Latest articles by Leif Johnson
Hands-on with Hero's Song, the ambitious roguelike RPG inspired by Dwarf Fortress
hands-on Hero's Song has a veteran fantasy writer and a veteran developer behind its ambitious, emergent RPG concept.
The Halo Wars 2 PC version is looking good so far
Operations The keyboard controls don't have console port awkwardness, and 4K and ultrawide support are supposedly on the way.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 improves on the original
Early Access But it's worth waiting for the whole package to be released.
Master of Orion review
Campaign Supernova A fun, serviceable update to the 4X legend.
8-Bit Hordes brings a Warcrafty spin to 8-Bit Armies
For the Horde(s) The creators of C&C channel Warcraft for their new retro RTS, which has charming cross-play with 8-Bit Armies.
I am Setsuna review
Endir's Game A beautiful JRPG that captures the spirit of the genre's early hits while playing things a tad too safely.
The best pro gaming to watch this weekend
Stream guide Lots of finals and a new cup for Overwatch.
Ashes of the Singularity review
Slow burn Thoughtful real-time strategy which puts thousands of units in play.
Grim Dawn review
Morning Gory It's a little hobbled by old-school stylings and the story could be better, but few modern hack-and-slash RPGs are quite so fun.
Galactic Civilizations 3: Mercenaries review
Space Commodity It's light on features for an expansion, but Mercenaries adds some welcome volatility to the 4X sandbox.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen review
Pawn swap A memorable RPG full of big ideas and bigger monsters.
Life is Feudal: Your Own review
Twiddle Ages An attractive medieval survival sandbox that unfortunately gets bogged down in too many demands for time.
Game of Thrones review (season one)
Stale tale Game of Thrones gets the feel of Martin's universe right, but it relies too heavily on familiar themes to form a memorable identity of its own.
Our Warcraft trailer analysis
Further thoughts after picking apart the full Warcraft movie trailer.
All the details on the World of Warcraft: Legion expansion
Blizzcon report Our WoW expert takes a closer look at the return of The Burning Legion.
We analysed the Warcraft movie teaser in absurd detail and are now hyped
azeroth hype We break down what's great about the most important frames from the Warcraft teaser.
World of Warcraft desperately needs its next expansion
Draenor blues Players need to be rescued from the Warlords of Draenor rut.
Game of Thrones: Episode Five — A Nest of Vipers review
Death and Axes The pieces are falling into place for an endgame, but the the endgame still feels far off.
Game of Thrones: Episode Four — Sons of Winter review
Poor saps A highly enjoyable episode, and the series' best so far.
StarDrive 2 review
Bear Wars Both land and space combat lack punch, but there's a fun if predictable 4X game waiting underneath.
How Tamriel Unlimited has changed TESO for the better
Elder Scrolls Online finds its roots in a buy-to-play reboot.
Game of Thrones: Episode Three — The Sword in the Darkness review
Choices, choices The Sword in the Darkness is Telltale's Game of Thrones' most engaging episode to date.
