The Christmas edition of EDGE magazine contains a massive sixteen-page feature on The Alters, the upcoming survival video game developed and published by 11 Bit Studios. There’s also big hype for Dragons Dogma 2, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Pacific Drive, Helskate, Balatro, and Rust Rabbit.
Elsewhere in this issue is a feature on how developers IO Interactive beat the odds after the Hitman franchise and the collected works of Masaya Matsurra. There’s also a studio profile of Deconstructeam and the making of Hi-Fi Rush.
Rounding out the issue is a look back at Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and a large smattering of game reviews, including Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Lords of the Fallen, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Forza Motorsport, Counter-Strike 2, Saltsea Chronicles, Jusant, The Lamplighters League, El Paso, Elsewhere, World of Horror, The Fabulous Fear Machine, Subpar Pool, and Hellboy: Web of Wyrd.
