This month, Tom marches on the Creative Assembly offices for an audience with Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia's creators. Which of the game's kings, who look resplendent on this week's cover, is the kingliest? Dive in to find out.
Elsewhere, Fraser Brown travels to Larian Studios to delve into the makings of Divinity: Original Sin 2, our 2017 game of the year, and find out about the history of the studio. Philippa sits down with Firewatch developer Campo Santo's co-founders to talk about their next game, In The Valley of Gods, while Phil Iwaniuk explains why crypto mining has doubled GPU prices.
Previews this month include Surviving Mars, Vampyr, and The Gardens Between, while we review Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, Rust, Subnautica and many more. Plus, keep an eye out for our group test of the best prebuilt PCs on the market.
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This month:
- Tom goes hands-on with Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia.
- Fraser Brown visits Larian Studios to learn about the making of Divinity: Original Sin 2.
- Andy reviews Kingdom Come: Deliverance, and previews Surviving Mars.
- We rate the best prebuilt PCs on the market.
- Phil Iwaniuk delves into the details of the graphics cards price explosion.
- Philippa talks to the Firewatch developers about their next game, In the Valley of Gods.
- We review Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Civilization VI: Rise and Fall, Lost Sphear, and more.
- Read our guide to taking the perfect screenshot.
- And much more!
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