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How Blumhouse Games is aiming to shake up an entire genre, with small budgets and a broad slate

WITH THE ORIGINAL EVERQUEST HAVING RECENTLY HIT ITS 25TH BIRTHDAY, WE LOOK BACK AT THE GAME THAT POPULARISED THE MMORPG AND SET THE TEMPLATE FOR THE GENRE THAT HASN’T VEERED MUCH FROM EVERQUEST’S DESIGN ALL THESE YEARS LATER

The humble samurai is one of gaming’s most enduring characters, with many games paying homage to them – so here’s the ultimate list of what you should play to embody the fantasy yourself

You creep slowly up the ornate steps towards a beautiful treasure chest. The rest of your adventuring party is distracting the guards, leaving you solely responsible for retrieving the ultimate fortun

‘I WAS, AND AM STILL, SURPRISED BY EVERY OPPORTUNITY. I’VE BEEN CONTINUOUS AND FEEL AT THE TOP OF MY FORM’

NEARLY 130 YEARS SINCE THE LUMIÈRE BROTHERS INVENTED CINEMA, HERE WE ARE, WITH HOLLYWOOD TRANSFORMING BY THE D AY, STREAMING CHANGING THE GAME, AND AI LOOMING LARGE. WITH THE INDUSTRY MORE EXCITING — BUT MORE UNPREDICTABLE — THAN EVER BEFORE, WE ASK BLOCKBUSTER FILMMAKERS AND INDIE DIRECTORS ALIKE HOW THEY’RE FEELING… AND WHAT’S IN STORE