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 EDITORS NOTES • A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME

New Age Gaming

HOT TAKES & HEADLINES • SO YOU DONT LOOK LIKE A THICKY THICKY DUM DUM IN FRONT OF YOUR MATES

GAMERS HAVE BECOME TOURISTS IN THEIR OWN HOBBY

RAYMAN MIGHT FINALLY BE GETTING PROPER ATTENTION AGAIN

FIFA IS BACK, BUT NOT AS YOU REMEMBER IT

GAME MOVIES DON’T SUCK ANYMORE

END STATE CRAPITALISM

COMMUNITY WORDS OF WISDOM NAG WALL • WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE “NO ONE’S HEARD OF THIS” GAME? PITCH IT TO US LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.

Gallery Showcase

NAG’S MIXTAPE 5 VOLUME • 01.07.2026 LIVE IN VOLUME 21 ISSUE 01 OF YOUR NAG MAGAZINE NAG’S MIXTAPE VOL. 5 IS OUR LOVE LETTER TO THE COMPOSERS AND SCORES THAT LINGER LONG AFTER THE CONTROLLER IS SET DOWN.

MARVEL’S WOLVERINE • LOGAN IS A STORM OF RAGE; A RELENTLESS FORCE CARVED FROM METAL AND INSTINCT.

NAG’S INDIE GAMES PLAYLIST VOL. 6 • THESE ARE THE GAMES THAT LINGER IN YOUR MIND LONG AFTER YOU STOP PLAYING, AND REMIND YOU WHY GAMING FELT MAGICAL IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BRAVE NEW WONDERS: DEFINITELY BRAVE. SURPRISINGLY WONDERFUL.

FABLE SOME SERIOUSLY GIGANTIC BOOTS TO FILL • FROM MOTORS TO MYTHS, DOES PLAYGROUND GAMES HAVE THE CHOPS TO PULL IT OFF?

THE STORY OF grand theft auto CRIME, CHAOS, AND CONTROVERSY • BEFORE THE ORIGINAL GRAND THEFT AUTO EVEN LAUNCHED IN 1997, POLITICIANS AND TABLOIDS WERE ALREADY CONDEMNING IT FOR ITS VIOLENCE AND CRIMINAL THEMES.

GOTHIC 1 REMAKE: THE COLONY BITES BACK • THERE IS A MOMENT IN GOTHIC 1 REMAKE WHERE THE WORD REMAKE BURNS AWAY, AND WHAT REMAINS IS AN OLD WOUND REOPENED IN FILTHY HIGH DEFINITION.

DEAD AS DISCO

REPLACED • FLAWED, AMBITIOUS AND STRANGELY MOVING, REPLACED DOESN’T ALWAYS FEEL PERFECT, BUT WHEN IT WORKS, IT FEELS ALMOST HUMAN.

THICK AS THIEVES • HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE (AND STEAL IT)!

5 BEST GAMES FOR YOUR HANDHELD

POCKET PICKS • OUR MOST PLAYED MOBILE GAMES

MIXTAPE

METRO 2039 • THIS ISN’T A FIGHT TO SAVE THE WORLD. THE WORLD IS ALREADY GONE. THIS IS ABOUT WHAT’S LEFT OF YOU WHEN THE DARKNESS FINALLY SETTLES IN.

LEGO BATMAN: LEGACY OF THE DARK KNIGHT • LEGO BATMAN: LEGACY OF THE DARK KNIGHT ISN’T JUST A PARODY OF THE CAPED CRUSADER; IT’S A LOVE LETTER BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP.

THE BATCAVE PC RETURNS NOW WITH FEWER STRUCTURAL EMERGENCIES • WHEN MSI FIRST LAID DOWN THE CHALLENGE TO US, WE DID WHAT ANY SENSIBLE GAMING PUBLICATION WOULD DO… WE IGNORED THE SENSIBLE PART COMPLETELY AND DECIDED TO BUILD MSI’S GAMING PC INSIDE A LEGO BATCAVE.

SAROS A BULLET HELL THAT HITS THE MARQUE • JUST OVER FIVE YEARS AGO, HOUSEMARQUE DROPPED A PS5 EXCLUSIVE THAT COMPLETELY SHIFTED MY THINKING ON WHAT A ROUGELITE GAME COULD BE.

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