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- Sep 15, 2026
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âWe were bored of traditional fantasy clichesâ: inside Playground Gamesâ 10-year effort to revive Fable (opens the original)
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The distinctively British RPG is returning courtesy of the makers of Forza Horizon â with comedy talent such as Richard Ayoade and Natasia Demetriou voicing sweary characters. We had our first play and spoke to its developer When Playground Games was founded in 2010, its objective was straightforward: to make the best cars in video games. Operating out of an unassuming white building in Leamington Spa, the studio sought to challenge Gran Turismo with its critically acclaimed British racing alt
‘We were bored of traditional fantasy cliches’: inside Playground Games’ 10-year effort to revive Fable - AOL (opens the original)
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When Playground Games was founded in 2010, its objective was straightforward: to make the best cars in video games. Operating out of an unassuming white building in Leamington Spa, the studio sought to challenge Gran Turismo with its critically acclaimed British racing alternative: the acclaimed free-roaming Forza Horizon series. Yet as the team grew, so did their ambitions. Now they are making the most intriguing British fantasy game we have seen in many years. For those who have never ventured
Raiding the past: Lara Croft relives her first adventure in Legacy of Atlantis (opens the original)
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We have a first play of the forthcoming Tomb Raider remake and speak with its developers. Can they improve on the gameplay without losing what made the 1996 original such a classic? We join Lara Croft in St Francis’ Folly – inspired by the Unesco-listed monasteries of Meteora in Greece – as the light shines through the cracked ceiling and a flock of bats glide across the vast ruins below. When Lara leaps down to the monastery’s crumbling pillared courtyard, it becomes clear that these screeching
Raiding the past: Lara Croft relives her first adventure in Legacy of Atlantis - AOL (opens the original)
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We join Lara Croft in St Francis’ Folly – inspired by the Unesco-listed monasteries of Meteora in Greece – as the light shines through the cracked ceiling and a flock of bats glide across the vast ruins below. When Lara leaps down to the monastery’s crumbling pillared courtyard, it becomes clear that these screeching, leathery creatures aren’t just set dressing. As they lurch towards her with unpredictable movements, she dispatches the swarm with a flurry of gun fire and panicked punches. It’s a
Castlevania: Belmontâs Curse - Konami classic rises again from Paris sewers and Joan of Arc is a boss (opens the original)
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Evil Empire creatives explain how it is playing to todayâs âmetroidvaniasâ and honouring the originalâs legacy with much fresh slaying to be done Since the last Castlevania game hit the shelves (2014âs Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2), Konamiâs dormant series has unexpectedly spawned a hit genre. With an entire generation raised on âmetroidvaniasâ â a portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania â millions of players have only ever seen the games inspired by Konamiâs seminal games
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