Inside the playstation 2

Twenty-five years ago, BALDUR’S GATE II set videogame RPGs on the path to becoming the industry-defining genre they are today. Here’s how.

WITH OVER FOUR DECADES IN THE INDUSTRY ELITE HAS MADE AN IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF GAMES. HERE’S THE HITS AND MISSES THAT SHAPED THE CLASSIC PUBLISHER

AS THE DUST SETTLED ON MARS, ID TURNED ITS ATTENTION TO A NEW MAGNIFICENT ENGINE. MEANWHILE, CAPITALISING ON THE SUCCESS OF DOOM WAS PARAMOUNT – OVER TO DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FANS, RAVEN SOFTWARE

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THE FIRST PREQUEL FILM REMAINS A MIXED BAG: THERE’S THE POD RACE AND DUEL OF THE FATES, BUT IT ALSO INTRODUCES JAR JAR BINKS. SO HOW DOES THE OFFICIAL GAME FOR THE FILM COMPARE?

As he prepares to wrap up his career, Peter Molyneux looks back at 40 years’ worth of game creation