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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth slashes onto PLAY’s cover
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Remembering Casper: A Haunting 3D challenge, an underrated movie-to-game adaptation
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Players of last year's best Zelda-like are still trying to crack its secrets, but its creator didn't expect them to dig this deep
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23 years later, Hogs of War remains an unlikely turn-based classic from the PS1 era
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Cover reveal: Honkai: Star Rail shines on PLAY’s cosmic cover
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As geeky and delusional as he may be, No More Heroes' antihero is one of the best assassins of all time
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Across the JRPG genre's storied history, Final Fantasy 12 was the most innovative for its time
Feature 17 years on, we remember FF12's princesses, pirates, and penchant for making us pay through the nose
In defense of Sonic the Werehog, one of the Blue Blur's most easily overlooked alter egos
Feature In 2008, Sonic Unleashed delivered a "slower, furrier, but not necessarily meaner" hero
Remembering Sega Rally Championship – a '90s arcade legend, one-time Japan-exclusive, and coveted PS2 latecomer
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Cover reveal: Lords Of The Fallen's devs discuss their action RPG gamechanger
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Will we ever see another Danganronpa? Who knows, but we should probably cut its miniature murderer some slack
FEATURE Opinion | Monokuma is the best kind of bad
How Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories made us believe in the cards of the heart
FEATURE Opinion | The 2008 reimagining of the original Chains is a masterful handling of what remains one of the best in the series
The Sims taught us how to Get a Life at a time loaded with pop culture touchstones
Opinion Opinion | The Sims changed the game by letting us dictate the rules
One of Judgment's biggest antagonists is also one of its most interesting characters in the game
Opinion Opinion | Judgment's chief recurring thorn-in-the-side is annoyingly appealing
Spider-Man 2 leads PLAY Magazine’s Hot 50
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The 10 weirdest product placements in games, from Final Fantasy 15 to Death Stranding
Feature Tucking into the history of culinary product placement in games
