Latest articles by Harvey Randall
'We are dirt cheap': Arcane's showrunners say the 'most expensive' animated series ever produced isn't that expensive, if you think about it
News They have a point.
FF14 is finally fixing the fact my carefully-constructed portraits keep reverting to a goddamn driver's licence photo whenever I change my goddamn gear
News An end to the embarrassment, at long last.
The six best Dragon Age companions ever
FRIEND GAME A snarky witch, a beardless dwarf, and a talking statue walk into Ferelden...
Feeling the post-Suicide Squad ennui, Warner Bros. announces it won't be 'trying to launch 10, 12, 15, 20 different games' anymore
News Much more manageable.
The messy queer representation of Dragon Age: Origins was commendable for 2009—and I even miss some of its thorns
ROSES AND THORNS The Antivan Crows and CIA have more in common than one might think.
Metaphor: ReFantazio's success is further proof that politics are good in videogames, actually—no matter what reactionaries tell you
WILL POWER Metaphor: ReFantazi-go to the polls.
An unintended rules change in D&D's new Dungeon Master's Guide can cause your heroic adventurer to drop dead after chasing bad guys for 1 minute—and if they survive, they'll be knackered for days
News Finally, some representation!
The Sims competitor Inzoi is being delayed until next year because 'it is said that among primates, raising a human child to adulthood takes the longest time'
News Oh, baby?
If you're using any kind of stagger build in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, do this side quest for the Lords of Fortune right away to get a best-in-slot ring
News Lords of the fortune rings.
How to romance Bellara in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
JUMP IN A guide to unlocking the ancient elvish mysteries of the heart, and also Bellara Lutare.
'They have left us no choice': New York Times' tech staff asks players to boycott Wordle and Connections in solidarity
News Some strongly worded letters.
Final Fantasy 14 composer Soken admits he doesn't like musicals, but reassures fans he wasn't 'forced to make' Dawntrail's controversial Smile theme 'against my will'
News Blink twice if you need help.
After 17 years, 'the most mysterious song on the internet', used in esoteric and rad Doom mod MyHouse.wad, has been found
News Check it in, check it out, but the sun will never shine.
It looks like Ubisoft's finally had it with the Assassin's Creed Shadows outrage mill: 'When we self-censor in the face of threats, we hand over our power'
News "The current climate is tough on our creative teams. They face lies, half truths and personal attacks online."
'I look tired'—FF14 director Yoshi-P apologises to Monster Hunter Wilds for his 'unseemly presence' after fans recreate him, and I feel like he's being a little harsh on himself
News If I had to deal with Bakool Ja Ja thirst, I'd look sleepy, too.
PSA: Don't miss this Dragon Age: The Veilguard side quest, since it gives a ton of vital context for the main story
News Howling like the wolf (statues).
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's story does get better, but its clunky script makes such a bad first impression—and those problems never quite go away
ELVEN GODS A bad handshake.
Final Fantasy 14's patch 7.1 trailer teases much-needed character development for its bad dad antagonist Zoraal Ja—but a sluggish release schedule for everything else
News Better late than never.
6 times we got seriously creeped out by games that aren't even horror games
👻 Some of gaming's scariest moments came when we weren't expecting to be scared.
7 tips for Dragon Age: The Veilguard that you might accidentally miss
Quick tips Don't overlook these less obvious features in The Veilguard.
Monster Hunter Wilds' arachnophobia filter turns mosquitos into, okay, brace yourself—raunchy humping slimes that over 100,000 people think are jumping their bones
News Your scientists were so preoccupied with hearing them out, they didn't stop to think if they should.
Ubisoft's got yet another NFT project, and man do I feel bad for the artists whose great work is being wasted on this garbage
News It's a PvP game, obviously.
Here's exactly how the transgender and non-binary options in Dragon Age: The Veilguard work
News Mirror, mirror, on the table: Give me gender, if you're able.
