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  Annualised Assassin's, next-gen and ploughing fields: the boss of Ubisoft Montreal

  "On the farming analogy..." 102

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  The big Battlefield 4 interview: DICE leaves technology behind

  Frostbite 3, Wii U and why it's not just about pretty graphics. 134

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  Would the real Ken Levine kindly stand up?

  BioShock Infinite's creative director talks to Eurogamer about games, politics and throwing himself on the fire. 70

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  As Eve Online Retribution expansion launches, CCP reveals master plan to make its famously impenetrable MMO accessible

  John Lander lays the foundation for the next decade of Eve. 27

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  Ditching Far Cry, piracy, gameplay and just about breaking even: Crytek on the ups and downs of the Crysis series

  As Crysis turns 5 Cevat Yerli contemplates past mistakes and a bold new future. 58

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  Rewriting Tomb Raider

  Rhianna Pratchett on the rape controversy, giving Lara a new voice and why it's time for games to grow up. 95

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  The Secret World post-mortem: "No, it's not going free-to-play any time soon"

  "We need to prove this business model has not gone the way of the dinosaur." 59

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  Valve's Chet Faliszek on Steam Greenlight, Counter-Strike and the future of Left 4 Dead

  "Will you make Left 4 Dead 3?" 34

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  Assassin's Creed 3 boss talks series' future, annualisation plans, no more trilogies

  And why Desmond is like Luke Skywalker. 46

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  Blizzard uses Mists of Pandaria to take Warcraft back to its Orcs versus Humans roots

  "You bring the evil." 38

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  Guild Wars 2 interview: the boss O'Brien on launch, growing pains, reviews and patches

  "I'm talking to you with very little sleep right now." 35

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  Jade's Empire

  Ubisoft Toronto's first lady Jade Raymond on sexism, robots and why Bobby Kotick should be funding more meaningful games. 156

October 2011

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  Eurogamer Interviews CCP's Hilmar Pétursson

  Meanwhile, in Iceland... 25

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  The Hero Factory

  Conversations with Chris Metzen, Blizzard's head writer. 17

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  Batman Returns

  Game director Sefton Hill on design, review scores and getting some sunshine. 23

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  Hitman: Absolution Returns

  Lead producer Hakan Abrak on hardcore achievements, online and more. 19

September 2011

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  Deus Ex: The Missing Link

  Eidos Montreal's Marc-Andre Dufort joins the dots. 27

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  Rage: The Return of id Software

  Catching up with Tim Willits at the Eurogamer Expo. 45

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  Killing Deathwing in WOW Patch 4.3

  Blizzard's Tom Chilton tells us all about it. 36

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  Eurogamer Interviews the Eve Council Chairman

  The peasants are revolting. 41

• Driver: San Francisco's MOT

  Martin Edmonson on reviews, decisions and the future. 23

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  Always Online with Blizzard

  Co-founder Frank Pearce and StarCraft 2's Jonny Ebbert speak. 76

August 2011

• Jonathan Blow

  "In this game there are hardly any verbs…" 21

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  Valve's Gabe Newell

  CS: GO, Steam, Portal 2 DLC and Half-Life 3. 76

• Deus Ex: Looking Back at the Future

  The writer of the first Deus Ex games looks forward to Human Revolution. 17

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  Tim Willits: Building Rage And Never Selling Out

  "We've followed our heart more than we've followed the dollar." 41

• Bungie bids Halo farewell

  Eric Osborne looks back at 10 years of Master Chief. 29

• Andy McNab and Battlefield 3

  "These guys know what they're doing." 42

July 2011

• Robert Bowling talks Modern Warfare 3

  Plus COD Elite, Battlefield 3 and Black Ops. 30

June 2011

• Reinventing Dungeon Siege

  Obsidian on pulling a neglected RPG into the present. 23

• John Carmack: The Future, Now

  Moore's law, the next-gen and the next next-gen. 67

• Finishing Duke Nukem Forever

  Randy Pitchford on the end of history. 79

• The Will Wright Stuff

  Was Spore a success? What has The Sims become? And more. 11

May 2011

• Will Conan Movie Save Age of Conan?

  Funcom unveils the Savage Coast of Turan. 19

• Making a Better Fable III for PC

  Lionhead on Xbox 360 version criticism. 74

• Why Risen 2 will be better

  Piranha Bytes. 43

April 2011

• Portal 2: "Let's make Caddyshack"

  Erik Wolpaw on writing the great video game comedy. 29

• Street Fighter x Tekken: the Killian opinion

  What's it all about? Capcom's fighting game guru explains. 22

• Guild Wars 2: How to make MMOs better

  Designer Colin Johanson takes us inside ArenaNet. 32

March 2011

• Rift: An MMO success story

  "One of the players was taking air-force pilot drugs." 28

• How Valve Opened Up Portal 2

  Chet Faliszek and Erik Wolpaw help us think with portals. 47

• BioWare's Mike Laidlaw: A defence of Dragon Age II

  "I'm a little surprised by the 6/10s." 135

February 2011

• Duke Nukem Forever: "This s*** looks gnarlier than Gears of War"

  Randy Pitchford on the game we all thought was dead. 53

• StarCraft II: We're trying to create an e-Sport

  Dustin Browder on the RTS modding phenomenon. 16

• Eskil Steenberg: Love Maker

  "I am an entire team! I've had to be an entire team." 25

• DiRT 3: “The Americanisation might have gone too far.”

  Codemasters on bringing the rally back. 52

• Dungeon Siege III: More stable than New Vegas

  Rich Taylor talks stability, loot and multiple platforms. 23

• Will Deus Ex: Human Revolution make you cry?

  Eidos Montreal's Mary De Marle reveals the tricks of the writing trade. 42

• Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime

  World exclusive interview with Behaviour Santiago. 10

January 2011

• Daggerdale: The Future of D&D Games?

  Zandro Chan talks loot, levels and Chinese dwarves. Sort of. 19

• MMO in Tights: Will DC Universe change console gaming?

  SOE boss John Smedley speaks out. 74

• Why F.E.A.R. 3 is nothing to be afraid of

  Day 1 speaks out. Plus: exclusive new trailer. 21

December 2010

• Eurogamer meets Monty Python

  Terries Jones and Gilliam talk games. 35

• Jonathan Blow in his own words

  The Braid creator in his most revealing interview yet. 43

• Bulletstorm: We're misunderstood

  Adrian Chmielarz reveals the heart behind the new FPS. 19

• The Remaking of World of Warcraft

  Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street and Dave Kosak on the launch of the new old WOW. 24

November 2010

• NFS Shift 2: We won't add 1000 irrelevant cars

  Lead designer Andy Tudor on creating a GT killer. 60

• The Story of X-Com

  From the school playground to Laser Squad Nemesis in the words of Julian Gollop. 40

• The Witcher 2: We're not afraid of Dragon Age

  Senior producer Tomasz Gop on creating a PC-exclusive fantasy. 39

• Deus Ex gameplay detailed

  Jean-Francois Dugas talks through the new footage. 34

• How Ubisoft Montreal made a masterpiece

  Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's development unsheathed. 49

• Square Enix on Final Fantasy XIV's future

  "We're taking your voice seriously." 44

• DICE on MOH's past, present and future

  "Very exciting secrets" to be revealed. 18

• BioWare Doctors talk EA Louse, Mass Effect 3, SWTOR

  Plus: nobody wants the next generation yet. 31

• What's next for Crytek UK?

  "We'd love to do a new TimeSplitters." 29

• The future of Need for Speed revealed

  Plus! EA on Burnout, Battlefield 3 and MOH. 28

October 2010

• Can Rock Band Save Music Games?

  Harmonix on making keyboards sexy and crafting its defining statement. 26

• Linkin Park's Phoenix Farrell

  On Medal of Honor, Man United and more. 27

• Trion talks Rift

  "More is not better. Better is better." 2

• Making Dead Space 2

  Visceral reveals the tricks of the virtual horror trade. 24

• Designing Diablo III

  Game Director Jay Wilson picks apart what he's putting together. 33

• EVE: CCP Gives A Damn

  "We show them how the hot dogs are made." 46

• Call of 3D

  Treyarch's senior manager speaks out. 69

• Neverwinter Wonders

  A chat with Cryptic's Jack Emmert. 24

• Eurogamer Expo Sessions: CD Projekt presents The Witcher 2

  On multiple endings and erotic themes. 14

• Eurogamer Expo Sessions: Mike Simpson presents Shogun II

  "It's like going back to an old friend." 13

• Eurogamer Expo Sessions: Hello Games looks back at Joe Danger

  Sean Murray joins us for a post-mortem. 13

• Eurogamer Expo Sessions: Peter Molyneux talks Fable III

  We talk to him beforehand. 26

• Eurogamer Expo Sessions: Eidos Montreal presents Deus Ex

  Cyber renaissance and angular faces. 24

• Eurogamer Expo Sessions: Maxx Kaufman presents Hunted

  inXile's game director on forging all those demons. 4

• Eurogamer Expo Sessions: Tim Willits presents RAGE

  id's creative director talks new IP, ideas in the bath. 16