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Lords of the Fallen review; a knight on a horse

Lords of the Fallen review: a little patchy but has enough new ideas

By Ian Dean published

Flawed and quirky but has enough new ideas and support to succeed.

Gaming
Making The Invincible; a 1950s robot carries an astronaut over a red planet's sandy surface

Making The Invincible: crafting its "painterly unrealism"

By Ian Dean published

How a love of Chris Foss and 1950s design inspired this hit game's design.

Gaming
Apple Gaming; a character leaps through an apple logo

I've been writing about games for 20 years and Apple has finally impressed me

By Ian Dean published

Honestly, with Vision Pro, iPhone gaming and M3 MacBooks Apple could be the gaming platform to watch in 2024.

Gaming
Best anime games; a collection of anime characters

The best anime games of 2024 (so far)

By Jess Kinghorn published

Our expert gamer picks the best anime games games of 2023 to date, including the best anime games on Switch.

Gaming
Best indie games; cartoon characters jump from right to left

The best indie games

By Lewis Packwood published

Inventive and beautiful, the best indie games impress.

Gaming
The Invincible review; a retro flying saucer on a sandy planet

The Invincible review: beautiful art direction, but not for everyone

By Ian Dean published

Inspired by Stanislaw Lem’s novel, The Invincible is a celebration of retrofuturism and Golden Age design.

Video Game Design
RoboCop Rogue City; a metal cyborg

RoboCop Rogue City review: great design masks its flaws

By Ian Dean published

You call this a glitch…

Gaming
Ghostrunner 2 review; a neon lit city

Ghostrunner 2 review (PS5): beautiful design let down by a need to grow up

By Ian Dean published

Ghostrunner 2 is a sharply designed sequel that tries too hard.

Video Game Design
Art from Synapse

Art director Alina Fedaseyenka says making Synapse was "an artistic sweet spot"

By Ian Dean published

Video game Synapse for PSVR 2 dropped colour for monochrome, Alina Fedaseyenka explains why less can be more in VR.

Video Game Design
Ghostrunner 2 level design; a long dark corridor

Ghostrunner 2's world 'changes the more Jack discovers'

By Ian Dean published

Lead level artist Dariusz Kułak reveals the tricks used to bring Ghostrunner 2's world to life.

Video Game Design
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