- Code Vein II Producer Keita Iizuka Explains How Time Travel Factors In
Early last December, I had the opportunity to briefly interview Code Vein II producer, Keita Iizuka. - Europa Universalis V – Review
Europa Universalis V ushers in what will likely be a golden age for this grand strategy franchise, save for fine-tuning. - DRAGON QUEST I&II HD-2D Remake Is More Than A Nostalgic Double AlbumI’m really impressed with the DRAGON QUEST I&II HD REMAKE after playing it for an hour and speaking to producer Masaaki Hayasaka.
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Encapsulates 86 Years of The Caped Crusader’s HistoryFollowing my hands-on with Legacy of the Dark Knight, I got the opportunity to talk to assistant design director Jimmy Sedota about returning to LEGO Batman after 8 long years.
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines II Puts Player Choice FirstI got the chance to speak to Bloodlines II narrative director, Ian Thomas, and legendary White Wolf brand marketing manager, Jason Carl.
- gamescom 2025: The Best of the RestEven more impressions from gamescom 2025, featuring over 20 titles!
- Even Before 007: First Light, James Bond Footprints Have Been “All Over” What IOI Has Been Doing007: First Light franchise art director speaks about the connections to Hitman, working with brands such as Aston Martin and more.
- How The Outer Worlds 2 Was Made For The RPG LoverThe Outer Worlds 2 devs speak to me about iterating on the original, fine-tuning the writing, their preferred builds and more.
- The Best of Gamescom 2025: CGMs Favourite Titles This YearTogether with the staff at CGMagazine, we covered more than 50 games over four days spent at gamescom 2025. The following are the best titles we played.
- inZOI Director Hopes To Evolve The Game “Into A Simulation Where We Use AI For Characters”I got the chance to speak to inZoi director Kjun about the biggest lessons learned since the game released in Steam Early Access.
- Death Stranding 2 Composer Ludvig Forssell “Goes Beyond The Bounds”I spoke with Ludvig Forssell, composer on Death Stranding 2, about his illustrious career so far.
- Nintendo GameCube Controller – Nintendo Classics ReviewThere are not a lot of people for whom this new GameCube controller would be my first recommendation.
- Mario Kart World – ReviewMario Kart World is not the best game in the series, but it does align the franchise in the best possible direction: forward.
- Xbox Games Showcase 2025: Invincible Fighting Game Makes Its Gory DebutSkybound Games unveiled Invincible VS, an appropriately brutal and frenetic 3v3 tag fighter.
- Xbox Games Showcase 2025: Plague Tale Spin-Off Title, Resonance, Releasing in 2026Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy was officially announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, after accidentally leaking the day before.
- Xbox Games Showcase 2025: Persona 4 Remake, Revival, AnnouncedPersona 4 Revival, a full-fledged 3D remake, was finally announced during Xbox Games Showcase 2025.
- Overwatch’s Success Has Been ‘Life-Changing’ For Zenyatta Voice Actor Feodor ChinI got the chance to interview Feodor Chin about his most iconic roles, what advice he’d give people who’d like to go into acting today and more.
- REMATCH: Beta Test PreviewAhead of REMATCH’s release in June, the best thing I can say about the game right now is that I wish I were still playing it.
- Koira – ReviewWhile it does nothing wholly original, Koira achieves exactly what it sets out to do: tell an emotional tale and build a strong foundation for Studio Tolima’s future titles.
- Studio Tolima’s Koira: Forging An Emotional ConnectionAt gamescom 2024, I spoke to the duo behind Koira about the connection that the player slowly establishes with the puppy and more.
- inZOI: Pre-Early Access Impressions — Tread With CareAs it stands, big caveats aside, inZOI is an interesting experiment but not one that I would readily recommend, at least not at the launch of Early Access.
- Wanderstop – ReviewWhereas it is a worthy experiment and a cozy game deserving of a recommendation, Wanderstop ultimately struggles to live up to its creators’ illustrious reputations.
- The Team Behind Lost Records: Bloom & Rage—DON’T NOD—Loves Working On Their Own IPThe team over at DON’T NOD speaks about the joys of owning their IP, going back to the 90s with Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and more.
- Fallout 76 Playable Ghouls Hands-On Preview – The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear ShadesThe Fallout 76 Playable Ghoul update is set to be yet another very welcome expansion to what is proving to be an ever-improving life-service title.
- Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Suki and Cabbage Merchant Look Back On The ShowJennie Kwan (Suki) and James Sie (Cabbage Merchant) talk about what sticks out most to them about Avatar and more.
- Uncharted Cast Doesn’t Take the Games’ Success For Granted at MCM Comic-ConNolan North , Emily Rose and Richard McGonagle speak about the biggest technical changes throughout their time reprising these characters and more.
- Splitgate 2: A Sequel Born from Community InputIan Proulx, CEO and co-founder of Splitgate 2 maker 1047 Games, speaks on the ambitions and design philosophy for the sequel.
- Jon Rush Welcomes You To Fallout 76’s Milepost Zero – gamescom 2024 InterviewAt gamescom 2024, I sat down with the creative director of Fallout 76, Jon Rush, to talk all things Milepost Zero and what else is to come in the future.
- gamescom 2024: 10 (More) Games I Checked Out – gamescom 2024 FeatureYear after year, gamescom provides an incredible opportunity for us to explore a wide array of exciting video games. Below is a list of 10 of the best.
- Civilization VII’s Creative Director Ed Beach Brushes Worries AwayI caught up with Ed Beach, the creative director on Civilization VII, to ask him about mixing and matching civilizations and leaders, commander units and more.
- Little Nightmares III Trades Atmosphere For Online Co-Op – gamescom 2024 PreviewThere is, or there would be, a really good horror platformer in Little Nightmares III if I didn’t feel like it is tripping itself up in introducing co-op.
- Takaya Imamura on Leaving Nintendo and Crafting His Vision in OMEGA 6 – gamescom 2024 InterviewAt gamescom 2024, I got the chance to ask Imamura-san about what he thinks about the new Indiana Jones, his days at Nintendo, and everything OMEGA 6.
- Jun Furutani Hopes That DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO Will Live Up To Your Expectations – gamescom 2024 InterviewI ask Jun Furutani about how it feels to revive the Sparking! franchise after so long, whether or not Chi-Chi’s snarky commentary will return, and more.
- inZoi Marries Life Sim With Unreal Engine 5 – gamescom 2024 PreviewinZoi is largely an enjoyable experience. The team over at KRAFTON have a lot of work left, yes, but what I’ve played so far is encouraging.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Is MachineGames’ Biggest Gamble Yet – gamescom 2024 PreviewAt a time when both Indiana Jones and Xbox are desperate for a surefire hit, MachineGames seems that it’s about to take a gamble.
- Thank Goodness You’re Here! – ReviewFor better and for worse, Thank Goodness You’re Here! is unlike anything I’ve played recently.
Eduard Gafton
is a journalist, writer, consultant, podcaster and assistant marketing manager (contracted by YouTube) with a particular interest in video games and pop culture.
Eduard has covered news and written features, listicles, interviews, previews and reviews for CGMagazine and more. He has also attended gamescom 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and Comic-Con / EGX 2024 as a press representative.