Latest articles by Robin Valentine
The Slay the Spire board game might be a little too faithful to the videogame, but its co-op mode offers a whole new perspective on the iconic roguelike
SLAYMATES You couldn't ask for a more direct adaptation from PC to tabletop, and that's both a strength and a weakness.
A movie adaptation of 1993's Sega fighting game Eternal Champions is on the way, for some reason, so get ready to watch a caveman fight a cyborg kickboxer
NEWS From the co-writer of Kong: Skull Island (yay!) and Rise of Skywalker (oh no!).
Adorable and reality-bending action-puzzle game The Plucky Squire lets you make friends with a Magic: The Gathering card
PLUCK OF THE DRAW Far from two-dimensional.
The companions of Baldur's Gate 3 have become the new mascots of D&D. Should we be worried about their future now that it's entirely in the hands of Wizards of the Coast?
AFTER PARTY I'm not sure if I'm ready for a world where Astarion and Karlach are D&D's Mario and Sonic.
Space Marine 2 feels even more explosively, grimly, and hilariously authentic to the Warhammer 40,000 universe than the first game
MARINE BIOLOGY My hands-on with both singleplayer and co-op reveals a super soldier power fantasy with an excellent understand of what makes Games Workshop's storied setting tick.
A new Darksiders game is in development: 'The Four Horsemen will ride again'
NEWS From Gunfire Games, developer of Darksiders 3.
We've finally gotten a closer look at Titan Quest 2, and it sure looks a lot like Diablo 4
NEWS The fan favourite action-RPG series returns after almost 20 years.
With its 'immersive and realistic world' and 'complex life simulation on a scale hardly ever seen before', the Gothic 1 Remake looks even more wonderfully over-ambitious and janky than the original game
NEWS THQ Nordic's making a surprisingly bold pitch.
SteamWorld Heist 2 review: The most ambitious SteamWorld game yet boasts sharp yet accessible turn-based strategy
STEAMWORK SteamWorld's most ambitious entry yet is packed with satisfying strategy, but it's a little too expansive for its own good.
Tales of Fablecraft's early access release is already an excellent introduction to tabletop roleplaying for a new generation of Dungeon Masters
Teen dream If you're looking for your first steps into the hobby, this is a remarkable accessible gateway.
A final Borderlands film trailer is giving fans one last opportunity to dunk on it before it comes out: 'The first movie in 20 years to go straight to VHS'
NEWS Let's just say it's not turning the mood around.
Swap D&D for grimdarkness with these 9 Warhammer tabletop RPGs
Trenches & Tyranids There are a lot more ways to have fun with Games Workshop's iconic settings than you realise.
Modiphius has announced the year's most obscure tabletop RPG adaptation
NEWS I'm not sure who was asking to adventure in the world of 1970s UK sci-fi series Space: 1999, but here we are.
Heads up, Arcane fans: Riot's released a new season two teaser, and preorders are up for the fancy Blu-ray of season one
NEWS 50 seconds of Heimerdinger and Ekko in an air vent? I'll take it.
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.
