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Our favorite BioShock moments
shocking A look back at the scariest, ugliest, and prettiest scenes from throughout the series.
Finding the ugliest NPC in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
about face A quest to find the least attractive person in Cyrodiil goes a little off the rails.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is still a great immersive sim
Reinstall It's time to don those shades again.
The cult of Doom: the thriving mod scene behind id's classic
25th anniversary Exploring the modern mod scene with id Software's classic shooter.
I do not blame you for ignoring the medical crate that I helpfully placed
Crate expectations Struggles with Battlefield 5's medical crates.
Action-RPG Elm Knight may be 30 years old, but it still feels like it's from the future
Pasokon Retro Much more than just a pretty bio-armour face.
The best and worst boss fights in PC gaming
Face off The most fun and the most frustrating bosses, from Dark Souls and Undertale to Mass Effect 2 and Arkham Knight.
The making of TIE Fighter: How being the bad guys changed Star Wars forever
Heirs to the Empire The inside story of Totally Games' unforgettable Star Wars dogfighting sim.
The pinnacle of pyromania: the best flames and flamethrowers in PC gaming
Flame on We're carrying the torch for the fire effects that make us go wide-eyed and burn-crazy.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong is a perfect portrait of a cyberpunk city fighting for revolution
Retrospective If cyberpunk lives on, Shadowrun: Hong Kong should be its guiding light.
Fallout's Vaults, ranked from worst to best
gimme shelter From white noise experiments to psychoactive drugs, from virtual reality to human cloning gone Gary.
In 1998, Thief: The Dark Project defined the stealth game
20 years A look back on the game that gave players the tools to sneak, not to fight, and the impact that had.
How Unreal Tournament mods created a wave of successful indie studios
Thanks, UT The mod scene that gave us everything from Killing Floor to Alien Swarm to Sanctum.
Prey vs. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided: why one intro works and the other doesn't
preyus ex An analysis of the opening minutes of two games shows why one succeeds and the other disappoints.
Meet the erotic roleplayers making a living in Final Fantasy 14's own mini-Vegas
Big Phoenix At Phoenix Nights you can gamble, dance the night away or explore your deepest desires.
To the Moon and back: a journey of connection
BEST OF The opening graphics in Kan Gao's To the Moon reveal starlight first, then moonbeam, before steadying into a night sky and a lighthouse in the corner of my laptop screen.
