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When Joe Walsh sent the pitch document for Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout to his boss at Mediatonic in January 2018, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was already a massive hit. Fortnite was just into its second season and in the process of going supernova. The battle royale genre, in other words, was taking …

For a new generation to begin, first another must end. With the PS5 and Xbox Series X now out in the wild, all eyes are turning towards future horizons. But before we all become fixated on what will be Big in 2021 and beyond, GamesRadar+ wanted to take an opportunity …

Many people in my life have urged me to play Destiny 2 for years, whether it’s my coworkers, my partner, or a random drunk guy at the dive bar who overheard me talking about my job. I would always steadfastly refuse. “It’s too much,” I would say, “I don’t get …

Read more (Image credit: Activision) The real-life Nuketown: Where Call of Duty got its most iconic multiplayer map There remains a woefully prevalent misconception lurking behind the pomp and pageantry of video game shooters, and it’s the idea that you’re either naturally good at them, or you’re not.  Similar to …

What is Edge Presents: Game Changers? (Image credit: Future) Presented by Edge, Game Changers is a new editorial series that dives deeper into pivotal moments from console war history, from the original PlayStation launch in 1994, to Xbox’s billion-dollar red ring of death rescue plan. Each episode recaps the industry …

Horror games always struggle to maintain fear beyond a five to ten hour runtime – desperately remixing ideas as battered nerves become numb. The Shalebridge Cradle’s power comes from the fact that it doesn’t belong to a horror game at all. Instead, it’s a level that sits at the centre …

Crash Bandicoot 4, on its surface, is a pixel perfect continuation of the series’ legacy. Levels are filled with dazzlingly colourful enemies and obstacles that hide just how difficult it’ll be getting past them. Crash remains a jort-wearing buffoon who you’ll repeatedly hurl insults towards as he misses the edge …

What is Edge Presents: Game Changers? (Image credit: Future) Presented by Edge magazine, Game Changers is a new editorial series that dives deeper into pivotal moments from console war history, from the original PlayStation launch in 1994, to Xbox’s billion-dollar red ring of death rescue plan. Each episode recaps the …

Martin Scorsese is nothing without Thelma Schoonmaker; Brian De Palma wouldn’t have changed cinema without Paul Hirsch, nor Spike Lee without Barry Alexander Brown. Great film directors are only as good as their equally great editors – the people who take the raw footage, select the best shots, and determine …

What’s the best video game controller? I’d wager that for most, it’s a discussion reduced to just two viable candidates: the Xbox 360 gamepad and the DualShock 2 – each of which were masterworks of ergonomics. Perhaps the more incendiary among us might point to the GameCube’s wireless WaveBird with …