Latest articles by Fraser Brown
Extended Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 reveal is illuminating but disorientating
News Join Phyre as they infiltrate a warehouse.
Tencent boss worried that in the face of 'significant challenges' and competition it has 'achieved nothing'
News Competitors are nipping at the biggest Chinese tech company's heels.
Enshrouded has grabbed more than 1 million players in just 4 days, joining Palworld in making January an impressive month for early access survival games
News The obsession continues.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's early access bug shows the need for an offline mode
News It's been taken offline to fix a bug, making it unavailable for early players.
Palworld beats Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 with an all-time peak player count of more than 1.8 million
News Everyone needs a Pal.
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game is a change in focus for the series, but mud is still the star
Down and dirty Get dirty for science.
Best Expansion 2023: Cyberpunk 2077 – Phantom Liberty
The Gotys CDPR's RPG finally reaches its true potential.
Best Shooter 2023: Remnant 2
The Gotys Gunfire Games' subversive sequel was our favourite shooter of the year.
Best Design 2023: Dave the Diver
The Gotys An absurd chocolate box of systems—it shouldn't work, but in Dave the Diver it does.
The 10 most important strategy games to look out for in 2024
general interest From space operas to the bureaucracy of Hell.
I hate to admit it, but I would absolutely watch Zack Snyder's Fortnite movie
News It couldn't be worse than Justice League.
Age of Wonders 4 reignited my love of 4Xs by letting me become Frankenstein
I just want to conquer worlds with my cobbled-together fantasy creations.
Best Stealth 2023: Shadow Gambit – The Cursed Crew
The Gotys Set sail for the final time with the stealth tactics masters.
Baldur's Gate 3 will never be on Game Pass, says Larian CEO: 'We made a big game, so I think there's a fair price to be paid for that'
News Making people pay upfront allows the studio to "continue making other games".
I've never wanted anything more than for Larian to make a Star Wars RPG in the vein of Baldur's Gate 3
Dungeons & Krayt Dragons It's already made the best D&D videogame, so why not adapt the Star Wars TTRPG?
Most RPGs are getting character creation wrong
Exam time Making a new character shouldn't feel like taking an exam that you can fail.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2's final clan reveal dashes the hopes of anyone wanting to play a Malkavian at launch
News The snooty Ventrue are Bloodlines 2's fourth clan.
Menace looks like a departure from Battle Brothers, but its tactical battles are just as deadly
News The future is grim.
Unforetold: Witchstone is a CRPG that captures the wild flexibility of D&D and other tabletop roleplaying games
Friend Zone How to make friends and influence people.
Cities: Skylines 2 DLC has been delayed and weekly patches have come to an end
News Colossal Order is now focussed on larger fixes.
Lightforge Games' social RPG is one of the most exciting things happening in the genre right now
DIY RPG A collaborative storytelling RPG that draws on player creativity.
