Latest articles by Ian Dean
Unreal Engine’s AI push sparks backlash as developers fear the end of Blueprints
Why are Epic’s new plans dividing everyone?
How a fine-art obsession helped this fantasy indie game attract millions of views
Sovereign Tower’s art director reveals how a 19th-century illustrator inspired this RPG.
GTA 6 official box art is out, and Rockstar is leaning hard into Vice City nostalgia
It's instantly familiar in the best way possible.
New Unreal Engine 5 game marks the end of the 'bigger is better' open worlds
No Law wants you to notice everything in its world.
I bought a Switch 2 a year late, and now I finally understand Nintendo
Why it feels fresher than PlayStation and Xbox.
Unreal Engine 5 games aren’t getting bigger anymore – they’re getting smarter
Nvidia's PUBG Ally experiment reveals the future of real-time AI characters.
How one creator is using AI to build an entire transmedia sci-fi universe
"Without AI, NUVAGAIA would still be a folder of notes," says Gerard Bisbal.
Hollowbody review: a haunting homage to PS1 horror that forgets why it evolved
An experiment in retro horror that can feel too authentic.
I tried the BBC's new 3D World Cup app, and football suddenly felt like a video game
The most ambitious piece of interactive design yet.
How Fumito Ueda, Mirror’s Edge and Blame! influenced Motorslice's surreal industrial world
How a two-person indie dev crafted a vast, interconnected world by hand.
How Unreal Engine and Houdini power the VFX of Surviving Earth
Milk VFX visualised 450 million years of Earth’s lost worlds.
The best easels for painting
Our experts pick the best easels for painting available today.
Fatal Fury / Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History review
This gorgeous retro gaming book explains why Fatal Fury deserves more respect.
I'm buying myself a Nintendo Switch 2 because of The Duskbloods
It's not on sale, but after a year of waiting, I finally need one.
How a filmmaker turned a 10-year-old unmakeable movie idea into reality with AI
How Catacombs was made using 3,229 AI generations, 242 hours, and one filmmaker.
How 75 oil paintings became Annecy 2026's breakout animated short
The unusual process behind the most talked-about animation, Danse Macabre.
Crafters will love these early Cricut Prime Day deals
Things are heat(press)ing up already.
Why the Sega Rally creator thinks modern racing games lost their sense of fun
And how the new retro-inspired racer, 4PGP, is proving to be the exception.
“It feels like a world in my head”: designing the decayed cosmos of Necrophosis
Ares Dragonis explains how he uses decay, scale and silence to rethink horror game design.
Why the creators of Silent Planet look to ’90s grit for inspiration
Creative director James Alex Santoro explains what 'retro-inspired' actually means.
Aston Martin just exposed everything wrong with gaming PC design
Sleek finish, wooden panels… this has made me realise how ugly most gaming rigs have become.
The best tablets with a stylus pen for drawing and note-taking
Our expert compares the best tablets with a stylus included for taking notes and art.
