Ashes of Orion preview: six hours in a dead empire
A salvage ship, a crew that argues and the best opening to a role-playing game this year.
Previews
Early hands-on reports from studios and events.
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Tide & Timber preview: a cosy builder with a storm inside
You build a house on an island. Then the barometer falls, and the game shows you what holds.
Circuit Breakers hands-on: robot football is better than it sounds
Three robots a side, a ball as heavy as a car and no referee. The most fun we had at a preview this year.