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

The strangest noise in End of Abyss starts with two playing cards
Enemy voices, weapon materials and ventilation hum tell you what is nearby, even when nobody speaks a recognisable language.

What is falter in Control Resonant? The stun meter and patch 1.3.3
Falter explained: lower stun thresholds, stronger upgrades and cheaper respecs shorten the path to an execution.

Take the warm coat or take the long way round in Permafrost
Tea buys cold resistance, abandoned buildings become outposts and eight fresh rewards wait in the deadly zones.

Silent Hill: Townfall finds horror in borrowed keys and floppy disks
Borrowed keys, floppy disks and a lived-in town give Townfall's puzzles their own history.

Keep your eyes on the road in Thank You Bus Driver, if you can
The map blocks the windscreen, passengers break changing rules and every Thank You buys a little more time.

Enshrouded's mage finally has a reason to carry two weapons
A wand crit powers the next staff attack, while summons and piercing shots give a caster more decisions.

FC 27 Career Mode transfers: how negotiations work
Enquiries take time, rivals can bid, and the contract can affect a player's later form.

Watch the tiger before opening Planet Zoo 2's welfare panel
A thirsty tiger slumps, thriving animals live longer, and guests notice when a habitat is failing.

Private Park is the soldier to watch in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Price is hunting a superweapon; Park and his conscripted squad must retake their own cities.

Rivage's missing crew are written into its rooms
A.R.E.S. is empty, but its rooms still have the habits of the people who lived there.