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BETWEEN 1985 AND 1994, COMMODORE LAUNCHED AN ABUNDANCE OF AMIGA MODELS FEATURING CONSTANTLY EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY. THESE INNOVATIVE MACHINES – PARTICULARLY THE ICONIC AMIGA 500 – REACHED MILLIONS OF HOUSEHOLDS AROUND THE WORLD, HAVING A SEISMIC IMPACT ON THE HOME-COMPUTING LANDSCAPE

DEUS EX ’ s influence can be quietly felt throughout gaming like the tendrils of a clandestine organization, but it could have ended up a Command & Conquer game if not for an unlikely intervention. This is the story of how it was made, 25 years ago

Playing DOOM: THE DARK AGES is an opportunity to slow down, and marvel at the graphics tech

THE WITCHER 4 is shiny, gorgeous, and… green?

FROM RAPID RUN-AND-GUN GREATS TO THOUGHTFUL STRATEGY GEMS, THE AMIGA WAS A VERSATILE GAMING SYSTEM THAT OFFERED SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. WE LOOK BACK ON WHERE IT EXCELLED AS A GAMES MACHINE, PLUS HOW IT COPED WITH ARCADE CONVERSIONS AND COMPETING WITH CONSOLES

Stuart Hunt explains why Microsoft’s second console remains its best