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Will: Follow the Light review, a boat at sea

Will: Follow the Light review – stunning Unreal Engine 5 visuals can hide the rough edges

By Alan Wen Published

This indie nails lighting in the harsh north, but left me lost at sea.

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An illustration of three teens stood on a rock

Mixtape review: a stop-motion-like, post-Spider-Verse aesthetic you can play

By Alan Wen Published

The spirit of John Hughes, Take on Me and MTV in playable form.

Gaming
Wax Heads; a digital illustration depicts a young woman holding a record, surrounded by a variety of displayed items in a store

Wax Heads review: a cosy puzzler where art does more than storytelling

By Ian Dean Published

Light on challenge, but captures the awkwardness of music taste in every illustration.

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Motorslice review; a woman leans against a concrete pillar

Motorslice review: a liminal Shadow of the Colossus-inspired must-play

By Ian Dean Published

Brutalist and brilliant.

Gaming
Game boxes on a shiny surface

Amazon’s Gaming Week 2026 sale is a goldmine for retro game remake deals

By Ian Dean Published

Dragon Quest, Resident Evil, Mario Galaxy and more at impulse-buy prices.

Gaming
A woman looks scared, she's wearing a spacesuit

Directive 8020's glossy, late-’90s sci-fi aesthetic gives it an edge

By Ian Dean Published

My hands-on shows how smart art direction can reshape familiar horror tropes.

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Saros review; a man stands in front of a sun god

Saros review: a smarter, sharper evolution of Returnal’s best ideas

By Alan Wen Published

A PS5-exclusive that blends retro headomism with Sony's cinematic gaming polish.

Gaming
Art for Metro 2039, a man in body armour on fire

Why Metro 2039 is doubling down on tightly curated, story-first level design

By Ian Dean Published

4A Games is pushing back against open-world excess.

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A screen from game Mixtape, a girl is being pushed in a shopping trolley

“The opposite of AI slop”: how Mixtape’s handmade animation builds real emotion

By Alan Wen Published

The art direction and rendering tricks behind Mixtape's nostalgic feel are explained.

Video Game Design
Pragmata Switch 2

I played 25 hours of Pragmata on PS5 Pro and Switch 2 – here’s the real difference

By Alan Wen Published

RE Engine's tech is pared back on Switch 2, but it offers one unique way to play.

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