Latest articles by Tom Francis
Dunwell Playing a magic assassin in Dishonored’s rusty city of Dunwall is as brilliant as it looks.
Grower When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will stroll the lawn.
Coldworld A vast and gorgeous world of exciting possibilities, fascinating places, engrossing adventures and flying lizards.
best of When does being a bad person in a game make you a bad person in real life?
From the archives A strange war of tiny digital souls.
From the archives Central heating will never be the same.
editor's choice Our original Portal, Team Fortress 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode Two reviews from 2007.
preyus ex An analysis of the opening minutes of two games shows why one succeeds and the other disappoints.
Dragon slaying Sam Coster describes his tumultuous years of game development and cancer treatment.
Blob story The story of Inside's very weird ending. (Spoilers ahead!)
GDC 2016 80 Days writer Meg Jayanth argues that players often have too much power, while NPCs are helpless to change their own lives.
GDC 2016 A test of Battlefield 2's bot medics that took the 'I' out of AI.
GDC 2016 Mode7 discusses the trouble it had convincing its fans to play a sci-fi sport.
MGS makes you feel like an operative instead of just a violent lunatic.
Konami adds an interesting twist to the lethal vs. non-lethal debate.
Giving you more room to recover from slip-ups creates a better experience.
Diary A race for knowledge begins in the face of insurmountable odds.
