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THE FINAL UPDATE • Destiny 2 is officially over as ‘live service content updates’ end

HIGHS & LOWS • THE BEST AND WORST IN PC GAMING

Peak extraction shooter is waiting 7 mins and 38 secs to kill one guy

I’ve not loved Destiny 2 in years, but it still sucks it’s ending

The Roblox platform is a disgrace, and regulators need to act

I’ll never love another RPG like I loved Neverwinter Nights

Is DLSS 5 GenAI really that bad?

MUST PLAY • GREAT GAMES YOU SHOULD PLAY TODAY

Letters • COMMUNITY CABLES

What do you think the best shooter of all time is?

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve • The drama, the music, the planes: Ace Combat still has it all

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced • The pirate’s life is calling us back

Tides of Annihilation • A fantasy action slasher inspired by Arthurian legend

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era • Time to conquer the world like it’s 1999

Frontier Legends • Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam

Subnautica 2 • The subaquatic survival sequel is a hit

GONE WILD • Planet Zoo 2 is embracing the great outdoors in its pursuit of the ultimate animal management sim

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Review • THE LATEST PC GAMES JUDGED

OLD HORIZONS • Forza Horizon 6 is driving a well-worn track

ONE GIANT LEAP FOR SCI-FI • Directive 8020 is an unmissable adventure for any fan of sci-fi horror

COVER BLOWN • ZA/UM’s espionage RPG, Zero Parades, doesn’t quite sell its spy story

BLAND. JAMES BLAND • 007 First Light’s gameplay flaws are fatal to its Bond fantasy

VIDEO AND RADIO STAR • Mixtape is gorgeous and mechanically underbaked

THE BLOCK KNIGHT RETURNS • Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is actually an Arkham game

GILDING THE LILY • Cruising around purgatory in Lily After All

EMPTY NEST SYNDROME • Speaking across the stars in Nest, this is Pilgrim

BREAKING THE MOLD • Get your foot in the door—but wash it first—in Moldrise

PLEASE LYCAN SUBSCRIBE • Going to the Resident Evil: Village

TROLL WITH IT • Hedging my bets in Bramble: The Mountain King

CAMELOT OF NERVE • The Pendragon is mightier than the sword

Webcams • Caught in 4K

CLOCK IT • Intel’s overclocking stance is a lighthouse in the storm

NEW METAL • Has upgrading PC parts become an ethical quandary?

Steam Controller Valve £85/$99 • Second time’s the charm

Buyer’s Guide • THE PC COMPONENTS WE RECOMMEND

Return to Castle Wolfenstein • Re-infiltrating 2001’s spookyWorld War II shooter.

“I’m pretty sure the ‘C’ in ‘CRPG’ actually stands for ‘crusty’” • Hitting the outer reaches of CRPG crust in Pathfinder: Kingmaker

“I landed in a 13-day stalemate with a demon” • Bloodletter is my new favorite deckbuilder with a creepy medieval twist

“A rite of passage and a pilgrimage of self-discovery” • Returning to the contemplating sands of Sable

“Isolation, the carceral state and horrors of the...