Skyrim on skooma

PAINKILLER returns, and this time it’s brought friends

BEING CHARMING IN

KEITA TAKAHASHI TALKS US THROUGH HIS JOURNEY FROM ART-SCHOOL ODDBALL TO WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM AS THE CREATOR OF THE PS2 CLASSIC KATAMARI DAMACY. ALONG THE WAY WE DISCUSS GOAT-SHAPED FLOWERPOTS, DESIGNING PLAYGROUNDS, HIS ENDLESS WISH TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE AND HIS NEW GAME, TO A T

SKIN DEEP , Blendo’s first game in seven years, is a small triumph

A VANGUARD FOR THE FIRST ERA OF 32-BIT RPGS, YOSHITAKA MURAYAMA AND JUNKO KAWANO’S SUIKODEN PROVED THE STRONG FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED BY POPULAR 16-BIT CONSOLE RPGS AND BOLSTERED IT WITH NEW METHODS OF COMBAT, A STRIKING POLITICALLY DRIVEN NARRATIVE, AND AN ARMY’S WORTH OF RECRUITABLE CHARACTERS

CONTINUED ADVENTURES IN GAMING