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Welcome

THIS MONTH’S BEASTLY BUNCH

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A brief glimpse into the future • Major developers and indie studios reveal titles in development at The Game Awards

Uncharted boosted • Two adventures remastered for PS5 in Legacy Of Thieves Collection

Taylor-made news • Oscar Taylor-Kent’s news slap

Begining to believe • The Matrix Awakens is a peek at the power of next-gen gaming

Back for round three • Clash: Artifacts Of Chaos devs tell us how they’re welcoming contenders new and old to Zenozoik

Colour us impressed • Sony releases faceplates for PS5 in five colours, three to match DualSense

PlayStation voices • The month in mouthing off

HIGH DEMAND

Sonic Of The Colossus • The Blue Blur goes off the rails in Sonic Frontiers

GEAR: STUFF WE LOVE • This month, coffee and contemplation

JESS’S REAL DEAL

Meet the locals • Horizon Forbidden West introduces a lively cast of NPCs

Numbers Game • We do the maths

Turbo-charge your PS5 • Ten tips and tricks to make your new console even more impressive

What’s your gaming New Year’s resolution? • Promises are made to be broken, but are Team PLAY’s goals worth sticking with this year?

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Eyebrows • Thick, thin, messy, or on fleek, these bold brows are some of gaming’s finest

“IT’S TIME APEX LEGENDS RECEIVED MORE CREDIT FOR ITS STORYTELLING.” • Respawn’s built some horrifyingly gripping narratives into its shooter

“PHOTO MODE IS COOL BUT I WISH IT WERE MORE LIKE USING A REAL CAMERA.” • Cameras are a creative tool. More games should emulate using one

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League • She’s a killer Quinn

FACTRICK

Flash in a pan • Three encounters with the scarlet speedster

Star Trek: Resurgence • Far from uncharted territory

ON THE HORIZON • The next six months, mapped out

The Expanse: A Telltale Series • Sure to be an absolute Belter

FACTRICK

Babylon’s Fall • It’s a long way up

Thymesia • Your plague is problematic

Rumbleverse • We can smell what Epic Games is cooking

FACTRICK

Forspoken • Spellcasting and parkour? Girl got skills

FACTRICK

The King Of Fighters XV • We KO’d Kyo and gave Chris a Glasgow kiss

Pick of the pugilists • Three characters we beat (and get beaten by)

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

DNF Duel

Afterimage

Sker Ritual

Yurukill: The Calumniation Games

Among Us VR

ARC Raiders

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Ring of roses • Oscar Taylor-Kent details how Elden Ring will blow you away… before we all fall down

LORE KEEPER

Grave new world • Leaving your grave and emerging on The First Step, here’s everything your first look at Limgrave has to tempt you with

Bosses From Hell • You’ve seen the new, so now revisit some old flames as we count down the 15 best FromSoftware bosses across Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro

RUNNING BOSSES ON FUMES • Some bosses can just be too much. Here are the ones that deserve time out

FROMSOFTWARE A RARE RESPITE • Even FromSoftware occasionally grants us a more relaxed encounter....