here’s the 18 best games of 2024 to play right now

Opinion Opinion | Part Griffith, part Sephiroth, all man – Louis is a constant intimidating presence you must chase throughout Metaphor ReFantazio

Indie spotlight Indie Spotlight | 1000xResist's narrative isn't just devastating, its excellent cinematography and bite-size pacing makes it approachable

Now playing Now Playing | This 16-bit horror is obtuse, but soaked in Dario Argento-style vibes its pitch-perfect scares are well worth revisiting

Opinion Opinion | The misunderstood black-and-red ’hog has been king of the ring every since his first appearance

Interview Interview | Game director Kyle Rowley talks bringing a bit of the Control flavor to the world of Alan Wake 2 in its The Lake House DLC

Opinion Opinion | The 12DOVE team discuss how romance is only one way to build a strong relationship with your party members in an RPG

Interview Interview | Game director Kyle Rowley reflects on the base game's jump scares, and how Alan Wake 2: The Lake House uses them in "a slightly more reduced manner"

Preview Preview | Doing what it says on the tin and a bit more, playing the opening leaves us grinning