Issue #058

NEWS Link to heading

PlayStation CEO on Possible PS5 Game Pass Competitor: “There is News to Come”

The Internet Archive’s new Flash library is a nostalgic goldmine

Rocket League Developer Says 120 FPS Is a ‘Minor Patch’ on Xbox Series, But a ‘Full Native Port’ on PS5

GTA Online’s “biggest update yet” adds new tropical island locale and heist in December

The Last of Us Gets Series Order from HBO

Lord of the Rings MMO Have Been Revealed

This Minecraft map turns the game into an RPG

Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5 Will Offer New Subscription Service With “Fortnite Crew”

Riot Games Announces ‘Valorant’ Champions Tour Esports Tournament Series

Xbox December Games With Gold Revealed

Most expensive video game ever sold for £117,000 in auction

Red Dead Online is getting a standalone release next week

Every winner at the Golden Joystick Awards 2020

PS5 is biggest console launch in history

PlayStation Plus December games for PS4 and PS5 confirmed

Microsoft acknowledges Xbox Series X and S performance issues

REVIEWS Link to heading

Mars Horizon review – a modest leap for mankind

Football Manager 2021

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FEATURES Link to heading

The $70 AAA price point – it’s about time | Opinion

PlayStation’s Jim Ryan: ‘I wouldn’t recommend another console launch amid a pandemic’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang interview — Antitrust, openness, and the PC-console war

PlayStation boss Jim Ryan wants the PS5 to be a seven-year success

Anne Munition interview — Why diversity matters in gaming and streaming

Warcraft Director Discusses Success, Regrets And Balance In Shadowlands: The Hazzikostas Q&A

Godfall Repeats Two Massive Looter Mistakes

Smart Access Memory: the simple switch that makes an all-AMD gaming PC sing

“The time is right to re-evaluate open worlds. We can do better”

Zombies mode is finally fun again in Black Ops Cold War

The indie category at The Game Awards left me unsure of what ‘indie game’ even means

Can game studios radically transform how they hire?

What are the biggest changes impacting the games industry?

Astro’s Playroom Is A True Next-Gen Experience

DISCUSSIONS Link to heading

Xbox head Phil Spencer says console tribalism is ‘one of the worst things about our industry’

The Nintendo Switch sold 4 times more units than PS5, Series S & X Combined this week in japan.

VIDEOS Link to heading

NEO: The World Ends with You | Official Announcement Trailer

What Is DLSS And Should You Use It?

How Microsoft Flight Simulator Recreated Our Entire Planet | Noclip Documentary

FUNNY Link to heading

It is what it is

That’s it

DEV / DESIGN Link to heading

Updating your games after production, general tips for Games as a Service for indie games

Ghost of Tsushima - The Art of Compelling Quest Design

The Impact of Videogame Criticism