New Age Gaming

The NAG Magazine Winter Edition 2025 is out now and in this issue, we dive deep into Doom: The Dark Ages and bring you the hottest artwork from the game. We also bring you all the hottest Indie Games you should be playing, previews on upcoming games, hot hardware, and a budget gaming rig shootout for your enjoyment. The NAG Magazine Winter Edition 2025 is packed with the hottest game reviews, recommendations for games to play, and reviews on the best hardware you can buy… or wish you could buy. Here is what you get: + 132 pages of pure gaming indulgence + Doom: The Dark Ages cover feature + We go In-depth on AMD graphics cards + Computex 2025 Report Back + Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 + Raspberry Pi 5 + Loads of Prizes up for grabs + Incredible game artwork on every page + Budget Gaming Rig Shootout + Hands-on with MTN CloudPlay + Game reviews and previews + The Lazy Gamer’s Guides + NAG Night School: Programming for Kids + Be the envy of all your friends + Find the badger before anyone else.

Editor’s Note • AI IN GAMING: THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

New Age Gaming

RETRO IS BACK • REALISTIC GAME GRAPHICS DON’T MATTER SO MUCH AS THEY USED TO.

NEWS / BYTES & BITS

MIKTAR’S MEANDERINGS THE DOOMED QUAKE

CONTENT SUCKS

The Lazy Gamer’s Guide to The Maker Movement

NAG WALL • WHAT GAME DO YOU THINK DESERVES A SEQUEL, AND WHY?

Konami METAL GEAR SOLID ∆ : SNAKE EATER

The Lazy Gamer’s Guide to Collecting Pokémon Cards • Collecting Pokémon cards as a hobby has boomed since the 90s. With over 1,000 Pokémon in the series and thousands more cards to collect, the hobby can be quite overwhelming, even for those who have been in it for years. With so much out there, the following guide won’t cover everything, but it will touch on what you need to know to get started.

Strings Attached • HOW ONCE UPON A PUPPET TURNED THEATRE INTO A PLATFORMING MASTERPIECE

Enginefall: From Rusted Rails to Bullet Trains

WHO NEEDS REAL LIFE WHEN YOU HAVE SIMULATORS • WHY DO WE LIKE TO PLAY GAMES THAT SIMULATE REAL WORLD JOBS OR ACTIVITIES? THIS FASCINATION STEMS FROM A MIX OF PSYCHOLOGICAL, CREATIVE AND SOCIAL FACTORS THAT LET US TAP INTO WORLDS WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE OTHERWISE. IT ALSO LETS US EXPLORE AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF TASKS THAT FASCINATE US, AND FARMING CLEARLY IS A BIG PULLER.

inZOI: A LIFE SIM THAT DARES TO TAKE ITS TIME

Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto VI

BEST GAMES FOR YOUR HANDHELD CONSOLE PART 3

NAG’S INDIE GAMES PLAYLIST VOL. 4 • THERE’S SOMETHING ELECTRIC ABOUT DISCOVERING AN INDIE GAME THAT WASN’T ON YOUR RADAR - SOMETHING THAT QUIETLY SNEAKS INTO YOUR LIFE AND THEN REFUSES TO LEAVE. NO MILLION-DOLLAR CAMPAIGN. NO PRE-ORDER HYPE CYCLE. JUST A GAME THAT DARES TO BE DIFFERENT, CREATED BY SOMEONE WHO POURED THEIR SOUL INTO EVERY PIXEL.

NAG’S MIX TAPE VOLUME 3 • VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACKS DON’T JUST SET THE MOOD; THEY ARE THE MOOD. WHETHER IT’S THE EERIE HUM OF A HORROR GAME KEEPING YOU ON EDGE, THE TRIUMPHANT SWELL OF AN RPG BATTLE THEME, OR THE LO-FI BEATS OF A COSY SIM, MUSIC SHAPES HOW WE EXPERIENCE OUR FAVOURITE GAMES.

11 Bit Studios The Alters

DOOM THE DARK AGES • THE DOOM SLAYER HAS RIPPED AND TORN HIS WAY THROUGH HELLISH LANDSCAPES FOR OVER THREE DECADES, LEAVING BEHIND A BLOOD-DRENCHED LEGACY OF CHAINSAWS, SHOTGUNS, AND GUTTURAL GLORY KILLS.

THE REVIEW • DOOM: THE DARK AGES DOESN’T JUST RIP AND TEAR. IT CRASHES THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL ON A STEEL-PLATED WARHORSE, SHIELD RAISED, SOUNDTRACK SCREAMING.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach • THE SAND IS STAINED RED, THE SKY A BRUISED PURPLE, AND ECHOES OF SOMETHING LOST RIPPLE THROUGH THE TERRAIN.

Anno 117: Pax Romana • BRICKS, BATHS, AND BATTLE PLANS

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