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The latest long reads, interviews and perspective from across PC and console gaming.

Who answers the witch's letters in Hela?
The mice follow requests for help, keep pace with a squirrel and come home to the witch's memories.

Can your team outrun Metal Sonic in Sonic Pico Park?
Watch the player at the back as a blue robot bears down on the group.

Path of Exile 2's castles open routes across the Atlas
A captured fortress gives your faction somewhere to explore, while commanders can take the next map off your hands.

Four diggers share a beach in Digging A Hole Together
A wider shovel and a jetpack change how you work your way through a hole your friends are still digging.

A guard's footsteps tell on him in Thief Remastered
Follow a patrol by ear, then send a guard the wrong way with a noisemaker arrow.

Home on wheels in The Road of Dust and Sorrow
A lit campervan, a roadside diner and a girl who wants to leave pictures for the next traveller.

A home in Lightyear Frontier's new wilderness
Lay out holograms before adding materials, then furnish a home as deliveries help the Colonies grow.

Rocket League input buffer: STS or CSTS?
Compare the strength of time scaling, then use the queue and loss readings to decide what to keep.

Framing a wildlife portrait in Planet Zoo 2
Separate focus distances keep a tiger sharp amongst the leaves, while movable planting gives builders a background to refine.

The most anticipated games of 2026 and 2027
Vice City is close, Layton has a new case and Link is back in Hyrule. Find release dates, platforms and trailers for 25 games.