Latest articles by Luke Kemp
If you want to play a guy called Kliff who kicks people off cliffs, Crimson Desert is going to be the game for you
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Catching up with the team behind one of 2025's most intriguing RPGs
Sniper Elite: Resistance review: "Balances action and stealth with a level of success that very few games manage"
Review
"Death Stranding was a huge inspiration for us!": More than an evolution of QWOP, Baby Steps is stumbling along its own path
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | We're falling for this already - Bennett Foddy on how the team is making putting one foot in front of the other enjoyably awkward in Baby Steps
Extraction shooter Exoborne's extreme weather makes the world "a playground of verticality, unexpected discoveries, and dangerous combat spaces"
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Mother Nature is your deadliest enemy or your fiercest ally – we talk to Sharkmob co-founder Martin Hultberg about getting the weather-worn extraction shooter Exoborne ready for action
23 years later, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is set to revitalize the bounty hunter on Switch, just as the original did on GameCube
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Metroid Prime 4: Beyond sets galaxy-sized expectations with returning abilities, a returning antagonist, and a brand new adventure
Where Winds Meet is a stunning open world adventure set to deliver "the unique charm of wuxia martial arts combat" to the masses
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Lead designer Soul talks the spirit of wuxia, weapon variety, and the Ten Kingdoms setting of Where Winds Meet
From what we've seen so far, it would be a bad idea to sleep on Don't Nod's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Record scratching that narrative adventure itch – Don't Nod talks the '90s, shooting with tape, and episodic structure for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
"Climbing is in itself a game, with rules everybody knows": Cairn's tense, strategic ascents are making our palms sweat
Big in 2025 | Going hands-on, and very carefully too, with this year's most compelling and dizzying climb 'em up, we speak to The Game Bakers about putting a piton in it
Doom: The Dark Ages takes the series forward by winding the clock several centuries back
Big in 2025 | Turn the medieval dead to ash – Doom: The Dark Ages acts as a missing FPS link, aiming to make you feel more powerful than ever
From Dragon's Dogma 2 to Star Wars Outlaws, here's the best open world games of 2024
Year in Review Year in Review | Here’s the must-play open worlds games of the year that showed us the sky was the limit
From Astro Bot to Black Myth: Wukong, the best action-adventure games of 2024 made us sweat
Year in Review Year in Review | Here’s the must-play action-adventure games of the year that challenged and delighted in equal measure
From Hades 2 to Palworld, the best early access games of 2024 are already great to play
Year in Review Year in Review | Here’s the must-play early access games of the year that are well worth celebrating
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 review: "Both a return to form and a great entry point for new or lapsed players"
Review
The best PlayStation demos of all-time and what made them special
Feature Holiday Long Read | Play Magazine explores some of PlayStation's most memorable demos
Will we ever see another Danganronpa? Who knows, but we should probably cut its miniature murderer some slack
FEATURE Opinion | Monokuma is the best kind of bad
Folding previous series entries into new ones is the perfect way to preserve old games
Feature Opinion | Video games must be better at self-preservation – but some devs are ahead of the curve
Red Dead Redemption 2 Camp upgrades list: How to improve your camp and get the best resources
Guide These are all the camp upgrades you can purchase and craft to enhance Horseshoe Overlook in Red Dead Redemption 2
Games don't have to be prestigious award-winners to justify your time and money
Feature Because one player's trash is another player's treasure
Red Dead Redemption 2 Satchel upgrades: How to craft satchels to increase your carrying capacity
Guide These are all the satchel upgrades you can craft to boost your carrying capacity in Red Dead Redemption 2
