Latest articles by Robin Valentine
According to BioWare, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the first entry in the series where 'the combat's actually fun' and where characters are 'intentionally' the focus of the storytelling, which seems pretty unfair on the first three games
EN GUARD Apparently your favourite characters' designs were also limited by a desire to appeal to cosplayers?
This leaked screenshot may be our first glimpse of BioShock 4, and it sure looks like a BioShock game
NEWS Though I suspect the final game will be very different.
Deep Rock Galactic now has its own official heavy metal song, called—you guessed it—Rock and Stone
NEWS Italian band Wind Rose apparently specialise in dwarf songs.
To celebrate 50 years of D&D, Royal Mail is selling monster stamps you can keep in a mimic's mouth
NEWS Featuring great new art from veteran fantasy artist Wayne Reynolds.
Darktide's next update promises a complete overhaul of weapon progression: 'We took the philosophy with this game to not be afraid of doing quite massive changes'
NEWS The new system should introduce more player agency, clearer progression, and less reliance on luck.
Mortal Kombat player wins $565, celebrates by breaking a light fixture worth $3,000
NEWS Dyloch's bone-headed "pop-off" may have cost him dearly.
I keep getting lost on my way home from trading wood to trolls and giving crystals to chickens in this strange but cosy survival game
CRYSTAL MAZE Into the Emberlands has me sounding like I'm not fit to operate heavy machinery.
This bizarre, vague Kickstarter promises a "multimedia fantasy RPG experience" including a D&D-compatible sourcebook, an actual play series, an animated short film, a vinyl soundtrack, a scented candle, and (somehow) more
NEWS ProgCore Fantasy: Dark Age of Theer offers everything except any solid idea of what it's actually about.
The 10 defining events of PC gaming's golden decade
PAST TALK In 2024, PC is king—but how did we get here?
Spare a thought for the 60% of us who can't join you all in Shadow of the Erdtree because we never beat Mohg
Mohgless Stop telling me it's like Elden Ring 2, I can't handle the FOMO.
Bit Reactor has a Star Wars tactical strategy game in the works, 15 XCOM veterans on its team, and an ambitious vision for the future of the genre
A new hope
The new D&D core books feature nearly 400 spells and over 500 monsters, but disappointingly few new ideas
Scrolls of power An advance look at the 2024 Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual leaves me concerned that the game's future is still stuck in the past.
Great moments in PC gaming: Choosing your origin in Dragon Age Origins
Slay Warden Which one did you pick?
Tell Me Why, a narrative adventure from the creators of Life Is Strange, is free to keep on Steam right now to celebrate Pride month, and… hold on, haven't we done this before?
NEWS Make sure to add it to your account before July 1.
Steam Next Fest's 10 most played demos of June 2024 include an adorable building game, a surprising turn-based strategy spin-off, and a survival shooter where everyone's a duck
NEWS How many have you tried?
Let's pour one out for these no-shows we were desperate to see during Summer Game Fest
Maybe next time Maybe in the next life.
With a roguelike time loop twist, Every Day We Fight takes a whole new approach to the turn-based strategy genre
PCGS XCOM meets Groundhog Day.
Battle Aces lets you play a full competitive RTS match in just 10 minutes
PCGS For the strategy fan in a hurry.
Assassin's Creed Shadows' dual protagonists look ready to turn the series' recent identity crisis into a strength
NEWS With the pairing of Naoe the ninja and Yasuke the samurai, the stealth and swordfighting seem more in balance than ever.
Is it just me, or do the newly revealed companions of Dragon Age: The Veilguard look like they're in a hero shooter?
NEWS Your party this time will include a detective, a necromancer, and Scout Harding, but I'm not sure their debut has set quite the right tone.
From abandonware to zoning: 91 terms every PC gamer should know
MY WORD! The essential vocabulary of the distinguished personal computer enjoyer.
The best thing about this retro fantasy RPG is that I keep forgetting it's actually Lovecraftian horror
SKALD BLOODED Skald: Against the Black Priory is a brilliantly unsettling blend of genres.
Capes review: This excellent turn-based strategy game turns superhero combat into a brain-twisting tactical puzzle
SUPED UP Every hero has their unique super-strengths in this wonderfully intense turn-based strategy game.
