Fraser Brown
Fraser is the UK online editor and has actually met The Internet in person. With over a decade of experience, he's been around the block a few times, serving as a freelancer, news editor and prolific reviewer. Strategy games have been a 30-year-long obsession, from tiny RTSs to sprawling political sims, and he never turns down the chance to rave about Total War or Crusader Kings. He's also been known to set up shop in the latest MMO and likes to wind down with an endlessly deep, systemic RPG. These days, when he's not editing, he can usually be found writing features that are 1,000 words too long or talking about his dog.
Latest articles by Fraser Brown
![Helldivers 2 two characters hugging as an explosion detonates in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3srkMzCrgBNVs2PK5WwMN-320-80.png)
Get back in the war: Helldivers 2 daily orders have returned, and earlier than announced
By Fraser Brown published
News My medals!
![Man screaming in Helldivers 2 intro cinematic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GCLefSMVZeFyCK9nbSogzQ-320-80.jpg)
Several Steam games changed names to Helldivers 2 and Palworld to scam players
By Fraser Brown published
News The games have now been removed from Steam by Valve.
![Minthara, a fierce Drow Warrior in Baldur's Gate 3, looks pensive towards the player, illuminated by dim firelight.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vF2mv2egPzSwgcrGXbbxVD-320-80.png)
Baldur's Gate 3 hotfix stops Minthara from just doing whatever the heck she wants
By Fraser Brown published
News Your drow buddy doesn't like following orders.
![Blackwake combat](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uW6edGMkBLBM8A8hnwFuyb-320-80.jpg)
Excellent multiplayer pirate FPS Blackwake's first update in 4 years makes it free to keep
By Fraser Brown published
News Back from the dead.
![Last Epoch's Immortal Emperor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QDsHR8XNRN7QohWJzwqSmh-320-80.jpg)
Last Epoch is everything I wished Diablo 4 was, and the first ARPG to drag me away from Path of Exile in over a decade
By Fraser Brown published
New obsession Time for a change.
![Armoured warrior](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qfn4AR9dVjokorfDo2ciaG-320-80.jpg)
An anonymous modder has brought one of the best mobile games, Infinity Blade, to PC 5 years after it left the App Store
By Fraser Brown published
News Infinity Blade launched 14 years ago, where it became the App Store's fastest growing game.
![Nightingale, Helldivers 2, Suicide Squad](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BYKQXHSAX8hrHexM9LZg6n-320-80.jpg)
From Helldivers 2 to Last Epoch, 2024 is already the year of server issues
By Fraser Brown published
Let me in! Game servers have been taking a battering this year
![A scavenger encountering a massive robot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PFbuDP2vv8xnSeg4RuX6F-320-80.jpg)
This co-op looter shooter where you scavenge from corpses 'under the shadow of terrifying and gargantuan war machines' looks rad as heck
By Fraser Brown published
News The Forever Winter drops you into an apocalyptic war where you're a nobody.
![MrBeast](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FNDAB44cc2Q3VbtBTtBgvi-320-80.jpg)
MrBeast spent 15 hours making Walmart and Target stores restock his chocolate bars
By Fraser Brown published
NEWS Willy Wanka.
![An image of a knight with horrible rot growths spiking out of their back in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yLGZAhYvcdtmdPEau7AD4i-320-80.png)
6 reveals from the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC trailer that had us shaking in our greaves with excitement
By Harvey Randall published
SHADOWS LIFTED It's finally here, weary tarnished.
![A Victorian gentleman with an umbrella](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RsKPpWTqXUU4E45cHhJanm-320-80.jpg)
Nightingale's tutorial worlds are full of helpful rewards if you don't blast through the objectives
By Fraser Brown published
Wanderlust Go for a wander.
![Puck](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9VvaNA2bHnVhnXJhu7zQNe-320-80.jpg)
Nightingale's introduction will probably annoy sandbox survival fans, but old-school BioWare fans are going to dig it
By Fraser Brown published
Realmwalking 101 Enjoy the change of pace.
![Several anthropomorphic characters from Cult of the Lamb dance around a fire in the buff.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ck9u4mm5VDGCkhKWuJYiN-320-80.png)
Cult of the Lamb developer would 'love to' add multiplayer, so it 'isn't off the table'
By Fraser Brown published
News The game's future could also include modding support and more crossovers.
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t6Dd6aQfhRHJSjXGxPuDf-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 drops to Mixed reviews on Steam, but more people than ever are playing
By Fraser Brown published
News The server issues and broken matchmaking haven't stopped players from diving in.
![A pirate captain holds the wheel as the deck explodes in cannon fire.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k5pR66urDwnUXhrEUyBQFk-320-80.jpg)
From Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag to Sea of Thieves, there are plenty of pirate games better than Skull and Bones
By Fraser Brown published
Treasure hunt Time for some skulduggery.
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nkyMPW3AMNmpvYfh57pWtb-320-80.png)
Helldivers 2 had a disastrous weekend, but it didn't stop hordes of players from diving in, with countless more stuck in queues
By Fraser Brown published
News Servers at capacity, matchmaking broken, reward bugs—it's been rough.
![Helldivers posing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xu5tLUrxyAqDhNcYA5BWh7-320-80.jpg)
Fellow Helldivers 2 players, I'm begging you to stop calling the extraction shuttle early
By Fraser Brown published
Personal plea I need those medals.
![Helldivers 2 intro cinematic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DcJ3UgsNSbcznvSo36jaoV-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 is an important reminder that live service games aren't always the enemy
By Fraser Brown published
Liberating And we could definitely use more reminders.
![Baldur's Gate 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qkntTaUCuVeSiwKSKGBMj6-320-80.png)
Larian knows its audience, promises 'improved smooches' in Baldur's Gate 3
By Fraser Brown published
News Patch 6 is gonna be steamy.
![Helldivers posing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xu5tLUrxyAqDhNcYA5BWh7-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 had an extremely rough launch, but it's already in much better shape
By Fraser Brown published
Bug hunt Back to the fight.
![A space truck](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J59U2W3X5cHLKpSUByPx9J-320-80.jpg)
Star Trucker is sluggish, frustrating and my favourite Steam Next Fest demo
By Fraser Brown published
Space highway It's like Truck Simulator in space, but the setting means some dramatic changes.
![Project ORCS art featuring a party of adventurers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ufm4xTa5UsFFudjsKgTAxj-320-80.jpg)
Collaborative RPG Project ORCS is the future I dreamed of when I started using Roll20 to play D&D
By Fraser Brown published
They see me rollin A brilliant marriage of TTRPG and CRPG.
![Explorers conducting experiments](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4RDH9esgPQEGWh6awEptHF-320-80.jpg)
Synergy has shot straight to the top of my most anticipated survival city builders list thanks to its Next Fest demo
By Fraser Brown published
Strange new world A dash of Caesar, a pinch of survival, and a big dollop of Moebius.
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