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Star Trek: Resurgence review: Great moments, shame about the gameplay

28 June 2023

Parts of the long-awaited Star Trek: Resurgence were excellent, but its technical issues left me wishing I was watching TV, says Jacob Aron

Marvel's Midnight Suns PlatformsNS, PC, PS4, PS5, XO, XSX From2K Games

Marvel's Midnight Suns review: Meet your heroes in new strategy game

8 February 2023

In Marvel's Midnight Suns, you are in charge of a team of superheroes who fight villains but also hang out. Who wouldn't want to go fishing with Spider-Man or play video games with Wolverine, asks Jacob Aron

TitleUnder The Waves PlatformsNS, PC, PS4, PS5, XO, XSX FromQuantic Dream Release date2023 Under The Waves? will immerse players in gorgeous environments, where exploration of caves, wrecks and underwater wildlife will be key to guiding Stan through an unforeseen series of events, deeper and deeper into the abyss. Following mysterious manifestations of his memories, Stan will have the difficult choice to stay lost in the depths forever or break free to the surface.

The best video games out in 2023

11 January 2023

From exploring the world of The Expanse to Starfield, a sci-fi role-playing game set in the 24th century, there is much to look forward to this year. Let's just hope there are no more delays, says Jacob Aron

Hardspace: Shipbreaker review: strip spacecraft for parts in orbit

12 October 2022

This video game lets you work as a salvager in low Earth orbit. Essentially, it is like building a Lego set in reverse, and, like Lego, it is a very satisfying experience, finds Jacob Aron

DDEW4X Diana Schiepp demonstrates the world-wide data communication on an IBM Web Server 400 at the Internet Fair in Berlin on the 29th of May in 1997.

Escape review: An account of the internet's intimate early days

7 September 2022

Escape, a thoughtful book by Marie Le Conte, recalls a time when people tended to organise themselves into small communities around blogs and other online hangouts. Should we go back?

Citizen Sleeper is a lo-fi cyberpunk RPG set aboard a decaying space station called Erlin’s Eye

Citizen Sleeper review: A cyberpunk RPG with an emotional core

5 May 2022

This lo-fi role-playing game set aboard a decaying space station sees you play as a Sleeper, a human mind in a robot body. Multiple storylines to explore create a fantastic sci-fi tapestry, finds Jacob Aron

These are the games to look out for in 2022

12 January 2022

This year sees no shortage of post-apocalyptic games, but light relief is available courtesy of Star Trek and a robot-loving cat, says Jacob Aron

The Forgotten City review: It's fun being stuck in a Roman time-loop

25 August 2021

Time-loops in video games can easily become a bit boring, but mystery adventure game The Forgotten City has found a nice way to bypass the problem, says Jacob Aron

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is joyful sci-fi reading

30 June 2021

Becky Chambers, the award-winning author of the Wayfarers series, builds a different world in A Psalm for the Wild-Built. But it shares the same warm optimism, finds Jacob Aron

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart review: A fun romp across the multiverse

26 June 2021

Amazing visuals, cinematic techniques, and inventive weapons - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is perfectly timed to take full advantage of the PS5 console, says Jacob Aron