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.

Foreword Editor’s Note • BUCKLE UP, THIS IS GOING TO BE A WILD RIDE.

New Age Gaming

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WHY YOU SHOULD WISHLIST

NEWS / BYTES & BITS

THE FALSE PROFITS

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF ESPORTS?

IT’S ALL ABOUT STORYTELLING

The Lazy Gamer’s Guide to Wearable Tech • Wearable tech is advancing rapidly, enhancing in both form and function beyond your smartphone. While Apple popularised smartwatches, new wearables now offer a range of features—from tracking your steps to performing other impressive tasks.

The Lazy Gamer’s Guide Start Playing Esports • Esports, or, if put in the middle of a sentence, esports, is where pure gaming meets a more competitive side of the industry.

The Lazy Gamer’s Guide to Augmented Reality Games • Augmented reality (AR) is revolutionizing gaming by merging the virtual with the real, creating captivating experiences in everyday environments. Unlike virtual reality, AR overlays game elements onto the physical world, offering a unique, interactive way to play.

NAG WALL • YOUR HOTTEST GAMING TIPS, TRICKS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Star Wars Outlaws Star Wars Outlaws • IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE, IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY…

Star Wars Outlaws Hands-On Report • ‘OH YEAH? WATCH THIS…’ AWKWARD HYPERDRIVE FAILURE IN THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE WORK-AROUND NATURE OF ANY GREAT STAR WARS ADVENTURE. SET BETWEEN TESB AND RETURN OF THE JEDI, STAR WARS OUTLAWS EMBRACES OUTLIER HEROICS IN ALL IT PORTRAYS.

GALLERY SHOWCASE / STAR WARS OUTLAWS

Bö: Path of the Teal Lotus • A VISUALLY STUNNING 2.5D ACTION-PLATFORMER INSPIRED BY JAPANESE FOLKLORE.

GreedFall 2: The Dying World • JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THE WORLD OF GREEDFALL WAS DONE, THE SEQUEL RETURNS WITH A VENGEANCE!

Frostpunk 2 • NAVIGATE NEW FACTIONS AND FROZEN FRONTIERS IN THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL CHALLENGE.

Terminator: Survivors • IF THE TERMS, T-1000, JOHN CONNER, OR I’LL BE BACK MEAN NOTHING TO YOU, THEN HASTA LA VISTA, BABY.

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INTERVIEW: GAME ART PIONEERS DISTORTION • IF YOU WANTED A GAME THAT PLAYS LIKE LORD OF THE RINGS IF THE STRUGATSKY BROTHERS HAD WRITTEN IT, AND IF CHRISTOPHER NOLAN HAD DIRECTED IT, THEN DISTORTION IS THAT GAME.

DUSTBORN: Hope, Friendship, Love, & Robots! • THE SAYING, ‘WORDS HAVE POWER’ IS MORE THAN JUST A HOLLOW SENTIMENT WHEN IT COMES TO RED THREAD GAMES AND QUANTIC DREAM’S UPCOMING ACTIONADVENTURE GAME, DUSTBORN; INSTEAD, IT’S THE WHOLE PREMISE.

NAG’S INDIE GAMES PLAYLIST VOL. I

Beyond Good & Evil • 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

GALLERY SHOWCASE / STELLAR BLADE

GALLERY SHOWCASE / ELDEN RING: SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE

BackLog Blues • WHY DO GAMERS ONLY SCRATCH THE SURFACE OF THEIR GAME...