
Justin Wagner
Justin first became enamored with PC gaming when World of Warcraft and Neverwinter Nights 2 rewired his brain as a wide-eyed kid. As time has passed, he's amassed a hefty backlog of retro shooters, CRPGs, and janky '90s esoterica. Whether he's extolling the virtues of Shenmue or troubleshooting some fiddly old MMO, it's hard to get his mind off games with more ambition than scruples. When he's not at his keyboard, he's probably birdwatching or daydreaming about a glorious comeback for real-time with pause combat. Any day now...
Latest articles by Justin Wagner

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered review
By Justin Wagner published
BAD BITE Performance hitches aside, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is a feature-rich iteration on a deeply imperfect game.

Give yourself a hand with this mod that turns Monster Hunter Wilds' lance into a giant pointing finger
By Justin Wagner published
News J'accuse!

The 37-year-old studio behind Myst and Riven laid off 'roughly half' of its staff: 'Our sincere hope is to continue to be around'
By Justin Wagner published
News Cyan Worlds is one of oldest indie studios around, but in a statement said the layoffs were "not a surprise."

Nintendo shadow-dropped a 2027 release date for a live-action Zelda movie in its weird new app, and it'll reportedly be part of a trilogy
By Justin Wagner published
News We shall greet the box office… together.

If you've noticed the world of Inzoi is eerily heterosexual, don't fret—the distinct lack of gay Zois is a known issue
By Justin Wagner published
News Players were left scratching their heads for a bit, but Inzoi Studio has acknowledged the void where same-sex relationships should be.

Play 'co-op with yourself' in this single-player puzzle game where you control two wizards, one with each hand
By Justin Wagner published
News There's both a damsel in distress and a prince in peril, and they both need saving. Simultaneously.

It still makes me uneasy that my hundreds of Steam games can't be passed on when I die, at least not without violating the EULA
By Justin Wagner published
Will power (But can you really violate a EULA from beyond the grave?)

Co-op hit Split Fiction now holds three Guinness World Records that seem destined to be won specifically by co-op hit Split Fiction
By Justin Wagner published
News Hazelight's acclaimed run of co-op hits is apparently smashing records.

Look how they've massacred my boy: The newest Pac-Man game will have mechs, airdashing, and a 'dark sci-fi' story
By Justin Wagner published
News Shadow Labyrinth invites players to "become the apex predator."

Tired of Call of Duty's crossover skins? Hash it out in Black Ops 6's upcoming weed-themed extravaganza featuring 'joint operations' and Jay and Silent Bob
By Justin Wagner published
News Grab a few buds and light up the battlefield.

Former Bethesda dev went indie in part because of Fallout 76's noxious reception: 'If you put out a game that people don't like, the internet's gonna treat you like you're clubbing baby seals'
By Justin Wagner published
News Everybody's a critic.

Studio Ghibli AI image trend floods social media, cheered on by OpenAI and denounced by critics as an insult to Hayao Miyazaki
By Justin Wagner published
News A heart's a heavy burden indeed.

Cozy gamers rejoice: Witchbrook finally has a release window, and yes, you can fly around on a broom with your friends
By Justin Wagner published
News The Stardew Valley-reverent life sim about a magic school just got a new trailer and aims to release later this year.

Path of Exile 2 director isn't worried about ARPG competition, in part thanks to seasons: 'So long as people are willing to come back and play our game for a month four times a year, then I'm good'
By Justin Wagner published
News This town is big enough for the two of us.

The team behind Shredder's Revenge has a Marvel beat 'em up on the way with a whopping 15 characters and unsurprisingly gorgeous pixel art
By Justin Wagner published
News Now featuring Richard Rider and however many inches of Venom.

What will we do at the end of the world? If MMOs are any indication: mostly what we already do, plus a lot of dancing
By Justin Wagner published
🕺 It's hard to envision our last days on the big blue marble, but I've already said goodbye to worlds aplenty.

One year later, City of Heroes' officially recognized fan server has me praying it's the future of dead MMOs
By Justin Wagner published
Heroic Who says you can't go home?

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide’s getting a new roguelite wave defense mode that sounds a whole lot like a souped-up take on Killing Floor
By Justin Wagner published
News Mortis Trials will see players stack unique buffs over 12 waves of heretic-slaying carnage.

Seekers of Skyveil, the MOBA—extraction shooter mashup, is shutting down less than a month after release: ‘We have no choice but to bring this short journey to an end’
By Justin Wagner published
News Developer Elodie will close its doors the same day it sunsets its ambitious debut game.

REPO dev says it wasn’t actually inspired by Lethal Company, and started as a singleplayer cleaning game: ‘It was nice, but far from what REPO is now’
By Justin Wagner published
News A new developer vlog spills the beans on the game’s solo origins, as well ideas for future updates.

Monster Hunter Wilds' first free update will feature 'a whole host of new additions' and a majestic water wyvern for players to blow sky high
By Justin Wagner published
News Bubble blowing double-baby Mizutsune is finally en route to the Forbidden Lands.

Wield a brinerevolver as a brinehunter in Abyssus, the briniest ‘brinepunk’ shooter this side of the Mariana Trench
By Justin Wagner published
News A new trailer shows off the co-op roguelite’s gunplay chops and teases an upcoming demo.

If you were worried Onimusha 2 won’t be hard enough, I have great news: Hell mode is here to ruin your life
By Justin Wagner published
News The long-awaited remaster finally has a release date, and a new mode that the game’s own director is struggling to get through.
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