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BIG GAME HUNTING • Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of ACTIVISION BLIZZARD is the biggest deal in games history

Highs & Lows

UNREAL TOUR • What to expect from games running on UNREAL ENGINE 5’s ‘next-gen’ technology

DEMO SCENES • Four memorable tech demos across 25 years

2K MARIN-ATION • Other great indie games from the Bioshock 2 team

BEYOND BIOSHOCK • Gone Home developer JOHNNEMANN NORDHAGEN’s career on the edge

THE LONG GOODBYE • How TEAM BONDI built LA Noire on the back of The Getaway

GET OUT • The lengths put into capturing London

A LIFE OF CRIME • Team Bondi’s road to success and scandal

WARHAMMER 40K: CHAOS GATE—DAEMONHUNTERS • XCOM vibes, but with cosmic plagues and almost no RNG

GHOSTWIRE: TOKYO • Less The Evil Within, more Watch Dogs 2 with ghosts

DUNE: SPICE WARS • We’ll be Dune some spice mining

WE ARE OFK • A fake band, a real videogame, and the joy of going with the flow

ROOTS OF PACHA • The perfect farming sim for anyone keen on the stone age

GABE GEAR • Is the STEAM DECK a PC gaming revolution, or just another hardware boondoggle?

All Hands on Deck • How does it play?

History in your hands • The Steam Deck truly is an emulation dream machine

Steamed RAM • How does the hardware perform?

Sorry, what? • Failing the significant other test

Deck Tech • Could it replace your PC?

THE BEST GAME DESIGN PROGRAMS RANKED BY THE PRINCETON REVIEW 2022 • Whether it’s the best teachers, the coolest graduates, or the most cutting-edge facilities, the Princeton Review has worked to find agreat school for you.

THE TOP 5O BEST GAME DESIGN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS • Whether you're taking your first steps or refining your skills, there’s a game design program for anyone. Check out the 50 best undergraduate and 25 best graduate programs out there.

HOMEWORK: The Forgotten City Cutting to the chase

DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE GAME DESIGN JOBS? • Soyou want to goto college to learn game design, but maybe you're not sure what careerpath is right for you. Dive far enough intothe world of game development and you'll realizethere are countless types of jobs drawing upon infinite amounts of skills. It’s hard to pick where you should focus, which is why we've laid out two lesser-knowngame design jobs, what they entail. and why the people working them have stuck with it.

THE TOP 25 BEST GAME DESIGN GRADUATE PROGRAMS

HOMEWORK: Unpacking Turning trinkets into storytelling

BUILDING A BETTER COLLEGE APPLICATION LETTER • Maybe everyone else hastheir college career figured out. but you're worried about the veryfirst step: Writing acollege admission application letter. We spoke with several educators and admissions workers about what they expect from new students, and what you need to doto impress them.

TIME CRIMES • How I spend time in cutscenes

NIGHT CITY • DYING LIGHT 2 is bigger and better than the original

FRACTURED FACTIONS • The different groups of Viledor

FRESH STYLE •...