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GHOST RECON: BREAKPOINT • A fresh focus on survival raises the stakes in this tactical shooter.

KEEPING IT REAL • Breakpoint is introducing new levels of realism

FACTRICK

HOW WELL DID METAL GEAR SOLID PREDICT THE FUTURE OF WARFARE? • Gazing into the future...

REVISITING BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 • Going back to a time when Battlefield wasn’t afraid to tell a few jokes…

HOW TO BE A VIDEO GAME GUARD: A PROFESSIONAL GUIDE • It’s not incompetence. It’s just very special training.

THE 25 BEST WAR MOVIES FROM DUNKIRK TO DOWNFALL (AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN) • Sometimes you want to take a break from playing on the battlefield. So watch one instead.

THE DIVISION 2 FEELS LIKE A GREAT GAME THAT’S YET TO SHOW ME WHY I SHOULD CARE • There’s a lot to like in The Division 2 but we’ve yet to see what the game really has to offer.

WORLD AT WAR

THE COD MODERN WARFARE 3 FANS WHO PREFER TO PLAY ON PS3 THAN BUY INTO BLACK OPS 4 ON PS4 • Meet the community attempting to keep one of the most divisive Call of Duty games alive.

FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE... • The 10 best Tom Clancy games of all time.

WAR NEVER CHANGES • Why Call of Duty’s greatest power fantasy leads to its

20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TOTAL WAR: THREE KINGDOMS • Creative Assembly senior designer Leif Walter and writer Pete Stewart walk you through Total War: Three Kingdoms.

THE BEST TOTAL WAR GAMES • The definitive war of the worlds.

UBISOFT SAYS ITS GAMES AREN’T POLITICAL – BUT WHEN VIEWED THROUGH A SNIPER SCOPE, WHAT ISN’T? • The Division 2 is the latest in a long line of the developer trying to have its cake and eat it too.

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THERE IS ONLY WAR • Considering delving into Warhammer 40K? Trying to work out where to start? Fear not, as this guide is for you.

FROM THE ASHES • Rebuild a broken world in Phoenix Point, a bold new sci-fi strategy game from the creator of the original X-COM.

SIDE BY SIDE • THE FACTIONS YOU’LL MEET IN PHOENIX POINT

THE 28 BEST STRATEGY GAMES ON PC • From real-time classics to modern turn-based favorites, these are the best strategy games on PC.

THE DIVISION 2 TIPS FOR BEGINNERS DIRECT FROM THE DEVELOPERS • Everything you need to get started with The Division 2 tips straight from the developers themselves.

PLAYING AT SOLDIERS • As the military lines up a new generation of game-players in its sights, how well do our skills really translate to the battlefield? By Edwin

SABOTAGE TACTICS

THE SECRET SCI-FI GREATNESS OF CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE • What’s considered one of the most disappointing COD games is full of smart world building.