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Unpacking the power of nostalgia, block by block
EDGE
Absolute state of the union • What this year’s GDC says about the present and future of videogame development
Snap decisions • What inspired the creation of Downpour, which invites you to turn photos into games?
Here be Dragons • What does Poland’s key game dev conference have in store?
GETTING MEDIEVAL • Prepare for an almighty paladingdong in Knights In Tight Spaces
Soundbytes • Game commentary in snack-sized mouthfuls
THIS MONTH ON EDGE • Some of the other things on our minds when we weren’t doing ever ything else
DISPATCHES JUNE • Send your views, using ‘Dialogue’ as the subject line, to edge@futurenet.com. Our letter of the month wins an exclusive Edge T-shirt
Trigger Happy
The Outer Limits
Narrative Engine
Extradimensional
PHONOPOLIS
TAILS OF IRON 2: WHISKERS OF WINTER
HYPER LIGHT BREAKER
VISIONS OF MANA
WAX HEADS
VOID SOLS
ROUNDUP
COMING IN TO LAND • The creator of Spelunky, plus a supergroup of indie developers, have spent the best part of a decade making 50 games. Has the journey been worth it?
BREAKOUT
THE MAKING OF . . .AMERICAN ARCADIA • How a contrast of perspectives added extra layers to a sidescrolling platform game
BLUE MANCHU • How enforced early retirement eventually led Jonathan Chey back to System Shock
PLAY • REVIEWS. PERSPECTIVES. INTERVIEWS. AND SOME NUMBERS
Disempower fantasy
Dragon’s Dogma 2
Post Script
Rise Of The Ronin
Post Script
Children Of The Sun
Harold Halibut
Open Roads
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
Pepper Grinder
Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon Of Serpentcoil Island
Alone In The Dark
Mars After Midnight
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
The Finals