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
![A monk jumping](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BtNKQbpQyU2rP4DmGoM3sa-320-80.jpg)
If you only try one of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's new weapons, make it Dryleaf Arts
By Fraser Brown published
Furious fists Slap those bosses into oblivion.
![Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TZ894fTiuuiZQhbYUbdPqg-320-80.png)
10 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree tips to help you survive in the Land of Shadow
By Fraser Brown published
Die less Welcome back, Tarnished.
![A mounted warrior fleeing fire and rocks](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQjKSgFW85d4YpqHcVCbCb-320-80.jpg)
Don't make my mistake by starting Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree with your cheesy, OP NG+ build
By Fraser Brown published
Blasphemy You shouldn't be a god-killer at the start of a FromSoftware game.
![A player standing in front of a house](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DsBdEB7jbXnPpwUWJY8tpP-320-80.jpg)
Early access MMO Pax Dei has launched without its most exciting features, so it needs to convince players to stick around
By Fraser Brown published
Building a civilisation At the moment, it's a fairly generic survival crafting game, but it could become so much more.
![Character in metallic armor with spikes walking away from burning village in Lords of the Fallen](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/upJQsaiz4xKHbLYJFbVEV3-320-80.jpg)
Lords of the Fallen 2, which is technically Lords of the Fallen 3, is due in 2026 and will probably be an Epic exclusive
By Fraser Brown published
news Epic and publisher CI Games signed a distribution deal last week.
![A Renault 5 in Stardew Valley](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XvnvuAhMU3JPrt4rjEAhiB-320-80.jpg)
While other companies do expensive crossovers with Fortnite, Renault's been modding its little electric car into Garry's Mod, Palworld and Stardew Valley—and the mods actually look good
By Fraser Brown published
News Renault's modders have done a lot more than just stick a wee car into a bunch of games.
![Assassin's Creed Shadows promo image](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZB4ihZUfAnHSpuXaPLkmRK-320-80.jpg)
Assassin's Creed Shadows executive producer says Elon Musk is just 'feeding hatred' with his reaction to the game's Black protagonist
By Fraser Brown published
News Musk claimed that the use of the historical figure was part of an initiative that "kills art".
![A futuristic cityscape](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xMUtksR6Aa946EYJrLXjqa-320-80.jpg)
Heart of the Machine is the most exciting thing happening in the 4X genre, and you can try it now
By Fraser Brown published
Industrial revolution Take over a dystopian megacity as a sentient AI in this Steam Next Fest demo.
![The party led by a qunari](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uRv4Szf7zGx4yZ9uSAi3DC-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's gameplay reveal emphasises just how terminally out of touch EA and BioWare have become
By Fraser Brown published
Last chance BioWare's latest RPG seems to be simultaneously ignoring its roots and stuck in the past.
![Dark and Darker concept art (detail)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/StR3HwQqkncC9whFmYeLZE-320-80.jpg)
Dark and Darker developer is 'looking to make amends' because its free-to-play model is 'not well designed'
By Fraser Brown published
News The single restrictive mode and character slot haven't gone down well.
![Grit and Valor - 1949](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HGt5g5CGBTpL5yMSK9FXjh-320-80.jpg)
Grit and Valor – 1949 looks like a real-time World War 2 Into the Breach
By Fraser Brown published
PCGS Only mechs can save Europe.
![Streets of Fortuna key art - a thief holds a bag of gold hiding around the corner from some guards in a market](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XqdhS27cTkKSGpUG4k47iY-320-80.jpg)
Dwarf Fortress co-creator has been helping out with Streets of Fortuna, a sandbox RPG in a procedurally-generated city where you can be an art thief, a chef or a big ol' flirt
By Fraser Brown published
News "Running about Fortuna hustling, scheming, causing trouble, or maybe even living an honest life should be a great deal of fun," says Tarn Adams.
![Celestials](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yTWeSDKgGX578rATqTK2yY-320-80.jpg)
I played Stormgate's new faction with two of the world's top RTS players, but even they couldn't save me from my own ineptitude
By Fraser Brown published
Divine intervention But the Celestials have still made me a convert.
![Stormgate - Celestials](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jUZ9EjZcU4PWcA4SVnEbPP-320-80.png)
Everything we know about Stormgate's angelic Celestial Armada faction
By Fraser Brown published
Join the crusade Get to know the space angels.
![Ale Abbey](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xfq7JSaozUZCVCxwvGDt4E-320-80.jpg)
Bribe and brew your way to fame in boozy monastic management sim Ale Abbey
By Fraser Brown published
PCGS My kinda religion.
![Tim Robinson](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YyhuQzHa8MNpFhVLHQWCA-320-80.jpg)
Thank you, Skate, for giving us a new I Think You Should Leave sketch
By Fraser Brown published
News This was not on my SGF bingo card.
![New World character kneeling](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3xtoM5kbSZSxRuxZBawwgN-320-80.png)
New World: Aeternum is a slightly confusing mix of a remaster, update and 'spiritual successor' to New World that you can play entirely solo
By Fraser Brown published
News New New World.
![Henry in the stocks](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yDSiHxg3rRBdUFukFttV6H-320-80.jpg)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's trailer is bawdy, bloody and gives us a siege tease
By Fraser Brown published
News More dueling and debauchery is coming later this year.
![Storm trooper hero](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TNzQFh8cgAtWcSsgDK5uqJ-320-80.png)
Star Wars: Hunters is free-to-play junk food, but I wish it would come to PC just because I miss hero shooters
By Fraser Brown published
Search for the hero I'll take anything at this point.
![Pax Dei gameplay screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oPkDp64gGevRmK23h8EnCo-320-80.png)
Pax Dei, the new MMO from EVE alumni, is attempting a magic system where 'you might be the only one' who's discovered a new spell
By Fraser Brown published
News World first.
![A lumberjack](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TkSjsE2nLDawqs4yyRJdgT-320-80.png)
Pax Dei is an exciting 'social sandbox' from EVE alumni where you can be a medieval monarch, pope, or just make trousers all day—and it's out soon
By Fraser Brown published
Living the dream Find your place in a new civilisation from June 18.
![Byzantine throne room](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/87wsTwZTvXA7pVNdBgbDQQ-320-80.jpg)
Crusader Kings 3's next expansion is the one we've all been waiting for, and it's only a few months away
By Fraser Brown published
News Explore new roads to power in September.
![Standing in front of a large, brutalist building](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iwX6TAgvMNb3JHyPZ4gpfa-320-80.jpg)
City 20 is a survival sandbox with Stalker vibes that turned me into an apple-addicted serial killer, but it's not as fun as it sounds
By Fraser Brown published
Stomach problems Ruled by my stomach.
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