our fabulous fantasy special aka play 28 is out now in this adventurefilled issue we go handson with our cover star baldurs gate 3 alongside a deep dive into the history of dungeons dragons games on playstation plus we chat with airship syndicate about their fantastical mmorpg wayfinder board the astral express in the spacefaring anime adventure honkai star rail deliver the final verdict on star wars jedi survivor and moresubscribe to play magazine here to save on the cover price get exclusive covers and have it delivered to your door or device every monthbaldurs gate 3 is shaping up to be a critical hitimage credit future larian studiosbaldurs gate is back and its bigger better and more beautiful than anything weve seen from the series before an absolutely gigantic rpg set in the dungeons dragons universe this longawaited sequel builds on the classic roleplaying formula to bring something completely new to ps5 with our ocs at the ready we dive headfirst into a handson and detail everything from the thrilling turnbased combat to the indepth character creator even if youre not familiar with the mechanics of the tabletop source material this is already shaping up to be a wonderful adventure in its own right based on what weve played were confident that larian studios has all it takes to pass the skill check and create one of this generations bestimage credit future atariwith baldurs gate 3 on the horizon theres never been a better time to dive into the catacombs for a look back at some of playstations past dungeons dragons games hold on to something firm because we follow up our first feature with a rollercoaster ride through everything dd from the seminal mmo neverwinter nights to the hackandslash action of dark alliancecan xdefiant defy xpectationsimage credit future ubisoftput your spells and swords to one side for a moment because ubisoft is cooking up their own modern military fantasy in xdefiant pulling characters from the worlds of watch dogs far cry splinter cell and other popular ubi properties together for an allout brawl weve got a fresh report from the front lines this freetoplay fps has call of duty firmly in its sights but is the lightningfast gunplay snappy enough to win one a one a duel against the genres best airship syndicate discusses the world of wayfinderimage credit future airship syndicateanother promising freetoplay title heading to ps5 wayfinder is a sprawling fantasy mmorpg from the creators of ruined king a league of legends story and darksiders genesis to kick off our insider section we sat down with the team to discuss everything from its fantasy inspirations to the nittygritty of its monetisation systemsweve also got the latest on fifa successor ea sports fc the twisted metal tv show an interview with the developers of the psvr2 exclusive csmash vrs and plenty of other exciting titles from the year ahead and beyondpreviews star rails stellar strategy combat shinesimage credit future mihoyoa strategy rpg from the