Latest articles by Leif Johnson
The best RPGs on PC
Updated! Discover your next epic adventure with our list of the most essential RPGs you can play on PC right now.
A beginner's guide to Final Fantasy 14
Get started How to get started in one of our favorite MMOs.
GeForce Now turns the Chromebook into a ray tracing-capable gaming PC
Stream on A cheap laptop can now play high-end games, as long as your internet connection is strong enough.
Great moments in PC gaming: Playing on the first mass-market PCs in the 1980s
Boot me up Booting up a new era.
Great moments in PC gaming: Becoming a Mentor in Final Fantasy 14
Guide deeds Teaching the ropes.
Great moments in PC gaming: Server-first boss kills in early World of Warcraft
+50 DKP Back in my day.
Great moments in PC gaming: Your first chicken dinner in PUBG
Winner Winner You always remember your first.
How to play D&D on PC: A primer on popular virtual tabletops
BYO SNACKS When it's tough to get a Dungeons & Dragons crew together in person, take heart—there are great tools for replicating the tabletop experience online.
The joy of RPG cooking: why games shouldn't abandon the culinary arts
Food Week A dedicated MMO chef on the comfort and community of the too often overlooked profession.
Lost Sphear review
Memory Pain In its zeal to revive the memories of the JRPGs of yesteryear, Lost Sphear fails to leave a memorable impression of its own.
Railway Empire is a mostly satisfying management sim
Industrial It captures the complexity behind building a railway.
SpellForce 3 review
feel-time strategy A well-written mix of real-time strategy and roleplaying games.
How Unreal Tournament mods created a wave of successful indie studios
Thanks, UT The mod scene that gave us everything from Killing Floor to Alien Swarm to Sanctum.
Rise of Industry: we built a failing whiskey business in this neat production sim
Industrious We tried to sell booze to the people, but it wasn't meant to be.
Games like Hellblade are eroding the border between indie and triple-A
IRIS MY CASE Standardized technology and collaboration are blurring the line between indie and big-budget games, and Senua's eyes are the proof.
The craziest DPS builds of all time
OP In the history of games like Skyrim and Diablo, these legendary builds put out so much damage it wasn't even fair.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice review
Shiverdance A wonder of sight and sound, Hellblade explores psychosis while dissecting demons.
Dawn of War 3 review
eldar strolls A strong spectacle with divisive hero characters and a mediocre campaign.
The Elder Scrolls Online nails the magic and weirdness of Morrowind
Homecoming Sometimes you really can go home again.
Dawn of War 3 review in progress
marine world A flawed but fun strategy game that blends genres.
Elder Scrolls Online prepares to take adventurers back to Morrowind
MMOrrowind The fantasy MMO channels one of the finest RPGs ever made.
Halo Wars 2 review
Consolation Halo Wars 2's console focus is a little too strong on the PC, but there's some fun if lightweight strategy nonetheless.
Dark and Light mixes sandbox survival with magic, unicorns, and dragons
hands-on The upcoming survival game feels like Ark with a Tolkien twist.
