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Spider-Man 2 leads PLAY Magazine’s Hot 50
News Plus: Star Wars Outlaws, Atlus’ ambitious future plans, a huge Final Fantasy 16 review, PSVR2’s best FPS yet, and much more!
The 10 weirdest product placements in games, from Final Fantasy 15 to Death Stranding
Feature Tucking into the history of culinary product placement in games
Baldur's Gate 3's most mysterious character has a backstory its creator always wanted to tell
News "I always wanted to do a story about a serial killer that didn't remember being a serial killer"
Over 10 years later, Bayonetta is still one of the best action games
Opinion Opinion | Bayonetta is the queen of the action game genre
Modern games can learn from the past, but they're often too bloated to notice
Opinion Opinion | Rather than trying to do everything, sometimes it's better to do just one thing well
Sometimes you just need to applaud video game antagonists for being good at their job
Opinion Opinion | F1 2021's bad guy might be OTT, but if you remove the emotion, they deserve credit
Future Games Show to broadcast Gamescom showcase on August 23
News Join us for over 40 new trailers in our annual Fall showcase, showcasing the most exciting titles from Gamescom 2023
Kaleidoscopes, cigarettes, and hair gel: How Remedy achieved Alan Wake 2's live-action "stylisation"
News "We have certainly taken a different stab at it along the way."
After 10 years of splitting opinion, it's time we cut Knack some slack
Feature Opinion | This PlayStation protagonist doesn't deserve to be torn to bits
Cover reveal: Alan Wake 2's devs help crack the case
News Plus, the future of PS5, inside Cyberpunk 2077's exciting new DLC, the verdicts on Street Fighter 6, Company of Heroes 3, The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum, and more!
Baldur's Gate 3 leads the charge in the PLAY fantasy special
News Plus, we chat with Airship Syndicate about Wayfinder, our Honkai: Star Rail preview, the verdict on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and more!
This MMO turned into an MMO by accident
news Wayfinder developer admits it "definitely didn't pitch it that way"
Tekken punches onto PLAY's cover
News Plus: 30 years of FIFA, hands-on with Elder Scrolls’ new update, Diablo 4, Exoprimal, and more!
HBO's The Last of Us must be the blueprint for all adaptations moving forward
Feature Opinion | The Uncharted movie is a pup that belongs in Naughty Dog's kennel
Folding previous series entries into new ones is the perfect way to preserve old games
Feature Opinion | Video games must be better at self-preservation – but some devs are ahead of the curve
Final Fantasy 16 blazes onto PLAY's new cover
News Plus, the verdicts on Resident Evil 4 and Wo Long, lifting the curtain on gaming's magical moments, hands-on with the next big MMORPG and more!
Cover reveal: Resident Evil 4's devs on bringing survival horror back to life
News Plus, PSVR2 launch verdict, Elder Scrolls Online’s Lovecraftian future, hands-on with Granblue’s epic action RPG, and much more inside!
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor lights up PLAY’s cover
News Plus: PSVR2 launch guide, Amnesia: The Bunker, Sherlock Holmes meets Lovecraft, The Last Of Us HBO, and more inside!
