Editors' picks
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The Evil Within: how Mikami has modernised survival horror
The latest thriller takes the fundamentals of the genre but drags its dismembered corpse into the 21st century. By Keith Stuart
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Skylanders: Trap Team review – expensive but well-crafted entertainment
The game/toy crossover returns with new characters and playable villains, but locks away more content behind toy purchases and drops a popular battle mode. By Andy Robertson
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Alien: Isolation review – Giger's creature gets the game it deserves
This terrifying game is a passionate homage to a horror classic, an unusually clever and subversive triple-A title. By Andy Kelly -
Wasteland 2: 10 hours in the desert of death
In Wasteland 2, the sequel to the 1988 classic, players head out into the wilderness to investigate a murder. By Mary Hamilton -
Super Smash Bros review – a fun fight that anyone can join
The classic Nintendo brawling game returns with a huge cast of characters, refreshed modes and a fist full of charm. By Aisha Gani
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Desert Golfing: the strange appeal of mobile gaming's latest craze
It's a golf sim unlike any other, an endless slog over an eternal bunker. So why has it gripped millions of smartphone owners? By Simon Parkin