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1 The team took over 500,000 images of the bustling capital to work from. 2 One artist was banned from planning offices for looking at too much reference material. 3 A photoshoot around Soho led to a real-life chase as bouncers pursued the art team.

The very first version of Epic’s Unreal Engine was developed for 1998 FPS Unreal, which spawned multiplayer spin-off Unreal Tournament. 2006’s Unreal Engine 3 debuted with Gears of War and became the most successful iteration of the engine. UE3 was s

This Silicon Graphics demo seemed like a precursor to a Nintendo 64 Final Fantasy. Square recreated FFVII’s opening to show off what the PS3 would be capable of. Epic made Samaritan to show the power of new DirectX 11 tech. This staggeringly detailed

Arrakis. Dune. Desert Planet. We’ve seen it before in books, movies and games, but the desert planet of Shiro Games’ upcoming Dune: Spice Wars takes its own approach to the world. While Spice remains key to gameplay, Shiro’s approach tackles the broa

When contemporary developers revisit the design conventions of gaming’s past, they face an inevitable challenge. Authentically capturing the feel and look of older titles can be a tricky thing to balance with innovation. That’s something the team tha

Thanks to the AMD Aerith chip’s sustained performance the chip does get warm. In-game I was regularly seeing the Deck’s silicon, both CPU and GPU components, hitting around 77 to 83°C. That’s well within the capabilities of the system’s cooling, and

Mistranslations for the Modern Gamer writes: “The most recent blow is the announcement that Diablo 3 will be released on consoles… What Diablo’s console debut means is that its developer, Blizzard, has left PC exclusivity, and that, internet, is a mo

OK, it’s not really testing the limits of the hardware, but the Switch version has already proved that this enduring deckbuilder is the perfect game to dip in and out of on the go. There you go, here’s a test of the hardware. If the Steam Deck can ru

The creators of the Castlevania show are already working on giving Devil May Cry the same treatment, with an eight episode season to come and further seasons planned. Dante, Vergil and Lady are confirmed as the leads. After a long wait, the Halo TV s

Grubby but earnest. They want the city to be free. Organised bandits looking to expand their turf. Cops of the apocalypse. Looking to impose order. They just want to deliver the mail. You can help! They steal and kill. They run away, too, and are fun

Keep the sun out your eyes while stuntin’. Make an impression with a bold, bulky silhouette. What’s a skater without a suitably gnarly deck graphic? There’s nothing less stylish than skinned knees. When at the beach, do as the beach-goers do. ■

· Has more health. · Whole life ahead of him. · Dad was murdered pretty recently though, so that stings. · Lots of muscles. · Does more damage. · Wasted whole life beating up gangsters for revenge. · Still sad about dad anyway. · Good beard. ■

If your look is repping Khorne, you’ll be perfectly suited to charging into the fray and tearing up the opposition. Nurgle gear will make people cross the street to get away from you. And just like the diseases you spread, you’re hardy as hell. If yo

Khorne is obsessed with blood and violence, and his followers like to get drunk on rage and gore, increasing in ferocity with each battle won. The most grotesque of the Chaos gods, ol’ Nurgle and his followers love nothing more than spreading plagues

Starting on the 30th turn, rifts start appearing periodically, spitting out daemons and allowing you to travel to the Realm Only leaders and their armies can enter, and each domain has specific challenges, for example Nurgle’s domain will give you a

Nothing beats living your own Western tale, hacking it through the vistas, and stopping to make a horse silhouette. Projecting No Mans Sky onto a large screen manages to further inflate the infinite expanse of space ahead. Filling a wall with the Ore

Having sworn off violence against zombies, a trait that limits your effectiveness with weaponry is a good way to earn bonuses. A life on the trail helps make sure you can find some tasty food to eat wherever you are. If one false move can lead to an

Ever important in early crafting recipes, found by harvesting small bushes. Also easily foraged from forest brush. Snag these off the ground or with a pickaxe. If you’re crafting a fire whacker while inside a burning house I have bad news for you. ■