Joshua Wolens
One of Josh's first memories is of playing Quake 2 on the family computer when he was much too young to be doing that, and he's been irreparably game-brained ever since. His writing has been featured in Vice, Fanbyte, and the Financial Times. He'll play pretty much anything, and has written far too much on everything from visual novels to Assassin's Creed. His most profound loves are for CRPGs, immersive sims, and any game whose ambition outstrips its budget. He thinks you're all far too mean about Deus Ex: Invisible War.
Latest articles by Joshua Wolens

George RR Martin says there's 'talk' of an Elden Ring movie but he might not be involved because, ah geez, he's really gotta write this Winds of Winter book
By Joshua Wolens published
News At this point, he's gotta be as upset at the delays as you are.

GTA 5's next-gen update finally has a March PC release date a mere 3 years after it prettied-up the console versions
By Joshua Wolens published
News The rays? Traced. The storage? Direct.

Survival MMO Dune: Awakening launches in May and I am way more excited about it than I thought I'd be
By Joshua Wolens published
News Kwisatz Haderach, give the dog a bone.

13 years on, Ubisoft adds Steam achievements to the one mainline Assassin's Creed game you can't actually buy, but not the updated version you can
By Joshua Wolens published
News Prioritisation is an artform.

Delta Force's Chinese developer says it doesn't 'have an opinion' on the American military and just wants to create 'fun and meaningful gameplay' with its campaign based on the very real Battle of Mogadishu
By Joshua Wolens published
News *slaps roof* You'd be amazed how little politics we can cram in this baby.

Good boy modders fix Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's worst issue—all the dog treats rolling away when you're trying to feed Mutt
By Joshua Wolens published
News Finally playable.

The best free games on Steam
By Joshua Wolens last updated
Updated! Nothing but the best free Steam games you can play right now, conveniently divided into singleplayer and multiplayer categories.

GTA 3 almost had us obeying traffic laws before Rockstar yanked it out, and if you're wondering if GTA 6 will bring it back: 'I'm sure they'll realize it's a bad idea'
By Joshua Wolens published
News Nothing red can stay.

Bethesda refuses to announce that Oblivion remaster to spite me specifically, so I'm consoling myself with this gamejam based on its terri-brilliant persuasion wheel
By Joshua Wolens published
News Admire, joke, coerce, boast.

The new game from The Witcher 3's director revives the best tradition of Morrowind by letting you kill off 'really important NPCs'
By Joshua Wolens published
News I choose to persist in the doomed world I've created, thanks.

Mass Effect 3 didn't have music like Vigil or Suicide Mission because composer Jack Wall had a spat with Casey Hudson: 'Casey was not particularly happy with me at the end'
By Joshua Wolens published
News All rise for the national anthem: Mass Effect 2—Normandy: Galaxy Map / Scanning Themes (1 Hour of Music).mp4.

Don't get rid of your starting horse in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2—there's a secret perk that makes her the best in the game
By Joshua Wolens published
News I can fix her (she is a horse).

If you've ever wished Phoenix Wright was a witcher then do I have the game for you
By Joshua Wolens published
G-g-ghosts Shocking no one's done it before, really.

Nightdive's spent 6 years on its update of System Shock 2, so it's now the '25th Anniversary Remaster' and will finally announce its release date on March 20
By Joshua Wolens published
News A date for the release date. The release date date.

You can nab Owlcat's first Pathfinder CRPG for $45 or $4 right now, depending on whether you want a library's worth of TTRPG books too
By Joshua Wolens published
News Choice and consequence.

Despite a 'teamwide oops, guess we made it too hard moment,' Hyper Light Breaker has 'no regrets' about its mixed-response early access launch, and now it's got a roadmap so everyone can 'git gud'
By Joshua Wolens published
News Hyper Light Fixer.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater finally has a confirmed release date: August 28
By Joshua Wolens last updated
News The remake got a new trailer at Sony's February State of Play.

Warhorse announces official modding support for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, turning Bohemia into a canvas for all manner of pervert ambitions
By Joshua Wolens published
News I can't wait.

Looks like Neverwinter Nights 2 has been freed from rights hell and is due an imminent enhanced edition release, but Beamdog says it ain't us
By Joshua Wolens published
News That is, if Neverwinter Nights 2 Enhanced Edition means an enhanced edition of Neverwinter Nights 2, which is a bold leap on my part.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 romance options—Everyone Henry can pursue in medieval Bohemia
By Joshua Wolens published
Cutie-enberg More like Henrizz.

GOG's bespoke cut of The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall gets delisted tomorrow, so you've got a day to grab it for free as the store works out how 'to publish and maintain such projects better' in future
By Joshua Wolens published
News Daggerfall is Daggerfallen.

Hearts of Iron 4's new DLC lets you cast off the Brits as India, cast off the Brits as Iraq, resist the Brits as Iran, or ignore the Brits as Afghanistan
By Joshua Wolens published
News Someone needs to do something about these Brits.

TennoCon 2025 sold through all 3,000 tickets in about 30 minutes, presumably off the back of massive demand for last year's customisable mums
By Joshua Wolens published
News 1, 2, 3, 4, hello operator.
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