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Edge #315 is out now to subscribers. This issue contains their annual game awards including their top 10 of the year. No rleal surprises in their top 10 list IMO but I was surprised to not see Horizon in there given the score they gave it originally.
The main feature is on Wattam and the rise of indie games and how the new wave of indies can make gaming a better place after recent lootbox scandals and aggressive monetisation.
Awards - TOP 10 of 2017
10. Divinity: Original Sin II
9. Polybius
8. Yakuza 0
7. Nioh
6. Nex Machina
5. ARMS
4. PUBG
3. What Remains of Edith Finch
2. Super Mario Odyssey
1. Zelda: BOTW
Awards - Best Visual Design
Winner: ARMS
Runner Up: Persona 5
Runner Up: Assassin's Creed Origins
Awards - Best Audio Design
Winner: Zelda: BOTW
Runner Up: Nier: Automata
Runner Up: Splatoon 2
Awards - Best Storytelling
Winner: Edith Finch
Runner Up: Pyre
Runner Up: Nier: Automata
Awards: Best Hardware
Winner: Switch
Runner Up: Xbox One X
Runner Up: SNES Classic
Awards: 'Living' Game of The Year
Winner: Overwatch
Runner Up: Rainbow Six Seige
Runner Up: No Man's Sky
Awards - Publisher of the Year
Winner: Nintendo
Runner Up: Annapurna Interactive
Runner Up: Ubisoft
Awards - Studio of The Year
Winner: Nintendo EPD
Runner Up: Giant Sparrow
Runner Up: Housemarque
Reviews
Life Is Strange: before the Storm - 7
Gorogoa - 9
Never Stop Sneakin' - 8
Destiny 2 : Curse of Osiris - 6
Battle Chef Brigade - 7
Monster of the Deep: FF XV - 4
Superflight - 7
Ode - 8
Previews
Indivisible - PC/PS4/Switch/XBone
Dissidia FF NT - PS4
Knights & Bikers - PC/PS4
Space Junkies - Rift/Vive
Moss - PSVR
Features
A Better Place - Wattam and a new wave of indie developers are on a mission to change games for the better.
Forza Horizon - How games play a role in Italy's cultural and technological future - and vice versa.
Making of - Tacoma
Studio Profile - Red Kite
Time Extend - Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
The Long Game - Progress report on Overwatch
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